Guadalupe Gardens is located south of the Mineta San Jose International Airport (and adjacent to the river park) where homes were removed because of noise 20 years ago. The master plan for this area was developed by the City of San Jose and a Citizen's Task Force.  The empty land that makes up much of this area will one day be transformed into all sorts of gardens for the public to enjoy.

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• Columbus Park
• Courtyard Garden
• Guadalupe Community Garden
• Heritage Rose Garden
• Historic Orchard
• Taylor Street Rock Garden
• Visitor & Education Center
• Master Plan Information

The Courtyard Garden and the Taylor Street Rock Garden were the first elements of Guadalupe Gardens to be completed. Flowering plants, turf grass, and shrubs are featured in the Courtyard Garden. The Rock Garden has the latest in drought tolerant landscaping.

In 1999, after the irrigation system was converted to recycled water, the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy, South Bay Water Recycling and the City of San Jose rejuvenated the plantings in the Courtyard Garden and turned it into a demonstration site. The purpose of the demonstration garden is to show landscape professionals and the general public how a variety of plants react to recycled water in a landscape setting.

This project is an example of how the Conservancy's mission to provide education and stewardship of our natural resources is being incorporated into the master plan for Guadalupe Gardens. The Courtyard Demonstration Garden has served as a catalyst for the development of programs to build community awareness of the availability and acceptable uses of recycled water. It is an easily accessible site for the public to visit and complements the other established areas of the Garden.

The Community Garden has it's own page, click here to visit it.

The Heritage Rose Garden has its own page, click here to visit!