Time to visit the E.F. Gamble Historic Home & Garden in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley. I didn't make it in Spring so far, but I was able to stop by for a visit in January and February. And I was able to find lots of blooming shrubs, such as Azaleas, Camellias, Rhododendron, and amazing Magnolias. The property includes a rose garden, cutting garden, formal herb garden, demonstration bed, wisteria garden, and an allée.
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Gamble has over 50 distinct camellia cultivars or species, including Camellia japonica ‘Kumasaka’, one of the oldest camellias in continuous culture. In fact, Gamble Garden is listed on the American Camellia Society's American Camellia Trail.
The Gamble Garden Camellia Collection has a total number of camellia plants: 61. Miss Gamble purchased many of her camellias and rhododendrons from Toichi Domoto, a Japanese-American pioneer camellia grower and world-class hybridizer whose family had a nursery in Hayward, California. The Domotos imported camellias and azaleas from Japan in the 1920s and 1930s under perilous conditions. In 1939, Miss Gamble purchased a Camellia japonica ‘Kumasaka.’ It is one of the oldest camellias in continuous culture. Kumasaka was clearly recorded in Japan in 1695 and thrives in Gamble Garden today.
The small botanical garden is a non-profit education center and garden, open to the public.
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The Gamble Garden's Spring program includes their famous Spring Tour, and classes to help you prepare your own garden for the coming year. Don't miss this popular Bay Area celebration, now in an all-virtual format.
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A ticket to ‘Preview Party at Home.' The event includes the talk with Jennifer Jewell, (Garden Writer & Editor, Radio Host) and exclusive access to Over the Garden Fence (OTGF), Silent Auction, Vendor Marketplace, and Plant Sales, all online.
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The Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden the perfect setting for your wedding ceremony, reception, rehearsal dinner, bridal shower, baby shower, day-after-wedding brunch, anniversary event, etc.
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The garden is open to the public every day during daylight hours. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted. The gardens are not receiving any financial support from the (wealthy) city of Palo Alto...
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Enjoy your visit
1431 Waverly Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 - off HWY 82 or train station Stanford
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