Supervisors OK Upgrade of Botanic Garden
The County Board of Supervisors has approved a 20-year plan for expanding facilities and improving public access to the South Coast Botanic Garden.
The board’s approval last week clears the way for $14.2 million in work at the Palos Verdes Peninsula garden. Most of the cost will be paid through private fund raising.
Construction of a new gift shop and entrance already has begun, funded by donations from the garden’s foundation and other private groups. Nearly $600,000 in contributions has been collected this year for work at the garden, said Jane Au, president of the South Bay Botanic Garden Foundation.
Supporters also are hoping for the passage of a county bond measure in November that would provide $10 million for the South Bay garden and three other gardens operated by the county.
The master plan for the garden calls for construction of a Japanese garden and teahouse, a food service area and more paths around the 87-acre park.
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