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We were featured in the Hidden San Diego Instagram<\/a> .
A reminder that its always a good time to walk this gem of North County!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arboretum Admission <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Admission to the Arboretum is free and opens to the public from one hour after sunrise to one hour before sunset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Located at 1140 West Mission Road, San Marcos, CA 92069<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A parking permit is required, and can be purchased online using the ParkMobile<\/a> app. ($1\/hour)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use Zone #7514 for visitor spaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palomar Parking & Procedures<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trail Maps and Accessibility <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Arboretum main trail maps<\/a> are available, but please know that our entire campus is part of the Arboretum. All main trails are wheelchair accessible<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wander wonder and enjoy the amazing collection of plants that are on display. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 Garden Themes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Current Themes<\/a> on the San Marcos Campus <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Botanical Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Wayne's<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We are proud of our colleague, Professor Emeritus Wayne Armstrong, who has amassed an enormous amount of botanical information and other natural phenomena for which he is world-renowned. This information includes a thorough discussion of the plants and history of the arboretum. This information can be found on his website, Wayne’s Word<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review the latest online articles<\/a> and information from Wayne’s Word on the interesting plants at Palomar College. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historical Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2015, the Palomar College Arboretum was renamed Edwin and Frances Hunter Arboretum at Palomar College. View the news article<\/a> for this event. <\/span>Click Here<\/a> for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Recent Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Botanical Record Breakers, Controversies, and Curiosities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

October 3, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This talk and walk featured Professor Emeritus Wayne Armstrong discussing some of the awe-inspiring mysteries and oddities of the diverse botanical life on our planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoiding Mistakes in the Garden; A How To for Gardens of All Types and Sizes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

May 9th, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This talk and walk focused on how to avoid some common mistakes most gardeners make in the garden. Irrigation, xeriscaping, renovations, integrating native plants into the landscape, pests, and diseases in the garden were discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Strange and Wonderful Life of Figs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

September 13, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Professor Emeritus Wayne Armstrong provided fascinating information about the many fig plants and fig wasp species in the world. Here, visitors were invited on a tour to see several of the fig species planted throughout the Arboretum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tony Rangel at the roots of one of the more striking specimens in the Arboretum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Earth Day Planting Event<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

April 22, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to our student volunteers for helping out during the clean-up!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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