Answers to Balboa's hidden treasure quiz, part 2

November 11, 2:08 AMBalboa Park ExaminerWilliam Dudley

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People familiar with San Diego's Balboa Park know that it is much more than the Zoo. The Friends of Balboa Park created a quiz to challenge one's knowledge of Balboa Park's other notable treasures and features. Yesterday I filled in answers to the first three clues. And now, the journey continues....

Horticulture and Garden Clues

4. Balboa Park has numerous gardens. Which one, recently renamed in honor of the Order Lepidoptera, is located nearest the site of the 1935 nudist colony?

Answer: Zoro Garden, sometimes called the Butterfly Garden. Located between the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center and the Casa de Balboa building, this small sunken garden featured a nudist colony exhibit, one of the more popular "attractions" of the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Today it features plants that shelter and feed caterpillars and butterflies, including monarchs and swallowtails. Visitors should remember that is not permitted to take butterflies or caterpillars home with them.

5. There are over 16,000 trees growing in the park. This garden, planted with the help of the San Diego Herb Club, contains several specimens found nowhere else in the park. Can you name the garden and one of the specimens?

Answer: The Trees for Health Garden, an educational garden promoting the uses and value of medicinal plants. Its unique trees include the African Sausage Tree. The garden is located at the corner of Balboa Drive and Quince Street.

6. This formal garden was designed by William Templeton Johnson for the 50th wedding anniversary of this prominent San Diegan. Many other horticulturalists and landscapers have had input into the garden’s plants and flowers while staying true to its English-Romantic style. Do you know the garden's name, where it is, and one if its flowers?

Answer: The Marston House Garden, located on the grounds of the George White and Anna Gunn Marston House, at 3525 Seventh Avenue at the northwest corner of Balboa Park. Its flowers include roses. The garden is free and open to the public seven days a week. The House, closed for a few months in 2009, is open again on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays ($8 regular admission).

7. This shady spot, off the beaten path, is a perfect place to sit down and capture your inspired reflection of the park in words. Paper and a slot for completed works are provided. Where is it? What kind of trees provide the shade?

Answer: The place is the Poetry Bench , located off of Quince Street between Balboa Drive and Sixth Avenue. Magnolia trees provide the shade. Poetry readings are held there the first Sunday of the month.


Coming soon: more clues and answers on performing arts and sporting activities in Balboa Park.

Part 1 of this feature is here