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February 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Riley Black, When The Earth Was Green, February 21, Oasis, RB And Zoom
Riley Black is the bestselling and award-winning author of When the Earth Was Green , The Last Days of the Dinosaurs , and more. A regular contributor to National Geographic , Smithsonian , and Slate , as well as a repeat guest on NOVA and Science Friday , Riley has spent more than fifteen years bringing the public the latest about the deep past. When not enthusing over fossils in articles and books, Riley regularly volunteers with museum field teams to uncover new
Feb 1
Articles
HERITAGE HAUNTS: Introduction To Gasterias
By Annie Morgan, originally published in the December 2015 Let’s Talk Plants! No. 255 newsletter. Republished January 2026. From the archives: Introduction to Gasterias Though slow growing, Gasterias are a small, charming species and one of the easiest succulents to grow, thus they are an ideal starting plant for the novice. They are related to Aloes and are in the Asphodelaceae family and are named for their stomach-shaped f lowers (“gaster” is Latin for “stomac
Jan 1
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
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Long History Of Larval Host Study
By Susan Krzywicki, for Let’s Talk Plants! July 2025. Republished from Going Wild with Natives, Let’s Talk Plants! July 2015, No. 250....
Jun 30, 2025
HERITAGE HAUNTS: From 2008 Newsletter Archive - Veterans Village Of San Diego - Soothing Surroundings For Homeless Veterans
Column curated by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! January 2025. Article by Linda Johnson, first published in LTP! December 2008, No....
Jan 1, 2025
HERITAGE HAUNTS: Gods And Goddesses In The Garden - Greco-Roman Mythology And The Scientific Names Of Plants & The Story Of The Root-Children
Book review from the archives originally published December 2008, curated by Cathy Tylka for Let's Talk Plants! December 2024. Gods and...
Dec 1, 2024
HERITAGE HAUNTS: Book Review "Hardy Californians: A Woman’s Life With Native Plants" By Lester Rowntree
Reviewed by Caroline McCullagh, for Let's Talk Plants! Originally published in October 2010, republished November 2024. Book Review:...
Oct 31, 2024
HERITAGE HAUNTS: Berry Good Plants For The Garden
"From the archives" is edited by Cathy Tylka for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2024. Article by Richard Frost, originally published in the...
Sep 30, 2024
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