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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
NEXT MEETING: June 13, 2022 - Bees In The Garden; Why We Are Losing Them & How To Get Them Back
Bombus vosnesenskii on California poppy, Eschscholzia californica. Photo credit: Sharon Reeve. JUNE 13, 2022, PROGRAM - SHARON REEVE Bees...
Jun 1, 2022
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Everyone Welcome
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2022. You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club – everyone is welcome. SDHBC meets the...
Jun 1, 2022
BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: Baobab Is A Superherb!
Text and photos by Ida Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2022. Baobab, the African baobab “tree”, Adansonia digitata, is in fact a...
Jun 1, 2022
TREES, PLEASE! Can You Bake A Cherry Pie?
By Robin Y Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2022. Can You Bake a Cherry Pie? Miracles do happen. Twenty years ago, it was unlikely you...
Jun 1, 2022
PERMACULTURE: Roses Without Chemicals
By Diane C. Kennedy, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2022. Roses Without Chemicals Roses are one of the most abused ornamental plants in...
Jun 1, 2022
PEAKS & VALLEYS POWAY GARDEN TOUR 2022 REPORT: Part 2 - Garden Inspiration At Every Stop
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! June 2022. Did you get garden inspired during the San Diego Horticultural Society’s 2022 Peaks...
Jun 1, 2022
HYBRID MEETING REPORT: May 2022 - Breaking The Rules With Rebecca Sweet
By Donna Mallen and Karen England, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2022. Editor's note: This meeting was not recorded at the request of the...
Jun 1, 2022
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: California Natives In Favorite Colors - Yellow & Purple
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2022. California Natives in My Favorite Colors - Yellow and Purple Many people turn away...
Jun 1, 2022
FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: Lemonadeberry Shrub
By Michael Harrelson, used with permission in Let’s Talk Plants! June 2022. Lemonadeberry Shrub For San Diego gardeners the Lemonadeberry...
Jun 1, 2022
SHARING SECRETS: Favorite Nature Walk
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2022. This month’s question: What is your favorite nature walk? Is it in San Diego...
Jun 1, 2022
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Using Garden Structures Makes Exciting Gardens
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2022. Using Garden Structures Makes Exciting Gardens Adding arbors, pergolas, and...
Jun 1, 2022
NEXT MEETING: June 2022 - Bees In The Garden; Why We Are Losing Them & How To Get Them Back
Bombus vosnesenskii on California poppy, Eschscholzia californica. Photo credit: Sharon Reeve. JUNE 2022 PROGRAM - SHARON REEVE Bees In...
May 16, 2022
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS - Portuguese Wildflowers
By Jim Bishop, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2022. In mid-April, Scott and I traveled to Portugal for a bike tour. Getting older, we opted...
May 1, 2022
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Announcing The Next Quarter Reads!
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2022. You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club – everyone welcome. SDHBC meets the...
May 1, 2022
THE BUG MAN: Soft Scales
By James A. Bethke, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2022. Soft scale insects can be quite a pest in the landscape and garden in southern...
May 1, 2022
SHARING SECRETS: Favorite Garden Thing To Do
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2022. Question… … What is your favorite thing to do in your garden now that it's...
May 1, 2022
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