| Name | Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden |
| Brief Description | Celebrates Catalina's rare plants in this peaceful sanctuary |
| Type | Attraction |
| Category | California Botanical Garden |
| Description | The Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden is a thirty-minute stroll up Avalon Canyon from town center. Or, take a quick ride by golf cart or bike, or by trolley. The Botanic Garden is the primary gateway to access one of the Island's most popular hikes, the Garden to Sky Trail.
The Wrigley Memorial honors the memory of William Wrigley Jr., who lived from 1861 to 1932. Although best known as the founder of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, largest manufacturer of chewing gum in the world, he also played an instrumental role in the history of Santa Catalina Island. He truly loved the island, and with undying enthusiasm and energy, he brought numerous improvements: public utilities, new steamships, a hotel, the Casino building, and extensive plantings of trees, shrubs and flowers. William Wrigley Jr.'s greatest legacy was his remarkable vision and plan for the future of Santa Catalina Island -- that it remain protected for all generations to enjoy.
The idea for a garden came from Mr. Wrigley's wife, Ada. In 1935, she supervised Pasadena horticulturalist Albert Conrad, who planted the original Desert Plant Collection. Santa Catalina Island's temperate marine climate made it possible to showcase plants from every corner of the earth. |
| CSZ | Avalon, California 90704 |
| Phone 1 | (310) 510-2897 |
| Email | info@catalinaconservancy.org |
| Handicapped Accessible | No |
| Website | www.catalinaconservancy.org/index.php?s=visit&p=wrigley_memorial_and_botanic_garden |
| Last Updated | 12/9/2014 |
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