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March 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: 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. Photo Credit: Walkers Wildlands – California Native Plant Nursery 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
Mar 1
Articles
HERITAGE HAUNTS: To Design Or Not To Design? Part 1 - That Is The Question & Part 2 - There Is Only One Answer.
The LTP! Archives are edited by Cathy Tylka and Karen England. These articles are by Pamela Homfelt, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! as a part of a yearlong series called Successful Drought Tolerant Gardening edited by Cindy Sparks. Part 1 appeared in September 2009, No. 180, and Part 2 in October 2009, No. 181. Republished together November 2025. To Design Or Not To Design? That Is The Question These days almost everyone is redesigning landscapes for one reason
Nov 1, 2025
SHARING SECRETS: Making Things Easier As We Age
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2025. This month’s question: What are you doing in your garden to make things easier to maintain as you grow older and your knees/back/muscles don't cooperate as they used to? This question is thanks to Susi Torre-Bueno! Linda Chisari reports… ... In 1976, when we moved into our current house in Del Mar, we were very excited to find a huge, south-facing backyard, perfect for a veg
Nov 1, 2025
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Past And Present In A Garden
By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2025. Many of us live in our gardens. By that I mean, we spend a lot of time in our gardens. Working in them for sure, but it’s also so important to sit in the garden and appreciate the beauty of nature. I for one enjoy most of my meals in the garden. Looking at the beauty of nature while eating a delicious meal, many times containing some item from the garden, such as herbs or apples, lemons, limes, oranges, passionfruit a
Nov 1, 2025
NEXT MEETING: October 18, 2025, “Mr. Trees” Tyler Trimble Presents Fall Pruning And Care Of Fruit Trees, 1:30p - 3p Oasis, Rancho Bernardo
"Mr. Trees" Tyler Trimble. Next Meeting – October 18, 2025 – 1:30p -3p In-person at San Diego Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, CA. Online...
Oct 1, 2025
SHARING GARDENS: Visits To Member Gardens Are Back! For SD Hort Members Only - Another Great Reason To Join The San Diego Horticultural Society
https://www.sdhort.org/event-6293343 Fallbrook Open Garden When: Saturday, October 04, 2025, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Location: Fallbrook...
Oct 1, 2025
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: The Light Eaters By Zoë Schlanger October 6, 2025, 4:30p - 6p On Zoom
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2025. The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger will be the 50th book that the SD Hort Book...
Oct 1, 2025
BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: The Atacama Desert Blooms!
Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2025. The Atacama Desert Blooms! With a little nostalgia we leave...
Oct 1, 2025
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