Botanical Garden Tours - Come for a tour
of this incredible jungle oasis rich with diversity in the heart
of the Baja desert. Buena Fortuna, a true manifestation of
botanical abundance, was started over a decade ago with seeds
and plants collected from all over the world by world renowned
botanist, Gabriel Howearth. The site, in La Ribera, Baja Sur
Mexico is home to over 3,500 species of plants from around the
world, the result of a lifetime of research and collection from
Gabriel’s travels. The gardens are organized botanically by
plant families, designed in combination with permaculture
principles, and shaped in diverse symbolic forms, such as the
Vitamin Pyramid garden, or the Tree of Life garden. Guided tours
are offered every
Saturday starting at
10:00 am.
Tours include refresments $150 pesos per person. Produce,
landscape design consultations, exotic nursery plants, compost
and rare organic seeds also available. To make reservations
please contact Gabriel by email at
buenafortunagardens@gmail.com. Buena Fortuna is located at
the entrance to La Ribera which is approximately 7miles or 12km
east from Las Cuevas it is located on the north side of the road
across the street from cabo riverea. Look for the big yellow
gates. Look forward to sharing the rich diversity of the world
planting our garden paradise seed by seed - Gabriel Howearth,
buenafortunagardens@gmail.com