Sheila Sabine - Out and About - Berkeley Botanical Gardens

Berkeley Botanical Gardens,  located in Strawberry Canyon, Berkeley : 

This University of California garden was formally established in 1890. The original garden was located near Haviland Hall on the north side of the Berkeley campus and was centered around a large glass conservatory modeled after the London crystal palace.

Within two years the collection of native trees shrubs and plants had 600 species. In the following decade it grow to 1500 species  but then began to expand its scope in collections to have plants from all continents and about 10,000 species.

One viewer describes the gardens: "It was gorgeous up here I mean straight up beautiful - it was freezing and on and off drizzling but the greenery was just breathtaking."

Check it out - it's worth the visit.

UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA
BOTANICAL GARDEN at BERKELEY
200 Centennial Drive
Berkeley, CA 94720-5045

Open Daily
9 am – 5 pm
(No admission after 4:30 pm)
Closed 1st Tuesday of each month:
Apr 5 | May 3 | Jun 7