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Statement of Purpose:

Preserve, protect, and promote the memory of Luther Burbank and his work through interpretive programs and interactive displays. The Gardens also serve as a city park.

Offer public tours of historic site where horticulturistlived and worked.

Highlights:

Over an acre of beautiful, blooming gardens are alive with color and variety. Raised beds demonstrate Burbank plant introductions and Burbank's techniques. Luther Burbank's 1870s modified Greek Revival home is open for tours. Burbank family artifacts, antiques, awards, and stories fill the home with a sense of the past come to life. The Gift Shop offers custom designed mementos and garden plants.

• Numerous "heritage" plant varieties including many Burbank originals.

• Burbank family Victorian and turn-of-the-century furnishings, artwork, and collectibles.

• Burbank photo and document archives.

Exhibits:

Guided tours for groups. advance reservation required.

• Burbank's home is decorated in holiday regalia including numerous displays of blooming plants and wreaths. Free tours of home. Special, unique holiday gifts available.
• April 2000 - October 2000: - From the Garden to the Lab - Biotechnology and Plants.
• http://www.lutherburbank.org/events.html

Hours:

• Tours are available from 10am to 3:30pm, Tuesday-Sunday, April through October.
• Museum and Gift Shop is open 10am to 4:00pm, Tuesday-Sunday, April through October.
• Gardens are open from 8am to 7pm, everyday.
• Holiday Open House from 10am to 4pm, first weekend in December.

Located at the corner of Sonoma Ave and Santa Rosa Ave in downtown Santa Rosa. From 101 take the downtown exit. Head east on 3rd St. Turn south on Santa Rosa Ave. LBH&G is 4 blocks south. Very easy to find.

Admission:

• Admission is free.
• Tours of house and garden are $3/person.
• House can be seen only on tour.

Key Personnel:

James Horton, Board Chairman

• Cheryl Harris, Garden Curator
• Cathy Stevenson, Coordinator
• Rebecca Baker, Archivist

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