The floating bridge gives visitors a close-up view of pond life in the aquatic ecosystem at the botanic garden. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Hundred-year-old giant sequoias are a special feature of the garden. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
A turtle trudges toward California poppies from the upper pond. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
A hummingbird finds a snack in the bright red tubular flowers of a scarlet bugler plant. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Vibrant cattails create vertical patterns around the pond of the aquatic ecosystem. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Two ladybugs play piggyback on a native plant in the wetlands boardwalk area. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Paul Melzer of the Wildlands Conservancy discusses the giant sequoias. (Gina Ferazzi, / Los Angeles Times)
Evoking a painting by Monet, the floating bridge gives visitors a close-up view of pond life. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
A visitor crosses a wooden bridge from the botanic garden’s aquatic ecosystem. (Gina Ferazzi, / Los Angeles Times)
