The Friends & Family Courtyard behind the
Botanical Library is a cozy and welcoming space enclosed by a low limestone wall, and filled with colorful familiar plants, which many of the visitors grow in their gardens. These hardy low-maintenance specimen – Lavender, Sage, Rock Rose, California Lilac, Hebe, Butterfly Bush, Camelia, Fuchsia, Tibouchina, and many succulents – feel like old friends, and add to the comfortable atmosphere of this garden. The color palette of playful pink and purple hues, spiced up by sprinkles of orange and yellow California Poppies, brings a smile to every face, and is especially enticing for children, who can pick the flowers in this perennial garden all year round. 
