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Jul 14

NEXT MEETING: John Forti - The Heirloom Gardener August 9 @ 6pm on Zoom

Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on Monday, August 9, 2021 at 6 pm (pst) on Zoom for a presentation by John Forti, author...

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Jul 14

SDHS SCHOOL GARDEN GRANT: Application period opens on July 1, 2021

San Diego Horticultural Society School Garden Grant of 2021 The San Diego Horticultural Society supports gardening education in San Diego...

Jul 14

NEXT MEETING: John Forti - The Heirloom Gardener August 9 @ 6pm on Zoom

Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on Monday, August 9, 2021 at 6 pm (pst) on Zoom for a presentation by John Forti, author...

Jul 1

PRESIDENT'S LETTER: Please Volunteer To Help The SDHS

By Karen England. The Board met again in June with a special extra meeting to plan the next six months, as well as the next year,...

Jul 1

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: July Book - In Praise Of Tomatoes By Steven Shepherd & The June Book Report

By Karen England. Next Book Club July 26, 2021 5 pm on Zoom In Praise of Tomatoes by Steven Shepherd We will be joined by the author's...

Jul 1

MY LIFE IN PLANTS: California Adventure Part 5

California Adventure Part Five - I can hear you say, "What happened to parts one through four?" Well, I'll tell you what happened ... In...

Jul 1

JUNE MEETING REPORT: Summer Dry – A Very Succinct Description Of Our Weather w/Saxon Holt

By Lynn Langley. Saxon Holt, author of “Gardening for Summer Dry Climates,” presented an eye-opening, yet practical, paradigm shift in...

Jul 1

GROW WITH ABUNDANCE: DIY Pest Hacks

By Sommer Cartier. Summer is here, and with it, those heat loving garden pests – and lots of them. When faced with a spider mite...

Jul 1

FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: Manage Weeds Before Planting

By Michael Harrelson. April showers bring May flowers … and weeds, lots of weeds. A weed is defined by the Weed Science Society of...

Jul 1

SHARING SECRETS: Favorite Gardens, Parks and Riparian Areas To Visit

Edited by Cathy Tylka. Here’s the question of the month… Do you have a favorite garden, park or riparian area that you visit? Sometimes,...

Jul 1

THE BUG MAN: The Glassy-winged Sharpshooter

By James A. Bethke. The glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca vitripennis (Figure 1), is an insect that was inadvertently...

Jul 1

TREES, PLEASE! The Silk Oak

By Tim Clancy. One of my favorite trees these days is the silk oak, Grevillea robusta. I was fascinated by its flowers when I first saw...

Jul 1

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Smart Irrigation = $aving Water In The Landscape

By Will Johnson. (First published in Let’s Talk Plants! August 2008, No. 167.) Studies demonstrate just how much water different types of...

Jul 1

EDITOR'S LETTER: Miss American Green Cross of 1928 Pleads "Help Save Our Trees"

By Karen England. Historically the Green Cross has had many different iterations from meaning "First Aid," or a "Medical Marijuana...

Jul 1

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Mom and Apple Pie!

By Francesca Filanc. “Saturday in the Park, I think it was the Fourth of July ..." - song written by Robert Lamm and recorded by the...

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July 2021

NEXT MEETING: John Forti - The Heirloom Gardener August 9 @ 6pm on Zoom

Via Zoom

SDHS Facebook Group

Previous Zoom Meetings

This Month's Articles

SDHS SCHOOL GARDEN GRANT: Application period opens on July 1, 2021

NEXT MEETING: John Forti - The Heirloom Gardener August 9 @ 6pm on Zoom

PRESIDENT'S LETTER: Please Volunteer To Help The SDHS

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: July Book - In Praise Of Tomatoes By Steven Shepherd & The June Book Report

MY LIFE IN PLANTS: California Adventure Part 5

JUNE MEETING REPORT: Summer Dry – A Very Succinct Description Of Our Weather w/Saxon Holt

GROW WITH ABUNDANCE: DIY Pest Hacks

FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: Manage Weeds Before Planting

SHARING SECRETS: Favorite Gardens, Parks and Riparian Areas To Visit

THE BUG MAN: The Glassy-winged Sharpshooter

TREES, PLEASE! The Silk Oak

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Smart Irrigation = $aving Water In The Landscape

EDITOR'S LETTER: Miss American Green Cross of 1928 Pleads "Help Save Our Trees"

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Mom and Apple Pie!

Click Ad for Sponsor Website

NEXT MEETING: John Forti - The Heirloom Gardener August 9 @ 6pm on Zoom

Via Zoom

SDHS Facebook Group

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Previous Zoom Meetings

This Month's Articles

SDHS SCHOOL GARDEN GRANT: Application period opens on July 1, 2021

NEXT MEETING: John Forti - The Heirloom Gardener August 9 @ 6pm on Zoom

PRESIDENT'S LETTER: Please Volunteer To Help The SDHS

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: July Book - In Praise Of Tomatoes By Steven Shepherd & The June Book Report

MY LIFE IN PLANTS: California Adventure Part 5

JUNE MEETING REPORT: Summer Dry – A Very Succinct Description Of Our Weather w/Saxon Holt

GROW WITH ABUNDANCE: DIY Pest Hacks

FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: Manage Weeds Before Planting

SHARING SECRETS: Favorite Gardens, Parks and Riparian Areas To Visit

THE BUG MAN: The Glassy-winged Sharpshooter

TREES, PLEASE! The Silk Oak

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Smart Irrigation = $aving Water In The Landscape

EDITOR'S LETTER: Miss American Green Cross of 1928 Pleads "Help Save Our Trees"

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Mom and Apple Pie!

Click Ad for Sponsor Website