The top 10 Gardens available in Los Angeles includes
1. The Arboretum at Arcadia which was originally 46,000 acre ranch back in 1875. Now there's 127 acres of gardens which is open to the public.
2. Virginia Robinson Gardens at Beverly Hills which is officially listed as one of the Historical Places in Los Angeles. This includes the 5 gardens which is located around Beverly Hills, namely Mall Garden, Italian Terrace Garden, Tropic Palm Garden, Kitchen Garden and Rose Garden.
3. The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden at Claremont
4. Sherman Library and Gardens at Corona del Mar
5. The Fullerton Arboretum at Fullerton
6. Descanso Gardens at La Ca?ada Flintridge
7. Hortense Miller Garden at Laguna Beach
8. Mildred E. Mathia Botanical Garden at Los Angeles
9. South Coast Botanic Garden at Palos Verdes Peninsula
10. The Huntington at San Marino
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