Botanical Encounters

Feb 1

NEXT MEETING: Five Herbs That Changed History And You Can Grow Today! Presented By Karen England, February 15, 1:30p - 3p In-person Oasis, Rancho Bernardo

Unless otherwise stated, we meet the third Saturday of the month at 1:30p at San Diego Oasis in Rancho Bernardo, 17170 Bernardo Center...

Feb 1

Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2025. Shepherd's Trees Our last view of Mashatu in our December 2024...

Dec 1, 2024

Words and photographs by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! December 2024. Mashatu (Nyala) Tree Let’s set the scene for the Mashatu...

Sep 30, 2024

Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2024. Kalahari Desert Shrubs So far, most of our botanical encounters...

Aug 1, 2024

Words and photographs by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! August 2024. The Okavango Delta - Drought, Wildfire and Climate Change...

May 31, 2024

Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2024. Fever Tree Featuring the fever tree, Vachellia xanthophloea, takes...

Mar 31, 2024

Photos and text by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2024. Atlas Cedar The Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica, forests of Morocco are...

Feb 1, 2024

By Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2024. The Argan Tree Let’s begin with a few photos to transport ourselves to Morocco....