The Chavez Ravine Arboretum in Elysian Park was founded in 1893 by the Los Angeles Horticultural Society. Planting of rare trees in the Arboretum continued through the 1920s. Most of the Arboretum's original trees are still standing in their regal grandeur. Many of...

The Huntington's botanical gardens cover 120 acres (485,624 m²) and the theme gardens contain rare plants from around the world. The gardens are divided into more than a dozen themes, including the Australian Garden, Camellia Collection, Children's Garden, Desert...

The Virginia Robinson Gardens, with its eloquent blend of architecture and landscape, is a beautiful representation of an early twentieth century estate. Harry and Virginia Robinson, famous for their popular department store called Robinson’s, built the main house...

Visitors can enjoy renowned botanical collections including: a 20-acre camellia forest, a 5-acre international rose garden, a Japanese-style Garden and Tea House, California natives including an 1,100-tree Coast live oak forest, and a Lilac Garden. In addition,...

The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden is a small 7-acre (2.8 ha) botanical garden. It is named after Dr. Mildred Esther Mathias Hassler (1906–1995), a noted American botanist. The garden is frost-free, includes about 5,000 species in 225 families, and maintains...

The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden is a small 7-acre (2.8 ha) botanical garden. It is named after Dr. Mildred Esther Mathias Hassler (1906–1995), a noted American botanist. The garden is frost-free, includes about 5,000 species in 225 families, and maintains...

The Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden is a unique 127 acre botanical garden and historical site jointly operated by the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation and the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation and located in the city of Arcadia. Home...

The Japanese Garden 6.5 acres (26,000 m²) is located on the grounds of the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Woodley Park. As one first enters the Garden, one walks through a dry Zen meditation garden (Karesansui) containing a large grass-covered mound,...

The South Coast Botanic Garden is a 35 hectare (87 acre) garden in the Palos Verdes Hills, in Palos Verdes, California, USA. It has over 150,000 landscaped plants and trees from approximately 140 families, 700 genera, and 2,000 different species, including flowering...

The EBM Japanese Garden was established in 1981 through the generosity of Loraine Miller Collins in memory of her late husband. The 1.3 acre site boasts a large koi pond, tea house, and dry garden. The garden hosts public education events during the year including:...