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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
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Dead Plant Diary
Words and pictures by Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2026. Garden Photo From March 31, 2022 I was sorting through photos and came across this gem from March 31, 2022. Much of our garden is now over 25 years old, so I consider the area at the bottom of the hill, 100 feet lower than the house, the “new garden” since everything in it was planted after 2017. I was super impressed with how quickly everything grew, considering almost everything was planted as a one-g
Sep 1
NEXT SHARING GARDEN: Vista/Bonsall Sharing Garden: Sunday, September 27, 2026, With Group Tours From 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Robert Kopfstein working with Tony Gurnoe to hand pollinate Encephalartos natalesis. Photo: Tony Gurnoe. Registration for members to open soon: https://sdhort.org/FeaturedGarden Sunday, September 27, 2026, Group 1 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Group 2 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Group 3 - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Cycads and bromeliads and succulents – oh my! Robert Kopfstein is a past president of the San Diego Bromeliad Society (and also of the Palomar Cactus and Succulent Society),
Sep 1
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Four Books Announcement And No September Meeting
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2026. WiX stock photo. There is no September SDHBC meeting. Please join us on Zoom for a discussion of -- Outsider Animals: How the Creatures at the Margins of Our Lives Have the Most to Teach Us by Marlene Zuk on October 5, 2026 Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present, and Future of the Self-Provisioning City by Kate Brown on November 2, 2026 Mini-Forest Revolution: Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World b
Sep 1
NEWS: Volunteers Opportunities!
By Laura McCullough, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2026 Greetings fellow garden enthusiasts! As the new volunteer coordinator, I am calling for volunteers for our Sharing Gardens tour to assist with check in, parking, and garden info. You can now select a volunteer ticket when registering for the Sharing Garden event if interested. I have also enabled the 'Add Guest' if you know someone that is curious about the SDHS and our events. Laura showing off her Phaelenopsis pin
Sep 1
TREES, PLEASE! An Update, a Suggestion and a Request
By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2026. Washingtonia filifera proving their resilience, even to wildfires, within their natural habitat in Anza Borrego. Photo: Tony Gurnoe. An Update, a Suggestion and a Request Several years ago, in “Diamonds Are Not a Palm’s Best Friend,” (SDHS Newsletter of November 2021) I wrote about California fan palms (Washingtonia filifera) suffering from diamond scale in coastal San Diego County. The palms pictured with that article p
Sep 1
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: California Native Plant Society’s Fall Plant Sale Coming Next Month! Meanwhile, Want succulents? How About Native Succulents!
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2026. Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead. Photo courtesy of the San Dieguito River Park Staff. California Native Plant Society’s Fall Plant Sale Coming Next Month! Meanwhile, Want succulents? How About Native Succulents! Our Native Plant Sale is back this fall with a new format. Choose from more than 350 California native plant species and cultivars from local nurseries and CNPS growers. Pre-order September 1–15. Plant orders are
Sep 1
THE BUG MAN: Watch Out for Aloe Thrips
By Eric Middleton PhD, IPM Advisor, University of California Statewide IPM Program and Cooperative Extension, San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles Counties, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2026. Adult aloe thrips. https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/ppd/PDF/Hercinothrips_dimidiatus.pdf. Watch Out for Aloe Thrips If you live in Southern California and your aloes are darkening and starting to die back, it could be caused by a new invasive pest called aloe thrips (Hercinothrips dimidia
Sep 1
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