Robin Y. Rivet

NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Smart, Gorgeous, Sensible Succulent Gardens w/Debra Lee Baldwin

You Are Invited! to the next general hybrid meeting of the San Diego Horticultural Society. Monday, September 12, 2022, 6 p.m. in-person...

TREES, PLEASE! Eucalyptus – Thank Them Or Yank Them?

By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! August 2022. Eucalyptus – Thank Them Or Yank Them? The battle continues. Do you love or loathe...

TREES, PLEASE! Can You Bake A Cherry Pie?

By Robin Y Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2022. Can You Bake a Cherry Pie? Miracles do happen. Twenty years ago, it was unlikely you...

TREES, PLEASE! Is Your Tree Going To Pot?

By Robin Y Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2022. Should you grow your tree in a pot? If I wasn’t addressing horticulturists: I’d...

TREES, PLEASE! Sight the Seeds, Cite the Trees

By Robin Y Rivet. Contrary to what easterners believe, winter in our mild region renders many tree species naked for months, and regional...

TREES, PLEASE! What's Up With Weeping Willows?

By Robin Y Rivet, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. Desert Willow in bloom – Chilopsis linearis 'Timeless Beauty' cultivar © photo by...

TREES, PLEASE! Cal-Polytechnic University Urban Tree’s Website

By Robin Y Rivet, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2021. October is prime tree planting time. Suppose you’d like an evergreen with...

TREES, PLEASE! Ficus, Figs and Fascinating Tree Sex

By Robin Y Rivet. Ficus carica - edible fig: cross section showing syconium. Did you ever wonder why you don’t see flowers on fig trees?...