The gardens are an inspiration to gardeners from all over. The Nixon Library Gardens is also a great place to host a wedding or wedding reception.

Highlights of the Nixon Library Gardens include:

• One hundred Veterans Honor roses planted just outside the White House East Room replica.
• The Library's Andrew Jackson Magnolia tree, grown from a seedling given to First Lady Pat Nixon. The original Andrew Jackson Magnolia, featured on the $20 bill, was brought by President Andrew Jackson to the White House in 1835, transplanted from his Tennessee estate, The Hermitage.
• A bed of flowering magnolia soulangiana next to the East Room replica. Identical and in the same location as the White House magnolias, the Alexandrina, with its pinkish-purple saucer-sized blooms, was selected in consultation with the staff of the White House gardens.
• Twenty Debutante camellias, a soft pink that was among Mrs. Nixon's favorite colors, grace the elegant Muth Patio adjacent to the White House East Room.
• Near the cornerstone of the East Room replica is a bed of classic soft pink, 1843 roses, Souvenir de la Malmaison.

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The Nixon Library and Gardens exhibits many traits of a great flower garden in a Mediterranean Climate.

There is a pond to capture rainfall and the grounds make extensive use of native plants.Yorba Linda receives most of its rainfall during the winter. This makes water efficient gardens important in Yorba Linda.

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Water is a great feature in any garden. This fountain at the Nixon Library Garden in Yorba Linda is striking and has a cooling effect in summer.

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Water is a great feature in any garden. This is a step fountain at the Nixon Library Garden in Yorba Linda. This is a good example of using stored water to create a cooling effect in a garden. This works especially well in low humidity climates like that in Yorba Linda.

Yorba Linda, California climate information will help you:

• Plan a wedding in Yorba Linda, California
• Select flowers for your garden in Yorba Linda, California
• Determine what garden plants grow well in Yorba Linda, California
• Select a lawn grass that grows well in Yorba Linda, California
• Design a green garden in Yorba Linda, California

Yorba Linda, CA has a Mediterranean Climate.

Key characteristics of Mediterranean climates for growers and gardners:

• Almost all rainfall is in winter months
• Summers are very dry
• Very mild winters
• Mild to warm summers

Many great garden plants and flowers come originally from Mediterranean climates. A great example is the california poppy . These plants have beautiful golden blooms and thrive in other Mediterranean climates as well.