MARCH MEETING INFO: All About Cork, Natural & Renewable, with Pamela Koide Hyatt
A few years ago, after a visit to Portugal that included a visit to a stopper production factory, Pamela Koide Hyatt learned about Cork, Que
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2021 Winter Dec - Feb
Feb 1, 2021
MEETING REPORT: Nan Sterman, Horticulturist of the Year, January 2021
What a wonderful evening it was with our first ever packed Zoom meeting house as Nan Sterman received the San Diego Horticulturist of the Ye
Feb 1, 2021
PRESIDENT'S LETTER: February 2021 Board Report
The board of directors met for their first meeting of the year via Zoom on January 18, 2021, and much was accomplished in a relatively short
Feb 1, 2021
HORT BOOK CLUB: The Food Explorer by Daniel Stone
What we are reading next:
The Food Explorer by Daniel Stone
Meeting Date: February 22, 2021
Time: 6 pm PST
Where: Zoom (link will be emaile
Feb 1, 2021
SHARING SECRETS: Oops! What Did You Learn?
What did you learn from something that went wrong in your garden?
Feb 1, 2021
FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: Master Gardeners Keep in Touch with Memory Care Communities During COVID
For the past two years, the UCCE San Diego Master Gardener Program, through its Reminiscence Gardening (RG) public outreach program, has par
Feb 1, 2021
GUEST COLUMN: Rose Pruning Time
For climbers, if you have space, the goal is to fan the canes, radiating out. (photo Caption Here, there are some overlapping of branches be
Feb 1, 2021
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Fremontodendron
If you are thinking about landscaping your front or back yard, try not to overlook this showstopper! There are many things to love about the
Feb 1, 2021
THE BUG MAN: Mosquito Eaters
Every spring I get calls and emails from people about the great mosquito eaters that are showing up at their lights, windows and doors at ni
Feb 1, 2021
TREES, PLEASE! Viruses, Variegation & Genetic Mutation
The coronavirus is on everyone’s mind. COVID-19 has caused extreme loss of life - but few people understand what a virus is - and what it is
Feb 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Tomato Fruits - Choose Your Size
The fruits of wild-type tomatoes are yellow and green, and barely the size of the tip of one’s little finger. The tomato probably originated
Feb 1, 2021
EDITOR'S LETTER: Tomatoes, Worthy of the Mania
Like all events everywhere, the Vista Garden Club's May 2020 Annual Flower Show and Plant Sale was canceled. And, as a result, the plant sal
Feb 1, 2021
COME INTO THE KITCHEN, GARDENER: Tomatoes, the Umami Superfood
a category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter), corresponding to the flavor of glutamates, especially monosodium glutam
Feb 1, 2021
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: In The Garden
When I first moved to this property five plus years ago, I knew I wanted to make large changes in the garden. I started right away building
Feb 1, 2021
What's Up at SDBG?
GARDEN OF LOVE This Valentine’s Day weekend, we invite you to be our Valentine! Whether you come alone, bring your sweetheart, or your...
Jan 2, 2021
SHARING SECRETS: Has The Weather Got Your Plants Down?
Has the weather got your plants down . . . if yes, what are you doing about it? Weather includes heat, wind, overcast days, too much sun, d
Jan 1, 2021
NEWS: February Meeting, "Nature Restoration Landscaping" w/ Dennis Mudd
Be sure to plan to join with us on Zoom February 8th, 2021 at 6 p.m. for "Nature Restoration Landscaping" with Dennis Mudd, founder of...
Jan 1, 2021
BOOK CLUB: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
To join, send an email to k-england@cox.net with the subject "Book Club". A Zoom link will be sent to all who join. January 25th, 6pm. The
Jan 1, 2021
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Before the Shutdown, January 2020
By Jim Bishop. Just a year ago on this date life looked very different. This was to be the year to do my take on the California motto: ...
Jan 1, 2021
CATCHING UP WITH HOYs: Pat Welsh, Horticulturalist of the Year, 2003
Normally I am given great freedom in what I write about each month for Let's Talk Plants!, as long as it has to do with plants and gardens.
Jan 1, 2021
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Native Bulbs in Your Garden
Spring in a non-native plant garden can be a wondrous time of colorful blooms from bulbs; tulips, ranunculus, daffodils, etc. But what about
Jan 1, 2021
COME INTO THE KITCHEN, GARDENER: Duck Eggs
Early in the pandemic, mainly to control garden snails, I got two ducks to join my two old hens already in the chicken coop. You can read ab
Jan 1, 2021
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: How to Start a Balcony Garden
There is something really enjoyable about balcony gardening. It’s a place to commune with nature, decompress and let your creative juices fl
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