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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
PERMACULTURE: Urban Carbon Farming
By Mary 'Klibs' Dralle, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2023. Editor’s note: Please welcome Mary 'Klibs' Dralle, the new permaculture...
Nov 1, 2023
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Tips For Growing Root Vegetables - Carrots, Beets And Radishes
By Sommer Cartier, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2023. Tips for Growing Root Vegetables: Carrots, Beets and Radishes Root vegetables...
Nov 1, 2023
MEETING REPORT: Bokashi Composting With Shital Parikh
By D. Mallen, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Boost your compost with microbial magic! By using the Bokashi method of...
Nov 1, 2023
SHARING GARDENS REPORT: "It's Not Hoarding If It's Plants" - Kyle Icke, Bonsai Enthusiast
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. At the June 2023 San Diego Horticultural Society general meeting, Kyle Icke, who...
Nov 1, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going Wild With Natives - Under The Pine Trees
By Susan Krzywicki, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! November 2015, No. 254. Republished November 2023. Under The Pine Trees...
Nov 1, 2023
SHARING SECRETS: Inspiring Garden Visits Worth Copying At Home
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2023. “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” - Charles Caleb Colton, 1820...
Nov 1, 2023
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Enjoy The Process
By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Enjoy the Process Last month the painting posted in this article was brand-new...
Nov 1, 2023
NEXT MEETING: Zoom Only - Bokashi Composting - No Sorting, No Turning! October 9, 2023
Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on October 9, 2023, at 6:30 pm on Zoom for our next Zoom-only meeting with Master...
Oct 1, 2023
NEXT SHARING GARDEN: Meeting The Rest Of Kyle Icke's Bonsai Trees... October 22, 2023
At the June 2023 general meeting, Kyle, who is not only the VP of the San Diego Bonsai Club but is also a SD County Park Ranger who...
Oct 1, 2023
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Meeting October 2 - Agave Spirits By Nabhan & Piñera
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2023. Please join the SD Hort Book Club and read some great horticulturally imbued books...
Oct 1, 2023
IN MEMORIUM: Pat Hammer Remembered
By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Pat Hammer Remembered I was shocked and saddened to hear that Pat Hammer had...
Oct 1, 2023
BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: Farming In The High Atlas Mountains Of Morocco
Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Farming in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco I had planned to...
Oct 1, 2023
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: California Native Plant Society SD Chapter Plant Sale Preview October 14
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. California Native Plant Society San Diego Chapter Plant Sale Preview ATTENTION: NEW...
Oct 1, 2023
ReWILD: Hummingbirds Love This Plant!
Words and pictures by Sharon Reeve, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Hummingbirds Love This Plant! I love hummingbirds, and I love...
Oct 1, 2023
TREES, PLEASE: Imagine Eating A Rose?
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Imagine Eating a Rose? No kidding. Tasting a rose apple should be on every...
Oct 1, 2023
PERMACULTURE: Reducing Chemicals In Your Yard And Home
By Diane C. Kennedy, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Editor’s note: This is the last Permaculture column written by Diane Kennedy...
Oct 1, 2023
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