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October 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Ferns and Lycophytes of San Diego County, With Jon Rebman, October 17, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., Curator and Chair of Botany, San Diego Natural History Museum. Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., is Curator/Chair of Botany at the San Diego Natural History Museum (since 1996) and a plant taxonomist who conducts extensive floristic research in Baja California and in San Diego and Imperial counties. He leads field classes and botanical expeditions and directs the San Diego County Plant Atlas project (sdplantatlas.org). Personal scientific collections: 37,000+ plant
Oct 1
Articles
SHARING SECRETS: Using Household Items in the Garden
How do you use household items in an unconventional way in the garden? For example, a friend of mine uses a sifter to spread diatomaceous e
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GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Lemonade Berry & Sugar Bush - Garden Workhorses
The Sumac family, Anacardiaceae, contains a rather odd variety of plants: the yummy, familiar mango, pistachio and cashew but also poison oa
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MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Chocolate Cake and a Vase of Yarrow
Well, I’ve made it to 65. The original plan was to be at Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierras and sit atop the rock where the famous ph
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Nepenthes - Common Ways to Grow an Uncommon Plant
Carnivorous plants inspire a sense of awe, but often accompanying that awe is the slightest bit of intimidation. Most people are under the a
Jul 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE! A Little Slice of "hisTree"
And now for something completely different. So, for whatever reason you can't venture out and admire trees. Yet you need to get your tree fi
Jul 1, 2020
GROW WITH ABUNDANCE: Tips for Growing a Wellness Herb Garden
If there’s anything to be certain about in this time, it’s that COVID-19 is affecting every aspect of our lives. From telecommuting to dist
Jul 1, 2020
PERMACULTURE: Vertical Space
Training vining plants up trellises is nothing new; using trellises and walls can at least double your growing space. Now as more people are
Jul 1, 2020
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