Hosted by San Diego Botanic Garden in partnership with Pacific Horticulture.
October 15, 2022 | 2-6:30 pm
Tickets:
San Diego Botanic Garden or Pacific Horticulture Members: $45.00
Non-Members: $50.00
Admission to the Botanic Garden, three signature tacos from City Tacos and two special selections from Mother Earth Brewing are included with the ticket price
Become a San Diego Botanic Garden member today
Become a Pacific Horticulture member today
Join us at San Diego Botanic Garden in collaboration with local horticulture and conservation experts to celebrate gardening for biodiversity.
Enjoy a diverse menu of fun learning activities throughout the afternoon, including walking tours and a wide variety of short talks.
Join us for food and drinks at an evening reception with many special guests.
Event Highlights:
- Meet experts in horticulture and conservation and learn more about sustainable, water-wise, heat-tolerant, and native plant gardening with plant recommendations and gardening tips for fall planting.
- Help kick-off the taco diversity research project – an opportunity to assist with this citizen science project by eating tacos (and enjoying beverages)!
- All guests of the ticketed reception will receive a complimentary seedling of the Tecate Cypress (Hesperocyparis forbesii) from Bartlett Tree Experts – Legacy Tree Program
We would like to thank our Event Partner, Bartlett Tree Experts.
Program
Learning activities will run concurrently between 2- 4 pm
2:00 p.m.
Short Talks
The Watershed Approach to Habitat Gardening
with Andrea Doonan, owner and principal manager of Andrea Doonan Horticulture and Design
Pollinators and Coastal Scrub Habitat
with Christina Simokat, Adjunct Professor in Biology, Environmental Studies, and Wildfire Science, CSUSM; PI, Pollinator Monitoring Project; Board of Directors, Escondido Creek Conservancy, Jasmine O’Hara, PMP research assistant, Environmental Studies major/Geography minor, CSUSM, and Jessica Keatly, PMP research assistant, Environmental Studies major, CSUSM
Learn from local scientists investigating the insect pollinators of Coastal Sage Scrub habitat
San Diego Botanic Garden Birds—Diversity and Abundance
with Susan Smith
Walking Tours
Great Garden Selections
with John Clements, SDBG’s Director of Gardens and Brandi Eide, SDBG’s Senior Director of Horticulture and Facilities
Discover and learn about the exciting variety of options available for sustainable, water-wise, heat-tolerant gardening in Southern California, with examples from SDBG’s gardens.
California Natives
with San Diego Botanic Garden Staff
Discover and learn about the wonders of our SDBG natural areas, including the rare flora and fauna that call these areas home
3:00 p.m.
Short Talks
Pollinators and Ornamental Plants
with Lea Corkidi, University of California Cooperative Extension
Learn about collaborative research investigating the pollinator attractiveness of ornamental plants of Southern California
Expand Your Palette: Waterwise Plants for your Landscape
with Nan Sterman
Discover the vast palette of plants options for your drought tolerant garden
How You Can Connect to Nature in Your Own Natural Garden
with Mike Evans, Tree of Life Nursery
How you can use your garden to create a habitat for native fauna.
Encore of Walking Tours
Great Garden Selections
with John Clements, SDBG’s Director of Gardens and Brandi Eide, SDBG’s Senior Director of Horticulture and Facilities
Discover and learn about the exciting variety of options available for sustainable, water-wise, heat-tolerant gardening in Southern California, with examples from SDBG’s gardens.
California Natives
with San Diego Botanic Garden Staff
Discover and learn about the wonders of our SDBG natural areas, including the rare flora and fauna that call these areas home
You must be a ticket holder to enter into the evening reception area.
4:00 p.m.
Ticketed reception with Special Guests and Fall Planting Recommendations
Enjoy diverse beverages, socialize, and learn from horticulture experts– an opportunity to be inspired and ask your specific gardening questions.
Meet talk and tour presenters and notable local nursery and plantspeople, including representatives from:
5:00 p.m.
Taco Diversity Research Project and Brief Remarks
Marvel at the sight, smells, and tastes of diverse foods, including celebrating taco diversity with SDBG’s Senior Director of Science and Conservation Colin Khoury
Food is Served
6:30 p.m.
Event Concludes
There is no better time to support the incredible work of San Diego Botanic Garden and Pacific Horticulture, representing multidisciplinary collaborations that support biodiversity in our region with global scale relevance.
Purchase Tickets
Food and Refreshments Provided by:
City Tacos and Mother Earth Brew Co.
