top of page
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
SHARING SECRETS: Rain Revelations
Edited by Tina Ivany. Have there been any surprises in your garden after all the rains this year? For example, are there plants in your...
Jul 1, 2019
SHARING SECRETS: Game of Thorns
Edited by Tina Ivany. Are you waging battle against any invasive plants or animals in your garden? How did these intruders come into...
Jun 1, 2019
SHARING SECRETS: Favorite Garden Art
Edited by Tina Ivany. What is your favorite piece of garden art and how did you acquire it? Linda Canada: A friend made a piece of mosaic...
May 1, 2019
SHARING SECRETS: Making Fences a Garden Asset
Edited by Tina Ivany. Small yards, tall wooden fences. What have you discovered that incorporates boundary fences into your garden,...
Apr 1, 2019
SHARING SECRETS: Our Favorite Garden Quotations
Edited by Tina Ivany. Do you have a favorite quotation about gardens or gardening? Robin Shifflet: Here is my favorite Japanese saying...
Mar 1, 2019
SHARING SECRETS: February Bloomers
"It's winter! What's blooming in your garden? Annie Urquhart: Growing chard, spinach and herbs. Started a hydroponics garden, with...
Feb 1, 2019
SHARING SECRETS: Rose Pruning Tips
Winter is rose pruning time in San Diego. I've heard that roses should be cut back to 18" and I've heard that we should keep them around 3'. I've also heard we should spray and I've heard we shouldn't. How and when do you prune your roses? Charlotte Getz: I prune my roses in December, when I also do the first dormant copper spray of my peach trees after all leaves have dropped from the trees. I prune them to 2 - 3 ft. keeping an open vase shape of all the outward facing can
Jan 1, 2019
bottom of page