​​🌿 Huntington Botanical Gardens

A 120-Acre Paradise of Plants & Poetry!​​ 🌺✨ From ​​spiky cacti blooms​​ to ​​Chinese pavilions straight from Hangzhou​​, this ​​Pasadena gem​​ is LA’s ultimate ​​plant-lover’s dream​​. Here’s your floral cheat sheet! ​​🌵 MUST-SEE GARDENS​​ ​​DESERT GARDEN​​ 🌵 • ​​1,000+ cacti species​​—some flowers ​​bloom for just ONE day​​! ⏳ • ​​Golden hour tip​​: Shadows make ​​spikes look like art​​ 📸 ​​CHINESE GARDEN​​ 🇨🇳 • ​​Lake + stone pavilion​​ = ​​mini West Lake​​ (杭州 nostalgia!) 🏯 • ​​Moon bridge​​ = ultimate ​​Instagram moment​​ 🌉 ​​JAPANESE GARDEN​​ 🇯🇵 • ​​Raked gravel gardens​​ + ​​bonsai masterpieces​​ 🎎 • ​​Hidden tea house​​ (peak zen 🧘‍♀️) ​​ROSE GARDEN​​ 🌹 • ​​2,500+ varieties​​ in ​​full Technicolor glory​​ (May = peak bloom!) ​​🕒 SMART TIPS​​ ✔️ ​​Free admission​​ every ​​1st Thursday​​ (book 1 week ahead!) 🎟️ ✔️ ​​Skip these​​: Australian Garden, Palm Grove (unless you ​​really love grass​​ 🌱) ✔️ ​​Kids’ rainforest​​ = perfect for tiny explorers 👶 ✔️ ​​Parking​​: Free + easy 🅿️ 📍 ​​Huntington Library & Gardens​​ 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA 91108 ​​"Where every petal holds a story And cactus spines cast poetry in sunlight This is LA’s living love letter to Earth."​​ 💌 #LAGardens #HuntingtonGarden #DesertPlants #ChineseGarden #RoseLovers #BotanicalBeauty #Pasadena #FreeMuseumDay #NaturePhotography #PlantMom