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The park is dedicated to Kate Sessions, a botanist, horticulturalist, and landscape architect who lived and worked in San Diego from 1884-1940. Sessions started as school teacher and worked in a flower shop before becoming one of San Diego's leading botanists and the "Mother of Balboa Park ". [ 2 ]
In 1892, Sessions leased 30 acres (120,000 m 2) of land in Balboa Park (then called City Park) from the City of San Diego to use as growing fields. [5] In return, she agreed to plant 100 trees a year in the mostly barren park, as well as 300 trees a year in other parts of San Diego.
Jerabek Park; Kate Sessions Park; Liberty Station waterfront park; Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve; Marion Bear Park; Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade; Mission Bay Park; Mission Trails Regional Park; Mount Soledad; Murray Ridge Neighborhood Park; Old Town San Diego State Historic Park; Otay Valley Regional Park; Pantoja Park (A San Diego ...
The flowering trees, which grow 25 to 40 feet tall and can be just as wide, became popular in Los Angeles during the 1920s and '30s thanks to the efforts of botanist Kate Sessions, who introduced ...
Kate O. Sessions Nursery Site: Pico and Balboa, Pacific Beach 11/6/1970 32: Derby-Pendleton House: 2482 San DiegoAve/4017 Harney, Old Town 11/6/1970 33: Spanish Landing Site: North Shore of San Diego Bay near old mouth of S.D. River 11/6/1970 34: Gatewood House: 2515 San Diego Ave, Old Town 11/6/1970 35: Presidio Excavation Site: Presidio Park ...
The Spruce Street Suspension Bridge, colloquially known as the Wiggly Bridge, is a historic 375 ft (114 m) long footbridge in the Bankers Hill neighborhood of San Diego, California. It was built in 1912 by Edwin M. Capps. It can hold a maximum of 327,900 lb (148,700 kg) and crosses Kate Sessions Canyon. [2]
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Both Robinsons were enthusiastic promoters of home gardening in San Diego. [10] In 1907 they were co-founders, [11] along with Kate Sessions, of the San Diego Floral Association. Alfred was the Floral Association's first president and also served as the editor of its magazine, California Garden. [12]