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October 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Ferns and Lycophytes of San Diego County, With Jon Rebman, October 17, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., Curator and Chair of Botany, San Diego Natural History Museum. Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., is Curator/Chair of Botany at the San Diego Natural History Museum (since 1996) and a plant taxonomist who conducts extensive floristic research in Baja California and in San Diego and Imperial counties. He leads field classes and botanical expeditions and directs the San Diego County Plant Atlas project (sdplantatlas.org). Personal scientific collections: 37,000+ plant
Oct 1
Articles
THE REAL DIRT ON: Francis Griscom Parsons: Mother of School Gardens
By Susan Starr. This is the last column in our series, The Real Dirt on…. In February we launch a new series, on gardening with children....
Jan 1, 2019
THE REAL DIRT ON: Beatrix Potter's World Beyond Bunnies
By Susan Krzywicki. Beatrix Potter, of Peter Rabbit fame, was born in 1866 to a well-off British family. From an early age, she was...
Nov 1, 2018
THE REAL DIRT ON: The Real Dirt on Derek Jarman
By Carol Buckley. One of the best-loved gardens in Great Britain reaches out to the English Channel seemingly at the wild edge of the...
Oct 1, 2018
THE REAL DIRT ON: Barbara Menzies: Shunner of Flowers Stuffed in Milk Bottles
By Susan Krzywicki. Barbara Menzies and two of her friends were the impetus behind the Stinson Beach wildflower shows that ran from 1958...
Sep 1, 2018
THE REAL DIRT ON: Edith Wharton's Pursuit of Excellence
By Carol Buckley. When one thinks of the novels of Edith Wharton—and indeed, her friend, Henry James—one thinks of Americans abroad...
Aug 1, 2018
THE REAL DIRT ON: Canyoneers Co-Founder Helen Witham Chamlee
By Susan Krzywicki. Local naturalist Helen Witham Chamlee was one of the creators of the Canyoneers, the San Diego Natural History...
Jul 1, 2018
THE REAL DIRT ON: Arabella Lennox-Boyd's Italian and English Sensibilities
By Carol Buckley. One of Great Britain’s foremost landscape designers for decades has been the Italian-born Hon. Lady Lennox-Boyd. Born...
Jun 1, 2018
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