Strybing Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, San Francisco - recommended site - Brief Article

Sunset, May, 2001

One of the finest botanical gardens in the United States, Strybing Arboretum & Botanical Gardens features a spectacular array of Mediterranean plants, rare rhododendrons, magnolias, walking paths, and duck ponds.

In this unique 70-acre urban oasis, you can escape to an extraordinary place of beauty containing more than 6,000 plants, trees, and flowers from as far away as Australia and the Asiatic cloud forests. Considered a living museum, Strybing Arboretum offers educational and interpretive programs to promote public awareness of plants and the environment and provides a place for reflection and relaxation for all visitors. Additional attractions include the Demonstration Gardens, the Garden of Fragrance for visually impaired visitors, the Arthur Menzies Garden of native plants, and the Walther Memorial Succulent Garden.