Amtrak changes coming down track
The end of the year is both a time to look forward and look back....
San Diego Botanic Garden
Botanic Garden lights up the holidays
The mile-long trail that winds through the garden’s 37 acres is sure to delight with its array of light displays, sculptures and music....
Can’t travel far? Don’t miss these SoCal region venues, events
Between the resurgence of the Covid pandemic, natural disasters in some of our favorite vacation destinations, and the uncertainty of airline schedules, it’s not easy...
San Diego Botanic Garden summer of fun
ENCINITAS — In addition to the San Diego Botanic Garden World of Houseplants, running through Sept. 5, the public botanical outreach and education institution has a...
San Diego Botanic Garden to debut international houseplants exhibition
ENCINITAS — The San Diego Botanic Garden is preparing to debut its summer exhibition “World of Houseplants,” adding hundreds of new houseplants from around the...
Study of plant-based medicines at Botanic Garden gets boost
Exciting news earlier this month from the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas....
San Diego Botanic Garden launches Access Afternoons
ENCINITAS — In February, San Diego Botanic Garden launched Access Afternoons, a community outreach project that welcomes new audiences to the Garden through funding the...
Voodoo Lily blooms at Botanic Garden
San Diego Botanic Garden is witnessing the rare blooming of its konjac plant – a smaller, relative of the corpse plant – in its Dickinson...
Encinitas resolution commits to further protect city’s open spaces
ENCINITAS — The City of Encinitas’ has largely promoted the conservation of the city’s open spaces for environmental reasons but a new resolution doubles down...
Letters: A valuable piece of Encinitas history on verge of destruction
A valuable piece of Encinitas history is on the verge of being destroyed by the latest potential density bonus project on Melba Road in Encinitas....
A winter wonderland is created at Botanic Garden
Drawing from natural elements that have been found locally or from Northern California, the finished display glitters....
Botanic Gardens awaits bloom of Corpse Flower
A Corpse Flower is getting ready to bloom at San Diego Botanic Garden in October. ENCINITAS — An Amorphophallus titanum at San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) will bloom later this month. The corpse...
Coastal Conservancy grant will revive coastal watershed
ENCINITAS — Last month, the California State Coastal Conservancy approved a grant of up to $200,000 to San Diego Botanic Garden to enhance and restore...
Bromeliads are blooming at San Diego Botanic Garden
The bromeliads are a-bloomin’ at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas. Fans of this exotic, tropical plant, as well as the as-yet-uneducated, will marvel...