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Fire Safe Demonstration Gardens
Fire safe demonstration gardens are intended to demonstrate the type and arrangement of plants to mitigate the risk of wildfire. To view a local fire safe demonstration garden, visit one of the gardens below.
Quail Botanical Gardens
Address: 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024
Phone: (760) 436-3036
Website: http://www.sdbgarden.org/index.html
Sponsor: Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation Inc.
Hours: Open daily, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fees: $12/adults, $8/seniors, students, & active military, $6/children 3-12, free/children 2 & under
Wheelchair access: Yes
Description:
Quail Botanical Gardens collects and displays plants from regions of the world that have a climate similar to Southern California's. By capitalizing on microclimates and controlling irrigation, the cultivation of plants from other regions of the world is also possible.
Fire Demonstration Garden, Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College
Address: 12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West, El Cajon, CA 92019
Phone: (619) 660-0614
Website: http://www.thegarden.org/
Sponsor: Cuyamaca Community College District
Hours: Open daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the exception of some holidays
Summer Hours: Open until 7:30pm on Wednesday and Friday nights in June, July, and August.
Fees: Free Admission
Description: The Water Conservation Garden has nearly five acres of displays that showcase water conservation through a series of beautiful themed gardens, such as a native plant garden and a vegetable garden, as well as how-to displays such as mulch and irrigation exhibits.
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