ARIZONA CACTUS GARDEN, at the Stanford Arboretum

In the mid-1880s, when the Stanfords had plans for a home where the Mausoleum now stands, Mrs. Stanford had landscape architect, Rudolph Ulrich, design a cactus garden, known then as 'the Arizona Garden'. Upon the death of the Stanford's son, however, plans to build the home were abandoned. (See Mausoleum). Half a century later, during World War II, garden maintenance was discontinued, and up to 80 percent of the specimens were lost.

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Current Plans Ongoing garden restoration includes new plantings and some reduction in tree cover to allow the cacti and succulents needed sunlight.