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February 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Riley Black, When The Earth Was Green, February 21, Oasis, RB And Zoom
Riley Black is the bestselling and award-winning author of When the Earth Was Green , The Last Days of the Dinosaurs , and more. A regular contributor to National Geographic , Smithsonian , and Slate , as well as a repeat guest on NOVA and Science Friday , Riley has spent more than fifteen years bringing the public the latest about the deep past. When not enthusing over fossils in articles and books, Riley regularly volunteers with museum field teams to uncover new
Feb 1
Articles
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Incorporating Paths In Your Garden
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2024. Incorporating Paths in Your Garden Have you ever noticed the way it makes you feel...
Apr 30, 2024
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Spring Has Sprung In Our Gardens!
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2024. Spring has Sprung in our Gardens! Being that we live in a Mediterranean climate,...
Mar 31, 2024
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Growing Lavender In Your Garden
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2024. WiX stock photo. French lavender, Lavandula dentata, is one of the author's...
Mar 1, 2024
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Living And Gardening In A Mediterranean Climate
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2024. Living and Gardening in a Mediterranean Climate We are lucky and unique that...
Feb 1, 2024
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: New Year, Fresh Start
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! January 2024. New Year, Fresh Start Gosh, already it is January 2024! How time flies. The new...
Jan 1, 2024
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Planting A Madrone
By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2023. Planting a Madrone, Arbutus menziesii This autumn I had the outside of my...
Dec 1, 2023
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Enjoy The Process
By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Enjoy the Process Last month the painting posted in this article was brand-new...
Nov 1, 2023
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