Luther Burbank’s Gold Ridge Experiment Farm

Beautiful gardens, relaxing atmosphere. Volunteer day is Wednesday.

This is a Kool garden. This garden is a big hybridization experiment. You can see the different fruits, trees, flowers, etc, that are a result of years of hybridization. It's free to visit and very peaceful to walk around.

Fun to walk around and see the various trees and plants that Luther Burbank helped cultivate. I appreciated the signs telling the tree species. There were a lot of nice fall colors, and I bet this place is even better mid spring and early summer.

A quirky, marvelous place for history and horticulture buffs alike. It's a little confusing to find adjacent to an apartment complex, but it's worth the visit... especially if you combine the visit with Luther Burbank's Home and Garden in Santa Rosa. An all-volunteer operation, do not expect a polished retail nursery setting. Go to find unusual plants and study Burbank's plant introductions. It's an underutilized site, but its location prevents greater exposure and increased visitors. I enjoyed its low-key, peaceful setting.

A link to when fruits were not hybridized tasteless Blechh. We had ripe, sweet and juicy apples like those we used to swipe from neighbor's trees when we were kids. Every kid in America should taste these and revolt against the Supermarket garbage.