The Children's Garden @ theSingapore Botanical Garden

Entry to the Garden

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Signage

Tree House

Children's Cafe'

Labyrinth to be constructed at Alta Vista Gardens

The Board has directed that the Garden shall proceed with the construction of a Five Circuit Labyrinth. The Labyrinth shall be built around the ‘Broken Link’ sculpture by Tony Imatto. It is to be located on the leading south west corner of the upper plateau of AVG. Board member Ivy Bodin has generously agreed to donate $1000 to purchase the plants that will be installed in and around the Labyrinth.

What is a Labyrinth?
A labyrinth is a single path or unicursal tool for personal, psychological and spiritual transformation. Labyrinths are thought to enhance right brain activity. The Classical Five Circuit Labyrinth in this example shows that you enter a labyrinth through the mouth and then walk on the paths or circuits. The walls keep you on the path. The goal is in the center of the labyrinth. When you reach it, you have gone half the distance – you now need to turn around and walk back out. Bryan Morse

Ralph Evans donates Timber Bamboo!

Board president Bryan Morse transports the bamboo to thier new homes

Last Friday, Ralph Evans of Bamboo Headquarters and Botanical Partners  in Vista delivered a large donation of a variety of timber bamboo to Alta Vista Gardens to launch the Garden's collection of tropical bamboo. Included were some of the largest growing types on the planet including three varieties of Dendrocalamus and two varieties of Gigantochloa. Some of these have the potential of growing to 40'-50' tall. Also donated was a very rare Strelitzia juncea, a Chusquea mimosa australis, various bamboos and a Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis' which will eventually expand to create a bamboo forest.
Ralph delivered the plants, helped locate them on the site and provided his employees labor to help plant them.
The Board would like to thank Ralph for his extremely generous donation

Summer Fun! July 10 Kids in the Garden at Alta Vista Gardens

Come join our "rock" band! Kids in the Garden at Alta Vista Children's Garden continues on Saturday July 10 from 10 to 11 am. Farmer Jones will lead our making music in the garden experience as we create comb kazoos, rubber band-jo's, rainsticks, chimes, drums and shakers. $5 per child or free with Alta Vista Gardens membership.


Recycled Art for Kids in the Garden at Alta Vista Children's Garden continues on Saturday July 24 from 10 to 11:30 am with guest teacher Djana Venolia leading us through a creative Recycled Art experience. Display of children's art and a potluck lunch will follow. $5 per child or free with Alta Vista Gardens membership.

Reserve both classes with Farmer Jones farmerjones@altavistagardens.org or call (760) 822-6824. Alta Vista Gardens inside Brengle Terrace Park, 1270 Vale Terrace Drive VISTA 92084. Website altavistagardens.org

-- NancyJones Children, Gardens, Vista - What's Not to Like?

Kids in the Garden at Alta Vista Gardens-Upcoming Schedule

Thank you for coming to Kids in the Garden class at Alta Vista Gardens! It's so neat to have family members and get to know each other as we spend time together outdoors. Please consider joining Alta Vista Gardens and supporting our Garden with a family membership - information is at altavistagardens.org.

Our Recycled Art class on May 29 with Djana was a great experience - check out the photos! Thanks for sharing, Ms Carole!

Our fun continues with:

Recycled Art for Kids in the Garden at Alta Vista Children's Garden on Saturday June 19 from 10 to 11:30 am with guest teacher Djana Venolia leading us through a creative Recycled Art experience. Display of children's art and a potluck lunch will follow. $5 per child or free with Alta Vista Gardens membership. Reserve with Farmer Jones farmerjones@altavistagardens.org or call (760) 822-6824. Alta Vista Gardens inside Brengle Terrace Park, 1270 Vale Terrace VISTA 92084. Website altavistagardens.org

And our outdoor Music Garden donated by the Stein family is growing every week! We'll celebrate with a special "music" class:

Come join our "Rock" band! Kids in the Garden at Alta Vista Children's Garden continues on Saturday July 10 from 10 to 11 am. Farmer Jones will lead our making music in the garden experience as we create comb kazoos, rubber band-jo's, rainsticks and shakers. $5 per child or free with Alta Vista Gardens membership. Reserve with Farmer Jones farmerjones@altavistagardens.org or call (760) 822-6824. Alta Vista Gardens inside Brengle Terrace Park, 1270 Vale Terrace VISTA 92084. Website altavistagardens.org


Recycled Art for Kids in the Garden at Alta Vista Children's Garden continues on July 24 from 10 to 11:30 am with guest teacher Djana Venolia leading us through a creative Recycled Art experience. Display of children's art and a potluck lunch will follow. $5 per child or free with Alta Vista Gardens membership. Reserve with Farmer Jones farmerjones@altavistagardens.org or call (760) 822-6824. Alta Vista Gardens inside Brengle Terrace Park, 1270 Vale Terrace VISTA 92084. Website altavistagardens.org

We hope to see you on June 19th!

4th of July Fundraiser at Alta Vista Gardens

Join us for our annual Dinner and Fireworks Bash!

Food catered by Dave’s BBQ with dessert!

Wine, beer, other refreshments

Tickets $50 adults, $25 children if purchased by June 25th

June 26th or later $55/$30 if available

Reserved Parking!

We say godbye to our departing President

At the end of his term, on June 3rd Todd Cure’ resigned from the Board.

As we say goodbye to our departing President we remember his many wonderful contributions to our Garden.
Todd joined the Board in the summer of 2003. During the past seven years Todd has worked tirelessly to further the goals and the Mission Statement of Alta Vista Gardens. In 2005 Todd collaborated with Ron Holloway and Bryan Morse to create the first Master Plan for the Gardens. In 2009 in cooperation with Bryan Morse he also developed the current plans for the Children’s Garden.
Under his presidency AVG installed the first part of the Jungle stream system with two ponds and a waterfall. He also helped design and started construction on the Children’s Garden and saw the beginning of Art in the Garden.
We wholeheartedly thank you for your service to the Garden and to the Community. The Board wishes you all the best in your future endeavors.

If you visited the Gardens yesterday you would have seen....

Rancho Buena Vista Volunteers

This past Saturday, as usual, there was a lot of activity at Alta Vista Gardens

Vista Shaowridge Rotarians

Led by Bill Stein, the Vista-Shadowridge Rotarians were hard at work installing fencing and irrigation at the Children's Incredible Edibles Garden.

Twelve volunteers from Rancho Buena vista High School raked areas of the Children's Garden, pulled weeds, cleared deadwood, sawed down trees, and shoveled mulch

Girl Scouts planted a fruiting Loquat tree from the AVG nursery in the newly developed portion of the Jungle Garden. They also enjoyed an environmental class taught by an eighth-grader.

Inside the Garden house, Chef Mary Klibs was preparing High Tea for her monthly cooking class at AVG

Finishing the tree planting

RBV volunteers

Antonio and Jesus teanup on a tree stump

UPCOMING in the CHILDREN'S GARDEN!

Kids in the Garden at Alta Vista Children's Garden continues on Saturday May 29 from 10 to 11:30 am with guest teacher Djana Venolia leading us through a creative Recycled Art experience. Display of children's art and a potluck lunch will follow. $5 per child or free with Alta Vista Gardens membership. Reserve with Farmer Jones farmerjones@altavistagardens.org or call (760) 822-6824. Alta Vista Gardens inside Brengle Terrace Park 1270 Vale Terrace VISTA 92084. Website altavistagardens.org

Recycled Art for Kids in the Garden at Alta Vista Children's Garden continues on Saturday June 19 from 10 to 11:30 am with guest teacher Djana Venolia leading us through a creative Recycled Art experience. Display of children's art and a potluck lunch will follow. $5 per child or free with Alta Vista Gardens membership. Reserve with Farmer Jones mailto:farmerjones@altavistagardens.org or call (760) 822-6824. Alta Vista Gardens inside Brengle Terrace Park, 1270 Vale Terrace VISTA 92084. Website altavistagardens.org

Come join our "rock" band! Kids in the Garden at Alta Vista Children's Garden continues on Saturday July 10 from 10 to 11 am. Farmer Jones will lead our making music in the garden experience as we create comb kazoos, rubber band-jo's, rainsticks and shakers. $5 per child or free with Alta Vista Gardens membership. Reserve with Farmer Jones farmerjones@altavistagardens.org or call (760) 822-6824. Alta Vista Gardens inside Brengle Terrace Park, 1270 Vale Terrace VISTA 92084. Website altavistagardens.org


Recycled Art for Kids in the Garden at Alta Vista Children's Garden continues on July 24 from 10 to 11:30 am with guest teacher Djana Venolia leading us through a creative Recycled Art experience. Display of children's art and a potluck lunch will follow. $5 per child or free with Alta Vista Gardens membership. Reserve with Farmer Jones mailto:farmerjones@altavistagardens.org or call (760) 822-6824. Alta Vista Gardens inside Brengle Terrace Park, 1270 Vale Terrace VISTA 92084. Website altavistagardens.org

If you were in Alta Vista Gardens yesterday you may have seen…

Our monthly Work Day is the third Saturday of every month. Our Treasurer Ron Holloway is busy collecting garden cuttings from the Children’s garden.

Volunteers from Ranch Buena Vista High School were on hand to weed the embankments and to spread mulch that will control their return.

Girls from R.B.V.

The Shadowridge Rotary Club of Vista partnered with employees of Eco Greenscape Landscaping to install irrigation and the posts for the fence around the raised vegetable planters in the Children’s Garden.

And.....

Board Member Nancy Jones taught another special session of 'Kids in the Garden with Farmer Jones' with guest host Chef Mary Klibs who also teaches monthly cooking classes on the fourth Saturday of every month in the Garden Headquarters building.

Meanwhile... AVG part time employees were doing irrigation repair work in anticipation of the hot days to come.
Executive Board Members Todd and Bryan were installing irrigation controllers and programming them for the summer.

Children and parents were to be found all over the Garden enjoying a beautiful day at Alta Vista Gardens