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May 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: If You Build it, They Might Come, With Molly Rightmyer, May 16, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Molly Rightmyer is a bee taxonomist who has become increasingly interested in native plants while attempting to increase the bee diversity of her home garden, an experience she wishes to share with other gardeners who hold similar aspirations. She got her start as a freelance scientific illustrator here in southern California. She then worked with fossil turtles as an apprentice illustrator at the American Museum of Natural History, NY, eventually landing a job as scientific
May 1
Articles
TREES, PLEASE: The Gall of Some Trees!
One of the best things about working with and studying trees is the availability of subjects. If you’re a doctor you wait for patients to
Nov 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE! Persimmons – Pretty & Plump
Bite down carefully. If it’s meltingly soft and syrupy, or spicy-sweet and crunchy, both textures might be ripe persimmons. The Oriental per
Oct 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE: Don’t try this at Home!
A good friend of mine owns a nursery in San Diego named South Coast Wholesale. One of his business ventures involves moving big trees. Somet
Sep 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE! How Do Trees Become “Native”?
A global pandemic is forcing humans to consider their collective vulnerability, while humbled individuals are expected to hover in place - r
Aug 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE! A Little Slice of "hisTree"
And now for something completely different. So, for whatever reason you can't venture out and admire trees. Yet you need to get your tree fi
Jul 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE! FREE Trees, Please!
The virus pandemic is creating tight budgets, but more time to garden. Planting new trees should not be costly.
Jun 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE: Are Your Trees Drinking Enough? Calculate…
Although April showers may offer some respite, most yard trees will soon rely solely on you for a drink. Unfortunately, that dependence ofte
Apr 1, 2020
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