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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
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Removing Concrete From The Garden… Or Not???
By Pamela Homfelt, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2023. Originally published March 2009, No. 174. Removing Concrete from the Garden… or...
Mar 1, 2023
NEWSWORTHY: March 2023 News You Can Use
“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” ― Robert Louis Stevenson, as found on goodreads.com The...
Mar 1, 2023
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Edible Plants That Transition From Winter To Spring
By Sommer Cartier, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2023. Edible Plants that Transition from Winter to Spring Early spring is a time of...
Mar 1, 2023
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Creating Your Own Flower Arrangements
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2023. Creating your own Flower Arrangements A friend passed away recently, and I wanted...
Mar 1, 2023
NEXT MEETING: Garden Design Month Featuring APLD Panel Discussion
Please join us on Monday, March 13, 2023, at 6 pm in-person (no Zoom) in SD's Golden Triangle (map and address below) for our next...
Feb 24, 2023
SPRING GARDEN TOUR: Gardens By Design - Plants, Places, Perspectives
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2023. Saturday March 25, 2023. 10a.m. — 4p.m. This tour inspires with... A Specially...
Feb 1, 2023
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: February 6, 2023 - Eating To Extinction By Dan Saladino
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2023. Interview: Dan Saladino, author of ‘Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest...
Feb 1, 2023
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: New Native Landscaping Guidelines & CNPS' Garden Tour - April 1 & 2, 2023
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2023. New Native Landscaping Guidelines & California Native Plant Society’s Garden Tour...
Feb 1, 2023
PERMACULTURE: Peat-Free - Why And How?
By Diane Kennedy, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2023. Peat-Free, Why and How? Any gardener is familiar with peat moss, made of the...
Feb 1, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES PARTS 1 & 2: You Want Good Trees To Plant Near Water Features & Pools?
Edited by Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2023. Part 1: Good Trees to Plant Near Water Features By Pat Welsh, originally...
Feb 1, 2023
SHARING SECRETS: Rain Or Shine, What’s Your Plan?
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2023. This month’s question: If we have rain, what do plan to do in your garden?...
Feb 1, 2023
MEETING REPORT: ROBERT LUTTICKEN - OUR 2023 HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR
By Donna Mallen, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2023. All photos by Criselda Yee and used with permission. ROBERT LUTTICKEN: OUR 2023...
Feb 1, 2023
BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: Vietnamese Lunar New Year, 2012
Words and photos by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2023. On January 22 we celebrated the Lunar New Year, so for this...
Feb 1, 2023
TREES, PLEASE! Do Valentines Have Vesicles?
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2023. Do Valentines Have Vesicles? Yes, red-fruiting Valentines have vesicles - which...
Feb 1, 2023
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Spain - Basque And American Traditions
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2023. Spain - Basque and American Traditions The holidays this past year 2022, as...
Feb 1, 2023
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Feb '23 - Plumeria 101 - Grow Amazing Plumerias In SD w/Mike Atkinson
Please join us on Monday, February 13, 2023, at 6 pm in-person at Congregation Beth Israel (map and address below) or at 6:45 pm on Zoom...
Jan 23, 2023
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