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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
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: The California Channel Islands
By Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2023. Edited by Scott Borden. We were originally scheduled to visit the California Channel...
May 1, 2023
TREES, PLEASE! Boats Have Mainsails, Trees Not So Much (Part l of ll)
By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. Boats Have Mainsails, Trees Not So Much (Part l of ll) I am always looking for trees and...
May 1, 2023
ReWILD: Exemplary Salvias
By Sharon Reeves, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. Exemplary Salvias It is gratifying for me to tell you about easy, long-blooming, and...
May 1, 2023
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Pick a Peck of Peppers
By Sommer Cartier, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. Pick a Peck of Peppers When it comes to growing peppers in San Diego, there are...
May 1, 2023
COME INTO THE KITCHEN, GARDENER: Pickle That Peck O’Peppers People!
By Karen England, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. Pickle That Peck O’Peppers People! This column tends to be a recipe centric follow up...
May 1, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Plants That Produce - Green Veggies & Herbs For Every Garden, Parts l & ll
By Richard Frost, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. Part l originally appeared in Let’s Talk Plants! May 2009, No. 176 and Part ll in June...
May 1, 2023
APRIL MEETING REPORT: The Houseplant Guru – Lisa Eldred Steinkopf
By Donna Mallen, for Let's talk Plants! May 2023. The Houseplant Guru – Lisa Eldred Steinkopf It’s a pretty sure bet that everyone who...
May 1, 2023
SHARING SECRETS: Blue Skies Mean Gardens In Bloom
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2023. Current question: The sky is blue, the trees are full and many of the items in...
May 1, 2023
GARDEN DESIGN MONTH REPORTS: Part l – March 2023 Panel Discussion Meeting With The APLD
By Karen England for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. March 2023 Panel Discussion Meeting With The APLD March 2023 was our first ever “Garden...
May 1, 2023
GARDEN DESIGN MONTH REPORT: Part ll - March 2023 Artists-in-the-Gardens
The annual Artists-in-the-Gardens event at SDHS Spring Garden Tours, now being held in collaboration with the APLD, is organized by...
May 1, 2023
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: April Showers Bring May Flowers
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. April Showers Bring May Flowers Living in the time of climate change our climate...
May 1, 2023
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Science & Conservation At The San Diego Botanic Garden
Join us for Science and Conservation at the San Diego Botanic Garden with Colin Khoury on May 8, 2023, 6p in-person at Congregation Beth...
Apr 25, 2023
PRESIDENT’S LETTER: Meet New Board Member In Charge Of Membership – Debby Dunn!
By Karen England, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2023. Please welcome Debby Dunn to our board as Membership Coordinator. The SDHS board...
Apr 3, 2023
BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: The Art Of Container Gardening In Vietnam
Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2023. The Art of Container Gardening in Vietnam As a follow up to the...
Apr 3, 2023
TREES, PLEASE! Arbor Day, “Sylvan” Day or Día del Árbol?
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2023. Arbor Day, “Sylvan” Day or Día del Árbol? “Other holidays repose upon the past;...
Apr 3, 2023
PERMACULTURE: Planting In Zones
By Diane Kennedy for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2023. Planting in Zones Permaculture design arranges types of plants in zones. You’ve...
Apr 3, 2023
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