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Friday, December 21, 2007

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Where can you find authentic Encinitas/Ecke Poinsettias? Armstrong Garden Center on El Camino Real may still have them, or Weidner’s Garden’s along the I-5 in Leucadia. Sunshine Gardens at the corner of Quail Garden’s and Encinitas Boulevard has some plants that are grown from Ecke cuttings. Anderson’s on La Costa has poinsettias. Also, the Quail Flower Barn on Quail Garden’s may have some Ecke poinsettias. They have a cool, funky shop off the beaten path that you and your family might enjoy.

3 comments:

AnonymousDecember 21, 2007 8:25 PM
Beautiful photo!
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AnonymousDecember 22, 2007 7:05 AM
Beautiful plant, too.
Thanks to the Eckes who have brought additional beauty to our world through their many decades of caring horticultural efforts.
They are a welcome asset to our community.
Merry Christmas.
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AnonymousDecember 22, 2007 6:18 PM
Quail Flower Barn has the best prices and best assortment!
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About Leucadia

Leucadia is a funky little beach community located in North San Diego county in southern California. Leucadia is the north section of the city of Encinitas.

English spiritualists settled the small coastal community of Leucadia in 1870, and are reputed to have danced, in diaphanous white robes in the little Roadside Park (Leucadia Blvd and Hwy 101).

The spiritualists are the reason so many of the streets are named after Greek gods and goddesses. Leucadia is Greek for "a sheltered place." Heritage Eucalyptus trees, planted in the 1880s, still grace the highway. When President Roosevelt passed through Leucadia in an open car during the Depression, local children climbed the Eucalyptus trees to wave to him.

Change happens slowly in this nostalgic little California beach town. In lieu of fast food restaurants and franchise chain stores, Leucadia has two miles of Mom 'n Pop businesses, and that's the way everyone likes it. The town war cry is "Keep Leucadia Funky."

Leucadia played an active role in the rebirth of the classic Highway 101 shield, restored in 1997, and was part of the successful 101 Campaign to have Highway 101 declared an historic route.

Leucadia is experiencing growing pains and culture clash in these first decades of the 21st century...

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