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Garden hours are variable as some of the garden is around the Horticulture center building (5000) and some of the gardens are located in the nursery area. Summer hours are less predictable.
So, in general the hours are as follows:
Gardens around the 5000 building (Includes the Roger's California Natives and the Packard/Stephans Riparian Pond Habitat)
Monday thru Saturday, 7:00 am to dark
Gardens in the nursery area (Includes the Salvia Garden, the Species Fuchsia Garden)
Monday thru Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Click here to see the Salvia Collection
The Salvia Garden
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The Salvia Garden Map
The salvia collection is divided into sections which represent the various areas in the world where the individual species are considered native.
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Mediterranean Basin
This photo is of the Mediterranean Basin section of the Salvia Garden, which also includes the Canary Islands. The plant material featured here is mixed to add texture and variety, so along with Salvia argenta, S. dominica and S. desoleana, you will find another Lamiaceae Phlomis purpurea, and Rosmarinus officinalis. |
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Central Mexico
This photo was taken in the Central Mexico bed of the Salvia Garden. Species featured here are a group of S. thymoides in the foreground, so named to reflect their size, with the orange colored S. darcyi and the formidable S. polystachya.
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South America
This photo is of the South America bed of the Salvia Garden. Species featured here are the large leafed orange flowered S. squalens which is contrasted with the spiked inflorescens of the Neomarica caerulea. Also featured in the background is the beautiful deep blue of S. guaranitica 'Costa Rica Blue'. |
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United States
At the southern end of the Salvia Garden is the United States collection including California. Here you will find such varieties as S. apiana, S. brandegei, S. munzii, S. clevelandii, as well as the groundcover S. 'Bee's Bliss'.
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Species Fuchsia Shade Garden
Species Fuchsia Shade Garden
In the Botanic Garden area to the left as you go up the rise, is where the species fuchsia stock plants are grown for cutting in the fall. Species fuchsias are much easier to grow because they are much more pest resistant than their hybrid counterparts. It is not well known that many Species Fuchsias are much more sun loving and cold tolerant; for instance, S. magellanica can withstand temperatures as low as 10 degrees farenheit. |
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Rodger's California Natives of the Central Coast
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Rodgers' California Natives of the Central Coast Gardens
The courtyard entrance to the Community Building is dedicated in the name of the Rodgers family who were interested in promoting the use of California Natives in the landscape. This demonstration garden illustrates how attractive and drought tolerant natives can be. |
California Natives in the Garden
At the south end of the Salvia Garden area, are a sampling of California Natives in the mix of Salvia spathacea and S. Aromas' such as Mimulus and Eschscholzia californica or California Poppy. |
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Packard/Stephens Riparian Pond Habitat
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Packard/Stephens Riparian Habitat
To the right of the entrance into the Nursery Area is the future Packard/Stephens Riparian Habitat. The Landscape Construction students recently completed the observation platform overlooking the lush growth of water loving plants. |
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