Best Use of Five Bucks Alta Vista Botanical Gardens Whip out the cakes and candles. Alta Vista Botanical Gardens is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Founded in 1999, AVBG sports 16 botanical gardens bursting with diverse plant life, from blue cycads to edible cherimoya. (Mark Twain was apparently a big fan of the latter.) Best of all? The […]
Written by Garden Travel Guide in Visit Gardens United States Last Updated 12/03/2023 Vista, California: The Alta Vista Botanical Gardens is a 14-acre artsy garden with diverse plants, unique art installations, and family-friendly activities offering something for all to enjoy. Traditional plant enthusiasts will be intrigued by the remarkable plants along the way. But, the Alta Vista Gardens […]
A true miracle happened last weekend at Alta Vista Botanical Gardens. A large group of over 200 kind, hardworking, and giving Church volunteers from the North Coast Church descended upon our Gardens and transformed them. The church members took on multiple tasks of weeding 14 acres, spreading mulch, building a beautiful new permanent entry kiosk, […]
Spring in San Diego is like that scene in the Wizard of Oz when everything changes from black and white to technicolor. Vibrant shades appear on budding flowers, bushes and trees. It’s nature’s biggest show, and you don’t want to miss it. Alta Vista Botanical Gardens 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, CA 92084 Admission $5 for adults, $3 for […]
When we decided to take our 6-year-old grandson to Alta Vista Botanical Gardens in Vista, we were relatively ignorant about the 14-acre mini-park nestled within Brengle Terrace Park. It had been several years since our last visit, and we were delighted to find the gardens expanded and enriched. Largely the work of Vistans Todd Cure’ (landscape architect), […]
By U-T Letters June 7, 2019 What is San Diego County’s most underappreciated attraction? What is your favorite local spot to share with visitors? Nancy B Jones, who works as the director of children’s programs at the Alta Vista Botanical Garden at Brengle Terrace Park in Vista, walks past a raptor sculpture by artist Ricardo […]
Fun Things To Do Issue June 5, 2019 Pump tracks, waterfalls, footgolf, Stonewall Peak, geocaching, ukelele jams, Cameron Crowe, circus center, Otay Lake kayaking Stroll among the art and plants at Alta Vista Botanical Gardens Photograph by Sydney Prather Alta Vista Botanical Gardens 1270 Vale Terrace Drive Vista Discover Alice’s Hidden Tearoom, do Saturday morning […]
June 6, 2019 SAN DIEGO —Thirteen acres filled with something to see and do for people of all ages. Moms know about this special place. Children love it. Yet it’s still one of San Diego’s best-kept secrets. Alta Vista, near downtown Vista, is different than other botanical gardens in town.“It’s not as polished, it’s a little more wild,” says Naomi […]
Eva Trieger In the last 10 years, I have driven right by this hidden gem a handful of times, completely unaware that such a divine place existed. But recently, I was given a tour by a delightful couple who were instrumental in growing (pardon the pun) the Alta Vista Botanical Gardens of Vista. Naomi and […]