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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
REMINDER: No December Meeting
Just to remind everyone, there will be no general meeting in December. Meetings will resume in the new year. . .
Dec 1, 2023
Horticulturist Of The Year 2024 , Jeff Moore Of Solana Succulents, Jan. 13, 1:30p in RB
Congratulations to author Jeff Moore of Solana Succulents, who has been named the San Diego Horticultural Society's Horticulturist of the Year for 2024. Jeff's HOY award presentation will be followed by a talk given by him on Dudleyas , which is the subject of his next book coming out in March 2024 that is coauthored by Jeremy Spath and Kelly Griffin (both of whom we are inviting to this event.) Jeff will be bringing plants to sell and has kindly signed two of his books to be
Dec 1, 2023
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: December 4 – The Last Garden In England By Julia Kelly
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Please join the SD Hort Book Club and read some great horticulturally imbued...
Dec 1, 2023
WE HAVE A NEW MEETING PLACE, DAY & TIME! 2nd Saturdays, 1:30 to 3p, At Oasis In Rancho Bernardo.
By Karen England, on behalf of the SDHS Board for Let's Talk Plants! December 2023. This state-of-the-art meeting facility is easy to...
Dec 1, 2023
BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: Jardin Majorelle, Marrakech
Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby unless otherwise noted, for Let’s Talk Plants! December 2023. Jardin Majorelle, Marrakech Because our...
Dec 1, 2023
ReWILD: Do You Know Bougainvillea 'Torch Glow'?
By Sharon Reeve, for Let’s Talk Plants! December 2023. Do you know Bougainvillea 'Torch Glow'? It is a cool plant! This is unlike any...
Dec 1, 2023
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Homegrown National Parks
By Susan Lewitt, for Let's Talk plants! December 2023. Homegrown National Parks If you are transitioning to or have a native landscape,...
Dec 1, 2023
TREES, PLEASE! Sharing Mark Twain’s Favorite Fruit
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! December 2023. Sharing Mark Twain’s Favorite Fruit Holiday season is upon us. Have you been a...
Dec 1, 2023
CHRISTMAS TREES, PLEASE! Part 1 - Are You A Real Tree Or Fake Tree Person? It's Living Trees For Me!
By John Clements, for Let’s Talk Plants! Reprinted with permission from a November 25, 2023, Facebook post appearing on San Diego...
Dec 1, 2023
CHRISTMAS TREES, PLEASE! Part 2 - San Diego County Cut-Your-Own Tradition
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2023. I got help from the Principe di Tricase winery crew to cut down my Monterey pine...
Dec 1, 2023
SHARING SECRETS: Late Bloomers
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2023. Current Question: What is blooming in your garden now, did it just get...
Dec 1, 2023
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Planting A Madrone
By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2023. Planting a Madrone, Arbutus menziesii This autumn I had the outside of my...
Dec 1, 2023
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Tips For Improving (Or Starting) Your Rose Garden W/SD Rosarian Beth Van Boxtel
Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on November 13, 2023, at 6 pm at CBI in-person or 6:30 pm on Zoom for our next hybrid...
Nov 1, 2023
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: November 6 – The Oak Papers by James Canton
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Please join the SD Hort Book Club and read some great horticulturally imbued...
Nov 1, 2023
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Bristlecones Take Your Breath Away
By Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Since my column is called "My Life with Plants," it seems only fitting that I have...
Nov 1, 2023
TREES, PLEASE! There Goes The Neighborhood
By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2023. There Goes the Neighborhood In the community of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, the South...
Nov 1, 2023
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