South Coast Botanic Garden

My wife, who loves plants, and I spent the morning, and part of the afternoon, at the incredible South Coast Botanic Garden located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. There are a number of themed gardens, like the Cactus Garden where this shot was taken, scattered throughout the 87 acre park that boasts an amazing variety of plant life. The Botanic Garden was started on the site of a landfill 50 years ago and has grown up into a place that easily sucks up three hours of a sunny Tuesday (and probably would have consumed more time had we not been hungry).