June 2025 – Master Gardener Association of San Diego County

A Life Changing Experience From a Plant?

June 30, 2025Banksia, Blossoms, drought tolerant, Leucadendron, pollinators, Protea, Proteaceae

By Mo Price Have you ever seen a plant so unique and beautiful that it had an impact on your life? It happened to me 22 years ago, shortly after becoming a volunteer at San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas. The plant was a Hairpin Banksia (Banksia spinulosa); it had a bright yellow-orange 7” x […]

Cunning plants use a bag of tricks to lure pollinators

June 14, 2025Bats, Bees, Blossoms, Butterflies, pollinators

By Sharon Reeves (This article was originally in the June 14, 2025 issue of the San Diego Union/Tribune) Plants are anchored in one spot, but they are cunning. They have mastered the art of enticing more mobile organisms to do their bidding. It is the goal of every living thing to procreate and to […]