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per, pink, gold, silvery gray, and almost infinite Betty Schoefer, who first added them to the grounds
shades of green. Mendocino’s maritime setting of- in the 1960s.
fers the cool conditions these plants demand - not One walk takes you past the closed-cone pine for-
options in most San Diego gardens. More eye candy est that provides a critical windbreak for the garden.
filled the display house devoted to tuberous bego- Just beyond it is the garden’s Cliff House, perched on
nias and fuchsias late summer and fall. The plants a bluff overlooking the ocean. It’s a cozy site to view
were favorites of the garden’s founders, Ernest and the rugged coastline through large picture windows
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