Fodor's Expert Review Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden and Desert Garden

Balboa Park, Bankers Hill, and San Diego Zoo Garden Fodor's Choice

These neighboring gardens sit just across the Park Boulevard pedestrian bridge and offer gorgeous views over Florida Canyon. The award-winning formal rose garden contains 1,600 roses representing nearly 130 varieties; peak bloom is usually in April and May but the garden remains beautiful and worthy of a visit year-round. The adjacent Desert Garden provides a striking contrast, with 2½ acres of succulents and desert plants seeming to blend into the landscape of the canyon below.

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2525 Park Blvd.
San Diego, California  92101, USA

www.balboapark.org

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