4 days ago AUGUST MEETING: John Forti - The Heirloom Gardener August 9 @ 6pm on Zoom Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on Monday, August 9, 2021 at 6 pm (pst) on Zoom for a presentation by John Forti, author...
4 days agoFROM THE ARCHIVES: Chaste Tree By Ellen Reardon and Carl Price. First published in Let's Talk Plants! August 2008, No. 167. In a previous essay* we referred to a...
Jul 1FROM THE ARCHIVES: Smart Irrigation = $aving Water In The Landscape By Will Johnson. (First published in Let’s Talk Plants! August 2008, No. 167.) Studies demonstrate just how much water different types of...
Jun 1FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Dirt On WaterBy Jeanne Meadow. First published in Let’s Talk Plants! June 2015, No. 249. The California drought is serious. Our state’s mild climate...
May 1FROM THE ARCHIVES: Pittosporum undulatum StoriesWhen you live in Southern California, especially near the coast, you learn to appreciate the subtle signs of the seasons. Japanese Maple and
Apr 1FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going Wild With Natives - Magical ManzanitasI can’t think of a group of plants more underappreciated than our native manzanitas. The genus Arctostaphylos encompasses an astonishing arr
Mar 1FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going On A Water Diet – The 30% Solution, Parts One, Two & ThreeWhat if you had to cut back your water usage this year by 30%? With everything from big droughts to little fish limiting our water supplies
Feb 1FROM THE ARCHIVES: Tomato Fruits - Choose Your Size The fruits of wild-type tomatoes are yellow and green, and barely the size of the tip of one’s little finger. The tomato probably originated
