About the UC Botanical Garden
The University of California Botanical Garden is a 34-acre oasis in the heart of Berkeley’s urban landscape, and features one of the world’s most diverse plant collections. This unique living museum is filled with more than 10,000 kinds of plants, including many rare and endangered species. As the third-largest botanical garden in the United States in numbers of species, this world-renowned plant collection provides a vital resource—not only for international researchers, UC Berkeley faculty, students and staff, but for visitors from around the world who seek solace, inspiration, and connection with nature.