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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
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Articles
SHARING SECRETS: Holiday Decorations From the Garden
How do you incorporate plants, seeds, and other material from your garden in your holiday decorations? Barb Hunting: I pick pine boughs...
Dec 1, 2018
SHARING SECRETS: Welcoming Wildlife to the Garden
What do you do in your garden to encourage bees, birds, and other wildlife? Diane Kennedy: Here at Finch Frolic Garden, we use no...
Nov 1, 2018
SHARING SECRETS: Lessons Learned in the Summer Garden
As gardeners, we are always learning from our gardens. What did your garden teach you this summer? Linda Chisari: The unusually hot...
Oct 1, 2018
SHARING SECRETS: Garden Visitors
Have you had any fun or surprising non-human visitors to your garden this year? What have you done to encourage—or maybe...
Sep 1, 2018
SHARING SECRETS: Garden and Horticulture Bucket Lists
Edited by Dayle Cheever. What is on your garden or horticulture bucket list? Gerald D. Stewart: There are some elusive things that are on...
Aug 1, 2018
SHARING SECRETS: Discovering New Plants
Edited by Dayle Cheever. Every now and then I find a plant I have not seen before. Recently, it was hummingbird mint (Agastache) and I...
Jul 1, 2018
SHARING SECRETS: Going Grassless With Ground Covers
Edited by Dayle Cheever. In an effort to reduce water use, many of us have eliminated grass. What soft ground covers have you had success...
Jun 1, 2018
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