Regional Parks Botanic Garden facts for kids

The Regional Parks Botanic Garden is a special outdoor area, about 10 acres (4 hectares) big, where you can see many different kinds of plants. It's located inside Tilden Regional Park in the Berkeley Hills, which is east of Berkeley, California, in the United States. This garden is unique because it focuses on showing off plants that naturally grow in California. It's open to everyone during daylight hours almost every day of the year, except for New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The garden first opened its doors on January 1, 1940.

What You Can See at the Garden

The Regional Parks Botanic Garden is home to an amazing collection of California's native plants. You can find almost all the types of conifer trees and oak trees that grow in the state here. There's also a fantastic collection of wild lilacs, known as Ceanothus species, and probably the most complete collection of California manzanita plants anywhere!

The garden is also growing its collections of native bunchgrasses and water plants. Plus, it has examples of about 300 types of California plants that are rare or in danger of disappearing.

Garden Sections

The garden is set up into different areas. Each area represents a unique natural part of California. This helps visitors understand where different plants come from.

There are also smaller sections within these main areas, like:

Wyethia helenioides, also called gray mule's ears, growing in the garden.

A view of the Botanic Garden in November 2013.

Plants You Might Find

The garden features a wide variety of plants collected from all over California. Here are just some of the many types you can discover:

See also

In Spanish: Jardín botánico de los Parques Regionales para niños

• List of botanical gardens in the United States