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April 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Sat., 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, 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 just once a month or less watering. Trim off dead flowers for another round of blooms. A great choice for almost any San Diego garden, and to showcase local species. Walker Wilson is the founder of Walker's Wildlands nursery in Fallbrook. Walker Wilson - Conservation thr
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MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Everything is Connected
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MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Early Mentors
By Jim Bishop. By the late 1980's, I wasn't really looking for garden mentors, just trying to learn more about local gardens and plants. ...
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MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Annual Adventure
By Jim Bishop. In previous articles I talked about creating the “bones” - the hardscape, trees and large plants- of my mid-80's garden in...
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MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Middle-Earth, Land of Ferns
By Jim Bishop. I first became aware of New Zealand’s unusual plants 35 years ago when visiting Strybing Arboretum (now the San Francisco...
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MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Nothing but Dirt
By Jim Bishop. Inspired by Butchart Gardens in British Colombia, in the fall of 1984 I started planning to landscape the backyard of my...
Dec 1, 2013
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Welcome to Coastal Southern California, a Gardening Paradise
By Jim Bishop. Having moved from the Bay Area to Encinitas, I soon learned that owning a house was a lot more work than I had...
Nov 1, 2013
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Head South Young Man
30 years ago, October 17 1983 to be precise, I moved to San Diego. I’d been in the Bay Area four years and it seemed so idyllic, I...
Oct 2, 2013
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