San Francisco Botanical Garden Building
San francisco botanical garden has updated their hours and services.
San francisco botanical garden building. The library collections cover all aspects of horticulture including gardening garden design botanical art ethnobotany and pest management with an emphasis on plants grown in mediterranean and other mild temperate climates. With new and expanded programming on the horizon now is an exciting time for the most biodiverse 55 acres in the city. 574 reviews of san francisco botanical garden a park within a park and a great escape from life in the city without having to leave it.
San francisco botanical garden is located in golden gate park near the corner of ninth avenue and lincoln way. Drive just steps from the japanese tea garden de young museum and california academy of sciences. The library houses approximately 27 000 volumes and 250 current plant and garden periodicals.
Even on the sunniest days it never seems to be crowded and the deeper into it you go the less likely you are to have your peace of mind disturbed. Built for the 1915 16 exposition along with the adjacent lily pond and lagoon the historic building is one of the largest lath structures in the world. Not especially impressive but it s worth a brief walkthrough after you ve briefly walked passed the lily pond and briefly surveyed the japanese garden and spend a brief.
The botanical building is a building of botanicals in balboa park. However san franciscans will be able to adopt plants of their own at the botanical garden s fall plant sale taking place on october 12th and 13th at the sf county fair building. For more than fifty years the san francisco botanical garden has stimulated children s interest in and exploration of plants horticulture and environmental stewardship.
There are two entrances the main gate near ninth avenue just inside the park and the friend north gate on martin luther king jr. Use the main gate for all entry. San diego s oasis of culture and aesthetics.
For more than 50 years we ve held popular plant sales and are now pleased to offer plants for sale every day at the arbor. The san francisco botanical garden at strybing arboretum formerly strybing arboretum is located in san francisco s golden gate park its 55 acres 22 3 ha represents nearly 9 000 different kinds of plants from around the world with particular focus on magnolia species high elevation palms conifers and cloud forest species from central america south america and southeast asia. Like many of the places around it s more of a sampler size.