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June 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Right Tree, Right Place, Right Fire Zone: A Look at San Diego’s Trees and Their Future, With Tony Gurnoe, June 20, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Native trees are all the rage, with municipalities such as Encinitas passing regulations that require new landscape development projects to include native species. Which trees count as native? Are they good choices for your yard? How do native trees relate to fire and California's new zone 0 regulations? We'll talk about all of these things while profiling some of San Diego's unique and often underappreciated local trees. Tony Gurnoe has conducted research related to native t
Jun 1
Articles
FROM THE ARCHIVES PARTS 1 & 2: You Want Good Trees To Plant Near Water Features & Pools?
Edited by Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2023. Part 1: Good Trees to Plant Near Water Features By Pat Welsh, originally...
Feb 1, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: To Fountain Or Not To Fountain? That Is The Question...
By Jeanne Meadow, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! November 2015, No. 254, republished November 2022. Should you have a water...
Nov 1, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Are Your Leaves Turning Red?
By Ellen Reardon and Carl Price, first published in Let’s Talk Plants! October 2008, No. 169. Reprinted October 2022. Are Your Leaves...
Oct 1, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A Very Happy 28th Birthday To Us! With SDHS Memories - The Early Years
“Our annual birthday report always begins with a warm thank you to the far-sighted founders who sowed the seeds of our Society in...
Sep 1, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The World’s Most Abundant Protein
By Carl Price and Ellen Reardon, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! May 2008, Issue No. 164. Reprinted May 2022. Springtime is...
May 1, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A Glass Of Lemonade-berry-ade
A Glass Of Lemonade-berry-ade By Pat Pawlowski, March 2022, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! March 2011, No.198. "When life...
Mar 1, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Brugmansia Poisoning, Beware!
By Walt Meier, first published in Let's Talk Plants! February 2010, No.185, republished February 2022. While I was cutting back my...
Feb 1, 2022
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