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panoramic photo of courtyard garden with fountain, fruit trees, paved paths

Once established, it took time, often years, before a mission had all its components. However, given the necessary time and money, it was certain that its missionary would see to the construction of a church, with workshops and classrooms surrounding a courtyard. Traditionally, the courtyard would feature a garden such as the one represented here. Although this is not the original garden of the Tumacácori mission, it is engineered to represent elements of mission gardens everywhere. The vegetation growing here represents plants introduced to this area along with native plants that would have been used by the Padres. There are herbs, such as rosemary, thyme, and myrtle. Fruit trees include apricot, olive, and pomegranate. These trees and the monk's pepper tree were introduced by the National Park Service when this garden was built in 1937 as part of the visitor center.

• Keywords: courtyard; garden; fountain; mission; tumacacori; tumacácori