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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
ReWILD: Fall Bloomers for Your Garden
By Sharon Reeve, for Let’s Talk Plants! December 2022. Fall Bloomers for Your Garden It is always a relief for me when the cooler...
Dec 1, 2022
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Going to Seed?
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! December 2022. Going to Seed? Is it better to start with potted plants or seed in your garden? I...
Dec 1, 2022
NEXT SD HORT BOOK CLUB: December 5, 2022 - The Multifarious Mr. Banks By Toby Musgrave
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2022. An engaging life of Sir Joseph Banks, which traces how his many achievements,...
Dec 1, 2022
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Dazzling Amaryllis
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! December 2022. Dazzling Amaryllis Editor's note: Francesca wrote about amaryllis earlier this...
Dec 1, 2022
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Beyond Bananas! Subtropical Fruits for So. Cal. w/Richard Reid
Please join us on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 6 pm in-person at Congregation Beth Israel (map and address below) or at 6:45 pm on Zoom...
Nov 22, 2022
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS - Carolina Color Fall Foliage
By Jim Bishop for Let's Talk Plants! November 2022. This past October, Scott and I headed to the Carolinas' Blue Ridge Mountains to see...
Nov 1, 2022
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Grow Your Own Food with Style
By Sommer Cartier, for Let's talk Plants! November 2022. Grow Your Own Food with Style Who says vegetable gardens can’t be attractive?...
Nov 1, 2022
SHARING SECRETS: Favorite Thing To Do In Your Fall Garden
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2022. This month’s question . . . What is your favorite thing to do in your Garden...
Nov 1, 2022
OCTOBER MEETING REPORT - John Clements, SDHS 2022 Horticulturist Of The Year
By Donna Mallen, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2022. John Clements, SDHS 2022 Horticulturist of the Year In the elegant San Diego...
Nov 1, 2022
TREES, PLEASE! Changing Skylines
By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2022. Changing Skylines Like buildings, many trees can be recognized from miles away. Some...
Nov 1, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: To Fountain Or Not To Fountain? That Is The Question...
By Jeanne Meadow, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! November 2015, No. 254, republished November 2022. Should you have a water...
Nov 1, 2022
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Nature Writer Ernie Cowan Presents- There's A Marmot In My Pack & More
(Please scroll down the page for information on the next SD Hort Book Club Special Event on Zoom.) Local Nature Writer Ernie Cowan...
Nov 1, 2022
NEXT SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Nov 7, 2022 - The Complete Writings Of Kate Sessions in CA Garden
You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club – everyone is welcome. SDHBC meets the first Monday of every month (except when we skip a...
Nov 1, 2022
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Are spider mites taking over the world?
By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2022. Are Spider Mites Taking Over The World? The other night as I was putting my...
Nov 1, 2022
FROM THE WATER CONSERVATION GARDEN: Fall Garden Festival & More!
By Jillian Quint, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2022. Water Conservation Garden Fall Garden Festival & Annual Plant Sale Saturday,...
Nov 1, 2022
FROM THE SAN DIEGO BOTANIC GARDEN: Lightscape Holiday 2022
Lightscape at the San Diego Botanic Garden November 18, 2022 - January 1, 2023 An internationally acclaimed show coming to SDBG for...
Nov 1, 2022
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