Blake Garden, Botanical garden in Kensington, California, US.

Blake Garden covers 10.9 acres on a hillside in Kensington, about 4 mi (6.4 km) north of the UC Berkeley campus. It holds roughly 1,200 plant species arranged in sections, among them an Italian-style formal garden with a long reflecting pool, a water-plant garden, a Mediterranean garden, a grotto, a bilateral staircase and an arboretum. Blake House, designed by Walter Danforth Bliss and completed in 1924, stands on the grounds.

The property was laid out in 1924 as part of the Blake family estate, with the garden designed by landscape architect Mabel Symmes. UC Berkeley took ownership in 1957 and repurposed it as a teaching resource for its College of Environmental Design.

The garden belongs to UC Berkeley and is actively used by landscape architecture students as an outdoor learning space. On many days, you can see small groups working among the beds and paths as part of their coursework.

Blake Garden is at 70 Rincon Road in Kensington, Contra Costa County, about 4 mi (6.4 km) north of the Berkeley campus. It has been open to the public on weekdays since 2009, and admission is free. The site covers 10.9 acres on a hillside, so expect uneven ground between the formal garden, the grotto and the arboretum.

A Spanish-style mansion with 27 rooms stands on the property and served as the official residence of the University of California President from 1967 to 2008. The building is no longer used as a residence, but it remains visible from several points within the garden.