Santa Cruz
Gardens, Farms & Nurseries
Santa Cruz, CA
GARDENS & FARMS
Gardens, Farms & Nurseries in Santa Cruz
Our Guide to Santa Cruz Agriculture and Horticulture Tourism provides general information on the area's gardens, organic farms, demonstration farms, greenhouses and more.
We also highlight some regional gardens that may be of interest to you. They would require a drive, but the are well worth a visit!
Click here to search Half Moon Bay (45 miles north) or Monterey (40 miles south).
Featured Santa Cruz Hotels & Resorts
Chaminade ─ Click for Hotel reviews or to book online
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz, CA
This Santa Cruz hotel is a AAA 4-Diamond Mission Style Resort hotel located on 300 acres in the Santa Cruz mountains. With its wonderful facilities and staff, this is an ideal location for business, pleasure, or a romantic getaway. The great views of Monterey Bay from the main patio areas also makes this a great pick for weddings, too!
Santa Cruz Area Gardens
5601 Freedom Blvd, Aptos, CA (831)687-0100
Bamboo Giant Nursery featuring exotic bamboo for retail and wholesale. Supplies and services for installing whole groves, privacy hedges or single plants
Filoli Mansion & Gardens ─ (open Feb 10 thru Oct 30)
86 Cañada Road, Woodside, California 94062 Phone: (650) 364-8300
Located 8 miles east of Half Moon Bay, Filoli is an historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20th century. Whether enjoying its beauty or pursuing its educational opportunities, we invite you to explore this cherished community resource.
21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga CA 95070 Phone 408.741.4994
Hakone is the oldest Japanese and Asian estate gardens in the Western Hemisphere, established in 1915. It is one of the prime land marks by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is an authentic replica of Japanese Samurai or Shogun’s estate garden, designed by one of descendent of the imperial gardening family members.
Japanese Friendship Garden
1300 Senter Rd., San Jose, CA 95122 (408) 277-5254
803 Brown's Valley Road, ·Watsonville, CA (831)728-1901
The Roses of Yesterday and Today Garden, which has developed with the help of four generations of the Wiley/Stemler family, has more than 230 rose varieties on display. Picnic tables are available.
San Francisco Botanical Garden
9th Avenue at Lincoln Way San Francisco, CA 94122
Whether you have ten minutes or a life-time, there's always something new to see and do at the SF Botanical Garden. The Garden is open daily, 365 days a year. Weekdays, 8 am to 4:30 pm. Weekends & holidays, 10 am to 5 pm
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
Naglee Avenue and Dana Avenue San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 277-5422
2660 East Lake Avenue (Highway 152), Watsonville, CA (831) 763-0939
Plants for California's Mediterranean Climate - 2 beautiful acres of demonstration gardens
UCSC Arboretum ─ open to visitors 9-5 daily
UC Santa Cruz 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064 (831) 427-2998 phone
Situated on what is now the campus of the University of California at Santa Cruz and what was originally part of the vast land holdings of pioneer settler Henry Cowell, the Arboretum occupies one of the most propitious horticultural sites in the world.
Santa Cruz Farms, Nurseries & Greenhouses
5601 Freedom Blvd, Aptos, CA (831)687-0100
Bamboo Giant Nursery featuring exotic bamboo for retail and wholesale. Supplies and services for installing whole groves, privacy hedges or single plants
Bay Laurel Rhododendrons
1554 Bean Creek Rd Scotts Valley, CA 95066 (831) 438-3999
2669 Mattison Lane, Santa Cruz, CA (831) 476-8866
Far West Nursery and Garden Center offers more than two acres of plants to satisfy your every garden need.
2218 Mission Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Phone: 831-429-8424
They have something for everyone, from the novice home gardener to the serious plant collector.
333 Cypress Ave, Moss Beach, CA (650) 728-2286
Green Oaks Creek Farm & Retreat
2060 Hwy. 1 Pescadero, CA 94060 (650) 879-1009
Green Oaks Creek Farm & Retreat is an educational, organic Farm & Retreat center
205 North Street, PO Box 173, Pescadero, CA 94060 650-879-0480
Visiting Harley Farms Goat Dairy is a hidden treasure. Mingle with the goats, ogle our edible flower garden, milk a goat, tour the cheese making room and learn how cheese is made.
Located in the Los Altos Hills, it's worth the drive to visit this real working farm. Its mission is to educate, and that it does with its organic gardens and animals. Children love to get up close and personal with chickens, cows, pigs and much more...
P.O. Box 508 Pescadero, CA. 94060 (650) 879-0580
Founded as a small, family farm, Jacobs Farm remains committed to organic farming... benefiting people and the environment for generations to come. Over sixty varieties of herbs and edible flowers grace our northern California coastal farmlands.
New Garden Nursery & Landscaping
2440 Mattison Lane Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (831) 462-1610
2080 Cabrillo Highway, Pescadero CA 94060 (650) 879-0995
Their mission is to inspire and connect rural and urban people to know the source of their food, and to work together to bring greater health to the food system from seed to table.
1045 Tunitas Creek Rd. Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (650) 726-5700
A working farm is being developed for diversified organic vegetables, fruits, flowers, ... Potrero Nuevo Farm
2800 El Rancho Drive, Santa Cruz CA 95060 (831) 438-2844
Redwood Nursery specializes in locally grown trees and shrubs for your garden in the Santa Cruz Mountains and surrounding areas.
Half Moon Bay office, (650) 726-9059 ext 102
The Richard J. Elkus Ranch is an environmental education center providing unique hands-on learning experiences for Greater San Francisco Bay Area youth. More >>
803 Brown's Valley Road, ·Watsonville, CA (831)728-1901
The Roses of Yesterday and Today Garden, which has developed with the help of four generations of the Wiley/Stemler family, has more than 230 rose varieties on display. Picnic tables are available.
Santa Cruz Hydroponics & Organics (new location)
815 Almar Avenue Unit K, Santa Cruz, California (831) 466 9000
They are have the LARGEST outdoor and indoor gardening inventory in the Bay Area!
33 El Pueblo Road Scotts Valley, CA (831) 438-4106
Whether you're a professional landscaper or a weekend gardener, Scarborough Gardens Nursery has something for everyone.
2660 East Lake Avenue (Highway 152), Watsonville, CA (831) 763-0939
Plants for California's Mediterranean Climate - 2 beautiful acres of demonstration gardens
831-722-4522
Upstarts has been providing Quality Gourmet Vegetable starts to the Greater San Francisco Bay Area sense 1987.
Tunitas Creek Rd, Half Moon Bay, CA (650) 759-3126 333
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