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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
Jun 1
Articles


ARTISTS IN THE TOUR GARDENS: Spring Garden Tour Report
By Barbara Raub, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2025. Photo credit: Rachel Cobb. Artist: Lorraine Cote. Did you go on this year's Spring...
May 1, 2025


SPRING GARDEN TOUR: Some Photos From The Great Day
By Rachel Cobb, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2025. Author, television personality, teacher, garden designer, Nan Sterman, was on hand...
May 1, 2025


GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Thoughts On The LA Fires And Native Fire-Scaping
By Greg Rubin, edited by Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2025. Credits: All photos for this article are by Greg Rubin of...
May 1, 2025


SHARING SECRETS: "The Rose We’ve Shared, In Secret Awhile..."
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2025. Photo credit: Weeks Roses - Secret! From the Weeks catalog “You can't keep this...
May 1, 2025


GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Growing Clover To Replenish The Soil
Words and photographs by Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2024. Growing Clover to Replenish the Soil The gardeners planted...
May 1, 2025


NEXT MEETING: Horticulture Of The Aztecs - Then And Now, With Julio Estrada, April 19, 2025, 1:30p, In-person At Oasis Rancho Bernardo
Julio Estrada and friend. Horticulture of the Aztecs - Then and Now, With Julio Estrada, April 19, 2025, 1:30p, In-person At Oasis Rancho...
Apr 1, 2025


SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - The Core Of An Onion By Mark Kurlansky - April 7 On Zoom
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! April 2025. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is? It's amazing, and I'm not just...
Apr 1, 2025


BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: Rewilding In Southern Africa - The Savanna
Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Rewilding In Southern Africa - The Savanna The next few columns...
Apr 1, 2025


TREES, PLEASE! Are You A Pine Nut?
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Are You a Pine Nut? How many local pines can you identify? San Diego County’s...
Apr 1, 2025


THE POWER OF WATER: All I Am Saying Is Give Trees A Chance
By Debby Dunn, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Trees, trees, trees. Hawaii, Photo credit: Debby Dunn. All I Am Saying is Give Trees a...
Apr 1, 2025


EDITOR’S LETTER: Five Fun Facts About Dandelion Tires
By Karen England, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Continental Constructing Tires From Dandelions | Continental Tire Unbelievably this...
Apr 1, 2025


PERMACULTURE: Eating Your Weeds
By Mary 'Klibs' Dralle, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Farm Field with Dandelions, Osterlen. The artist is Johner Images. Provided by...
Apr 1, 2025


GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: These Natives Add Long Lasting Color To Your Garden
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’ with native Painted Lady ( Vanessa cardui ). Left...
Apr 1, 2025


FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: Gardening For Bird
By Joan Herskowitz, UCCE Master Gardener of San Diego County for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Originally published in the July/August...
Apr 1, 2025


SHARING SECRETS: A Room With A View
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. WiX stock photo. Room with a view. This month’s question – It’s almost Easter,...
Apr 1, 2025


GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: April Showers Bring May Flowers
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. April Showers Bring May Flowers What a relief that we’ve had some good rain in...
Apr 1, 2025
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