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March 2026
Monthly Meeting
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
Articles
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Please Help Save The Bees
By Pat Welsh, first published in Let's Talk Plants! October 2008, No. 169. Have you noticed how few bees are about this season? Have you...
Oct 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going Wild With Natives And Going For The Gold
By Pat Pawlowski, September 2021. First published in Let's Talk Plants! September 2016, No. 264. Male lesser goldfinch. Carduelis...
Sep 1, 2021
FROM 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...
Aug 1, 2021
FROM 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...
Jul 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Dirt On Water
By Jeanne Meadow. First published in Let’s Talk Plants! June 2015, No. 249. The California drought is serious. Our state’s mild climate...
Jun 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Pittosporum undulatum Stories
When you live in Southern California, especially near the coast, you learn to appreciate the subtle signs of the seasons. Japanese Maple and
May 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going Wild With Natives - Magical Manzanitas
I can’t think of a group of plants more underappreciated than our native manzanitas. The genus Arctostaphylos encompasses an astonishing arr
Apr 1, 2021
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