Re: gardens of LA area

Chantal,
You have gotten some good suggestions already, but
don't mention if you have particular interests in
mind.  I might assume that native plant gardens or
gardens of mediterranean plants without lots of
supplemental water might be of particular interest,
but neither are well represented in California as
compared to the abundance of irrigated gardens of
exotics.  I would definetly recommend the Huntington,
the Los Angeles Botanic Garden, The Getty, The Rancho
Santa Ana Botanic Garden, the Norton Simon Museum
Gardens in Pasadena are wonderful, The Santa Barbara
Botanic Garden in Santa Barbara is also a great
example of a native garden, and the San Marcos
Wholesale nursery in nearby Goleta is also well worth
a visit.  Lotus Land would require advance
reservations to get on a tour, and you may be able to
do so by going to their website to see if they have
openings on the dates you will be in southern
California.  You might also enjoy hiking in the Santa
Monica Moutains are taking a day trip out to Catalina
Island, where there is also a botanic garden of island
endemics.  I am not sure if the garden is still open
to the public, but there is a garden full of beautiful
South African and Australian plants in Ojai, called
the Taft Garden for International Concerns,(this was
written up in one of the past Pacific Horticulture
Magazines, but the photos in the article did not do
the garden justice).There is also a nearby nursery
specializing in proteas and Australian plants run by
Jo OConnell in Ventura.  Both of the nurseries I
mention have web sites where you can get more
information on the plants being grown
there.(www.australianplants.com and
www.smgrowers.com).  Pasadena and Santa Monica/Venice
Beach are both parts of Los Angeles which have many
beautiful private gardens that can be appreciated by
just driving around, and you might also try and find
out if the Garden Conservancy web site lists any
private gardens that will be open on one of the
weekends that you might be in town.

I hope you enjoy your trip, and remember that it will
already be quite warm inland away from the ocean, but
probably cool and foggy immediately near the ocean, so
be prepared for both.


--- Chantal Guiraud <chantal.guiraud@modulonet.fr>
wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm planning a trip to Los Angeles from 20 to 27 of
> june and would like to
> visit gardens and nurseries.
> Could you give me some adresses of interesting
> places to go ?
> Of course, my husband and I will rent a car.
> Chantal
> Montpellier, France 
> 
> 


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