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March 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: April 18, 2026 - Walker Wilson - Conservation Through Cultivation - Growing A Local Ecotype Nursery. In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Viguiera laciniata - San Diego Bush Sunflower. Photo Credit: Walkers Wildlands – California Native Plant Nursery Viguiera laciniata - San Diego Bush Sunflower, a San Diego endemic species that happens to be excellent for garden conditions. Evergreen, tough and made for full sun conditions, it will still stay green with
Mar 1
Articles
SHARING SECRETS: Old Friend Plants
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2024. Current question - Are there any “Old Friend Plants” that seemed finished but...
Oct 1, 2024
HERITAGE HAUNTS: Berry Good Plants For The Garden
"From the archives" is edited by Cathy Tylka for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2024. Article by Richard Frost, originally published in the...
Oct 1, 2024
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Fig Trees And Passion Fruit In The Garden
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2024. Fig Trees and Passion Fruit in the Garden We are full into autumn. October is...
Oct 1, 2024
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Creative Rainwater Capture In The Residential Garden With Brad Lefkowits - Waves Landscape Design September 21, Oasis, RB
On September 21, 2024, at 1:30p - 3p in Rancho Bernardo at San Diego Oasis Please join us to hear Brad Lefkowits as he presents Creative...
Sep 1, 2024
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: The Sound Of A Wild Snail Eating By Elisabeth Tova Bailey, Zoom September 2, 4:30p/5p On Zoom
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2024. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating By Elisabeth Tova Bailey, September 2,...
Sep 1, 2024
Puget Sound Garden Fling 2024
By Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2024. "What is The Fling? It sounds intriguing," I'm glad you asked. Since 2008, The Fling has been an annual event organized by local bloggers, taking place in a different city each year and gathering garden writers and bloggers. It provides a chance to explore both public and private gardens in the region and to connect with others who share a passion for gardening, including bloggers, photographers, and social media enthusias
Sep 1, 2024
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Perennial Peppers In San Diego - How To Cultivate Year-Round Heat
By Sommer Cartier, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2024. Perennial Peppers in San Diego - How to Cultivate Year-Round Heat San Diego’s...
Sep 1, 2024
TREES, PLEASE! Pruning Trees
By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2024. Pruning Trees All things being equal, an unpruned tree will always grow faster than...
Sep 1, 2024
THE BUG MAN: A New Eucalyptus Beetle In San Diego County
By Eric Middleton PhD, IPM Advisor, University of California Statewide IPM Program and Cooperative Extension, San Diego, Orange, and Los...
Sep 1, 2024
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Start Planning For CNPS Native Plant Sale With Some Keystone Plant Species
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2024. Start Planning for CNPS Native Plant Sale with Some Keystone Plant Species Only...
Sep 1, 2024
NEW TREASURER NEEDED: Get A Board Application Online - Want a little more info? Read On...
By the SD Hort Board of Directors, for Let's Talk Plants! August 2024. Contact Ray at treasurer@sdhs.org with questions or to volunteer....
Sep 1, 2024
SHARING SECRETS: Wanted Or Unwanted? What Or Who Is Living In Your Garden?
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2024. Question for Sharing Secrets column for this month: Who, what, and/or why...
Sep 1, 2024
HAVE YOU DREAMED OF BECOMING A MASTER GARDENER? Applications Open Now Through September 30, 2024
By Dominick Flume, for Let's Talk Plants! August 2024. The next class for the Master Gardener Association of San Diego County program...
Sep 1, 2024
AUGUST 2024 MEETING REPORT: SDHS 30th Anniversary Celebration & Botanical Building & Gardens Update w/ Jackie Higgins & Phillip Sammuli, VPs of Forever Balboa Park
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2024. The August 2024 meeting presentation is available for viewing on our YouTube...
Sep 1, 2024
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Butterflies In The Garden
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2024. Butterflies in the Garden This time of year the garden is a flutter with...
Sep 1, 2024
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: August 17, 2024, At Oasis RB With Jackie Higgins, Forever Balboa Park's VP Of Planning, Sharing An Exclusive Look Into Current Botanical Building & Gardens Construction Progress!
On August 17, 2024, at 1:30p - 3p in Rancho Bernardo at San Diego Oasis Please join us to hear Jackie Higgins, Forever Balboa Park's VP...
Aug 1, 2024
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