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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
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: California Dates
By Jim Bishop for Let's Talk Plants! November 2021. In a previous article in 2018, Road to Marrakech, I told the story of how dates are...
Nov 1, 2021
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: UC Santa Cruz Arboretum
By Jim Bishop for Let's Talk Plants! September 2021. This past April, I was fortunate to do a long-awaited return visit to the UC Santa...
Sep 1, 2021
MY LIFE IN PLANTS: California Adventure Part 5
California Adventure Part Five - I can hear you say, "What happened to parts one through four?" Well, I'll tell you what happened ... In...
Jul 1, 2021
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Costa Rica Riches - Talari Mountain Lodge
By Jim Bishop. This is a continuation of our trip to Costa Rica in November 2019. Read about the beginning of the trip here. Read about...
May 1, 2021
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Home Alone 2020
One good thing that happened in 2020 was that I turned 65, which qualified me for the vaccine when it became available. I’m happy to report
Mar 1, 2021
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Costa Rica Riches - Las Cruces Botanical Station
After several days in around San José we boarded small planes and flew to the Pacific side of Costa Rica to Golfito, near the Panama border.
Nov 1, 2020
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Costa Rican Riches - Around San José
Our trip started in the capital city, San José. From there we did several day long trips. On a walking tour of San José we found that unlike
Aug 14, 2020
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