University of California Botanical Garden

Amazing diversity of plants, flowers and trees. Great for walking or relaxing and enjoying nature. Can also purchase native plants.

This is so far my favorite botanical garden in CA & I’ve been to SFs , Santa Barbara and Mendocino coast. I just loved the variety of plants and I really love the tropical indoor greenhouse. I also loved all the benches and all of the Signs. Don’t forget to go across the street I was in awe over the trees and the amphitheater was so cool. The gift shop is small and I was a little sad about that but it’s OK because at least they have a small one and vs none. So much to see it took us a hour and half-ish . Also sf Is probably the runner-up.

Beautiful grounds with a variety of plants and flowers. Highly recommend visiting. Parking is difficult, so be sure to get there early.

My timing worked out well and I was able to do a guided tour. I love plants in general and especially succulents, so I had a great time seeing and learning about many of them

Everything was lovely and beautiful. The garden has 9 different areas, each categorized by continent or region: Southern Africa, Deserts of the Americas, Asia, Australasia, Mediterranean, South America, Mexico/Central America, Eastern North America, and California. We spent two hours exploring the garden, but we didn't have to see Mexico/Central America and California sections. The collection was really diverse. I remembered taking a plant science course at UCD, and many of the materials and pictures we used were from UC Botanical Garden. For me, it's like I finally get to see these plants in person. Highly recommended for plant lovers!