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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...

5 days ago

By Susan Krzywicki. I am working on an exhibit for the La Jolla Historical Society about canyons in San Diego—the complex ecosystem of...

May 1, 2018

By Carol Buckley. Alice Eastwood was a plucky and bright Canadian American who headed the Department of Botany at the preeminent...

Apr 1, 2018

By Susan Krzywicki. Interested in native plants? Calscape, created by Dennis Mudd, is an online resource you won't want to miss. The...

Mar 1, 2018

By Carol Buckley. I’ll never forget a talk about George Washington Carver given by an older student when I was in grammar school, but the...

Feb 1, 2018

By Susan Krzywicki. Sugar production in California has a long and, excuse the pun, lumpy history. But understanding the history of sugar...

Jan 1, 2018

By Carol Buckley. The story of landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx pivots on a paradox of colonialism. Born in 1909 in São Paulo, and...

Dec 1, 2017

By Susan Krzywicki. Connections always make knowledge more fun. When I saw that Harriet Strong had been educated at Miss Mary Atkins'...

Nov 1, 2017