Event post #3: South Coast Botanic Garden

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For my final event, I decided to visit the South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes! This place was absolutely amazing, I was very shocked because I did not expect it to be as big and diverse in plants as it was! There are over 2500 species of plants from various parts of the world, and there are also sightings of many different bird species you may catch if you're able to visit! Science is a fundamental part of botanical gardens, as I saw when I visited this one in particular, because with science, botanists are able to name the different plants and group them together in different ways. They used concepts in genetics and studies in phylogenetic trees to help them come up with the names of these plants. The names of these plants are based on the families, genus, phylum, and other groups that it belongs to and is categorized with. 

This photo is a personal picture I took of a desert plant I thought was very pretty and interesting. 

This is a photo of me in the South Coast Botanic Garden

Among the various science aspects of the botanical garden that I found, I also explored the artistic opportunities that were available to visitors. For example, there are many different events held throughout the summer, one being the "Oriental Impressionistic Watercolor" event, where visitors can  learn to create pictures of nature from an artist named Hisako Asano. Events like these offered at the South Coast Botanical Garden allowed me to draw on the relationships between science and art because it showed me how something that is maintained and nurtured through the use of science, in this case, the many plants and flowers of the botanical garden, could inspire creations in art.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7356186.stm

I think that everyone should take a visit to the South Coast Botanic Garden, especially now during the summer. It has a small lake that you can sit by and enjoy, as well as plenty areas of shade where you can relax and enjoy the weather. This is a place to be surrounded by beauty and peace, here is a look inside:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9ATlIKBYS8

Citations:

• "How Are Species Named?" Encyclopedia of Life. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Aug. 2013. <http://eol.org/info/467>.
• "In Pictures: Botanical Art." BBC News. BBC, 19 Apr. 2008. Web. 04 Aug. 2013. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7356186.stm>.
• Lookwhosblogging. "Toddler's Day Out: South Coast Botanic Garden." YouTube. YouTube, 15 May 2013. Web. 04 Aug. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9ATlIKBYS8>.
• "South Coast Botanical Gardens." South Bay Digs South Coast Botanical Gardens Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Aug. 2013. <http://www.southbaydigs.com/south-coast-botanical-gardens/>.
• "South Coast Botanic Garden | The Jewel of the Peninsula." South Coast Botanic Garden | The Jewel of the Peninsula. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Aug. 2013. <http://southcoastbotanicgarden.org/>.