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News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

The Flower Fields at Carlsbad are pictured in March 2022. (Photo by Samantha Fortney via Unsplash)

Flowers and strawberries: A look at what’s to come for the spring

North Coast Current March 8, 2024
Our region’s winter rains have put us ahead of our yearly rainfall average in San Diego, and even though we’re not quite through with winter yet, hints of spring are beginning to emerge as poppies and other native flowers start to bloom. In the spirit of spring, Carlsbad takes center stage for this month’s events as the city’s flower and strawberry fields ramp up their offerings.
Encinitas, California. (Ian McDonnell, iStock Getty Images)

ENCINITAS: San Diego Botanic Garden annual fundraiser Sept. 9

August 28, 2023
The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas presents The Garden Party, its annual fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 4 to 8 p.m. Proceeds from the evening will go toward supporting critical science, conservation and education programs that impact the garden and beyond.
Encinitas, California. (Ian McDonnell, iStock Getty Images)

ENCINITAS: San Diego Botanic Garden offers Butterfly Walks

June 18, 2023
Join San Diego Botanic Garden staff for twice-monthly Butterfly Walks to learn more about butterflies and their close relationship with plants.
Coast live oaks, an oak tree species that Encinitas is named for, have become increasingly rare in the community as suburban sprawl has cut their habitat. (Photo by Jared Quentin, iStock Getty Images)

What’s in a name? ‘Encinitas’ can remind us of how things used to be

Charlene Pulsonetti May 26, 2023
Nature is resilient, but human activity and other factors have resulted in an imbalance. Fortunately, place names — such as “Encinitas” — can offer a glimpse into the past.
The San Diego Botanic Garden is located in Encinitas. (Botanic Garden photo by Rachel Cobb)

San Diego Botanic Garden to create medicinal plants research consortium

OsideNews March 10, 2022

Encinitas CA— Last week, San Diego Botanic Garden launched a national medicinal plants collection and research consortium, made possible by a $384,000 grant from The Conrad Prebys Foundation. During...

The San Diego Botanic Garden is located in Encinitas. (Botanic Garden photo by Rachel Cobb)

San Diego Botanic Garden launches medicinal plant research program

North Coast Current March 10, 2022
The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas is expanding its plant curation and preservation efforts into medicine with a $384,000 grant from The Conrad Prebys Foundation, the garden announced March 8.
San Diego Botanic Garden Announces Bloom of

San Diego Botanic Garden Announces Bloom of

OsideNews February 17, 2022

Voodoo Lily is a Smaller “Cousin” of the Corpse Flower Escondido CA— San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) announced yesterday that a konjac plant – a smaller, but still impressive relative of the corpse...

San Diego Botanic Garden Celebrates Love, Friendship, and Plants with Plants and Romance Evenings on Weekend before Valentine’s Day

San Diego Botanic Garden Celebrates Love, Friendship, and Plants with Plants and Romance Evenings on Weekend before Valentine’s Day

OsideNews January 27, 2022

Encinitas CA— San Diego Botanic Garden invites visitors to take part in a lovely mid-February evening experience, Plants & Romance, with their Valentines, family, and friends. The Garden will open...

Deck the Halls with San Diego Botanic Garden’s Annual Botanic Wonderland, Beginning December 4

Deck the Halls with San Diego Botanic Garden’s Annual Botanic Wonderland, Beginning December 4

OsideNews December 3, 2021

Encinitas CA— San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) once again transforms its garden into a twinkling, holiday oasis, as Botanic Wonderland returns Dec 4-5, Dec. 10-23 and Dec. 26-30. San Diegans can bundle...

Before bloom (Photo courtesy SD Botanic Garden)

San Diego Botanic Garden’s Rare Corpse Flower Blooms on Halloween Night

OsideNews November 1, 2021

Only a few of these unusual Indonesian flowers bloom each year at gardens across the world, and SDBG is the only known garden in San Diego that grows this exotic species Encinitas CA—  The San Diego...

San Diego Botanic Garden Prepares for Corpse Flower Bloom in Late October

San Diego Botanic Garden Prepares for Corpse Flower Bloom in Late October

OsideNews October 24, 2021

Encinitas CA— An Amorphophallus titanum at San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) will bloom later this month, contributing to the anticipation for the Garden's Fall Festival, which starts this Saturday, October...

San Diego Botanic Garden representatives look over Ocean Knoll Canyon, located below Ocean Knoll Elementary School in Encinitas, earlier this year. (San Diego Botanic Garden photo)

San Diego Botanic Garden gets grant for Encinitas project

North Coast Current October 20, 2021
Encinitas’ San Diego Botanic Garden recently received a grant of up to $200,000 from the California State Coastal Conservancy toward restoring Ocean Knoll Canyon, located near Ocean Knoll Elementary School.
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