The four acre garden at Rancho Los Alamitos is one of the true traditional California gardens of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The gardens we see today are the work of Florence Bixby, assisted by prominent landscape designers and plantsmen. They evolved from 1906 through the late 1940’s as intimate, lovely outdoor rooms that created a green band around the house in the semi-arid climate. Enjoyed by family and friends alike, the simple, restrained gardens are distinctive because they were created in a time of flamboyant regional horticulture. Discover how the garden plants and trees reveal the region’s culture and environment as well as new borders and boundaries on the once open landscape.
