Guided tours can often be arranged (in advance) for adult and school groups of relatively small size. Please contact Dan Songster at songster@cox.net to inquire about tours.
Plants from our permanent collections are not generally for sale. However, we do have a spring plant sale and often have a small selection of plants for sale throughout the year on Tuesday and Thursdays
There are no restrooms or water fountains in the Garden itself. There are wooden trestle tables and a few stone benches scattered throughout the Gardens. Restrooms and a water fountain are located in the campus buildings immediately adjacent to the garden, with the closest restrooms located on the first floor of the Learning Resource Center and Student Union. Campus Map
During the week when classes are in session there is a cafeteria located adjacent to the Student Union with several styles of food. On the weekends, there are food options available at the Golden West College Swap Meet, located in parking Lots C and D. Campus Map
It is our goal to have the majority of our plants labeled in the Garden. Plants go out with small labels, but they do tend to disappear (intentionally or unintentionally) and it is a daunting task to continually replace them. Please do not hesitate to ask a docent or volunteer about the identity of a plant without a label, and we will do our best to ID it for you.
We get plants in many ways, including from other botanical gardens, commercial greenhouses and nurseries, and from cuttings and starts from other plant professionals. It has taken many years to amass the collections we maintain today.
That depends on what you are hoping to see and experience. There truly is year-round interest in the Garden, but spring is our most colorful and fall the most thoughtful. Winter sees some early bloomers as well as the bright green leafing out of our deciduous shrubs and trees.
