Monday, October 1, 2012

Arboretum at the University of California

The Arboretum at the University of California, located in Santa Cruz, California, covers over 200 acres, and includes plants from Australia, California, South Africa, and New Zealand.

It was started in 1976 and serves both the campus and public.  There are over 300 different types of plants here and it contains the largest collection of plants from Australia and South Africa outside of the native countries.







The arboretum is open daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.  Cost of admission is $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for children.
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21 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughOctober 1, 2012 at 7:25 AM

    Largest collection outside of those countries? Wow.

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  2. UnknownOctober 1, 2012 at 8:02 AM

    Yay! This one is (almost) close enough for me to visit :D

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  3. JOMOblogOctober 1, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    Great post! I never knew that the campus with a Banana Slug mascot even had an Arboretum. I look forward to visiting it real soon.

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  4. Hilary Melton-ButcherOctober 1, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    Hi Sherry - it must be lovely walking around such a beautiful garden - I hope to do more of that in the coming months ..

    Cheers Hilary

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    1. Sherry EllisOctober 3, 2012 at 7:17 AM

      I hope you do, too. Walking around gardens is so relaxing!

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  5. Lynn ProctorOctober 1, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    i would really be interested in the plants from south africa, i have many friends from there!

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    1. Sherry EllisOctober 3, 2012 at 7:18 AM

      Maybe someday you can go to see it. (Or go to South Africa! That would be fun, too.)

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  6. JoanneOctober 1, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    cheap admission for 200 acres - wow! Very nice.

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  7. Travel GourmandeOctober 1, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    That is such a huge collection. Must be so beautiful to visit especially during fall.

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  8. AnonymousOctober 2, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    Sounds like a great place to visit. I wish I lived in the area so I could go check it out.

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    1. Sherry EllisOctober 3, 2012 at 7:20 AM

      Maybe you can take a little trip to California, like I did. There's so much to see out there!

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  9. Romance Book HavenOctober 2, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    What a beautiful place. Would be so great to visit here and get lost in all these beauty.

    Nas

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    1. Sherry EllisOctober 3, 2012 at 7:20 AM

      It is beautiful - one of many beautiful places in the world!

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  10. Archna SharmaOctober 2, 2012 at 8:06 PM

    Wow, more reason why Santa Cruz is so amazing. :)

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  11. Elle SeesOctober 9, 2012 at 6:46 AM

    i really think i've been to this garden?

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