This native garden is located in the southern part of our county at 6800 Potomac Street, San Diego. It has distinct plant areas, informational kiosks and an enjoyable walking path. Paradise Hills Native Garden, adjacent to the skate park at Paradise Hills Community Park and the open space preserve along the south fork of Paradise Creek, encircles the roughly five acre, capped and covered 1960s era Paradise Landfill, with all-xeric, all California native plants in variously themed habitat gardens both within and extending beyond the old landfill perimeter. No landfill gas (LFG) emissions have been detected for many years, and the surface has long been stable and subsidence free. The site returns to habitat for native flora and fauna.

Paradise Hills Native Garden is the largest of the Master Gardener Association of San Diego County’s four Demonstration Gardens. The UC Master Gardener Program in California is an outreach and public education service of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR).

Interpretive signage has been installed and continues to be added. An extensive post-and-rope fence adds definition to the sprawling and ever-evolving gardens.