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January 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT MEETING: Celebrating Horticulturist Of The Year 2026, Nancy Carol Carter, On January 17, From 1:30p - 3:30p At Oasis Rancho Bernardo (Upstairs In The Grand Assembly Hall)
Nancy Carol Carter. Celebrating the Horticulturist of the Year for 2026 Nancy Carol Carter. Join us on January 17, from 1:30p - 3:30p, at Oasis Rancho Bernardo (Note: this meeting will be held upstairs in the Grand Assembly Hall and not in our regular room downstairs.) Online registration required - SD Hort Member (and their guest) registration is FREE and in-person non-member registration is $15.00 (Consider joining or renewing with the San Diego Horticultural Society fo
Jan 1
Articles
HERITAGE HAUNTS: To Design Or Not To Design? Part 1 - That Is The Question & Part 2 - There Is Only One Answer.
The LTP! Archives are edited by Cathy Tylka and Karen England. These articles are by Pamela Homfelt, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! as a part of a yearlong series called Successful Drought Tolerant Gardening edited by Cindy Sparks. Part 1 appeared in September 2009, No. 180, and Part 2 in October 2009, No. 181. Republished together November 2025. To Design Or Not To Design? That Is The Question These days almost everyone is redesigning landscapes for one reason
Nov 1, 2025
SHARING SECRETS: Making Things Easier As We Age
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2025. This month’s question: What are you doing in your garden to make things easier to maintain as you grow older and your knees/back/muscles don't cooperate as they used to? This question is thanks to Susi Torre-Bueno! Linda Chisari reports… ... In 1976, when we moved into our current house in Del Mar, we were very excited to find a huge, south-facing backyard, perfect for a veg
Nov 1, 2025
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Past And Present In A Garden
By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2025. Many of us live in our gardens. By that I mean, we spend a lot of time in our gardens. Working in them for sure, but it’s also so important to sit in the garden and appreciate the beauty of nature. I for one enjoy most of my meals in the garden. Looking at the beauty of nature while eating a delicious meal, many times containing some item from the garden, such as herbs or apples, lemons, limes, oranges, passionfruit a
Nov 1, 2025
NEXT MEETING: October 18, 2025, “Mr. Trees” Tyler Trimble Presents Fall Pruning And Care Of Fruit Trees, 1:30p - 3p Oasis, Rancho Bernardo
"Mr. Trees" Tyler Trimble. Next Meeting – October 18, 2025 – 1:30p -3p In-person at San Diego Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, CA. Online...
Sep 30, 2025
SHARING GARDENS: Visits To Member Gardens Are Back! For SD Hort Members Only - Another Great Reason To Join The San Diego Horticultural Society
https://www.sdhort.org/event-6293343 Fallbrook Open Garden When: Saturday, October 04, 2025, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Location: Fallbrook...
Sep 30, 2025
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: The Light Eaters By Zoë Schlanger October 6, 2025, 4:30p - 6p On Zoom
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2025. The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger will be the 50th book that the SD Hort Book...
Sep 30, 2025
BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: The Atacama Desert Blooms!
Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2025. The Atacama Desert Blooms! With a little nostalgia we leave...
Sep 30, 2025
TREES, PLEASE! Is That Tree Really Sick?
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2025. Jacaranda tree loses its foliage before blooming in May. Nearby trees have already leafed out. "SelecTree. UFEI. " Jacaranda mimosifolia Tree Record." 1995-2025. Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. Is That Tree Really Sick? “I think my tree is dying”. Sadly, this is a common lament for far too many residents. Decline of urban trees often arises from largely preventable abiotic causes. Environmentally stressed tr
Sep 30, 2025
FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: California Native Grasses - Nature at Home
By Sherry Goldman, UC Master Gardener of San Diego County. This article first appeared in the Union Tribune in September 2024. Reprinted...
Sep 30, 2025
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: California Native Plant Society’s Native Plant Sale
By Susan Lewitt, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2025. California Native Plant Society’s Native Plant Sale The CNPS Native Plant Sale ...
Sep 30, 2025
SEPTEMBER 2025 MEETING REPORT: Planting & Growing Grapevines With Master Gardener, Susan Pacheco - SD Hort YouTube Presentation Video & Handouts
Susan Pacheco presenting Planting and Growing Grapes. Photo credit: Karen England. https://youtu.be/Wq9M8sdPX9U Planting and Growing...
Sep 30, 2025
PLANT FORUM: September 2025 Meeting
Compiled by Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2025. For over two decades a meeting highlight was the Plant Forum, where a...
Sep 30, 2025
SHARING SECRETS: Lessons Learned
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2025. Current question: Did you ever think a plant was named one thing and then...
Sep 30, 2025
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: A Jog Down Memory Lane
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2025. One of the author’s nieces as a little girl enjoying the wildflower garden....
Sep 30, 2025
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Are Your Leaves Turning Red?
By Ellen Reardon and Carl Price, originally published in Let’sTalk Plants! October 2008, No. 169, republished October 2025. WiX stock...
Sep 30, 2025
NEXT MEETING: Grapes In The Garden With MG Susan Benes Pacheco - September 20, 2025. 1:30 - 3p Oasis, Rancho Bernardo
MG Susan Benes Pacheco's current north county San Diego front yard with ripening crop of red and white grapes. Next Meeting – September...
Sep 1, 2025
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