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| NATIVE PLANT NURSERIES Looking to purchase native plants? Here is a list of local nurseries: 
MATILIJA NURSERY 805-523-8604 8225 Waters Road Moorpark, CA 93021 Open Fri & Sat 8:30am-2pm THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION 818-768-1802 10459 Tuxford Street Sun Valley, CA 91352 Open Thur - Sat, 8:30-4:30
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BOTANIC GARDENS Want to look at beautiful native plants? Here is a list of local gardens: SOUTH COAST BOTANIC GARDEN (310) 544-6815 26300 Crenshaw Blvd. Palos Verdes, CA 90274 The garden contains over 2000 species, not all native plants. Open daily 9-5. Admission $5, students / seniors $3, children 5-12 $1. Tram tours $1.50 at 11am, 1 and 3 pm on weekends. LUMMIS HOUSE (323) 222-0546 200 East Avenue 43 Los Angeles, CA 90031 Grounds with native plants. Open Friday-Sunday, 12-4. Free to the Public. MILDRED E. MATHIAS BOTANICAL GARDENS (310) 825-1260 (UCLA) Hilgard and Le Conte Aves. Westwood, CA 90024 4,000 species of native and exotic plants are on eight acres. Self-guiding walking tours. Open Monday-Friday 8-5, Saturday-Sunday 8-4. Free to the Public. Free tours by reservation and drop-in Visit the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden and enjoy the free public education programs offered there. Tours are offered on a reservation basis for groups of 10 or more during the week and free drop-in tours are offered on the first Saturday of each month (this enables visitors of all ages to enjoy a guided tour without having to make advance reservations). Tours begin at the Nest, an outdoor classroom with semicircular bench seating, located in the northern end of the garden near the Botany Building. They last approximately one hour, and are automatically canceled in the event of rain. Basic botanical concepts are introduced along with interesting historical facts and unusual characteristics of several rare plant specimens. Parking on the UCLA campus is $10. There is also parking on the street or in lots in Westwood Village. Activities within the garden are limited to those that are compatible with the quiet, natural surroundings and that do not disturb others. Visitors may eat on the grounds, but are asked to dispose of all trash when they leave. Please note the garden does not have drinking fountains or bathroom facilities. Visitors may bring their own drinking water and use the bathroom facilities in the building across the street.
LOS ANGELES STATE AND COUNTY ARBORETUM (626) 821-3222 301 N. Baldwin Ave. Arcadia, CA 91007 The 127 acres are filled with more than 30,000 plants divided into geographical sections. Open daily 9-4:30. Adults $5.00. Tram tours $1.50. DESCANSO GARDENS (818) 949-4200 South of Foothill Boulevard at 1418 Descanso Drive La Canada, CA 91011 The 165-acre garden includes a native plant section. Open daily 9-5. Adults $5.00. Students or seniors $3.00. Tram tours $1.50. HUNTINGTON BOTANICAL GARDENS (626) 405-2141 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108 A dozen botanical gardens, covering 130 acres of the 200-acre estate, feature 9000 plant, shrub and tree varieties. The desert gardens contain the largest outdoor collection in the world. Open Tuesday-Friday, noon-4:30, Saturday & Sunday, 10:30-4:30. Adults $8.50, children free. First Thursday of the month free admission. CONEJO BOTANIC GARDEN (805) 494-7630 Thousand Oaks Call for directions. Open daily, dawn to dusk. Free to the Public. |
BOTANIC GARDENS and NATIVE PLANT NURSERIES These are gardens that also sell native plants: THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION 818-768-1802 10459 Tuxford Street Sun Valley, CA 91352 Open Fri - Sat, 8:30-4:30 Devoted to the propagation of native plants for the home garden. Here you may learn how to grow native plants. Native plants may also be purchased. Free to the Public.
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