The Garden of Hesperides

The Garden of the Hesperides is Hera's orchard in the west, where there is a single tree on which golden apples grow.

History
The apples were planted from the fruited branches that Gaia gave to her as a wedding gift when Hera accepted Zeus. The Hesperides were given the task of tending to the grove, but occasionally plucked from it themselves. Not trusting them, Hera also placed in the garden a never-sleeping, hundred-headed dragon named Ladon as an additional safeguard.