Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Online Preview (For other online garden tours, see the listing at the bottom of this page.)   Poppies, the official flower of the State of California. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont, California calls itself "California's Native Garden".  Founded in Orange County by Susanna Bixby Bryant 1927, the garden location was changed to Claremont in 1951 where it became affiliated with the nearby Claremont University.  Scientific studies are the hallmark of the garden. In spring--which is the best time to visit-- the Rancho Santa Ana garden is full of color as California poppies (Papaver), native lilacs (Ceanothus), Western redbud trees (Cersis occidentalis), and Barbery (Berberis) burst into bloom. In this 86 acre garden you will find native plants ranging from towering Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), natives of northern California, to creosote shrubs (Larrea tridentata) from the Mojave desert to Oak Woodlands native to this site.   An interesting feature of the garden is the meadowland which has a stone-tiled path winding through it in the shape of a rattlesnake.  This native American house is part of an educational site in the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. To learn more about the Garden, visit its official website.  There is a small fee for admission.  It is best visited in Spring or early Summer.  After you have visited the garden plan to have lunch at one of the many charming restaurants in Claremont Village. Take these Hot Gardens online preview tours, too:     Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden  - near Pasadena Huntington Gardens Desert Garden - near Pasadena  Descanso Gardens - near Pasadena  Arlington Garden - in Pasadena Getty Villa Gardens - Malibu South Coast Botanic Garden - southwest Los Angeles   Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden - Claremont, California Santa Barbara Gardens - Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara Botanic Garden  - Santa Barbara, California Tucson Public Gardens  - Tucson, Arizona Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden  - Phoenix, Arizona Balboa Park Gardens, San Diego, California Tropical Garden in the Dominican Republic Shore Acres Gardens - Coos Bay Oregon San Luis Obispo Creek Park - San Luis Obispo, California Japanese Garden - Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California Japanese Garden - Long Beach, California

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