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August 2026
Monthly Meeting


NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Growing Plant People - Horticulture Programs and Facilities at Southwestern College, With Holly McMullen, August 15, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Holly McMullen Holly McMullen is a tenured professor of plant science at Southwestern College and a field biologist with nearly a decade of experience working at the intersection of ecological research, habitat restoration, and higher education. Her expertise centers on the interactions between plants and animals, particularly within Southern California's diverse ecosystems, and she has conducted botanical and wildlife field surveys, managed large-scale restoration projects,
Jul 23
Articles


SHARING SECRETS: Rain Revelations
Edited by Tina Ivany. Have there been any surprises in your garden after all the rains this year? For example, are there plants in your...
Jul 1, 2019


GUEST COLUMNIST: It's a Cycad, not a Sago Palm
By Robert Kopfstein. Cycads are perhaps the victim of one of the most common misnomers in the plant world. There are indeed such things...
Jul 1, 2019


GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Red-blooming Natives for San Diego
By Clayton Tschudy. Native flowers come in all colors, but yellows, blues, and purples are most common. When red does occur, the plant is...
Jul 1, 2019


MONTHLY MEETING: Kumeyaay Ethnobotany
Join us on July 8 for a presentation by anthropologist and California State University, San Marcos professor, Michael Wilken-Robertson....
Jun 10, 2019


NEWS: The Journey Home: the SDHS Garden Show Display
By Greg Rubin. When the SDHS honored me with a request to design and install their display for the 2019 SD County Fair, and its Wizard of...
Jun 1, 2019


MONTHLY MEETING: Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World’s Best New Gardens
Christopher Woods, garden consultant and former Director and Chief Designer of Chanticleer Gardens, has recently returned from three...
Feb 11, 2019


SHARING SECRETS: February Bloomers
"It's winter! What's blooming in your garden? Annie Urquhart: Growing chard, spinach and herbs. Started a hydroponics garden, with...
Feb 1, 2019
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