Secret Gardens of Leucadia

UT The old grove in Leucadia

Garden flourishes on the site of ‘avocado acres’

[excerpts] Over the years, the two have taught themselves to garden in Leucadia’s mild, dry climate. Mediterranean climate plants fit both their design aesthetic and their family’s needs.

The entrance to the Jollys’ garden is through a handmade lotus gate and beneath the huge red and purple blooms of a ‘Ruby Glow’ passion vine. The structure that supports the vine was built to keep trash cans out of the neighbors’ view corridor, but on tour day, it will be a lovely way to access the garden. The gate leads to a sloping pathway of brick set in circles, the spaces between filled with small gravel. This permeable surface controls runoff from the street and irrigates nearby plantings....


The fifth annual Encinitas Garden Festival & Tour, a self-guided walking tour.

When: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit the Jollys’ garden and 22 other private gardens along with a greenhouse, the Paul Ecke School garden, The Monarch Program butterfly vivarium, and the newest Encinitas fire station garden.
Admission: $21 for adults in advance, $7 for children under 10. If space remains on tour day, admission will be $25 and $10.
The Gardener’s Marketplace at Orpheus Park in Leucadia is free and everyone is welcome. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., speakers will address topics ranging from composting to low-water plants to gardening with children.
Vendors will offer specialty plants, art, photography, food, and more.