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Los Angeles Car Rental and Descanso Gardens

Southern California is blooming with exciting vacation destinations, especially in Pasadena. Why’s this you ask? Well, because Pasadena is home to the Descanso Gardens, one of Southern California’s finest botanical hideaways. Located just 20 minutes from downtown LA, the Descanso Gardens offer Los Angeles travelers a place to relax and regroup. Thousands of beautiful flowers, shrubs and trees call the garden home, including one of the nation’s largest camellia habitats. You don’t have to be a green thumb to feel at home in the Descanso Gardens so why wait? Take a walk through these beautiful flower patches as part of your upcoming Los Angeles car rental vacation.

There’s a garden for every season and reason at Descanso

The Descanso Gardens are designed as an urban retreat for Los Angeles car rental travelers and residents alike. Set up in such a way as to promote year-round natural beauty, the garden features and internationally renowned collection of seasonal and annual horticultural displays. More than 160 acres of land has been optimize inside the garden, providing visitors with an inside look at Southern California’s natural heritage. Important areas within the garden include the Mulberry Pond, the Iris Garden, the Japanese Garden and the Lilac Forest.

What’s blooming when at Descanso

Los Angeles car rental travelers can expect to see a wide variety of flowers in bloom during their upcoming visit to the Descanso Gardens. The following is a short synopsis of what is in bloom when at the garden.

• January and February: Camellias, Magnolias and Cherry Trees
• March: Camellias, Cherry Trees, Daffodils, Irises and Lilacs
• April: Camellias, Irises, Lilacs, Wildflowers, Tulips and Wisteria
• May: Camellias, Irises, Wildflowers and Roses
• June: Roses and Summer Annuals
• July, August and September: Roses, Summer Annuals and Perennials, Cassia
• October: Roses, Fall foliage and a special breed of Camellias known as Sasanqua Camellias
• November and December: Camellias, Toyon Berries, Annuals and Gingko

Take a walk in our garden

Group tours are offered on a regular basis inside the Descanso Garden, providing Los Angeles car rental travelers with even more exciting gardening information. Tour packages include a 60 to 90 minute Self-Guided Walking Tour, a 60 Minute Garden Discovery Walk, the Grand Tram Tour and the four hour Day at Descanso adventure. Whether you’re looking for a quick overview of the gardens or a complete immersion, you’re sure to find a group tour that spikes your interest at the Descanso Garden. For more information on group tours, please call 818-949-4202.

Get your hands dirty at the Descanso Garden

Think you’ve got what it takes to become a first-class horticulturalist? Well, now’s your chance to find out. The Descanso Gardens proudly offer a number of classes and public programs, all of which are designed to help education visitors on the art of gardening and the importance of horticulture. Programs range from preschool level to adult learning, so don’t be afraid to enrol today. Programs cover everything from landscaping and pruning to photography and drawing. Los Angeles car rental travelers can learn more about programs at Descanso by calling 818-949-7980.

Follow your nose to the Descanso Garden

Los Angeles car rental travelers will find the Descanso Garden located near the intersection of the 2 and 210 freeways. The official address is 1418 Descanso Drive. Los Angeles car rental travelers can visit the gardens every day of the year from 9am to 5pm (closed Christmas). Parking is free. Admission to the Descanso Garden is $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors and $2 for children. Tram rides will cost an extra $3 while rides on the Enchanted Railroad will cost an extra $2 on Saturdays and Sundays. Los Angeles car rental traveler can learn more about the Descanso Garden by calling 818-949-4200.