“The wise man who does not involve himself in the affairs of state subjects himself to be governed by the less wise.”
– Plato
San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) is a 37-acre urban oasis, featuring 4 miles of trails and ocean views, over 5,300 plant species and varieties, and 29 uniquely themed gardens that represent 15 different regions and many habitats of the world. The mission statement of San Diego Botanic Garden is to garden, to create, share, and apply plant wisdom in our world. San Diego Botanic Garden’s vision is a magnificent botanic garden that empowers people of all backgrounds, ages, and interests to improve their lives and our world with its wonder. Roxana Foxx is a San Diego Botanic Garden Board Member and Philanthropist who grows proteas on her farm in Rancho Santa Fe.
#1 I grew up in Warren, Ohio.
#2 My favorite travel destination is Positano, Italy. I would like to visit Mongolia and Croatia.
#3 Book recommendation: “A Gentleman In Moscow” by Amor Towles.
#4 I have a Portuguese water dog named Tempo, a Doberman named Hitman, and horses named Giorgio Armani and Lanza.
#5 I once rode thoroughbreds behind the Wildebeest migration.
#6 The best way for me to decompress is jumping my horses. It is on my bucket list to ride horses everywhere that I have not so far.
#7 I give back to our community to help make the community a kinder, better, and more inclusive place.
#8 San Diego Botanic Garden is a premier institution for botanical science and conservation, both within the Garden and further afield. Major activities include conservation horticulture; seed banking; rare plant and habitat surveying, monitoring, and collecting; characterizing, evaluating, and distributing plants; environmental restoration; conservation planning; and science outreach and education.
#9 San Diego Botanic Garden’s science and conservation projects are innovative in the ways they merge efforts that are conventionally done in isolation – conservation combined with education, habitat protection with horticulture, and wild plant botany with food security. They are similarly exciting in the ways they bring together local, state, and national agencies and governments, community and nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and industry partners to work for people and for the planet.
#10 Join us this September at “The Garden Party” to support San Diego Botanic Garden’s vital science, conservation, and education programs. This enchanting evening will feature fabulous food and beverages, a live auction, and musical entertainment. Proceeds from “The Garden Party” will support the Garden’s programs, research, and outreach, in San Diego County and globally.
San Diego Botanic Garden
“The Garden Party”
Saturday, September 7, 2024
4 – 8 PM
San Diego Botanic Garden
300 Quail Gardens Drive; Encinitas
www.sdbg.org/the-garden-party
