Ventura Botanical Gardens

Botanical garden in California

Ventura Botanical Gardens

Ventura Botanical Gardens

Ventura Botanical Gardens

Type| Botanical garden
Location| Ventura, California
Nearest city| Ventura, California
Coordinates| 34°16′55″N 119°17′31″W﻿ / ﻿34.28203°N 119.29197°W﻿ / 34.28203; -119.29197
Area| 107 acres (43 ha)
Open| Tuesday - Sunday, 9am to 5pm
Status| Open year round
Website| Official website

The Ventura Botanical Gardens (44 ha / 107 acres) re-opened November 3, 2018 after widespread damage caused by the Thomas Fire, is located at 567 S. Poli Street in Ventura, California, United States.[1][2][3][4][5]

## Points of interest[edit]

The Ventura Botanical Gardens collection contains roughly 100,000 plants set on a slope behind City Hall in Ventura. The completion of the entire gardens are planned by the 2040s. The collection strives to replicate plant communities from five different climate zones throughout the world.[6] and associations as they occur in nature. The climate zone gardens include Chile, South Africa, California, the Mediterranean basin, as well plans for an Australian garden coming in the future. The Ramble is the largest garden on the site populated by native plants local to the Southern California climate zone.[7]

### Chilean Gardens[edit]

The Chilean gardens was the first garden created in the Ventura Botanical Gardens. Both imported and domestic Chilean plants were introduced with the support of a $15,000 grant by the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust[8] which was then matched by the Ventura Botanical Gardens.[9]

### South African Gardens[edit]

The South African gardens are representative of the fynbos and karoo plant communities. The South African gardens are the most complete garden to date populated by protea, geraniums, ericas, aloe and several South Africa coral tree specimen.[7] The entire site has views of Downtown Ventura, the Channel Islands, and the Santa Monica Mountains.

### Mediterranean Gardens[edit]

The plants from the Mediterranean basin included a mature pine forest destroyed in the Thomas Fire. The Mediterranean collection is now being updated with a diverse olive grove of 140 trees and 32 traditional cultivars from near the Mediterranean Sea.[7]

## See also[edit]

* List of botanical gardens in California

## External links[edit]

* Official Website

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ventura Botanical Gardens - Master Plan". cityofventura.ca.gov. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
2. ^ "Botanical Gardens Open". Retrieved 2020-12-10.
3. ^ "Ventura Botanical Gardens". Ventura, California. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
4. ^ Martinez, Arlene. "Ventura Botanical Gardens, charred by Thomas Fire, blooms into Saturday reopening". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
5. ^ Wenner, Gretchen. "Ventura Botanical Gardens welcomes visitors back after Thomas Fire devastation". Ventura County Star.
6. ^ "Ventura Botanical Gardens | American Public Gardens Association". www.publicgardens.org. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
7. ^ a b c "Collections & Progress | Ventura Botanical Gardens". www.venturabotanicalgardens.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
8. ^ "Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust". 2020-12-11. Archived from the original on 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
9. ^ "Botanical garden brings Chilean landscape to Ventura [Video]". www.vcstar.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.