May 2023 – Master Gardener Association of San Diego County

San Diego Zoo breeds botanical riches

May 28, 2023Balboa Park, Demonstration Garden, Mediterranean climate, Natives, Park, San Diego Zoo, Trees

With a focus on conservation, zoo’s vast plant collections featuring rare and unusual specimens are a whole other animal BY HELEN PURCELL MONTAG (This article originally appeared in the May 13, 2023 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) Waiting to greet you at the San Diego Zoo’s entrance plaza in Balboa Park is a 27-foot […]

Why Is My Plant Acting So Strangely?

May 27, 2023Climate Change, Mediterranean climate, rain, Weather

By Cindy Bruecks I’ve received a few Hotline questions asking why a particular plant is acting “out of character”. I’ve seen reports of citrus behaving poorly for no apparent reason, perennials that are not following their “standard” springtime routine, and annuals that clearly have no notion of what the calendar says about the current […]