January 22, 2026
The San Diego Botanic Garden is actually in Encinitas, a small beachfront town about 25 miles (40 km) north of San Diego. We decided to drop in on our drive back to Long Beach and it was well worth the visit. There were beautiful plants from all around the world.
The garden has nation’s largest public bamboo collection.
There was even a New Zealand garden which included a spreading pohutukawa to sit under and a manuka tree for the local bees.
Neither of us had seen a cork tree before.
We fondly remembered our dear friend Murray when we came across the clivias in the African garden. Murray has sadly passed but has left hundreds of his beloved clivias for us to enjoy, including some that we have transplanted into our own garden.
Mal and Lauren 