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April 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Sat., April 18, 2026 - Walker Wilson - Conservation Through Cultivation - Growing A Local Ecotype Nursery. In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Viguiera laciniata - San Diego Bush Sunflower, a San Diego endemic species that happens to be excellent for garden conditions. Evergreen, tough and made for full sun conditions, it will still stay green with just once a month or less watering. Trim off dead flowers for another round of blooms. A great choice for almost any San Diego garden, and to showcase local species. Walker Wilson is the founder of Walker's Wildlands nursery in Fallbrook. Walker Wilson - Conservation thr
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Articles
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Fall - Perfect Time to Prepare Cool Season Gardens
In San Diego, we are fortunate to have a temperate Mediterranean climate that allows for growing vegetables all year long. As we transition
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FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: The Amazing Torrey Pine
In Southern California there are two small remnants of “relic pine forests” that precede the Glacial Period. Trees in these forests were we
Sep 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE: Don’t try this at Home!
A good friend of mine owns a nursery in San Diego named South Coast Wholesale. One of his business ventures involves moving big trees. Somet
Sep 1, 2020
EDITOR'S LETTER: Dos and Don'ts of Power Pole Gardening
Do you have a power pole in your garden? I do. And, for the last 19 years I have successfully gardened around mine. I say successfully becau
Sep 1, 2020
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Sharing Secrets
While the new editor of the Sharing Secrets column gets trained by the retiring editor in the ins and outs of the job, you can still enjoy l
Sep 1, 2020
MEETING REPORT: Kate Sessions’ World Wide Web of Horticulture
A long-time member of the SDHS and a former law professor at USD, presenter Nancy Carol Carter has devoted her retirement to historical rese
Sep 1, 2020
NEXT MEETING: 10/12, Manzanitas & More - Creating Garden Structure with Natives
Su Kraus is owner and joint founder of Moosa Creek Nursery, a wholesale nursery specializing in California native plants. In 2004 when the n
Sep 1, 2020
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