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October 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Ferns and Lycophytes of San Diego County, With Jon Rebman, October 17, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., Curator and Chair of Botany, San Diego Natural History Museum. Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., is Curator/Chair of Botany at the San Diego Natural History Museum (since 1996) and a plant taxonomist who conducts extensive floristic research in Baja California and in San Diego and Imperial counties. He leads field classes and botanical expeditions and directs the San Diego County Plant Atlas project (sdplantatlas.org). Personal scientific collections: 37,000+ plant
Oct 1
Articles
NEXT SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Truffle Hound By Rowan Jacobsen, January 12, 2026, 4:30/5p On Zoom
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2026. Join us on Zoom for discussion of Truffle Hound by Rowan Jacobsen at 4:30/5p Pacific Time on Zoom on January 12, 2026. Truffles attract dreamers, schemers, and sensualists. People spend years training dogs to find them underground (or pay absurd amounts for a ringer). They plant entire forests of oaks and wait a decade for truffles to appear. They pay $3,000 a pound to possess them. They turn into quivering puddles in th
Jan 1
NEXT SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Truffle Hound By Rowan Jacobsen, January 5, 2026, 4:30/5p On Zoom
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2025. Join us on Zoom for discussion of Truffle Hound by Rowan Jacobsen at 4:30/5p pacific time on Zoom on January 5, 2026. Truffles attract dreamers, schemers, and sensualists. People spend years training dogs to find them underground (or pay absurd amounts for a ringer). They plant entire forests of oaks and wait a decade for truffles to appear. They pay $3,000 a pound to possess them. They turn into quivering puddles in th
Dec 1, 2025
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: The Serviceberry By Robin Wall Kimmerer, November 3, 2025, 4:30/5p On Zoom
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2025. Join us on Zoom for discussion of The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, on Monday November 3, 2025, at 4:30/5p pacific time on Zoom. Note: The Zoom SDHBC meeting link is not published, instead it is emailed to discussion participants. If you would like to receive the link, please email info@sdhort.org with “book club” in the subject line. An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling au
Nov 1, 2025
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: The Light Eaters By Zoë Schlanger October 6, 2025, 4:30p - 6p On Zoom
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2025. The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger will be the 50th book that the SD Hort Book...
Oct 1, 2025
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Update - No Meeting In September! Happy Labor Day And See You In October On Zoom
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2025. WiX stock photo There will be no SD Hort Book Club meeting this month. We are...
Sep 1, 2025
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - Green Gold By Sarah Allaback and Monique Parsons, August 4, 2025, On Zoom
SD HORT BOOK CLUB
Aug 1, 2025
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - The Earth Shall Blossom, Shaker Herbs And Gardening By Galen Beale and Mary Rose Boswell - July 7, 2025, On Zoom
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! July 2025. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is? It's amazing, and I'm not just...
Jul 1, 2025
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