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Luther Burbank Home and Gardens Review
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Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
- Address: Santa Rosa and Sonoma Aves., Santa Rosa, CA
- Phone: 707/524-5445
- www.lutherburbank.org
- Category: Houses/Mansions
- Location: Santa Rosa
Fodor's Review:
The Luther Burbank Home and Gardens commemorates the great botanist who lived and worked on these grounds and single-handedly developed the modern techniques of hybridization. The 1.6-acre garden and a greenhouse show the results of some of Burbank's experiments to develop spineless cactus, fruit trees, and flowers such as the Shasta daisy. In the music room of his house, a modified Greek Revival structure that was Burbank's home from 1884 to 1906, a dictionary lies open to a page on which the verb "burbank" is defined as "to modify and improve plant life." If you show up during the gift shop's open hours, it's worth the small fee to rent the interesting, self-guided audio tour.
- Cost: Gardens free, guided tour of house and greenhouse $4
- Open: Gardens daily 8-dusk; museum and gift shop Apr.-Oct., Tues.-Sun. 10-4; tour Apr.-Oct., Tues.-Sun. 10-3:30
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