GARDENS

at Turtle Bay Exploration Park

The McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens are located on the north side of the Turtle Bay Exploration Park campus, across the Sundial Bridge. Initially, supporters of the Redding Arboretum, one of four organizations that merged to create Turtle Bay Exploration Park, helped drive the development of a series of botanical gardens. Turtle Bay inherited and embraced the plan to develop the site as seen today.

Access to the Botanical Gardens is FREE for Turtle Bay Members / Included with Park admission or a suggested donation of $4.

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Garden Tour: A Walk with the Horticulture Manager
Sep 28
Garden Tour: A Walk with the Horticulture Manager

Bring your notebooks and cameras for this participant-driven program. We’ll make our way through the Gardens with frequent stops for discussions about (what else?) plants! Meet at the West Entrance of Gardens 1155 Arboretum Drive (located off of Arboretum Drive next to the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery). Free for members/ Included with Park or Garden admission

Fall Plant Sale
Oct 5
Fall Plant Sale

Fall is the best time to plant most hardy perennial plants & shrubs in our area. Our Fall Sale focuses on hardy perennial plants including California natives, grasses, many unusual flowering plants, evergreen groundcovers and shrubs. Free gardening advice will be available throughout the day from Arboretum and Botanical Gardens staff and volunteers. Come early – some plants sell out fast!

Garden Class: Tree Selection and Care
Oct 19
Garden Class: Tree Selection and Care

Trees in a landscape and our urban forest are critical assets, providing property accents by creating structure, habitat, fruit, shade, etc; they are also important investments for homeowners and our communities in many different ways. Join Consulting Certified Arborist, Horticulturist and Licensed Pest Control Advisor Rico Montenegro, as he shares his expertise about tree selection, correct planting and cultural practices, pruning, disease control and care of older trees.

Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Office - 1135 Arboretum Drive (Next to Greenhouse in Nursery)

Garden Features

 
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MOSAIC OASIS

COMMING SOON

 

Other Garden Features

Families Of Turtle Bay 

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