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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


GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Singin’ the Blues
By Bobbie Stephenson. During the recent native garden tour put on by the San Diego chapter of the California Native Plant Society, a...
May 1, 2018


GROW WITH ABUNDANCE: Crisp and Tender Summer Lettuce
By Sommer Cartier. Just when temperatures are heating up, a cool, fresh, crisp salad sounds like bliss. It can be incredibly...
May 1, 2018


GUEST COLUMNIST: Bromeliads: Unique, Spectacular New World Plants
By Nancy Groves. Bromeliads are unique, spectacular plants of the new world! Even if you didn't realize it, you know of at least one...
May 1, 2018


NEWS: A Special Thank You From Garden Tour Chair John Beaudry
By John Beaudry. Our 2018 Garden Tour was a smashing success! We had nearly one thousand attendees plus ten plein air artists painting...
May 1, 2018


GARDENS OF THE WORLD: Gardens of Northern Italy Near Venice
By Frank Mitzel. Heading east upon departing the enchanting environs of Bellagio and Lake Como towards the gardens of Veneto, it's always...
May 1, 2018


THE REAL DIRT ON: Mary Anning, or She Who Sells Seashells
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


SHARING SECRETS: Bulbs That Surprise and Delight
Edited by Dayle Cheever* and Lisa Marun. I have a collection of reoccurring bulbs in my yard. They always surprise and delight me. Do you...
May 1, 2018
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