Landscaping around Balboa Park’s Botanical Building will get a $10M makeover Nonprofit Forever Balboa Park will soon begin exterior restoration work on the building’s gardens and lawns, and ...

UPDATED: February 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM PST Home hardening means using fire-resistant building materials and landscaping to protect buildings from heat, flames and a blast of embers during a firestorm.

The grounds surrounding Balboa Park’s Botanical Building are slated to return to their former glory with the park’s lead nonprofit soon remaking the area with lush landscaping and historically ...