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June 2026
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NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Right Tree, Right Place, Right Fire Zone: A Look at San Diego’s Trees and Their Future, With Tony Gurnoe, June 20, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Native trees are all the rage, with municipalities such as Encinitas passing regulations that require new landscape development projects to include native species. Which trees count as native? Are they good choices for your yard? How do native trees relate to fire and California's new zone 0 regulations? We'll talk about all of these things while profiling some of San Diego's unique and often underappreciated local trees. Tony Gurnoe has conducted research related to native t
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2019 Meeting Preview
November was our last meeting of 2018. We take a break in December, and then we resume with a stellar list of 2019 speakers. In January,...
Aug 23, 2019


MONTHLY MEETING: Begonias, Unusual Plants, and Secrets From the Greenhouse
Join us on October 8 to hear Jim Booman of Booman Floral, one of the last original plant growers in San Diego County. Jim began his...
Sep 12, 2018


NEWS: Fall Plant Sales in San Diego
The long, hot summer should soon be behind us. For those of us who have been eagerly awaiting the fall planting season, cooler weather...
Sep 1, 2018


GROW WITH ABUNDANCE: Summer Seed Saving For Future Harvests
By Sommer Cartier. Seed saving can be incredibly rewarding and satisfying. Not only does it reduce your gardening costs, but it also...
Sep 1, 2018


FROM THE EDITOR: Sharing Secrets Editor Needed
Let's Talk Plants! longtime Sharing Secrets Editor Dayle Cheever is stepping down and we are looking for a successor. The Sharing Secrets...
Sep 1, 2018


FROM THE EDITOR: Need Water Wise? Try WUCOLS
By Susan Starr. WUCOLS is the somewhat unwieldy acronym for Water Use Classification of Landscape Species. In spite of its odd name,...
Sep 1, 2018


FROM THE EDITOR: Leadership Transition at SDBG
San Diego Botanic Garden has announced that Dr. Ari Novy, currently Leichtag Foundation's chief scientist and former executive director...
Sep 1, 2018
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