Water Conservation Garden

Lovely place and staff!

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Really happy I chose to hold my wedding at the Water Conservation Garden. Heather and Angela were great at coordination and really flexible and patient with my million questions! The Water Conservation does have some particular rules to work around, being a non-profit open to the public, when it comes to holding events there, but they make those clear before you sign anything and really did an amazing job making everything work out in the end! Thanks so much Heather and Angela!! More...

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A great place to get great ideas for your own garden

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I love this garden. No charge for admission, but donations appreciated. Beautiful paths that you can even take a stroller along. Beautiful variety of plants and a butterfly house. More...

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Beautiful! Peaceful! Great ideas.

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Hermoxo lugar para la.familia caminar y ver las hermoxas flores de primavera  volveríamos a regresar

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It was interesting to see how to conserve water in the desert

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I've been here a few times with my kids, ages 1 and 3. It's very kid friendly. Lots of hands on exhibits and room to run around. They have a children's play area in the back which is super cute. It has a little house and sand pit with toys. We also love the amphitheater where the kids can run around on stage. The sensory garden and fairy garden are fun, and even the compost exhibit is fun. This place is great to come to when the kids need to get some energy out and you're up for a little walking, maybe some sitting lol. The place is stroller friendly, even though the paths are dirt. I've never been on the weekend so not sure how crowded it gets then but there's barely anyone during the week except for other moms with kids. We usually bring our lunch since there's plenty of nice places to sit and eat. They have a small parking lot and if it gets full, you can park anywhere, except in red areas. Dirt lot is open too.I wish they had more activities for kids, maybe once a month. I would even be willing to pay a few $$ for it - storytime, music n motion, hands on gardening, etc. But overall, we love this place. More...

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We had a small, intimate ceremony with family at the gazebo, and it was the perfect setting. All the foliage surrounding it really emphasized the intimacy of the event. The staff were also all very helpful and accommodating. The plants around the rest of the garden also provided the perfect backdrop for all our photos. More...

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Come here before your next garden season! Really thoughtful quality garden and landscape examples.

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Great place to take your little ones and walk around. It's free but they do take donations. They have a nice dino themed little kids area with a sand box, facts about dinos, and a cute little wooden playhouse. They have a sensory garden where the kids can touch and smell plants, gazeboos, butterfly pavilion, aond great info on how to have a water friendly garden. They also have a scavenger hunt they can do and they get a little prize at the end. Great place to go with your littles for sure. More...

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Great place to get out, walk around, learn, and take picture.

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Beautiful park must go and spend time on it!!! Is a great spot to go and relax

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Always a great experience love the place nice,clean and beautiful!!!!

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Bonito lugar muy desestresante

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Free.  Pretty.    Picture spot.   Turtle spotting.   Ampitheater to run around.   Love this little spot.

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Was way better than I expected. A born and raised San Diego in, can't believe it's taken me a lifetime to find this Hidden Gem. Can't wait to go back.

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Nice lovely place. I always enjoy coming here.

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Easy walking educational xeriscape garden by Cuyamaca college. Excellent!

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Beautiful place. Had our wedding in the gazebo and it was a perfect venue for us.

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This an amazing Garden. So thankful I got to teach my artificial rock building class here last year. Looking forward to the waterfall design and build class soon.

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I went there for my birthday one year and loved it! So much to see....butterflies, plants, burrowing owl, snakes...flowers, water conservation education, historic stuff and pollinators! :)

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Came on a field trip with my daughter's school. I loved it!! Such a beautiful garden and the staff was excellent. Will definitely come back soon.

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Excellent learning garden and field trip destination. Nice place to walk or spend some time. I am very fond of this place.

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Great place to take the kids!
Love the exhibits with information about composting and more and the play area! We need more green space!

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My niece and I had the best time for the 2016 Monarch Butterfly � event. We will be going again this year, lots of fun things to do and great venders.

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One of the most inspirational places I've ever seen! From the beginning, the efforts with Cuyamaca College....and people surrounding this amazing vision are truly pioneers! If you love nature, progressive minds surrounding sustainable living designs, please check out the Water Conservation Gardens at Cuyamaca. I hope you walk away inspired! More...

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This little gem is a great place to come for peace and tranquility as well as for ideas for your own water-wise garden!

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We had our wedding here, and it was an absolute dream! The hold ceremonies after hours, so you and your guests get the park to yourselves. It was especially perfect, because we had a lot of kids in attendance, and the garden is very kid friendly. More...

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This garden is gorgeous. So many beautiful plants and fun stuff for the kids. I love all the hidden nooks spread out like little gems throughout the gardens. Can't wait to be back!

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Best Class Field Trip Ever! Highly Educational. I haven't seen it look better. Its so beautiful!

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A very beautiful place! People are super friendly, very well kept and peaceful. Absolutely a hidden gem that has been in my backyard the whole time.

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We went for the Garden lights, so beautiful and fun, hopefully they will do this again next year too start a new tradition

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Stopped by this afternoon during our trip to San Diego. Took my two toddlers and we had a great time. So relaxing and the staff was so friendly and knowledgeable about the garden. My kids loved it and I would definitely go back. The little paths and areas to explore were amazing. Would love to come back when the butterfly exhibit is open. More...

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If you haven’t visited yet,please go! A secret gem

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The WCG is absolutely beautiful, which is the main reason we booked them as our wedding venue. But aside from its looks, WCG is non-profit, an education facility, allows outside vendors, only hosts one event per day, allows dogs, is reasonably priced and has Heather (who is beyond amazing to work with). All our guests were amazed at the beauty and charm of the Garden and what a gem it is to find. We are so lucky to have WCG as our venue but even luckier that it is open to the public so we can visit it anytime. It also provides classes to care for our yards, learn about planting water wise trees, flowers, etc. It's simply a great place. More...

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We really enjoyed our time at the Water Conservation Garden. It was very interesting and had lots of good suggestions for landscaping without needing lots of water.

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This place is amazing. Everyone should visit to stroll the gardens, decompress, and get so many ideas for their spaces at home. Beautiful, peaceful venue for concerts like Gregory Page Trio. Throughly enjoyed the whole evening! More...

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Wonderful gardens if you want to see low water plants. They have a lot of them with educational signage. Some plants have no identification on them, which is a shame. I got a lot of inspiration for putting in xeriscape gardening. More...

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I went to a lovely funeral for a friend. It was beautiful. Thanks

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Really beautiful and informative place. If you're looking for good ideas to beautifully landscape with water conservation in mind, this is your go-to place.

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Took a glass fusion class and loved it. Also, the Water Conservation Garden is such a magical place!!

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I went in to get last minute Christmas gifts at their gidt shop. Great gifts! Creative and cheerful items for the garden. Even gifts like t-shirts and gifts for apartment residents.

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Went to the annual garage sale,...picked up some nice finds. Great place overall

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$5 suggested donation. Fun for a 20 minute visit if you're in the area

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