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Gardens
Of Balboa Park
The park was host to over a dozen fabulous gardens, ranging from cactus to roses, to palm trees, and from Japanese to Spanish. Alcazar Garden • Casa del Rey Moro • Desert Garden • Japanese • Moreton Bay • Old Cactus • Palm Canyon • Rose Garden • Zoro Garden |
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Alcazar Garden, Balboa Park Patterned after the gardens of Alcázar Castle, Seville, SpainMostly used these days for wedding ceremonies. Open 10:00 a.m.until dusk.
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Moreton Bay, Fig Tree, Balboa Park Moreton Bay Fig Tree Planted in 1914 with a girth of 42 feet.The three had a height of 80 feet and a canopy of 145 feet.
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Casa del Rey Moro, Garden Meant "House of the Moorish King" Garden.Designed by Richard Requa for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition.
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Desert Garden, Balboa Park Near the Rose Garden and next to Park BoulevardIt contains more than 1,300 plants, including succulents and drought-resistant plants from around the world.
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Japanese, Garden The Japanese Friendship Garden is named "San-Kei-En"meaning "three Scene Garden." A replacement for theoriginal Tea Garden that survived from 1914 until 1941.
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Old Cactus, Garden A small cactus garden located behind the Balboa Park Club.Built in 1935 for the California Pacific International Exposition it containssome of the largest cactus in the park.
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Palm Canyon, Trail A dirt and stairway trail under tall palm trees.The area is over 2 acres in size and has over 70 species of exotic palm plants.
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Rose Garden, Balboa Park, San Diego, California Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose GardenAll-American Rose Selection Display Garden containing over 2,400 rose bushes in 180 varieties.
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Zoro Garden, Balboa Park A butterfly garden and former nudest colony.Named afer Queen Zorine, an actress that performed there in 1935.
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