Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

 BAGSC

Botanical Art Guild of Southern California

 

Took a break from my SBA assignment to go to the

BAGSC quarterly meeting and get together at the

Ranch Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont, California

March 2014

 

 

 

The garden covers 86 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains

and is the largest botanical garden of California Natives

 

 

 Our group was fortunate enough to have a 2 hour guided tour of the garden with Eric Garton, one of the directors of the garden.  He was so knowledgeable of all the plants and animals in the garden. 

 

 

Beautiful shaded pathways along the way

 

 

Dendromecon harfordii   Channel Island tree poppy

 

 

Eschscholzia californica  California Poppy

  

 

Calliandra eriophylla  Fairy duster

 

 

Garra elliptica   silk tassel

 

Nolina parryi  parry beargrass

 

Cactus Family of flowers:

 

 

 

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa  silver cholla

 

 

Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea  Mojave Prickly-Pear

 

 

Echinocerus triglochidiatus Mound Cactus

 

 

OK, that was enough fun for the day.  Nice to take a break now and then to spend time with friends and fellow botanical artists.

Now it's back to the drawing board. 

Gotta have my assignment done by Wednesday and posted to my tutor in the UK.

 

Wish me luck!

 

 

 

Another great day in sunny Southern California!