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May 2025
Monthly Meeting
NEXT MEETING: The Horticultural History Of San Diego Presented By John Clements, May 17, 2025, 1:30 p.m. In-person, Oasis Rancho Bernardo
This vintage photo of San Diego is a favorite of John Clements'. The dark dot just to the left of the middle of the photograph is a large...
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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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