Botanic Gardens and Arboreta
- The Autry Museum, Ethnobotanical Garden
4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Ph: (323) 667-2000; Website: http://theautry.org/
7,000 sq. ft. space packed with native plants and ethnobotanical information - Conejo Valley Botanic Garden
350 Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91358
Ph: (805) 494-7630; Website: https://www.conejovalleybotanicgarden.com/
collections of native plants, oak trees and water-conserving plants - Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada, CA 91011
Ph: (818) 952-4400; Website: https://www.descansogardens.org/
native plant section - Fullerton Arboretum
California State University, Fullerton, CA 92634
Ph: (714) 733-3579; Website: https://fullertonarboretum.org/
Mediterranean section with plants of coastal sage scrub and chaparral communities - Leaning Pine Arboretum
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Ph: (805) 756-2161; Website: https://aeps.calpoly.edu/leaning-pine-arboretum/visiting-lpa
against the hills at the north end of campus - The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Palo Verde Garden Center & Wortz Demonstration Garden
47-900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Ph: (760) 346-5694; Website:https://www.livingdesert.org/
desert plantings - Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden
301 N. Baldwin Ave. Arcadia, CA 91007
Ph: (626) 821-3222; Website: https://www.arboretum.org/
see the Sunset Demonstration Garden for California native plant garden, old stand of Engelmann
oaks - Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden
1236 N. Peck Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Ph: (310) 546-1354; Website: https://www.mbbgarden.org/
drought tolerant garden featuring low-water use and California native plants - Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Ph: (213) 825-3620; Website: http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/bg-home.htm
coastal sage scrub, Channel Islands and chaparral communities - Natural History Museum of LA, Nature Gardens
900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007
Ph: (213) 763-3466: Website: https://www.nhm.org/nature/visit/nature-gardens
3.5 acre garden includes gardens featuring native plants, pollinator plants, and edibles; explorable exhibits for kids - California Botanic Garden
1500 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Ph: (909) 625-8767; Website: https://www.calbg.org/
devoted to the collection, cultivation, study, and display of California native plants - San Diego Botanic Garden (formerly Quail Botanical Garden)
230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024
Ph: (760) 436-3036; Website: https://www.sdbgarden.org/
native plant and ethnobotanic garden; natural coastal habitat sections - Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Ph: (805) 563-2521; Website: https://www.sbbg.org/
fostering stewardship of the natural world with emphasis on California native plants - University of California Riverside Botanic Gardens
Univ. of Calif. Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521
Ph: (909) 784-6962 or 787-4650; Website: https://gardens.ucr.edu/
southwestern desert and Sierran foothills sections
Nursery Gardens
- Las Pilitas Nursery
8331 Nelson Way, Escondido, CA 92026
Ph: (760) 749-5930; Website: http://www.laspilitas.com/nurseries/escondido.htm - Mojave Desert Land Trust
60124 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Ph: (760) 366-5440 - Theodore Payne Foundation
10459 Tuxford St., Sunland, CA 91352-2116
Ph: (818) 768-1802; Website: http://www.theodorepayne.org/
demonstration garden areas, a wildflower nature trail, and natural canyon areas - Tree of Life Nursery
33201 Ortega Highway, P.O. Box 635, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693
Website: https://californianativeplants.com/
strawbale retail bookstore, nursery landscaped with native plants
Habitat and Demonstration Gardens, Parks, Nature Centers
- Alondra Park Island Native Plant Garden
3850 W. Manhattan Beach Blvd, Lawndale, CA 90260
Ph: (310) 217-8366; Website: https://www.southbayparks.org/alondra-park-island
native plant garden started in 1998 by faculty from El Camino College - Arlington Garden
275 Arlington Drive, Pasadena, CA 91105
Ph: (626) 441-4478; Website: http://www.arlingtongardeninpasadena.org/
drought resistant plants including desert and chaparral gardens - Arroyo Seco-South Pasadena Woodland and Wildlife Park (Friends of South Pas Nature Park)
100 block of Pasadena Avenue (east of York Blvd. Bridge), South Pasadena, CA 91030
Ph: (626) 799-8048; Website: http://www.nativebydesign.blogspot.com/
4-acre wildlife park: coastal sage scrub and walnut, sycamore, oak woodland, Monarch Waystation - Audubon Center at Debs Park
4700 North Griffin Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90031
Ph: (323) 221-2255; Website: http://ca.audubon.org/audubon-center-debs-park
walnut savannah, oak-walnut-toyon woodland, and coastal sage scrub - Charmlee Wilderness Park
2577 S. Encinal Canyon Road, Malibu, CA 90265-2411
Ph: (310) 457-7247; Website: https://www.malibucity.org/561/Charmlee-Wilderness-Park
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native plant displays and a butterfly garden - Chino Basin Water Conservation District Demo Garden
4594 San Bernardino St, Montclair, CA 91763-2228
Ph: (909) 626-2711; Website: http://www.cbwcd.org/
drought resistant plants including desert and chaparral gardens - Columbia Memorial Space Center
3400 N. California Ave, El Monte CA 91731
Ph: (562) 231-1200
small native plant garden on grounds of museum (no mention of it on web) - Downtown Gateway Park
11333 Valley Blvd, El Monte, CA 91731
Website: http://www.amigosdelosrios.org/el-monte-downtown-veterans-memorial-park/
pocket park that enables community access to the Emerald Necklace Trail along a major arterial
road and celebrates local veterans’ service to our country (Amigos del los Rios, Emerald
Necklace park ) - Durfee-Thompson School
12233 Star St, El Monte, CA 91732
Website: http://www.amigosdelosrios.org/durfee-thompson/
landscaped trail wrapped around se corner of schoolyard features outdoor classroom and nature
trail (Amigos del los Rios, Emerald Necklace park ) - Eaton Canyon County Park
1750 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA 91107
Ph: (626) 398-5420; Website: http://ecnca.org/
coastal sage scrub, bird and butterfly, wildflower gardens in a foothill setting - El Alisal, the Lummis Home
200 South Avenue 43, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Ph: (323) 222-0546
Website: http://www.laparks.org/historic/lummis-home-and-gardens
low water use garden, offering a display of native and Mediterranean plants - El Dorado Nature Center
7550 E. Spring St, Long Beach CA 90815
Ph: (562) 570-1745; Website: http://www.longbeach.gov/naturecenter/
105-acres of natural habitat with trails along lakes, streams and forested areas; visitor center. - Environmental Nature Center
1601 16th Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Ph: (949) 645-8489; Website: http://encenter.org/
3.5 acre nature center representing 15 plant communities, LEED environmental center, programs
for kids and adults, butterfly garden. - Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve
1200 West 170th Street, Gardena, CA 90247
Ph: (310) 217‐0681; Website: http://www.gardenawillows.org/
entrance to the preserve is in Arthur Johnson Park, formerly South Gardena Park, between
Normandie and Vermont, one block north of Artesia Blvd - Gibson Mariposa Park
4140 Gibson Road, El Monte, CA 91731
Website: http://www.amigosdelosrios.org/gibson-mariposa-butterfly-park/
4.3 acre butterfly-themed park featuring splash pad, recreational facilities, native plants and
environmentally friendly landscaping, opened 3/2012, (Amigos del los Rios, Emerald Necklace
park ) - Golden West College California Native Garden
Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Ph: (714) 892-7711 ext. 52181; Website: Friends of Golden West College Native Garden (FB page)
foothill woodland, redwood forest, oak woodland, chaparral, coastal sage scrub, mixed
evergreen forest, Channel Islands and grassland native plants. - Lashbrook Park
3141 Lashbrook Ave, El Monte, CA 91733
Ph: (626) 580-2200; Website: http://www.amigosdelosrios.org/lashbrook-park/
1.8 acre habitat park along south bank of the Rio Hondo River; native plantings, interpretive
signage, exercise and play equipment, picnic area, (Amigos del los Rios, Emerald Necklace
park) - Madrona Marsh Preserve & Nature Center
3201 Plaza del Amo, Torrance, CA 90503
Ph: (310) 782-3989; Website: http://www.friendsofmadronamarsh.com/
vernal marsh, wetlands area, nature center - Maloof Foundation Discovery Garden
5131 Carmelian Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701
Ph: (909) 980-0412; Website: http://www.maloof3foundation3.org/GardenRoot/Garden_Index.html
six acre, low-water use, home garden with many native plants - Mother Nature’s Backyard
1200 West 170th Street, Gardena, CA 90247
Email: mothernaturesbackyard10@gmail.com
Website: http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/
water-wise demonstration garden located in Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve, opened June
2012, informative website - Peck Road Water Conservation Park
5401 N. Peck Road, Arcadia, CA 91006
Ph: (626) 334-1065; Website: http://www.amigosdelosrios.org/peck-road/
(Amigos de los Rios, Emerald Necklace park) - Pierce College S. Mark Taper Fdn. Life Science Botanic Garden
6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91371
Ph: (818) 719-6465; Website: http://www.piercecollege.edu/departments/life_science/smtapergarden.asp
small garden featuring California, S. African and Australian mediterranean plants - Point Vicente Interpretive Center
31501 Palos Verdes Drive West, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Ph: (310) 377-5370
Website: http://www.rpvca.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Point-Vicente-Interpretive-Center-13
small native plant garden maintained by South Coast Chapter of CNPS - Prisk Native Garden
Prisk Elementary School, 2375 Fanwood Ave, Long Beach, CA 90815
Website: https://www.facebook.com/prisknativegarden/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/prisknativegarden
school habitat garden featuring native plant communities including coastal strand, coastal sage,
chaparral, Channel Island, desert wash, freshwater marsh - Puente Hills Landfill Native Habitat Preservation Authority
Arroyo Pescadero, Colima Road, Whittier, CA 90602
Ph: (562) 945-9003; Website: http://www.habitatauthority.org/
coastal sage scrub and chaparral - Rio Vista Park & Trail
4275 Ranger Ave, El Monte, CA 91732
Ph: (626) 580-2200: Website: http://www.amigosdelosrios.org/rio-vista-park-trail/
native plant area surrounding Tongva and Barrio History Interpretive Elements, (Amigos de los
Rios, Emerald Necklace park) - San Gabriel Canyon Forest Gateway (USFS Office)
1960 N. San Gabriel Ave (Hwy 39), Azusa, CA 91702
Ph: (626) 969-1012; Website:http://www.amigosdelosrios.org/san-gabriel-canyon-gateway-center/
2.5 acre pocket park and interpretive center, (Amigos de los Rios, Emerald Necklace park) - Shipley Nature Center
17851 Goldenwest Street (south of Slater Avenue) Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Ph: (714) 842-4772; Website: http://www.shipleynature.org/
18-acre natural sanctuary for local wildlife and haven for visitors - Sunland Welcome Nature Garden
Sunland, CA - TreePeople, Coldwater Canyon Park
12601 Mulholland Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Ph: (818) 753-4600: Website: http://www.treepeople.org/
trails in City of LA Park at headquarters of environmental organization, TreePeople; includes La
Kretz Urban Watershed Garden - Valley Park, Hermosa Beach (Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden)
2521 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Ph: (310) 318-0280: Website: http://www.hermosabch.org/index.aspx?page=256
native plant garden planted by the Hermosa Beach Garden Club - Washington Park
700 Washington Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91104
Website: http://www.cityofpasadena.net/PublicWorks/Washington_Park/
city park with mature native plantings - The Water Conservation Garden
12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West, El Cajon, CA 92019
Ph: (619) 660-0614; Website: http://www.thegarden.org/
4.2 acre, low-water use garden featuring Mediterranean plants and a few natives