The 10 Best US Cities for Green Thumbs

In conducting their study of the best American cities (drawn from the 50 largest cities in the US) for green thumbs, the plant company Breck's looked at factors including weather conditions (including annual rain fall, average growing season and temperature) as well as the number of community gardens, nurseries and gardening stores per capita, and the number of gardening clubs and annual gardening events. See how your city ranks in the final tally of the 10 best cities for gardeners.

The historic, naturalistic WPA Rock Garden at William Land Park in Sacramento, California, was created in 1940 as part of the New Deal's Work Progress Administration. It is just one of many notable parks in this gardening-centric city including Capitol Park (which contains the World Peace rose gardens and the California Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial) and the McKinley Rose Garden.

Located in Golden Gate Park, the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco is one of the city's many memorable gardens.

With its mild temperatures and long growing season, San Diego is a natural pick for one of America's best gardening cities. The 37-acre San Diego Botanic Garden is just one of the city's notable garden destinations, and boasts bamboo groves and a variety of landscapes focused on desert, tropical and Mediterranean climate gardens, as well as a wonderful selection of California native plants.