Virtual Plant Tours

Explore the Garden from the comfort of your home! Enjoy these videos walking through the collection.

Asia

This collection includes much of the Asian continent with the majority coming from temperate climate and subtropical areas of China, Japan, Korea, Siberia, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Himalayas. Learn more

Australasia

Plants in this collection are native to New Zealand, the mediterranean-climate and subtropical regions of Australia, and the high elevations of the South Pacific islands. Learn more

California

California is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, with more plant diversity than any other US state; about a third of the country’s plant diversity is found in California. Learn more

Deserts of the Americas

Many of the specimens in this collection includes desert plants from the southwestern United States, Mexico, and as far south as Chile and Argentina. Several beds feature plants from Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Learn more

Eastern North America

Plants in this collection occur east of the Mississippi, from the Canadian provinces through the Gulf states. They represent mixed coniferous-deciduous forest communities, meadows and prairies. Learn more

Herb Garden

This Herb Garden displays traditionally inspired plantings, as well as sections divided according to the primary use of each herb. The collection features rare and unusual plants along with the familiar that provide food, flavorings, fragrances, teas, medicines, dyes, wine, beer, and liquors. Learn more

Mediterranean

The Mediterranean area evokes the feeling of climbing the rocky slopes of the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. In this region, the meeting of three continents—Europe, Africa, and Asia—results in a particularly diverse flora. Learn more

Mexico & Central America

This collection is representative of plants from the Sierra Madre mountain ranges of Mexico south to the higher elevations of Central America. Two major plant communities are represented: pine-oak woodland and cloud forest. Learn more

South America

Plants from the South American continent—ranging from the mountain highlands of the Andes to southernmost Argentina and Chile, and associated islands—are featured in twenty-five beds on nearly two acres. Learn more

Southern Africa

The Southern African Area includes plants from South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, and Namibia. The range of microhabitats created by topography and climate fosters this plant diversity. Learn more