Water Conservation Garden

Hope to see you tomorrow from 9am-3pm for our 25th Anniversary Celebration!

Congratulations, we just turned 25 years old this year too! 👏 Alta Vista Botanical Gardens marks its 25th year. 🎂 In 1999, the @CityOfVista designated 14 acres as a public garden to be managed by a nonprofit foundation. tinyurl.com/yhye9kd6 by @sdutmcintosh via @SDUT

Free Friday is still going on at the Garden until 4pm today...come on by! 😎

WaterSmart makeover: Embracing a low-water garden in Carlsbad. 🌾 Armed with research and enthusiasm, @VallecitosWater District resident, Dean Williams, develops landscape plan and puts in the hard work to make it come to life. tinyurl.com/4sccb35h via @SDUT

Creating a home for butterflies 🦋 For a habitat that supports monarchs and other pollinators, the right plant species are crucial Sara learned that butterflies like plants that have a lot of different textured flowers on them. 🌼🌸🪻 tinyurl.com/ymsh9rp3 via @SDUT

Thanks @HelixWater District for having a booth today at the Garden to promote water conservation! 👏

Tomorrow at the Garden is Free Friday...June 12th...9am-4pm! 🆓 Enjoy a tour of the garden and participate in scavenger hunts and get some free cookies! 🍪 Also, free Admission next door at Heritage of The Americas Museum 👺 And the Garden is dog-friendly, just ask Dorothy! 🐶

Head to the Water Conservation Garden tomorrow, July 12, for FREE Friday! Enjoy the nearly 6 acres of water-wise gardens, take a docent-led tour and stop by our booth to say hello 👋 Learn more about the garden by visiting thegarden.org

Happy July 4th! 🇺🇸🌭🎆

Does Your Garden Have a Birdbath? Why Not? Somehow pedestalled basins have fallen out of style. Why is that, when they’re a classic focal point, and the parade of bathing beauties brings such pleasure? tinyurl.com/4yhdctaa by @MSlatalla via @WSJ

See how to do it yourself at the Garden! 🌻🌵🌺🌿 Blossoming of creative instincts. Escondido couple’s yard an oasis with color, drama. Leanne and Marcus Fowler, were the winners of the @CityofEscondido’s 2023 WaterSmart Landscape Contest. tinyurl.com/msfrme2v via @SDUT

June 14th! Free Admissions at Heritage of The Americas Museum and Water Conservation Garden: Second Friday Each Month Visitors can enjoy tours of the garden and museum, participate in scavenger hunts, and pack a picnic lunch. The Garden is dog-friendly. tinyurl.com/3pxfbmj7

30-plus tips on helping your June Garden produce to the max 🍒🫑🍅 If your tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, etc., are not yet producing, don’t worry. As temperatures increase, so will flowering and fruiting. bit.ly/4c2iR5M by @GrowingPassion via @SDUT

Thank you @EvanNoorani from @CBS8 San Diego for coming out to show people what a great place to visit we are and learn about water-wise sustainable landscaping! 🌻🐢🌸🌳 youtu.be/C3HlCIGqizU?si…

WOW! 🤩 The HYDRO Building: Where Water Conservation Meets Preservation. As one of three signature buildings on the @CSUSpur campus, Hydro reflects the water-focused research, education, and policy-making inside. tinyurl.com/jc36a7kp by @jkcordes via @S4Lmedia

Get a rebate to plant a tree through @SDGE! 🌲tinyurl.com/49wax8mu

Way to go and yes, "Be water wise, conserve water indoors and out"!

Thank you, Supervisor @JoelAndersonCA and the @SDECCC for your support of the Garden! 🌿🌺🌵

Today was the official 25th anniversary of the Water Conservation Garden! 👏 A group of us met today to discuss a community-wide celebration at the Garden for a date in September, so stay tuned! Thanks to @SenBrianJones office who presented us with a Certificate of Recognition!

Stop by the Garden to see how you can do it too! WaterSmart Landscape Contest winner! 👏 45 years in the making Love of whimsy, color shapes landscape into award-winning, old-fashioned charmer in @HelixWater District. bit.ly/3WA5d5y by @carondg & @NelCepeda via @SDUT