Our visit to Descanso Gardens includes a 50-minute guided tour through the gardens on the new Grand Tram. We’ll see thousands of familiar and exotic flowers, peaceful ponds and the Japanese Gardens; then free time to explore the gardens on foot or to visit the gift and garden shop, before stopping for lunch in Pasadena at McCormick & Schmick’s Restaurant. Our final stop of the day will be at the Norton Simon Museum (admission included). Cost $45 per person. For more information, please call 323/848-6530. TTY for the deaf and hard of hearing at 323/848-6496.