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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
THYME TRAVELER: Always Take The Scenic Route
By Karen England, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2025. The Thyme Traveler columns are about the herbs and gardens I’ve discovered growing...
Feb 28, 2025
The Formidable, and Misnamed, Potato Bug
This is the first in a series of articles about the insect creatures in our gardens from entomologist James Bethke, well-known for his...
Aug 23, 2019
FRANK'S FAVORITES: Ground Covers for San Diego Gardens
Groundcovers are a great way to cover garden areas around larger perennials, shrubs, and trees in your landscape. Rather than look at...
Aug 1, 2019
FRANK'S FAVORITES: Fabulous Flax*
By Debra Lee Baldwin. This article is the first in a new column by our President, Frank Mitzel. Frank will tell us about some of his...
May 1, 2019
GARDENS OF THE WORLD: Mediterranean Gardens on the Côte d'Azur
By Frank Mitzel. Crossing over the border from Italy, we travel west along the Mediterranean seacoast and arrive at the Côte d' Azur in...
Jan 1, 2019
GUEST COLUMNIST: An interview with Dr. Ari Novy, CEO of the San Diego Botanic Garden
By Susan Starr. Dr. Ari Novy became CEO and President of the San Diego Botanic Garden on October 15, 2018. The former Executive Director...
Dec 1, 2018
GUEST COLUMNIST: Artists' Paintings From the Garden Tour
By Barbara Raub. The San Diego Horticultural Society loves to feature plein air artists in the gardens on our spring tour each year. It...
Jun 1, 2018
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