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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: 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
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going On A Water Diet – The 30% Solution, Parts One, Two & Three
What 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
Mar 1, 2021
FROM 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
Feb 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Trees, Please! - Premature Obituary
On June 2nd, 1898 American humorist Mark Twain was quoted as follows: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” If trees could talk the
Jan 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Please Leave My Leaves (Alone!)
I must confess I’ve got a thing about leaves. Certainly the leaves on trees, plants and flowers – green ones, gold, burgundy, and silver –
Dec 1, 2020
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