We had an unscheduled visit to Fullerton Arboretum one weekend which so many have not discovered. Not even the Pinoys who have been living in that place. So many of the Cebuanos who are residing in Fullerton do not have the idea where the Arboretum is located. They really miss this opportunity to see a marvelous variety of plants only found in the desert of Fullerton Arboretum.
At any rate, Fiza and this writer drove to Fullerton Arboretum (Education) to see this beautiful garden place. We found that Fullerton Arboretum exists to provide visitors the opportunity to gain knowledge and appreciation of the plant world through collections that preserve and promote stewardship of worldwide plant diversity and regional agricultural heritage… and to serve their faculty and students and the broader community through education and scholarly activities.
In our tour of the huge orchard, we saw the tiniest living plant, so unique and so rare we had goose pimples. We thought we were watching a TV show, but it was so real! Flowers steadfastly bloomed in different variations. But in the midst of it all, I was so happy to see our very own "Philippine bananas" preserved in a remote place in the garden.
And of course, our "lemoncito"! How enchanting. And recently, from tiny desert parasitic plants to towering Joshua Trees comes the Mojave Desert in a land of stunning diversity and beauty.
Oh my gosh! You die a little seeing all these plants, unique flowers with aroma spreading all over the gardens (for the first time in my life I've seen these) and amazingly beautiful!
Anyway, we understand that this Arboretum was established in 1894 by pioneer physician of Orange County, Dr. George Crook Clark. His house which served as his office still stands there in good shape and is well maintained. That's how efficient the people managing the Arboretum are!