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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
MONTHLY MEETING: Night at the Fair
Honoring Jim Bishop, Horticulturalist of the Year. Join us on Monday, June 10, at the San Diego County Fair Flower and Garden Show stage,...
May 13, 2019
MONTHLY MEETING: The 21st Century Botanic Garden
Join us on Monday, May 13 to hear Dr. Ari Novy, President and CEO of the San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG), address the future of the 21st...
Apr 9, 2019
MONTHLY MEETING: Ugly is Not a Turf Replacement
Join us on April 8 when Mike Evans, from Tree of Life Nursery, will explain how California native plants are the best option for...
Mar 11, 2019
MONTHLY MEETING: Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World’s Best New Gardens
Christopher Woods, garden consultant and former Director and Chief Designer of Chanticleer Gardens, has recently returned from three...
Feb 11, 2019
MONTHLY MEETING: Edible Plants in Ornamental Gardens
Join us on February 11 to hear Brie Arthur describe her signature design technique, foodscaping. Foodscaping, or edible landscaping, is a...
Jan 15, 2019
MONTHLY MEETING: Treasures of the Sierra Madres: An Armchair Tour of Mexico’s Greatest Botanical Hit
January 14, 2019. Our first speaker of the new year will be Jeff Chemnick, from Aloes-in-Wonderland garden and nursery in Santa Barbara,...
Dec 10, 2018
MONTHLY MEETING: 2019 Meeting Preview
November was our last meeting of 2018. We take a break in December, and then we resume with a stellar list of 2019 speakers. In January,...
Nov 13, 2018
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