La Canada Flintridge Travel Guide

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I visited the Descanso Gardens in October with my dad and grandma. The rose garden was still in full bloom, the camellias were budding but not ready to bloom just yet, some of the summer flowers were still lining the promenade and a few trees were showing fall colors. The blooming schedule is dependent on Mother Nature but from the tenative schedule it looks like the best month to visit is April when you should be able to see azaleas, camellias, roses, irises, lilacs, wildflowers, tulips, clivia, wisteria and native California plants with March and May also having a lot in bloom.

I wouldn't have noticed the steepness of the pathways except that we were pushing a wheelchair, the gardens are accessible but it was still a little difficult. I hadn't noticed that there was a tram nor am I sure that we could have even gotten Grandma onto it but it's worth asking if you have someone in your group that finds long stretches of walking challenging. In fact, we passed on going into most of the California Garden because we were afraid that we wouldn't be able to handle the wheelchair going downhill.

If you visit on the weekend, the Japanese tea house has tea service on Saturday and Sunday with Japanese snacks.

Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors

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This is a rather small establishment but lots of people are inside. Pizza and sandwiches is their menu with other sides such as curly fries, potato salad, etc. I ordered a hot submarine without onions. It was very good served with a Kosher pickle slice, a few carrot sticks and a pepperoncini. My boyfriend ordered the Philadephia cheesesteak and I had a bite of his sandwich which was also very good. I would definitely come back here again. We haven't tried the pizza. It didn't look too appetizing but lots of people were ordering it.