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explore Descanso
Descanso Gardens is an urban retreat of year-round natural beauty, internationally renowned botanical collections and spectacular seasonal horticultural displays. Visit for a stroll, a concert or a class — there are so many ways to explore.
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Membership
Join the thousands of people who support Descanso Gardens through an annual membership. Members enjoy many benefits, including discounts at the Descanso Café and the Gift Shop, class discounts and members-only events.
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There's always something to see at Descanso Gardens. Whether you love lots of colorful spring bloom, winter camellias or the year-round majesty of our oaks, check out what's in bloom at different times of the year.
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With its variety of settings – from the Oak Lawn to the manicured grounds of the Boddy House – Descanso Gardens is the perfect place for your special event, and it's just minutes from downtown Los Angeles, as well as the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys.
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Get inspired at Wet & Wonderful: Celebrating our Precious Water on Sept. 23! Join in on fun and educational programming for the whole family. This daylong symposium will explore ways to create beautiful gardens and to safeguard our precious (and limited!) water supply.
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Come join our monthly walk for birders of all level. Bring binoculars!
MEMBERS ONLY.
Keep your bird count tallied on the updated and now downloadable Descanso Bird Checklist.
Please note: Family Gardening Day is FULL.
Enjoy a morning filled with hands-on gardening activities for the whole family in the Harvest Garden. Learn the basics of plant care while having fun digging, watering and sowing seeds.
Free to members; nonmembers $10 adult, $5 children 5-12, free 4 and younger. Advance registration required.
Bring your little owlets 2 and older for an enchanting nature-themed story time at Nature’s Table!
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