As we head into Earth Month and look forward to Earth Day on April 22, this is a great time of year for gardeners to reflect on our impact on the environment and make small changes to help protect our planet. Here are six things to consider incorporating into your gardening routine to help conserve […]
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Looking to get your home garden in top shape while also reducing your carbon footprint? Worm composting – or vermicomposting – isn’t just good for creating a lush garden, it’s also good for the environment. Worm castings improve soil health, which helps plants fight pests, diseases and other environmental stressors. They can also help soil […]
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This February, let love grow at the Garden! A naturally charming atmosphere with 4 miles of meandering pathways to stroll along, and vibrant sights and smells of more than 5,000 plants from around the world, the Garden is a perfect place to celebrate the Month of Love. Whether you’re looking for a romantic date and […]
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June 2022 by Tony Gurnoe, Director of Conservation Horticulture The San Diego Botanic Garden is playing a key role in the global conservation of oak trees (Quercus L.). San Diego Botanic Garden’s Conservation Horticulture staff have been working to conserve endangered native oak species, both in habitat and in cultivation since the beginning of the […]
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February 2022 by Brandi Eide, Deputy CEO and Senior Director for Horticulture and Facilities As the new year begins, we are excitedly preparing for upcoming projects, and thankful for recent accomplishments. We kicked off the year with a celebration; the Garden was awarded a grant for new signage in the Bamboo Garden from the American […]
January 2022 by Colin Khoury, Senior Director for Science and Conservation We begin this new year with a flurry of new science and conservation activity, both at the Garden and further afield. Our ongoing work to help conserve rare oaks, cycads, manzanitas, coyote bush, and other threatened plants has increased dramatically over the past few […]
November 2021 by Ari Novy, PhD, President & CEO I’d like to draw your attention to the Garden’s new logo, based on our native coastal prickly pear cactus (Opuntia littoralis). We put lots of thought into our rebranding and logo update. We love the dragon tree logo we used for years, which is beautiful and […]
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April 2021 by Tony Gurnoe, Director of Conservation Horticulture Last year an alarming report was released indicating that 40% of all plant species are threatened with extinction. When considering that dire number, it is also important to know that nearly one third of all plant species exist in a botanical garden somewhere for safe keeping. […]
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January 2021 by Tony Gurnoe, Director of Conservation Horticulture San Diego Botanic Garden has a distinctive position in not only working to conserve endangered plants where they grow naturally, but also bringing those rare species into a managed setting which enables a deeper level of study, better community engagement without compromising preservation, and for us […]
July 2020 by Jeremy Bugarchich, Curator of Collections A garden is colorful, lush, and beautiful; these are some of the words used to describe our own wonderful San Diego Botanic Garden. But what are the features that make our garden a botanic garden? A garden by definition is unnatural. It is a conglomeration of living […]