Over half of this new, 3.5 acre landscape is composed of California natives arranged in plant communities –meadow, oak woodland, riparian woodland, coastal scrub – or thematic gardens such as mixed borders and rock gardens. Created for both educational and research purposes, the Nature Gardens are used as a field site to study urban biodiversity. Beyond the usual coterie of natives, look for rare xeric ferns, Monardella linoides ssp. viminea, Hibiscus lasiocarpus, Juglans californica, Eriophyllum nevinii, and more.
Design: Mia Lehrer and Associates and museum staff
Photos: Carol Bornstein

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