Come to Your Senses at Descanso Gardens

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Descanso Gardens welcomes visitors who are among the first to see spring flowers blooming … and booming.                            Photos by Ruth SOWBY

By Ruth SOWBY

Folks are invited to Descanso Gardens to enjoy the perfume of the first tulips of the season. The majority of the 30,000 bulbs that were planted in January are still growing along the Promenade. Due to the rains and recent warmth, flowers are blooming … and booming.  

The 30,000 tulip bulbs planted in January bloom in a riot of pink after the rains and recent warmth.

A 150-acre botanical garden in La Cañada Flintridge, Descanso Gardens features a wide area, mostly forested, with artificial streams, ponds and lawns. On Monday, March 9, dozens of visitors strolled in the Rose Garden, the Japanese Garden and the Oak Forest. Most of Descanso’s giant oak trees are 100-150 years old.  

Selfies capture friends and flowers at Descanso Gardens. 

Artists set up their paints and canvases to capture the early spring posies. Photographers took snaps of everything in sight. Especially popular were selfies among the cherry blossoms in the Japanese Garden and along the Promenade stream.    

Laurel Canyon resident Lorna Cook captures blooms in water colors at Descanso Gardens.

In addition, Descanso Gardens has a “ride-on” train that is running.

Descanso’s Center Circle is a fanciful garden full of water-wise plants that are able to weather drought conditions.

Descanso Gardens is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. On March 16, the Gardens will be open until 7 p.m. daily.

Non-members of Descanso Gardens need to make advance reservations to enter the Gardens. Tickets range in price from $8 to $18.

Leana Kajtor, 2, and grandmother Mariana Kajtor came from Westlake Village to enjoy the posies along the Promenade at Descanso Gardens.

Descanso Gardens is located 1418 Descanso Drive in La Cañada Flintridge. For more information, call (818) 949-4200 or visit www.descansogardens.org. 

The Japanese Garden in Descanso features cherry blossoms along the Promenade stream. 

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