Descanso Gardens
descansogardens.org
A 160-acre public garden in La Cañada near Los Angeles. Schedule of events, information on visiting, membership and volunteering.
Luther Burbank Home & Gardens
ci.santa-rosa.ca.us
Home, greenhouse, and gardens where the famed horticulturist experimented with plants. Overview of gardens, plants by month of bloom, and information for teachers.
Elizabeth Gamble Garden
gamblegarden.org
Palo Alto community horticultural organization tends a property with a historic home, and formal and demonstration gardens. Virtual tour, featured plants, and information about events, education, and children's programs.
Huntington Botanical Gardens
huntington.org
The large garden in San Marino includes specialized gardens, theme areas, and collections from other countries. Descriptions and photos, and information on event and exhibits, membership, and research.
Nikko Botanical Garden
bg.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Garden of the University of Tokyo presents an overview of its history, activities, and collections.
Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden
botgard.ucla.edu
Located on the UCLA campus, this garden maintains a large botanical collection,with plant specimens from all over the world, including tropical and subtropical plants.
Oatlands Plantation
oatlands.org
Mansion and gardens of an 1803 plantation in Leesburg, a National Trust for Historic Preservation property. The formal gardens are maintained in the spirit of the original owners. Calendar of events, history, rates and directions.
Ruby Mize Azalea Garden
azalea.sfasu.edu
A project of Stephen F. Austin State University and the SFA Mast Arboretum, this garden houses a large variety of azaleas, camellias, Japanese maples, and other trees and shrubs. History, mission, photos, and information about events and collections.
Ganna Walska Lotusland
home.earthlink.net
Photographer Dika Golovatchoff captures the aloe, cactus, cycad, butterfly, epiphyllum, Japanese and lotus gardens at the public garden near Santa Barbara.
International Peace Garden
peacegarden.com
Straddling the US-Canadian border between North Dakota and Manitoba, this expansive park features lawns, vistas, and floral displays. History, on-site museums, visitor information.
South Coast Botanic Garden
parks.co.la.ca.us
Former landfill on Palos Verdes Peninsula now landscaped with thousands of plants and trees. Includes a water-wise garden, herb and English rose gardens, and a garden of the senses. Pages provides summary information.
Beaumont Botanical Gardens & the Warren Loose Conservatory
beaumontbotanicalgardens.com
Features theme gardens with camellias, roses, bromeliads, and native plants. Includes a virtual tour, history, and a calendar of events.
University of California Riverside Botanic Gardens
botanicgardens.ucr.edu
Covers 40 hilly acres of scenic trails, specialty gardens, and geographical collections. Garden overview, visitor information, and event calendar.
McKee Botanical Garden
mckeegarden.org
Historic garden in the subtropical setting of Vero Beach, maintained by a private non-profit organization for education and enjoyment. Garden history and news, and information about visiting, volunteering, and events.
Fullerton Arboretum
arboretum.fullerton.edu
Non-profit arboretum and botanical garden at California State University, Fullerton. Community resource for ecological, horticultural, and historical education. Visitor information, maps, plant database.
Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens
ssnow.com
State park in Tallahassee featuring naturalistic gardens, with magnolia, azalea, and camellia displays, a walled garden, water features, and a secret garden.
Historic Bok Sanctuary
boksanctuary.org
Meandering garden in Lake Wales designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. Information about the garden's history, educational events, conservation, and membership.
Finnish Museum of Natural History Botanic Garden
fmnh.helsinki.fi
Maintaining a collection of living plants for use in research and teaching, and takes part in an international seed exchange. Information about public and research collections, greenhouses, and tours.
Chandor Gardens
chandorgardens.com
Estate in Weatherford containing a 40-foot manmade waterfall, Chinese rock sculptures, and an English lawn bowling green. Picture gallery, garden history, and visitor information.
University of South Florida Botanical Garden
cas.usf.edu
Plant displays, research, and education, representing and interpreting the diversity of the Earth's plant life for the academic community and the general public. Horticultural workshops and special plant sale events. Displays on palms, bromeliads, herbs, native, carnivorous plants, and riparian (wetland) forest.
Lake County Discovery Gardens
discoverygardens.ifas.ufl.edu
Horticultural learning center in Tavares presents a virtual tour with photo galleries and plant listings, and an overview of programs and events.
Flamingo Gardens
flamingogardens.org
Nonprofit botanical gardens showcasing rare, exotic, and native plants, and wildlife sanctuary in the Everglades. Includes a free-flight aviary, wildlife encounter and narrated tram tours. Rates, directions and photos.
Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
csulb.edu
On the campus of California State University, Long Beach. History, online tour with descriptions and photographs, and information about membership, events, and education.
Bamboo Garden At Foothill College
bamboogarden.org
In-depth information about the collection of 70 bamboo varieties grown in a two-acre garden in Los Altos. The plants are evaluated for their adaptability to the San Francisco Bay Area climate. Visitor information, events.
Peckerwood Garden
peckerwoodgarden.com
Garden in Hempstead featuring a collection of rare plants native to the Southern US and Mexico, mingled with Asian plants, with a dry garden, arboretum, and herbaceous border. Beautiful photography, botanical details, visitor information.
Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens
dunlawtonsugarmillgardens.org
Volunteer-run garden set amid the ruins of a former sugar mill, featuring plants and trees native to Florida.
San Antonio Botanical Garden
sabot.org
City garden features formal and display gardens, a conservatory, and sections representing Texas native areas. Offers educational events, programs, and classes year-round.
Bermuda's Gardens
bermuda-online.org
Illustrated listing with information on garden destinations in Bermuda.
Botanique
botanique.com
Offers contact information for gardens, arboreta, and nature sites in the United States and Canada. Locations listed by state or province.
Belize Botanic Garden
belizebotanic.org
Native species are presented in an educational setting, including special collections such as Heliconias, orchids, and palms. Education on the horticultural heritage of Belize, including sustainable agriculture.
St Petersburg Sunken Gardens
stpete.org
Living museum home to some of the oldest tropical plants in the region. Description and photos, visitor information, events, programs, and workshops.
Tallinn Botanic Garden
tba.ee
Facility in Estonia features an arboretum and outdoor collections of roses, perennials, bulbous plants, and annuals, arranged into themed gardens, as well as a greenhouse with tropical plants.
Filoli Center
filoli.org
This 654-acre Bay Area estate garden represents the Golden Age of American Gardens, with house and gardens designed as complementary units. Events and educational programs, garden overview.
The Edith Johnson Carrier Arboretum
jmu.edu
Arboretum on the James Madison University campus also includes herb, bog, rock, and perennial gardens, serving as an outdoor educational and environmental center. Descriptions and photos of the gardens, information about visiting and events.
George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
mountvernon.org
The house and garden where George Washington lived, now an educational tourist attraction. Formal and plantation gardens. Visitor information and educational pages.
Mounts Botanical Garden
mounts.org
Facility in West Palm Beach offers gardens and programs with horticultural and botanical information about South Florida's unique plants and environment.
Heathcote Botanical Gardens
heathcotebotanicalgardens.org
Former nursery in Fort Pierce converted into a botanical garden collecting plants of the warm-temperate, subtropic and tropic regions, including palms, cycads, bromeliads, bonsai, flowering trees, shrubs and vines.
Visual Golden Gate Park
lightight.com
Interactive map of the public park in San Francisco, with links to illustrated descriptions of many of its constituent gardens.
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
gardenbythesea.org
This garden fronting directly on the Pacific coast includes woodland, perennial, rhododendron, dahlia, and camellia gardens, a fern canyon, and a pacifica iris collection. Photos, visitor information, and event calendar.
The Florida Botanical Gardens
flbg.org
This garden, when completed, will feature an assembly of natural and formal gardens blending Florida native plants and exotic tropicals. Site offers maps, descriptions of the various garden areas, and timeline.
University of California at Berkeley Botanical Garden
botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu
Features one of the most diverse plant collections in the United States, famous for its rare and endangered species. Information about collections, education, events, mission, and history.
Tyler Municipal Rose Garden
cityoftyler.org
The nation's largest rose garden, with an All American Rose Selection test garden. Hosts the annual Texas rose festival. Site includes a garden overview with pictures.
Balboa Park: Gardens
balboapark.org
Urban park in San Diego, featuring hundreds of tree species, several theme and regional gardens, a conservatory botanical building, and a children's ethnobotany garden.
UC Davis Arboretum
arboretum.ucdavis.edu
Living museum, outdoor classroom, and public garden with thousands of tree and plant species adapted to a Mediterranean climate. News, information about visiting, and calendar of events and programs.
Norfolk Botanical Garden
norfolkbotanicalgarden.org
Features many theme gardens, collections, and an arboretum. Photos and descriptions, visitor information, gardening resources.
Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego
niwa.org
Information and pictures covering the design, botanical collection, exhibits, events, and history of this garden located in Balboa Park.
Ojai's Cluff Vista Park
magney.org
Background, layout, and photos of a small park featuring plants native to the Ojai Valley and surrounding mountains.
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
dallasarboretum.org
Features landscaped acres of trees, gardens, and lawns, with fountains, sculptures, and historic mansions. Site includes membership information, photos of each garden, and information about educational programs.
Lotusland
lotusland.org
Large estate and botanic garden created by Madame Ganna Walska near Santa Barbara, composed of smaller themed gardens (Japanese, Australian; succulents, cycads, bromeliads, cacti). Education programs, events, visitor information.
Amarillo Botanical Gardens
amarillobotanicalgardens.org
Site documents the ongoing construction of a new garden and conservatory facility. Information about volunteering, events, and associated garden clubs.
The Ruth Bancroft Garden
ruthbancroftgarden.org
Private garden in Walnut Creek exemplifying a water-conserving design, featuring dramatic succulents, cacti, and arid-climate trees. Limited visiting hours. Photo gallery, visitor information, history and plant profiles.
University of California Riverside Botanic Gardens
gardens.ucr.edu
Features thousands of plant species from around the world for visitors and researchers to see and study. The wealth of vegetation also creates a hospitable sanctuary for wildlife. Visitor information, events, history, and descriptions.
Harry P. Leu Gardens
leugardens.org
These show gardens in Orlando include large camellia and rose collections, palms and bamboos, and a tropical stream garden. Site offers information on visiting, history, education, and events.
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
rsabg.org
Located in Claremont, California, the Garden is home to 70,000 native Californian plants, representing 2,000 native species, hybrids and cultivars.
Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
hcp4.net
Overview, contact information, publications, library, programs and events, links, specialties, club, tour, map, and special features.
The Gardens at Heather Farm
gardenshf.org
Nonprofit education center in Walnut Creek serves as a living museum, a wildlife habitat, an outdoor classroom, and a place of beauty and enjoyment. Photos, information about membership and events.
South Coast Botanic Garden
southcoastbotanicgarden.com
Located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula near Los Angeles, among this garden's distinct areas are a rose garden, a garden for the senses, a Japanese garden, and a cactus garden.
Conejo Valley Botanic Garden
conejogarden.com
Garden in Thousand Oaks featuring collections of native plants, oak trees, water-conserving plants, and an abundant population of indigenous wildlife. Descriptions and information about events.
Blake Garden
themediterraneangarden.org
Estate garden at the official residence of the President of the University of California, located in Kensington. Sections include a greenhouse, a mediterranean garden, herb garden, and formal garden.
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
turtlebay.org
This educational and entertainment complex includes the McConnell Arboretum and Gardens and a butterfly conservatory. Visitor information and overview of programs and events.
Oslo University Botanical Garden
toyen.uio.no
Public facility featuring plant collections, specialty gardens, and an exhibition greenhouse. Information about visiting, exhibitions and collections, and research.
Riverside Nature Center
riversidenaturecenter.org
Located in Kerrville on the Guadaqlupe River, this former farm has been transformed into an urban wildlife and native plant sanctuary, with an arboretum, cacti, wildflowers, and native grasses. Schedule, visitor and membership information.
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
kanapaha.org
Facility in Gainesville developed by the North Florida Botanical Society, with a large display of bamboos and herb garden. Description with photos, calendar of events, and visitor information.
Montreal Estate Gardens
montrealestgdns.f9.co.uk
Formal, plantation, and rainforest gardens are among the attractions of this public garden in the mountains of the Island of St Vincent in the Caribbean.
Botanical Gardens of Croatia
pubwww.srce.hr
Overview of botanical gardens and arboreta in Croatia, each with a one-page description or a link to further information.
Sherman Gardens and Library
slgardens.org
Horticultural retreat in Corona del Mar, featuring a cactus and succulent garden, a tropical conservatory, rose, herb, and Japanese gardens. The library focuses on the history of the Pacific Southwest.
University of Copenhagen Botanic Garden
botanic-garden.ku.dk
Displays Denmark's largest collection of living plants and houses the country's only gene bank for wild species. Other features include a palm house, with tropicals, orchids, cacti and succulents, and cycads.
Hakone Gardens
hakone.com
Japanese gardens built in 1918 in Saratoga, featuring koi pond, Zen and tea gardens, and a bamboo park. Photo gallery, visitor information.
Getty Center: Central Garden
getty.edu
Description, photos, and plant listing for the garden within the Los Angeles visual arts center.
The Japanese Garden Suiho En
thejapanesegarden.com
This garden of water and fragrance in Van Nuys is fashioned after 18th and 19th century stroll gardens. It incorporates a dry garden, a wet garden with promenade, and an authentic tea ceremony garden. Extensive descriptions, information, and photos.
Andromeda Botanic Gardens
andromeda.cavehill.uwi.edu
Tropical garden on East coast of Barbados, with collections of palms, heliconias, succulents, medicinal plants, and orchids. Information on educational facilities, and photo galleries.
The Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
botanik.univie.ac.at
Specialized in mountain flora, pharmaceutical plants, and succulents, with special collections and a tropical greenhouse. Overview, and information about visiting.
Wilson Botanical Gardens
costa-rica-guide.com
Tropical premontane rainforest and planted gardens near San Vito, Costa Rica. Features a jungle walk, as well as trails through collections of heliconias, bromeliads, tree ferns, bamboo, and orchids.
National Botanic Garden of Belgium
br.fgov.be
Botanical garden near Brussels. Overview of history, mission, and educational opportunities, visitor information, and calendar of events.
Cornerstone Gardens
cornerstonegardens.com
Series of walk-through gardens in Sonoma showcasing innovative designs by various landscape architects. Information about the designers, events, and exhibits.
Blue Bird Haven Iris Garden
bluebirdhavenirisgarden.com
Victorian show garden in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, landscaped with iris, daffodils, wildflowers, shrubs and trees, and surrounded by an iris nursery.
St. George Village Botanical Garden
sgvbg.org
Aims to conserve the native plant species of St. Croix, as well as threatened species of other Caribbean islands suited to local environmental conditions. Its collections include bromeliads, cacti and succulents, orchids, with rainforest areas as well as a dry palmetum.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
lewisginter.org
Richmond attraction features perennial and Victorian gardens, exotic Asian valley, wetland and children's areas, and a study garden. Information about visiting, events, and education.
Valley Nature Center
valleynaturecenter.org
Urban nature park in the Rio Grande Valley (Weslaco) aims to provide environmental education about the unique South Texas ecosystem. Information about hours, programs and exhibits, and the native plant nursery.
Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
ccbotanicalgardens.org
The cultivated gardens feature a large collections of orchids, hibiscus, plumeria, and roses, as well as a sensory garden, offset by the surrounding wetlands and mesquite forest. Information about history, visiting, kids' activities, and event calendar.
Botanical Garden in Vácrátót
botanika.hu
Landscape garden in Hungary housing thousands of plant species. Overview, visitor information, and seed catalog.
Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens
santabarbara.com
Santa Barbara recreational park centered on a man-made pond, featuring drought-tolerant plants. Overview with several photos and directions.
Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz
ucsc.edu
Features plants grouped by geographic origin: Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and California, including a large collection of genus Erica. Visitor information, plant photo gallery, and event calendar.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
ftg.org
Botanic garden and resource center in Coral Gables features extensive collections of rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees and vines. Information about visiting, research, educational activities, and conservation.
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
selby.org
Estate garden in Sarasota aims to understand and conserve tropical plants. Site offers details on plants, exhibits, membership and special events.
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
slobg.org
Devoted to the display and study of the plants and ecosystems of the world's five Mediterranean climate zones.
Conservatory of Flowers
conservatoryofflowers.org
The oldest existing public conservatory in the western hemisphere, located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Information on tours, plants, and using the facility for events.
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
arboretum.org
Its mission is to foster an awareness and appreciation of the role of plants in nature and in human affairs.
Fort Worth Botanic Garden
fwbg.org
The oldest botanic garden in Texas, a 109-acre living museum displaying over 2,500 species of native and exotic plants.
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
sbbg.org
Located on 65 acres in historic Mission Canyon, it features over 1,000 species of rare and indigenous plants.
Guadalupe River Park & Gardens
grpg.org
Three-mile ribbon of park land along the banks of the Guadalupe River in downtown San Jose, featuring rose and rock gardens, sister city tributes, and a historic orchard.
The Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Gardens
catalina.com
Catalina Island garden featuring plants endemic to the island. Plant profiles, information about the conservancy and interpretive center.
Quail Botanical Gardens
qbgardens.com
Garden in Encinitas features rare bamboo groves, desert gardens, a tropical rainforest, California native plants, Mediterranean climate landscapes, and a subtropical fruit garden. Information about visiting, volunteering, children's and adult events and classes.
East Bay Regional Parks: Tilden Botanic Garden
ebparks.org
Features representatives of nearly all the state's conifers and oaks, large collections of California manzanitas and ceanothuses, native bunchgrasses and aquatics. Description, map, information about native plant sales.
San Francisco Botanical Garden
sfbotanicalgarden.org
Mediterranean gardens at Strybing Arboretum in Golden Gate Park presents mission and visitor information, detailed map, course catalog, and plant sale schedule.