Plan an excursion through our urban oasis of cultivated gardens and nearly wild, natural landscapes. Set aside a smidge of extra time for unexpected garden secrets and delights along the way!
Come to Descanso Gardens to experience, learn, and expand with an activity, class, program, or event designed to inspire.
Discover our world-class botanical and horticultural wonders and how we care for them.
Dive into a wellspring of opportunities for kids and adults to learn, observe nature, and participate in the garden.
As a non-profit public garden, we welcome you to join us in supporting our mission through membership and giving. With you, we grow in gratitude!
At Descanso Gardens we connect people with nature and one another. Read about our rich history and future plans to preserve the beauty and heritage of the gardens.
After-hours and daytime events with programs designed to connect garden visitors of all ages to nature. Join us for festivals, immersive installations, music, workshops, tours, and more.
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
This class is sold out Join artist Virginia Hein for a sketch walk through the gardens on Thursday, April 4 from 5–6:30pm. This class is designed as an introduction to […]
Please note that Little Explorers is canceled on Friday, April 5 due to inclement weather Come explore, play and create with us at Descanso Gardens! Families with young children (age […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Please note that this service day is full. Get hands-on gardening experience by mulching in the garden and help care for Descanso at this volunteer opportunity. Instruction will be provided. […]
Come explore, play and create with us at Descanso Gardens! Families with young children (age 2-5 years old) will enjoy doing arts and crafts and nature exploration together each month. […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Enjoy the garden for free! Free Tuesday occurs on the third Tuesday of every month. Advance tickets are required and are released on the first day of the month at […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Please note that this service day is full. Help care for Descanso Gardens and get service hours for school at this student volunteer opportunity. Instruction will be provided. All experience levels […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Join our week-long celebration of Earth Day and our native plants from April 22–28. View displays created by Descanso horticulture staff that celebrate our native plants, including our majestic oaks. […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Join us for a guided walking tour and see our California native blooms. This tour is offered daily, April 22-27, from 11am–noon. Meets at Center Circle. Free with admission, no […]
Join our week-long celebration of Earth Day and our native plants from April 22–28. View displays created by Descanso horticulture staff that celebrate our native plants, including our majestic oaks. Free with admission, no registration required.
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Join us for a guided walking tour and see our California native blooms. This tour is offered daily, April 22-27, from 11am–noon. Meets at Center Circle. Free with admission, no […]
Join our week-long celebration of Earth Day and our native plants from April 22–28. View displays created by Descanso horticulture staff that celebrate our native plants, including our majestic oaks. Free with admission, no registration required.
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive elements, drawing on actual wood taken from oaks that tragically fell during a severe storm in 2023. Visitors can investigate acorn sprouts that show how […]
Join us for a guided walking tour and see our California native blooms. This tour is offered daily, April 22-27, from 11am–noon. Meets at Center Circle. Free with admission, no registration required.
Join our week-long celebration of Earth Day and our native plants from April 22–28. View displays created by Descanso horticulture staff that celebrate our native plants, including our majestic oaks. Free with admission, no registration required.
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive elements, drawing on actual wood taken from oaks that tragically fell during a severe storm in 2023. Visitors can investigate acorn sprouts that show how […]
Join us for a guided walking tour and see our California native blooms. This tour is offered daily, April 22-27, from 11am–noon. Meets at Center Circle. Free with admission, no registration required.
Join our week-long celebration of Earth Day and our native plants from April 22–28. View displays created by Descanso horticulture staff that celebrate our native plants, including our majestic oaks. Free with admission, no registration required.
Enjoy fun, spring-themed crafts for the whole family in celebration of our flowers in bloom on April 26 and 27 from 10am–12pm. Free with admission, no registration required.
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive elements, drawing on actual wood taken from oaks that tragically fell during a severe storm in 2023. Visitors can investigate acorn sprouts that show how […]
Join us for a guided walking tour and see our California native blooms. This tour is offered daily, April 22-27, from 11am–noon. Meets at Center Circle. Free with admission, no registration required.
Don't miss Cultivate: LA Local on April 26 from 4:30–7pm with live music, dancing, refreshments, and engaging experiences in nature that will connect you more deeply to the world around you. The event is free with admission or membership, no registration required. Schedule: Theodore Payne Foundation Learn about fire prevention, habitat gardening, and native plants […]
Join our week-long celebration of Earth Day and our native plants from April 22–28. View displays created by Descanso horticulture staff that celebrate our native plants, including our majestic oaks. […]
Take home a milkweed seedling to attract butterflies in your own garden on April 27 from 9–11am. While supplies last.
Connect with Descanso’s feathered friends in this family-friendly birding walk! Perfect for ages 7-15, this walk will meander through the gardens at a gentle pace to visit the varied habitats […]
Enjoy fun, spring-themed crafts for the whole family in celebration of our flowers in bloom on April 26 and 27 from 10am–12pm. Free with admission, no registration required.
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Join us for a guided walking tour and see our California native blooms. This tour is offered daily, April 22-27, from 11am–noon. Meets at Center Circle. Free with admission, no […]
Join our week-long celebration of Earth Day and our native plants from April 22–28. View displays created by Descanso horticulture staff that celebrate our native plants, including our majestic oaks. […]
Come join our monthly walk for birders of all levels. Bring binoculars! Keep your bird count tallied on the updated and now downloadable Descanso bird checklist. No reservations required, exclusively […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Join us for songs, puppets and of course books! Great for children ages 2–7 with a caregiver. Meets at Feather Falls in the Camellia Forest, which is near the Main […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
This class is sold out Join artist Virginia Hein for a sketch walk through the gardens on Thursday, May 2 from 5–6:30pm. This class is designed as an introduction to […]
Come explore, play and create with us at Descanso Gardens! Families with young children (age 2-5 years old) will enjoy doing arts and crafts and nature exploration together each month. […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
The Ruth Borun Nursery and Propagation Center at Descanso serves as the backbone for growing, protecting, and enhancing the botanical collections. From growing annual plants for the Promenade, to establishing […]
Get hands-on gardening experience by mulching in the garden and help care for Descanso at this volunteer opportunity. Instruction will be provided. All experience levels are welcome. Ages 16 or […]
Come explore, play and create with us at Descanso Gardens! Families with young children (age 2-5 years old) will enjoy doing arts and crafts and nature exploration together each month. […]
Focusing on Descanso Gardens’ magnificent heritage coast live oaks, Trees Talk explores the hidden network that allows trees to communicate with one another. This beguiling exhibition showcases touchable and interactive […]
