The Huntington Library - Botanical Gardens
Friday, February 25, 2011 at 8:16AM
Two weeks ago Jeremiah and I made a trip out to Pasadena to visit the Huntington Library. The buildings are full of incredible art collections and the grounds are covered in beautiful botanical gardens. 207 Acres are covered in a dozen of principal garden areas including the Japanese, Rose, Shakespeare, Camelia, Jungle, Palm, and Chinese gardens. Henry Huntington puchased the original 600 acres of this working ranch in 1903 to turn it into a botanical garden of rare and exotic plants. He and William Hertrich searched local nurseries for unique specimens and imported plants from many parts of the world to experiment their cultivation in Southern California.
Our one piece of advice for when you go...get there RIGHT when it opens so that you can spend the full day there! You will not be disappointed! And bring a picnic and enjoy the day!
Reader Comments (4)
Eric and I got engaged here!!! He proposed within 2 hours of us being there, and we've been meaning to go back every since!!!!
It's the most beautiful place ever! He picked a good spot!!! What garden was it at?!
Just after the japanese garden -- in the tunnel of bamboo!
So cool! Loved the japanese gardens:) you should def go back...if we lived in Cali I would get a year pass there...hey- that's a good idea for Eric if you ever need an idea for a gift...I love the gifts that keep giving:) would make for some fun dates:)