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NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Right Tree, Right Place, Right Fire Zone: A Look at San Diego’s Trees and Their Future, With Tony Gurnoe, June 20, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p

Native trees are all the rage, with municipalities such as Encinitas passing regulations that require new landscape development projects to include native species. Which trees count as native? Are they good choices for your yard? How do native trees relate to fire and California's new zone 0 regulations? We'll talk about all of these things while profiling some of San Diego's unique and often underappreciated local trees. Tony Gurnoe has conducted research related to native t

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PLANT FORUM: At The May 2026 Meeting

By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2026. In July 2025 Anne Murphy brought in a delightful bouquet of nine species of flowering California native plants for the Plant Forum. Graphic made by Karen England on Canva. For over two decades a meeting highlight was the Plant Forum, where a horticultural expert spoke about plants brought in by members. These descriptions appeared in the newsletter and are available free to the public on our website at...

Jun 1

PLANT FORUM: At The April 2026 Meeting

By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2026. In July 2025 Anne Murphy brought in a delightful bouquet of nine species of flowering California native plants for the Plant Forum. Graphic made by Karen England on Canva. For over two decades a meeting highlight was the Plant Forum, where a horticultural expert spoke about plants brought in by members. These descriptions appeared in the newsletter and are available free to the public on our website at...

May 1

PLANT FORUM: At The February 2026 Meeting

By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2026. In July 2025, Anne Murphy brought in a delightful bouquet of nine species of flowering California native plants for the plant forum. Anne hopes that seeing these lovely specimens will encourage members to plant more natives in their gardens. Photo credit and Canva graphics: Karen England. For over two decades a meeting highlight was the Plant Forum, where a horticultural expert spoke about plants brought in by members. T

Mar 1

PLANT FORUM: At The November 2025 Meeting

By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! December 2025. For over two decades a meeting highlight was the Plant Forum, where a horticultural expert spoke about plants brought in by members. These descriptions were printed in the newsletter and were also compiled, and are available free on our website at https://sdhort.org/PlantForum . This is an alphabetical listing of over 7500 plants, including over 1600 detailed descriptions. Check it out when thinking about plants to a

Dec 1, 2025

PLANT FORUM: At The October 2025 Meeting

By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2025. For over two decades a meeting highlight was the Plant Forum, where a horticultural expert spoke about plants brought in by members. These descriptions were printed in the newsletter and were also compiled, and are available free on our website at https://sdhort.org/PlantForum . This is an alphabetical listing of over 7500 plants, including over 1600 detailed descriptions. Check it out when thinking about plants to ad

Nov 1, 2025