Desert Garden, Huntington Botanical Garden

The desert garden is very large at around 4 hectares (10 acres) and it dates right back to 1907-8. Even when we visited in January there was colour in the garden, but when the spring flowering season arrives it must be spectacular.

Huntington Library

The library founded by Henry E. Huntington is one of the largest and most complete research libraries in the United States for rare books and manuscripts in the fields of British and American history . Huntington Library now houses around 6 million items, including early editions of Shakespeare’s works. The Art collections include eighteenth and nineteenth century British and French art, American paintings from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, Renaissance paintings and eighteenth-century French sculpture, tapestries, porcelain, and furniture.

Herb Garden, Huntington Botanical Garden

Henry E. Huntington started to develop the Botanical Garden in 1903. They now cover around 48 hectares (120 acres). The design of the herb garden goes right back to the days of the Huntingtons when it was used to produce cut flowers. It was developed into a herb garden in the 1950s. We visited in early January 2007 when Christmas decorations were still on display.

Japanese Garden, Huntington Botanical Garden

Opened in 1912, the Japanese garden was built using plants, garden ornaments, and a Japanese Tea House brought from a tea garden in Pasadena. Later, the  moon bridge and gong tower were built by Japanese craftsman, and in 1968, the Zen court and Bonsai court were opened to the public. Click Tab 2  to see  the interior of the Tea House.

Huntington Library

Born in New York state in 1850, Henry E. Huntington became a successful businessman who built an empire of railroad companies, utilities, and real estate holdings in Southern California. Huntington loved books, art, and gardens and in 1910 he decided to retire to his ranch called San Marino to  devote his time to his passion for books, art and landscaped gardens. In 1919, Henry and his wife Arabella transferred the San Marino property and collections to a non profit-making educational trust, and The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens were born.

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- A superb botanical garden. If, like us, when you have to fly into LA you try to get out of town as quickly as possible, make sure that you leave time to visit Huntington.
- Despite local signposting, it is easy to go off route while  travelling to Huntington Library.
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