From the Chinese Garden, we made our way to the Japanese Garden. The wisteria were no longer blooming when I visited the Huntington Japanese Garden in May 2008. So if you love wisteria as much as I do and want to catch them in bloom, April is definitely the month to visit. Again, read the previous post for some background info on the Japanese Garden, otherwise, mostly pictures.
The entrance to the Japanese Garden from the Chinese Garden is near the tea house. The Japanese Garden is situated sort of in a valley. Winding path down to the bridge and pond, then back up again to a whole archway of wisterias. The Rose Garden is directly on the opposite side of the row of wisteria.
On our way down to the pond.
Up again to the archway of wisteria. Look! It's a bunch of ladies from the Red Hot Society. I ran into them before when dining at Gabbi's Mexican Kitchen - Orange.
"When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me..."
-- "Warning" by Jenny Joseph
The tea house on the opposite side where we entered. Down and up again.
Through the columns to the green house where I saw that double coconut seed.
Forget-Me-Not!
Part one was a ticklish mimosa tree and a very suggestive coconut seed at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens - San Marino, followed by a visit to the Chinese Garden and the Japanese Garden.
Other garden pictures may be found in Gardening Updates and other things to do in Explore SoCal.
The Huntington: Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Rd.
San Marino, CA 91108
626-405-2100
Monday, and Wednesday to Friday noon to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays
Admission:
Children under 5, free
Youths aged 5 to 11, $6
Students with ID, $10
Seniors, $12/weekday and $15 weekends
Adults, $15/weekdays and $20/weekends
Free Day:
First Thursday of each month. Reservations must be made one month in advance. Reserve online or call 1-800-838-3006 and choose an arrival time of 10:30 a.m. to noon or 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. No admission without a ticket. No regular admission tickets are sold on Free Day.
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Beautiful pictures. I love the wisteria.
ReplyDeleteI love the Huntington gardens for their beauty and for being a place where I can just not think about anything. For a few months they let Caltech students in for free after lunch during weekdays but that offer is now restricted to faculty and staff. I guess there are still the free days!
ReplyDeleteChristine,
ReplyDeleteMe too!
Andi?,
I try to get free tickets during the first of the month, but that only happened once. I always forget and am never fast enough.