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This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in California is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of California. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name
The Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Lakeside, California, US, about 20 miles northeast of the city of San Diego. Its geographic coordinates are 116.88 degrees west longitude and 32.92 degrees north latitude.
San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) is a botanical garden in Encinitas, California. It displays more than 5,000 plant species and varieties and has 15 gardens that represent different regions of the world, 12 demonstration gardens, and the largest public bamboo collection in North America. The garden sits on 37 acres (15 ha) of land.
The garden was created in 1994, by Edna Harper from the Mission Hills neighborhood of the city. She started it after she saw a Cape honeysuckle that had moved into their yard from a neighbor's garden. Edna envisioned turning the plant's vines into elephants, inspired by the travels she and her husband, Alex, had gone on.
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge's abundance of coastal sage and chaparral are an important addition to other inland preserves established to conserve and restore fast diminishing habitat. This inland refuge is home to such endangered birds as least Bell's vireo , California gnatcatcher , a rare butterfly, the Quino checkerspot and to the San ...
The San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary is a 300-acre (120 ha; 0.47 sq mi) constructed wetland in Irvine, California, in the flood plain of San Diego Creek just above its outlet into the Upper Newport Bay.
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 Freeway won't open till late 2025, but the work of collecting native seeds and building a nursery to grow them has already begun.
Balboa Park Cactus Garden, taken 10/17//24 Overview of the southwestern perspective of the Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden taken on October 17, 2024. There are multiple individual gardens throughout the park, including Alcazar Gardens, the Botanical Building and Reflecting Pool, the Cactus Garden, the Casa del Rey Moro Garden, the Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden, the Japanese ...