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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
SPRING GARDEN TOUR: Point Loma And Coronado, Sunday, March 29, 9am - 4pm
San Diego Horticultural Society - 2026 Spring Garden Tour 2026 Spring Garden Tour When: Sunday, March 29, 2026 From: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: Private gardens in Point Loma and Coronado Tickets on Sale Now! San Diego Horticultural Society - 2026 Spring Garden Tour Want to be a Spring Garden Tour volunteer? In exchange for working a morning or afternoon shift at a garden, volunteers receive free entry to the gardens. Send an email to Volunteer@sdhort.org The Art of Coasta
Mar 1
VOLUNTEERING FOR THE SPRING GARDEN TOUR: A Volunteer’s Perspective
By Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2026. A Spring Garden Tour Volunteer’s Perspective I am so very glad to have been, and to be again, a volunteer for the Spring Garden Tour. Last year, I initially visited two Escondido gardens, that were a wonder to behold, both were visually and aromatically delightful. I just want you to know how lovely all of the gardens were. My volunteer assignment was at a relatively new garden, and I felt so fortunate to sit in the beautiful
Mar 1
NEXT SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Ten Tomatoes That Changed The World - A History By William Alexander, March 2, 2026, 4:30/5p On Zoom
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2026. Join us on Zoom for a discussion of Ten Tomatoes That Changed The World - A History by William Alexander on March 2, 2026. Note: The Zoom SDHBC meeting link is not published, instead it is emailed to discussion participants. If you would like to receive the link, please email info@sdhort.org with “book club” in the subject line. L ooking Ahead: March 2, 2026 - Ten Tomatoes That Changed The World - A History by William
Mar 1
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
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Things Go Boom
Words and pictures by Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2026. Well, at least I think they went boom. I was asleep when all of the action took place. Following a very long, hot, and dry summer, we experienced an unusually wet fall and early winter. It seems we're experiencing a bit of a weather yo-yo pattern. 2023 was among the wettest winters on record, featuring a rainstorm that delivered more than 6 inches in just 24 hours. This is the most rain I've ever seen here
Mar 1
TREES, PLEASE! Don’t Park Your Baby Buggy Under City Of Encinitas 6281ETREE
By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2026. City of Encinitas 6281ETREE p re-construction, notice sidewalk and bench. Photo courtesy of the “Chartreuse Appreciation Society”. Don’t Park Your Baby Buggy Under City of Encinitas 6281ETREE Like many human relationships, with trees the relationship between a tree’s above ground parts (A) and below ground parts (B) is complicat
Mar 1
PLANT FORUM: At The February 2026 Meeting
By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2026. In July 2025, Anne Murphy brought in a delightful bouquet of nine species of flowering California native plants for the plant forum. Anne hopes that seeing these lovely specimens will encourage members to plant more natives in their gardens. Photo credit and Canva graphics: Karen England. For over two decades a meeting highlight was the Plant Forum, where a horticultural expert spoke about plants brought in by members. T
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