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January 2025
Monthly Meeting
![NEXT MEETING: Congratulations To Dennis Mudd, 2025 Horticulturist Of The Year! Presentation Meeting Will Be Held In His Poway Home & Garden! January 18, 2025 1:30p - 3:00p](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdb24f_f429b71e14d44c8a8ffb040114a2047e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_473,h_355,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/fdb24f_f429b71e14d44c8a8ffb040114a2047e~mv2.webp)
Jan 1
NEXT MEETING: Congratulations To Dennis Mudd, 2025 Horticulturist Of The Year! Presentation Meeting Will Be Held In His Poway Home & Garden! January 18, 2025 1:30p - 3:00p
Register for the Horticulturist of the Year party to be held on Saturday, January 18, 2025, from 1:30p - 3p, at 2025 HOY honoree Dennis...
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Dec 1, 2020
PRESIDENT'S LETTER: What a Year! Recap and Looking Forward
We all know that 2020 started out as any other year but, "boys howdy!", quickly became like none other and looks to continue to be challengi
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Dec 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE! Join: Kate Sessions Commitment
Imagine a natural, low-water garden blooming with the beautiful and unique flora of California native plants, attracting a large diversity
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Dec 1, 2020
NOVEMBER MEETING REPORT: Conserving Orchids in the Wild & Growing Them at Home
Our November 2020 program consisted of two speakers, Peter Tobias, President and Co-Founder of the Orchid Conservation Alliance, and Debby H
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Dec 1, 2020
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Avoid Invasive Plants, Use Natives Instead!
Imagine a natural, low-water garden blooming with the beautiful and unique flora of California native plants, attracting a large diversity
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Dec 1, 2020
THE BUG MAN: What is a Piercing Sucking Insect?
In the last article (you can read it here), I mentioned that true bugs have piercing sucking mouth parts. I thought it would be a good idea
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Dec 1, 2020
SHARING SECRETS: Decorate Your Garden For December?
What do you do to make your garden ready for Christmas, Hanukkah or the Winter Solstice? Or, do you use items from your garden for these
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Dec 1, 2020
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Please Leave My Leaves (Alone!)
I must confess I’ve got a thing about leaves. Certainly the leaves on trees, plants and flowers – green ones, gold, burgundy, and silver –
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