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February 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Riley Black, When The Earth Was Green, February 21, Oasis, RB And Zoom
Riley Black is the bestselling and award-winning author of When the Earth Was Green , The Last Days of the Dinosaurs , and more. A regular contributor to National Geographic , Smithsonian , and Slate , as well as a repeat guest on NOVA and Science Friday , Riley has spent more than fifteen years bringing the public the latest about the deep past. When not enthusing over fossils in articles and books, Riley regularly volunteers with museum field teams to uncover new
Feb 1
Articles
NEWS: Urban Homesteading
By Terry Chamberlin and Susan Starr. The SDHS Garden for the 2017 Fair You won’t want to miss this year’s SDHS exhibit at the San Diego...
Jun 1, 2017
FROM THE BOARD: 2017 Horticulturist of the Year Honoree
Debra Lee Baldwin is 2017 Horticulturist of the Year Honoree This month, we honor Debra Lee Baldwin as 2017 Horticulturist of the Year....
Jun 1, 2017
BUGS AND BUGABOOS: Arboreal ‘Bugageddon’
By Vincent Lazaneo. Two small exotic beetles, the polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) and the closely related Kuroshio shot hole borer...
Jun 1, 2017
TREES, PLEASE: Jacarandas: Lovely Lavender or Purple Panic?
By Robin Rivet. Final exams and Southern California’s rainy season are over, but in June the jacaranda tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia) is...
Jun 1, 2017
NEWS: SDHS Tour: Explore With Us! San Miguel de Allende
San Diego Horticultural Society heads south of the border next February for an exploration of Mexico’s delightful colonial cities. The...
Jun 1, 2017
BOOK REVIEW: Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World
By Wendy Johnson Reviewed by Caroline McCullagh. One of the good things about reviewing garden books is the variety of subjects that fit...
Jun 1, 2017
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Crazy Carrizo
By Jim Bishop. Carrizo Plain National Monument is located in the southeastern corner of San Luis Obispo County. For decades, I’ve heard...
Jun 1, 2017
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