Parks

ARBORETUM AND BOTANIC GARDENS
(Parks and Recreation Department)

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
301 N. Baldwin Ave.
Arcad ia 91007
Phone (626)821-3222

Descanso Gardens -
1418 Descanso Dr.
La Canada Flintridge 91011
Phone (818)949-4200

South Coast Botanic Garden -
26300 Crenshaw Blvd.
Palos Verdes Peninsula 90274
Phone (310)544-6815

Virginia Robinson Gardens -
Beverly Hills 90210
Phone (310)276-5367 (Reservations required)

All gardens provide opportunities for interested individuals to view plants from the world over which are horticulturally suitable, adaptable and desirable in Southern California, with an eye toward using the plants in their own home landscapes.

The Arboretum provides a Plant Science Library which features approximately 26,000 books and other material on botanical, horticultural and related subjects, open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. -
5 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., a historical preserve of early California buildings and artifacts; and a Plant Information Hotline, Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Phone (626)821-3239.

Tram tours are available at the Arboretum, Descanso Gardens and South Coast Botanic Garden for $1.50. Call for schedule. To make arrangements for school field trips, call individual gardens.

The Virginia Robinson Gardens may be visited by advance reservation only: $7 for adults; $4 for senior citizens, students with ID and young people 5 - 17.

Admission to other gardens is $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students with ID, and $1 for young people 5 - 12; children under 5 are free.