• Napa Country Iris Garden
  One of Napa's best kept secrets, garden specializing in tall bearded irises.
  Garden Info: 707.255.7880
  Garden Address: 9087 Steele Canyon Road, Napa, Ca, 94558
  www.napairis.com
• di Rosa Preserve
  Wine Country’s Ultimate Art Experience the di Rosa Preserve: Art & Nature. Entirely surrounded by vineyards, the di Rosa Preserve’s 217 acres feature three art galleries, an outdoor sculpture meadow and a 35-acre lake set in the beautiful Carneros region at the southern edge of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. Come visit!
  www.dirosapreserve.org
• Mustard Festival
  The mustard festival is the celebration of the spring mustard bloom. The brilliant swaths of yellow are left over from days of the California Mission Trail when missionaries were thought to have sprinkled mustard seeds between missions to find their way in the spring growth after winter. Its art in nature on display in the wine country. The mustard festival includes art, wine, and food with the Napa Valley Mustard Festival culminating in the mustard photography contest photo finish usually at the Mumms Champagnery,
  For annual details: www.mustardfestival.org
• Lavender Festival
  Sonoma Lavender is the inspiration for many artists, particulary the fabulous work of Kay Carlson, a Sausalito artist. Lavender Festival in Kenwood, in the heart of the Sonoma Valley, is spectacular. They celebrate the extraordinary lavender plant and its many uses. See a five acre lavender farm in full bloom. Experience the many types of lavender and the exquisite ways to enjoy this heavenly plant. See their website for annual festival details.
  more lavender festival info click here WEBSITE
• Bouverie Wildflower Preserve Bouverie Preserve This magnificent 500-acre property was donated to Audubon Canyon Ranch by David Bouverie in 1979.
  Oak woodlands, mixed evergreen forest, riparian, and chaparral are present in this landscape dominated by Stuart Creek Canyon.
  This location is known for its amazing spring wildflowers. Because of its diversity, Bouverie Preserve is home to a rich and distinct combination of plants and animals, including more than 130 species of birds, 350 species of flowering plants, and numerous large mammals such as the bobcat, grey fox, and coyote.
  707.938.4554
  Highway 12 Glen Ellen, CA 95442
• Quarryhill Botanical Garden
  12841 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen, CA, 95442
  (707) 996-3166
  Quarryhill Botanical Garden inhabits sixty-one acrea of rolling hills above the pastoral vineyards of Sonoma Valley and features a large collection of plants from Asia. We are open for Individual and Group Tours. Quarryhill also hosts occasional workshops and events.
  Quarryhill Botanical Garden website www.quarryhillbg.org
  
• Hallberg Butterfly Gardens
  8687 Oak Grove Avenue
  Sebastopol, California 95472
  707-823-3420
  
  Nestled among the apple orchards of Western Sonoma County, the Hallberg Butterfly Gardens cover nine acres of overgrown vines and thickets, flowering pathways and meadows.
  The beginnings of what maybe the oldest butterfly garden in the country can be traced to the 1920s when Della Hallberg, an avid gardener, planted a California native vine called Aristolochia californica. These plantings of the Dutchman's Pipe would provide an abundance of larval plant food for the beautiful black and teal Pipevine Swallowtail. The orignal gardens have been enhanced to provide habitat and food for over 40 butterfly species.
  Hallberg Butterfly Gardens website
  

Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Reserve
This 1,745 acre State Wildflowers Reserve, nestled in the Antelope Buttes 15 miles west of Lancaster, California, is located on California's most consistent poppy-bearing land. Other wildflowers: owl's clover, lupine, goldfield, cream cups, and coreopsis, to name a few, share the desert grassland to produce a mosaic of color and fragrance each spring. As unpredictable as nature - the intensity and duration of the wildflower bloom varies yearly.

Location - Directions The Reserve is located 15 miles west of Lancaster on Avenue I. Take the Avenue I off ramp from the 14 Freeway, head west 15 miles to the Poppy Reserve. Latitude/Longitude: 34.7502 / -118.3816
For the latest information and to talk to a person call 661-942-0662 Mondays through Saturdays 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Reserve Website

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