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The California Garden Tour highlights the 50 best public gardens in five major areas of California: San Francisco, Sonoma, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and San Diego. Each entry includes essential visitor information (address, phone, website), an entertaining story about the garden, color photography that captures each garden's unique personality, and sidebars on nearby or historically linked gardens that can be easily added to a day's outing. Maps detailing where the gardens are help readers plot their trip.
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A fantastic garden journey that only California can provide
California has a wealth of top-notch public gardens. In The California Garden Tour, veteran travel writer Donald Olson highlights 50 outstanding public gardens and provides all the information that readers will need to make the most of their visit.
This gorgeous guide includes gardens in San Francisco, the East Bay, Sonoma, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Orange County, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, and San Diego. Gardens include iconic places like the Getty Center, new favorites like Alcatraz, and uniquely Californian destinations like Lotusland and Sunnylands. The easy-to-use format includes all the essentials (location, hours, and cost of admission), as well as a succinct, yet evocative, description of every garden. Each garden is brought to life with color photography.
Tourists, residents, and garden lovers will treasure this attractive guide as it leads them on a fantastic garden tour that only California can provide.
Synopsis
A fantastic garden journey that only California can provide In The California Garden Tour, veteran travel writer Donald Olson highlights 50 outstanding public gardens and provides all the information you need to make the most of your visit. From San Francisco and the East Bay to Palm Springs and San Diego, Olson includes iconic gardens like the Getty Center, new favorites like Alcatraz, and uniquely Californian destinations like Lotusland and Sunnylands. The easy-to-use format includes visitor information, an evocative description, and full color photography for each garden.