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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
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Are Vernal Pools All Wet?
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2025. Vernal pool site in Otay Mesa, California, 2019. USFWS Public Affairs Specialist,...
Feb 1, 2025
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES ARCHIVE: Hedges For Edges
By Pat Pawlowski, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! December 2014, issue No. 243. Reprinted December 2024. Narrowleaf Milkweed...
Dec 1, 2024
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Mind Your Elder(berries) And Enjoy The CNPS Fall Plant Sale, Oct 19, At Its New Location - Sikes Adobe Farmstead!
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2024. Mind Your Elder(berries) and Enjoy the CNPS Fall Plant Sale, Oct 19, at its New...
Oct 1, 2024
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Start Planning For CNPS Native Plant Sale With Some Keystone Plant Species
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2024. Start Planning for CNPS Native Plant Sale with Some Keystone Plant Species Only...
Sep 1, 2024
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Do You Know This About Ceanothus?
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! August 2024. Do You Know This About Ceanothus? Look for the wonderful California Native Plant...
Aug 1, 2024
HERITAGE HAUNTS: Going Wild With Natives - Abutilon palmeri
Curated by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! July 2024. Article by Pat Pawlowski, originally published May 2011, No. 100, Let’s Talk...
Jul 1, 2024
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: These Salvias May Be Our Garden Salvation!
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2024. White Sage, Salvia apiana, was used for many purposes including ceremonial and...
Jun 1, 2024
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