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Volume 29, No. 1 January, February, March 2018 Volume 29, No. 1 Circulation 6400 January, February, March 2018 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Directors Andy Grant Marcia Hall Brockett Frank Mannen Chair: Sharon Lowe Zipperman Larry Campbell Arlene Prater Vice Chair: Tom Applegate Martin Cassell William Rawlings Vice Chair: John DeWald John Clark Adam Robinson Carol Dickinson Vice Chair: Vann Parker Jim Ruecker Martin Dickinson Suzy Schaefer Treasurer: Mark Dowling Allan Dodds Matt Stamper Secretary: Joyce Wilder Pete Elkin Kathleen Thuner President/CEO: Julian Duval Marjorie Fox Tim Wright Mary Friestedt MISSION STATEMENT: To inspire people of all ages to connect with plants and nature. The Garden Shops Open 10 am – 4 pm daily (Closed on Christmas Day) SAN DIEGO BOTANIC GARDEN Membership Discounts: SDBGarden.org 10% to Family, Individual and Steward level members 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024 20% to Patron and higher level members 760/ 436–3036 (phone) 760/ 632–0917 (fax) his winter season, our Gift Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM You Shop is bursting with lovely Tube T Senior Leadership new additions! We have expanded President/CEO • Julian Duval 202 our unique accessories from new Director of Operations • Ian Cole 203 and favored vendors. Stop by Director of Development • Carolyn Zollars 216 and explore the Garden’s offering Director of Horticulture • Tony Gurnoe 211 of classic, yet fun, jewelry and Admissions handbags! Cheryl Mergenthaler, Mary Lou Morgan, Beth Moss, This season, we are featuring Judy Sanderson 207 Spicer Bags - durable textile bags including colorful cork Development / Membership / purses, duffle bags, wallets, luggage tags and pouches. Corporate Partnerships & Sponsorships Complementing our Cork collection, we continue our SDBG Director of Development • Carolyn Zollars 216 classic line of designer cork handbags, wallets, jewelry and Manager of Development Events • Doreen Prager 218 accessories which are Vegan and Eco-Friendly – all from Corx. Development Assistant • Susan Parker 217 And our jewelry selection has blossomed with Lula ‘n’ Lee, a Membership Assistant • Josh Pinpin 214 collection of jewelry made with mixed metals combined with Membership Assistant • Bella Trillizio 215 turquoise, pearls and gemstones. Education Our Plant Shop is thriving with winter-happy plants! We Senior Adult Education Manager • Sam Beukema 204 are favoring those plants which grow best during the cooler, Senior Youth Education Manager • Susanne Brueckner 222 wetter weather. These include winter-growing African Aloes, Education Coordinator • Stephanie Wilson 201 Aeoniums from the Canary Islands and South American Facilities flowering shrubs. Some of the most collectible succulents are Facilities Supervisor • Sergio Bautista 212 winter growers, so we also have bonsai or specimen-worthy Gift Shop 208 plants throughout the winter. Office 209 Horticulture Horticulture Manager 220 Join us for our Annual Meeting Marketing/PR Saturday, January 6, 2018 Marketing/PR Manager • Lisa Reynolds 224 3:30 – 5:00pm . Ecke Building Operations 3:30 – Wine and Cheese and Mingling President & CEO • Julian Duval 202 4:00 – Year in Review – And the year to come! Director of Operations • Ian Cole 203 4:30 – Guest Speaker Ari Novy Accounting Assistant • Greta Ott 223 Bookkeeper • Lisa Weaver 221 5:00 – Raffle / Ajourn Operations Assistant • Michael Fisher 206 Volunteer Manager • Jill Gardner 213 e are excited to have Ari Novy, Ph.D, Chief Scientist at Leichtag Foundation as our special guest speaker. Reception Desk 201 W Ari will talk about the horticultural history of the National Venue Rental Mall, with a special focus on Conservatories. Prior to joining Operations Administrative Assistant • Michael Fisher 206 Leichtag, Ari was the Executive Director of the United Wedding Site Manager • Lita Dantes 205 States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., where he was Volunteers responsible for all activities and strategic planning at the Volunteer Manager • Jill Gardner 213 Nation’s botanical garden, including welcoming more than 1.2 million visitors per year. On the cover: Jacaranda Tree in bloom. Photo: Rachel Cobb 2 2018: A Monumental Year for SDBG Message from the President Julian Duval President/CEO an Diego Botanic Garden members have been hearing Sabout our two major projects for some time now. Our San Diego County-funded capital project will create a Horticulture and Maintenance facility near our service gate. This will provide staff with a much more efficient work space away from the Garden’s public areas. We have been awarded the required Coastal Development Permit, but we still have other building permits to acquire. This making predicting when this important project will be complete difficult. After staff offices are moved out of the Larabee House and Lawn House, these historic buildings will become valuable additions to the Zollars, SDBG Director of Development, or me. visitor experience. The opening of the Conservatory will make 2018 a notable Our other major project, the Dickinson Family Education historic year for SDBG. It will also mark the 100th anniversary Conservatory, is well on its way to becoming a physical of when the Larabee House was built. It is also the 100th reality. We have our building permits and the required anniversary of the planting of the Eucalyptus cladocalyx next parking improvements completed to the space we share with to the Larabee House. Sadly, while the tree is now dead the the San Dieguito Heritage Museum, just north of Ecke Ranch substantial trunk, which is in the process of being carved Road. The greenhouse/conservatory building components into a stylized baobab tree, representative of the Madagascar have arrived and JRS Project Management has wasted no Garden where it is located, will remain, hopefully for another time in preparing all the ground work, including retaining 100 years. 2018 also marks the 25th anniversary of the Garden walls, footings, underground plumbing and electric conduit becoming self-supporting and having the Quail Botanical for the conservatory. Too early to be precise about a date for Gardens Foundation become responsible for its management, opening, but we expect that to be during summer of 2018. care and future. This might be the most significant anniversary The Dickinson Family Education Conservatory represents to celebrate this year given the incredible growth in the the single largest financial investment in the Garden’s history. Garden over the past 25 years. We have been successful in raising over $5.3M for the project I wish you all a Happy New Year and we can all anticipate and there are still opportunities for recognizing additional another 100 years of success and growth for the San Diego donors. If you would like more information on how you can Botanic Garden. become a part of this historic project, please contact Carolyn Remembering Former SDBG Docent Mary Holden By Diana Goforth Former Events Manager, San Diego Botanic Garden ary Holden was wise, smart, kind and courageous. My fondest Mmemory of our times together was when we struggled with a complicated computer program to create the Garden’s first ever newsletter. Oh, how we struggled. I took the hacking approach and Mary, being wise and smart, studied the instruction manual. She was kind to me—we laughed so much—and was courageous in her pursuit of the unknown, the world of computers. I will always treasure those moments with Mary when, together, we conquered the world! Art and Mary Holden 3 Upcoming Events Sculpture in the Garden Now – April 2018 . 9 am – 5 pm This unique exhibition showcases sculptures from 31 talented artists set against the beautiful backdrop of the Garden’s lush and natural 37 acres. Curator Naomi Nussbaum of Naomi Nussbaum Art & Design has orchestrated an eclectic exhibition ranging from functional garden artwork to large abstract works with an emphasis on diversity of media and scale. Take a self-guided tour with the Garden’s dedicated Sculpture Map. All sculptures on exhibit are for sale, with a portion of the proceeds going to fund the Garden. For participating artists, visit SDBGarden.org/sculpture.htm. Cost: Free with paid admission or membership. Paw Walk in the Garden San Dieguito Heritage Museum Saturday, February 17 9 am – 12 pm The San Diego Botanic Garden is teaming up with the Rancho Coastal Humane Society to produce our 6th Annual “5K Paw Walk in the Garden.” Both organizations will be benefiting from this event. Participants will follow a 5K walk through the 37-acre Garden with their dog(s). The route winds through spectacular garden areas including California Native Plants, Australia, the Canary Islands, Hawaii, Bamboo, Subtropical Fruit, and Palm Canyon. Due to the construction at the Hamilton Children’s Museum, we will be staging this event at the San Dieguito Heritage Museum on the other side of Ecke Ranch Road right across the street from Hamilton Children’s Garden. There will be pet products, food (for people), treats (for dogs), lots of great information for dog lovers, and (of course) dogs and puppies!” Cost: Adult Walker - $25.60 (includes $6.40 discount) 18+ years. Ticket price is per person. Youth Walker - $16.80 (includes $4.20 discount) Under 18 years. Ticket price is per person. Adult SD Botanic Garden Member - $16.80 (includes $4.20 discount) 18 + years. SDBG Member Discount. Ticket price is per person. Youth SD Botanic Garden Member - $11.20 (includes $2.80 discount) Under 18 years. SDBG Youth Member Discount. Ticket price is per person. Adult RCHS Volunteer - $16.80 (includes $4.20 discount) 18+ years. RCHS Volunteer Discount. Ticket price is per person. Register at: SDBGarden.org/pawwalk.htm Photo: Rachel Cobb 4 Spring Planting Jubilee & Tomato Sale Saturday & Sunday, March 17 & 18 9 am – 5 pm It’s March planting madness at our Spring Planting Jubilee & Tomato Sale! This event is a plant lover’s dream with a wide variety of herbs, spring plants, bromeliads, garden art and implements. As well as locally-sourced and grown summer garden vegetable extravaganza with tomatoes, vegetables, and more offered by Diane’s Herbs, Flowers & Things.
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