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June 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Right Tree, Right Place, Right Fire Zone: A Look at San Diego’s Trees and Their Future, With Tony Gurnoe, June 20, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Native trees are all the rage, with municipalities such as Encinitas passing regulations that require new landscape development projects to include native species. Which trees count as native? Are they good choices for your yard? How do native trees relate to fire and California's new zone 0 regulations? We'll talk about all of these things while profiling some of San Diego's unique and often underappreciated local trees. Tony Gurnoe has conducted research related to native t
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Articles
COME INTO THE KITCHEN, GARDENER: Pickle That Peck O’Peppers People!
By Karen England, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. Pickle That Peck O’Peppers People! This column tends to be a recipe centric follow up...
May 1, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Plants That Produce - Green Veggies & Herbs For Every Garden, Parts l & ll
By Richard Frost, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. Part l originally appeared in Let’s Talk Plants! May 2009, No. 176 and Part ll in June...
May 1, 2023
APRIL MEETING REPORT: The Houseplant Guru – Lisa Eldred Steinkopf
By Donna Mallen, for Let's talk Plants! May 2023. The Houseplant Guru – Lisa Eldred Steinkopf It’s a pretty sure bet that everyone who...
May 1, 2023
SHARING SECRETS: Blue Skies Mean Gardens In Bloom
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2023. Current question: The sky is blue, the trees are full and many of the items in...
May 1, 2023
GARDEN DESIGN MONTH REPORTS: Part l – March 2023 Panel Discussion Meeting With The APLD
By Karen England for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. March 2023 Panel Discussion Meeting With The APLD March 2023 was our first ever “Garden...
May 1, 2023
GARDEN DESIGN MONTH REPORT: Part ll - March 2023 Artists-in-the-Gardens
The annual Artists-in-the-Gardens event at SDHS Spring Garden Tours, now being held in collaboration with the APLD, is organized by...
May 1, 2023
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: April Showers Bring May Flowers
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. April Showers Bring May Flowers Living in the time of climate change our climate...
May 1, 2023
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