QUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION

VISITOR EXPERIENCE - SAN DIEGO BOTANIC GARDEN (SDBG) SPANS 37-ACRES OVERLOOKING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND SERVES AS A PEACEFUL URBAN OASIS IN THE HEART OF ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025 116,139 VISITORS ENJOYED THE GARDEN'S 4 MILES OF TRAILS AND 29 UNIQUELY-THEMED GARDENS AND PLANT COLLECTIONS WHICH PROVIDE AN IMMERSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF VARIOUS PLANT FAMILIES, FLOWERS, AND TREES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. GARDENS RANGE FROM THE LARGEST BAMBOO COLLECTION IN NORTH AMERICA TO THE AWARD-WINNING HAMILTON CHILDREN'S GARDEN. SDBG WAS NAMED ONE OF THE" TOP 10 BOTANIC GARDENS" BY USA TODAY AND ONE OF THE "TOP 10 NORTH AMERICAN GARDENS WORTH TRAVELING FOR" BY THE CANADIAN GARDEN COUNCIL AND AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDEN ASSOCIATION. SDBG MAINTAINS OVER 5,200 DIFFERENT PLANT SPECIES IN ITS LIVING COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF SPECIES NOT REPRESENTED AT OTHER BOTANIC GARDENS. THE DICKINSON FAMILY EDUCATION CONSERVATORY HOUSES BOTANIC-THEMED EVENTS AND EXHIBITS.THE SEEDS OF WONDER AND HAMILTON CHILDREN'S GARDENS INVITE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO SAFELY PLAY OUTDOORS AND EXPLORE NATURE. OVER 285 VOLUNTEERS SERVE TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAMMING IN AREAS SUCH AS EDUCATION, PUBLIC TOURS, VISITOR SERVICES, HORTICULTURE AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE. SDBG SEEKS TO INSPIRE AN UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE OF NATURE THROUGH ADULT ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOCUSING ON HORTICULTURE, WATER CONSERVATION, FIRE-SAFE LANDSCAPING, SOIL MAINTENANCE, HYDROPONIC GARDENING, WELLNESS AND THE ARTS. SDBG OFFERS DISCOUNTS ON ADMISSION AND MEMBERSHIPS TO ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY FAMILIES, SENIORS, STUDENTS, AND THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE MUSEUMS FOR ALL PROGRAM. PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SERVE DIVERSE POPULATIONS THROUGH FREE OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND DISCOUNTED ADMISSION. SDBG HAS AN ACTIVE IDEA (INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY) COUNCIL THAT ENSURES WE MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL.

LIGHTSCAPE IS AN ILLUMINATED WALKING TRAIL THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO BOTANICAL GARDEN FEATURING A HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE THAT COMBINES ART, NATURE, AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH A ONE-MILE WALKING TRAIL WITH INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC INSTALLATIONS AND RETURNING FAVORITES, ALL COMING TO LIFE AFTER DARK WITH COLOR, IMAGINATION, AND SOUND. THE LIGHTSCAPE WELCOMED 116,165 VISITORS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.