2020 Dec - Feb

NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Smart, Gorgeous, Sensible Succulent Gardens w/Debra Lee Baldwin

You Are Invited! to the next general hybrid meeting of the San Diego Horticultural Society. Monday, September 12, 2022, 6 p.m. in-person...

SHARING SECRETS: SDHS Facebook Page & Group Posts!

While the new Sharing Secrets Editor, Cathy Tylka, gets settled into her new role, you can read the many Sharing Secrets Columns of the past

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Sunflowers, the Funflowers!

Sunflowers are so much FUN to Grow! If you have a place where you can put them every year they give so much joy. I smile every time I walk o

THE BUG MAN: One Bug, Two Bug, Red Bug, Blue Bug

In the fall, a common call I receive from friends and neighbors concerns masses of bright red bugs on trees, shed walls or front porches. I’

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Going Native & Getting Buggy with California Buckwheat

Can I get your attention by suggesting that you grow some wooly knees? Eriogonum (erion meaning “wool” and gonu meaning “knee” or “joint” in

PRESIDENT'S LETTER: Horticulturist of the Year

Because this year has been, was, is the worst year ever in so many regards, the board decided to delay the presentation of the Horticulturis

PERMACULTURE: Be a Soil Farmer

Permaculturists are soil farmers first and plant growers second. All the world’s wealth is in its soil and the real gold is the microorganis

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Palms NO, Native Trees YES!

Pick up a postcard of San Diego. What do you see besides iconic landmarks? Mexican Fan Palms, Washingtonia robusta, Canary Island Date Palms