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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


NEWS: March Succulent Plant and Pottery Marketplace
Mark your calendar for the Monday, March 12 meeting because it can’t be missed! Not only will Jeff Moore of Solana Succulents be speaking...
Mar 1, 2018


VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: Sam and Terri Seat
By Karen Krugman. Self-described “Novices in the Garden,” Sam and Terri Seat came to San Diego and SDHS via a circuitous route. Terri, a...
Feb 1, 2018


MEETING REPORT: Creating Defensible Spaces in the Age of Megafires
By Lynn Langley. With the first real rain of the season falling outside during our January meeting, Gary Ferguson, author of Land on...
Feb 1, 2018


SHARING SECRETS: Oh, Rats!
Edited by Dayle Cheever. In keeping with our pest theme, rats seem to be a particular problem this year. Is there a particular method or...
Feb 1, 2018


NEWS: 5K Paw Walk in the Garden
The Sixth annual 5K Paw Walk in the Garden will take place on Saturday, February 17, 2018 from 8 to 11 a.m. The Rancho Coastal Humane...
Feb 1, 2018


THE REAL DIRT ON: George Washington Carver: Educator, Botanist, and Champion for Poor Farmers
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


GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: A Rose is a Rose…
By Bobbie Stephenson. San Diego County is home to three species of wild roses: California wild rose (Rosa californica), bald-hip rose...
Feb 1, 2018
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