San Luis Obispo Online Preview (For other online garden tours, see the listing at the bottom of this page.)   The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden on Dairy Road just off Highway 1 is definitely a work in progress.  If you are in the area, however, there is a charming park along a creek in the heart of downtown historic San Luis Obispo, planted with a mix of Mediterranean and native Californian plants.  Purple Agapanthus, sycamores and colorful sculpture line the southern end of the path down to the San Luis Obispo creek park. On a hot July day the creek is low enough that children can skip across it on flat boulders.  During the rainy season, the creek is a torrent. Outdoor cafes line the west side. Two important historical sites are adjacent to the park:  The San Luis Obispo Mission and the San Luis Obispo Historical Society museum. The fountain in front of the San Luis Obispo Mission shows two California bears with a native child--a romantic image from decades ago. The Mission is now a parish church and services are held in it during the day. While many small town museums are dull, the San Luis Obispo Historical Society museum contains very interesting revolving exhibitions about the area.  No charge for entry. 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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