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June 2026
Monthly Meeting


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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Articles


SHARING SECRETS: Garden Visitors
Have you had any fun or surprising non-human visitors to your garden this year? What have you done to encourage—or maybe...
Sep 1, 2018


GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Hooker’s Evening Primrose: Food for Wildlife
By Linda Jones. One reason I garden with native plants is to recover a little of the lost habitat for wildlife. One fun plant that...
Sep 1, 2018


NEWS: Botanica at SDBG
The San Diego Botanic Garden is pleased to host Botanica: Flowers, Foliage & Botanically-Inspired Art Works from the Oceanside Museum of...
Sep 1, 2018


TREES, PLEASE: Space Invaders: Keep an Eye Out for Tree Tobacco
By Tim Clancy. Not all trees are created equal, and not all trees are benign. All over the country, there are trees that are classified...
Sep 1, 2018


NEWS: Floral Design Forum
The Palomar District of California Garden Clubs has announced the 26th Anniversary Season of their Floral Design Forum. The Forum is held...
Sep 1, 2018


GARDENS OF THE WORLD: Gardens Around Pisa
By Frank Mitzel. This is the fourth installment of the Gardens of Italy series. The previous three articles in this series are Gardens of...
Sep 1, 2018


THE REAL DIRT ON: Barbara Menzies: Shunner of Flowers Stuffed in Milk Bottles
By Susan Krzywicki. Barbara Menzies and two of her friends were the impetus behind the Stinson Beach wildflower shows that ran from 1958...
Sep 1, 2018
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