With just a couple of weeks remaining in 2024, there’s a bit of time to wrap up holiday shopping and enjoy the sights and sounds of the season. The North Coast Current and OsideNews hope you enjoy the holiday season in safety and good cheer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
