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Garden of the Sun Demonstration Garden

The Garden includes an extensive orchard of fruit trees, vines, and berries; beds of vegetables, herbs, perennials, small space gardening demonstrations, All-America Selections, a sun/shade garden, and a compost demonstration area in a setting designed by landscape designer, Robert Truxell. Also featured are specialty gardens for children and the physically challenged.

GOS entrance sign

 

Visit the Garden

Docent Guided Tours

Schedule a docent-led tour of the garden for adult or home school groups by submitting an email request to our helpline at least two weeks before the date you plan to visit mgfresno@ucanr.edu

Location:

north entrance garden

1750 N Winery Ave                                                                            Fresno, CA 93703

Current Hours of Operation:

We are in for a slight break in the temperatures, 100 degrees is predicted as the high Monday, August 19, 2024.  The Garden Managers decided to reopen the garden to the public this week.  Garden hours will be 9 am -11 , Mon, Wed, & Fri, however some flexibility should be allowed for closing sooner at the garden managers' discretion. 

Questions about the garden? Please send an e-mail to mgfresno@ucanr.edu

Fresno Master Gardener office has no office hours or phone service at this time. 

What's new at the Garden of the Sun?

It's a hot Fresno summer! Currently the Garden of the Sun is closed until temperatures fall below 104 degrees, but in the meantime our heat-tolerant, drought friendly plants are thriving and our pollinators are happy. 

bee on lavender flower

 

 

Garden of the Sun Blog Posts
Plant of the Month
Garden of the Sun video tour

Video GOS

Through its Master Gardener Program the UC Cooperative Extension in Fresno County has developed a one acre ornamental and food production demonstration garden on the south end of the City of Fresno's Reedy Park, located at Winery and McKinley Avenue, Fresno, CA.

Come and enjoy the garden with the volunteers and learn about gardening in the Central Valley. Click to view

 

AAS
AAS flowers

All America Selection Winners display garden. Link to their newsletter.

Link to their website

The Deutsch Cactus Garden

The Deutsch Cactus Garden is an extraordinary garden filled with over 250 different types of cactus and succulents. It is part of the Discovery Center next door to the Garden of the Sun. For more information and visiting hours go to the Discovery Center website.