Let's Talk Plants!

By Carol Buckley. The story of landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx pivots on a paradox of colonialism. Born in 1909 in São Paulo, and...

By Jim Bishop. I first became aware of the Jardin Exotique from the 1990s TV show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, hosted by Robin...

Edited by Dayle Cheever* and Lisa Marun. The question for this month was: Pat Welsh identifies November as the first month of the rainy...

By Linda Jones. When Spanish galleons sailed up the coast in the 1700s, the explorers called Alta California “la tierra del fuego,” not...

By Robin Rivet. t was there, and then it was gone—my favorite tree in all of San Diego. I went into shock. Then anger. Although most...

Reviewed by Evelyn Torre-Bueno. Andrea Wulf's Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American...

By Vincent Lazaneo. Remember when cut fir trees used for Christmas décor had a pleasant, piney scent? That seasonal aroma you enjoyed in...

By John Beaudry. Next year’s SDHS garden tour will feature an assortment of exquisite private gardens of Encinitas in and around the...

By Frank Mitzel. We had a tremendous end of the year for the SDHS! Both the October meeting featuring Debra Lee Baldwin's presentation,...

As an SDHS partner, Pacific Horticulture offers SDHS members a special membership rate of $24/year using discount code: SDHSPARTNER....