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June 2026
Monthly Meeting
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
Jun 1
Articles
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Sharing Secrets
While the new editor of the Sharing Secrets column gets trained by the retiring editor in the ins and outs of the job, you can still enjoy l
Sep 1, 2020
SHARING SECRETS: Water Features
The sound of splashing water is especially refreshing on these hot summer days. Do you have a favorite water feature in your garden?
Aug 1, 2020
SHARING SECRETS: Using Household Items in the Garden
How do you use household items in an unconventional way in the garden? For example, a friend of mine uses a sifter to spread diatomaceous e
Jul 1, 2020
SHARING SECRETS: Garden Structures Galore
Sharing Secrets Editor Needed - Many thanks to Tina Ivany for her great work editing this column. Tina is "stepping down" from this position
Jun 1, 2020
SHARING SECRETS: What’s the good news from your garden?
I feel so fortunate to have a garden at this time. Just sitting in the sun and admiring the Spring flowers cheers me up. I try not to think
May 1, 2020
SHARING SECRETS: Snails and Slugs
The editor of this column wandered into her garden after the recent rains and was immediately confronted by several enormous snails, also ap
Apr 1, 2020
SHARING SECRETS: General Gardening Tips
Do you have any general gardening tips for 2020 that might not fit into any particular category, but that you have learned from your own exp
Mar 1, 2020
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