Garden Surroundings

NEXT MEETING: Zoom Only – 04/10/’23 The Houseplant Guru, Lisa Eldred Steinkopf

Please join us on April 10, 2023, at 6 p.m. (PST) on Zoom only for this month’s SDHS General Meeting featuring a talk about one of the...

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: The Joy Of Gardening With Succulents

By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2022. Succulents have long been good plants for San Diego County. Although many...

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Joy in the Garden

By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. Cassia splendida. As this year draws to a close I am reminded once again of...

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Worm Castings For A Vibrant Healthy Landscape

By Francesca Filanc for Let's Talk Plants! November 2021. Several years ago, a landscape designer friend of mine in the Olivenhain Garden...

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Butterflies & Host Plants In The Garden

By Francesca Filanc for Let's Talk Plants! October 2021. I receive so much joy by planting flowers, plants and vines that attract...

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Tussie-Mussies

By Francesca Filanc for Let's Talk Plants! September 2021. The first time I was taught how to make tussie-mussies, also spelled tussy...

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Gardenias; My "First Love"

By Francesca Filanc. First Love® Gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides 'Aimee'. A strong memory from my childhood is of being beautifully...

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Mom and Apple Pie!

By Francesca Filanc. “Saturday in the Park, I think it was the Fourth of July ..." - song written by Robert Lamm and recorded by the...