The Gardens Chinese Garden Children's Garden Botanical Conservatory Desert Garden Herb Garden Rose Garden Shakespeare Garden Camellia Garden Japanese Garden Australian Garden Palm Garden Jungle Garden Lily Ponds Subtropical Garden		The Huntington Botanical Gardens Henry Huntington began developing the Botanical Gardens in 1903. Now they span nearly 120 acres with sweeping lawns and vistas interspersed with statuary, tempiettos, and benches. Approximately 15,000 kinds of plants from all over the world make up the botanical collections, many landscaped into a series of theme gardens.
		25th Succulent Plants Symposium: “A New Century of Succulent Plants” Aug. 30, Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Last year’s symposium took a historic look back at the first 100 years of the Desert Garden at The Huntington and its remarkably diverse collection of plants. This year, a panel of guest speakers will look ahead to the future, discussing new developments in the world of succulents. more...
		Plant Sales and Garden Talks Second Thursday Free Lectures and Plant Sales Authors and garden experts from around the world present programs to help gardeners keep current on the hottest trends in horticulture. Each lecture is followed by a sale in the Plant Sale Nursery. Free. Friends' Hall. For the next lecture, see our Calendar of Events...
		Visit the Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science website > Take a virtual tour of the Conservatory, plant flowers in the digital garden, explore the plant database, discover fun plant activities to try at home, and much more!
		Free Garden Tours Free tours of the gardens are available with paid admission or membership. Tours are given Tuesday through Friday between noon and 2:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday between 10:30 am and 2:30 pm. Please check in the Entry Pavilion for exact tour times and availability. There are also docents available in the Herb and Rose Gardens during public hours. Multiple tours are offered daily when open.  To ensure the most enjoyable experience for everyone, each tour is limited to 20 visitors.
		What's in Bloom Now View a pictorial gallery of what's blooming in the gardens What's Blooming Each Month View the Huntington garden calendar to see what's blooming and when
		Great Rosarians of the World This annual lecture series now hosted both by The Huntington and the New York Metropolitan Rose Council now has a website where announcements on the 2008 event and honoree will soon be posted. Visit Great Rosarians website >
		Ikebana in the Japanese Garden Each Monday, the ikebana group gathers to attend class in the ikebana house at The Huntington to learn the traditional art of Japanese flower arrangement.  Learn more >
		Sensor Webs  The Huntington and SensorWare Systems join forces to Study Micro-Climates.  Learn more about SensorWare Systems >
		Subrosa Newsletter of Rose and Perennial Gardens The Jumping Cholla Newsletter of the Desert Garden Fine Gardening's Guide to Pronouncing Botanical Latin Special Interests in The Gardens Amorphophallus titanum "World's Largest" bloom Plant Trivia Timeline World History from the Viewpoint of the Botanist American Public Gardens Association   Formerly the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta The San Marino League Volunteer efforts for the benefit of Art Center and The Huntington. Botanical Posters and Educational Information Schick Echinopsis Hybrids: Flowering Easter Lily Cacti International Succulent Introductions: New and Rare Succulents Camellia Garden Honored With "Excellence"Award 34th Parallel Club "Life along a Single Parallel" Institute for Educational Advancement Other Garden Resources on the Internet The Arnold Arboretum Missouri Botanical Gardens Atlanta Botanical Garden The Morton Arboretum Kew Gardens University of Delaware Botanic Gardens

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