Going Wild with Natives

NEXT MEETING: Zoom Only - Bokashi Composting - No Sorting, No Turning! October 9, 2023

Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on October 9, 2023, at 6:30 pm on Zoom for our next Zoom-only meeting with Master...

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Eat Your Native Garden, the Kumeyaay Way

By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2023. Eat Your Native Garden, the Kumeyaay Way California native plants are functional as...

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: CNPS San Diego Native Plant Sale Oct 15 - Get Ready!

By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2022. CNPS San Diego Native Plant Sale Oct 15 - Get Ready! To help San Diego reach the...

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Celebrate Native Plants w/CNPS & Leave The Wild Ones Be

By Susan Lewitt for Let's Talk Plants! October 2021. Red Bush Monkey Flower, Diplacus puniceus aka Mimulus aurantiacus var. puniceus, has...

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Monarch Larval & Nectar Plants Invite More Than Just Monarchs!

By Susan Lewitt. Monarchs love milkweed, and happily for San Diego, there are several indigenous species. Narrow Leaf Milkweed, Asclepias...

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Elderberries And Currants, Ribes Species, Plants With Benefits!

By Susan Lewitt. Here are some sweet native plants to consider that give you edible treats: Blue Elderberry, Sambucus nigra ssp....

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Native Groundcovers Are Best!

Have you noticed ice plant all around San Diego? The mats of dry woody material that it forms? Problems with this invasive plant lie in its

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Fremontodendron

If you are thinking about landscaping your front or back yard, try not to overlook this showstopper! There are many things to love about the