Horticulturist of the Year

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...

HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR: 2010

Our 15th Horticulturists of the Year were Bruce and Sharon Asakawa. Between them they have two lifetimes of expertise that they have...

HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR: 2009

Steve is one of our founders, and the founder of Buena Creek Gardens in San Marcos. He wrote the text for our tree book, and has lectured...

HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR: 2008

Chuck had a lifetime career in horticulture, and co-founded Ades & Gish Nursery, which ships houseplants throughout the U.S. He helped...

HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR: 2007

During more than 2 decades as a Chula Vista optometrist, Bill started a project to give tree seedlings to 4th graders to enhance their...

HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR: 2006

Jane was the first female landscape architect to practice in San Diego, and in 1947 was hired to head a huge project landscaping the...

HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR: 2005

With his wife, Dorothy, Don founded the SDHS in 1994 and drew upon decades of experience with leading other garden groups. A self-taught...

HORTICULTURISTS OF THE YEAR: 1996 - 2004

2004: Vince Lazaneo Since 1977, through his work with the Univ. of California Cooperative Extension Program, Vince has been a dedicated...