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San Diego Botanic Garden, Part I of II

6/21/2013

 
During my visit to San Diego, several succ-ers told me not to miss the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas.  I did as instructed.  Despite the $12 entry fee, it was well worth a visit.  The place is huge--I spent two hours there and covered less than half of it (concentrating, as you might imagine, on the succ-heavy portions). 

The garden is arranged into several smaller sub-gardens, some arranged by theme (e.g. undersea; children's; landscape for fire safety) and others arranged by region (e.g., Australian; Mexican; Canary Islands).  Here are some pics I took in particular gardens.

Undersea Garden
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Succulent Overlook
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Mexican Garden
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Succulent Display Garden
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My only complaint was that so many of their plants weren't identified (and I detected only the scantest correlation between a plant's rarity and its likelihood of bearing a label).  So while you can come here to see a lot of plants, I think the best way to enjoy this garden is just to enjoy the beautiful displays of color, light, and shape without worrying too much about what's what.  All, in all, though--definitely worth a visit.
Candy Suter link
6/21/2013 05:48:07 pm

I need to visit here! But thanks for the brief visit!

Cassidy link
6/22/2013 07:09:38 am

Sad I didn't make it here. Beautiful photos!

Debra Lee Baldwin link
6/22/2013 03:55:06 pm

I'm so glad you made it there! The undersea-themed succulent garden was designed and installed by Jeff Moore, owner of Solana Succulents nursery in Solana Beach, along with the late Bill Teague, a horticulturist on staff of the Botanic Garden. The life-sized topiary figures are by staff member Pat Hammer who formerly owned a nursery that specialized in large topiaries. Btw, I also blogged about the San Diego Botanic Garden a while back; if you're curious, here's the link: http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/?p=16008#more-16008

Pam jara
6/23/2013 05:35:25 am

The many volunteers that work diligently on the garden are proud of itI myself spend many hours fixing up the topiaries. Glad you enjoyed it


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