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<\/a>\u201cPeople were cheering because there was hardly any Sahara mustard, which usually takes over blooming flowers, he said.<\/p>\n
Dr, Rebman said he\u2019s not a big horticulturist but\u00a0 \u201cpersonally I\u2019m a proponent of irrigation.\u00a0 Grow a lot of succulents. very easily in our climate which is like the Mediterranean.\u00a0 They make stunning landscapes for a fraction of the cost of grass and that kind of stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho knows what makes up our diversity which is timed by rainfall. Those\u00a0 Santa Anas in the middle of our normal rain season. was truly unusual.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that more of those winds create the\u00a0 potential for fostering fires in the county.<\/p>\n
He pointed out that San Diego Zoo\u2019s varied plants from all over the world indicates that anything can grow here.<\/p>\n
Dr. Rebman\u00a0 spends a good deal of time in Mexico as he says: \u201cto have a better understanding of the mountain ranges and to bring back specimens.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Botany Department houses a research collection of nearly 250,000 specimens of native and naturalized plants of the southwestern United States and Baja California.<\/p>\n
There are about 400 type specimens with hi-resolution scans available to search.<\/p>\n
Big Top Science\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Reuben H. Fleet Science Center is unveiling a\u00a0 summer exhibition called CIRCUS: Science Under the Big Top.<\/p>\n It will feature 20 interactive exhibits from clown makeup to the art of contortion to animal communication.<\/p>\n Visitors can experience\u00a0 the tricks of sword swallowing,\u00a0 the illusion of the flea circus\u00a0 juggling and acrobatics,<\/p>\n They can test how their center of gravity works on the balance bar. The feats of strength exhibit will show how leverage, compression and tension are used.<\/p>\n “Science is everywhere you look,” said Steve Snyder, CEO of the Fleet Science Center. “Scientific concepts have been incorporated into performance and entertainment for centuries. An exhibition such as CIRCUS: Science Under the Big Top gives a context for understanding science outside of the typical realms of classrooms and labs.”<\/p>\n Elsewhere in the Park<\/strong>–Museums gear up for the second quarter of the Centennial\u00a0 with an assortment of special exhibiions when the summer vacationers begin to fill the park. A few highlights:<\/p>\n House of Pacific Relations \u00a0 —\u00a0 35th-Annual Ethnic Food Fair when over 30 different cultures traditional costumes present popular dishes, desserts, and beverages and display, May 24.<\/p>\n Spanish Village Art Center —\u00a0 A continual display of polymer clay work by world-renowned masters and local artists chosen by jury.<\/p>\n Timken Museum of Art — \u00a0 A special loan display of one of Vermeer\u2019s most beautiful paintings that demonstrate the artist\u2019s exceptional command of color, light, and perspective. May 11-Sept. 11.<\/p>\n