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Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Online
Preview(For other online garden tours, see the
listing at the bottom of this page.)
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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.
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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.
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An interesting feature of
the garden is the meadowland which has a stone-tiled
path winding through it in the shape of a
rattlesnake. |
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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:
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Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden -
near Pasadena |
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Huntington Gardens Desert Garden - near
Pasadena |
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Descanso Gardens - near Pasadena |
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Arlington Garden - in Pasadena |
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Getty Villa
Gardens - Malibu |
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South Coast Botanic Garden
- southwest Los
Angeles |
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Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden - Claremont,
California |
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Santa
Barbara Gardens - Santa Barbara, California |
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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Santa
Barbara, California |
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Tucson
Public Gardens - Tucson, Arizona |
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Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden - Phoenix,
Arizona |
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Balboa
Park Gardens, San Diego, California |
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Tropical Garden in the Dominican Republic |
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Shore Acres Gardens - Coos Bay Oregon |
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San
Luis Obispo Creek Park - San Luis Obispo,
California |
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Japanese Garden
- Van Nuys, Los Angeles,
California |
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Japanese Garden - Long Beach,
California |
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Our 8 Most Popular Hot Gardens Newsletters:
1. Flowering plants that reliably bloom in scorching mid-summer heat.
2. Australian plants and trees that grow well in hot, dry climates.
3. Weather-proofing palms for winter; cold weather palm trees.
4.
A white garden for night time
viewing.
5.
Topiary can be easy to create
and add charm to your garden.
6. Techniques to combat death by heat exhaustion of plants in pots.
7.
Cactus as security barriers
for your property.
8.
South African aloes for
brilliant late winter color in your garden.
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