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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
TREES, PLEASE! Is Your Tree Going To Pot?
By Robin Y Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2022. Should you grow your tree in a pot? If I wasn’t addressing horticulturists: I’d...
Apr 1, 2022
PERMACULTURE: Loving Nature To Death
By Diane Kennedy, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2022. With the best of intentions, many people who love the natural world can also be...
Apr 1, 2022
EDITOR’S LETTER: Yet The Lilac With Mastering Odor Holds Me
By Karen England, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2022. When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d - By Walt Whitman When lilacs last in the...
Apr 1, 2022
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: “Circling Back to Nature”, CA Native Gardens of East San Diego County
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk plants! April 2022. On Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., you will be able to feast your senses on...
Apr 1, 2022
FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: Pink Muhly Grass – Satisfying On So Many Levels
By Master Gardener Michael Harrelson, reprinted here with permission in Let’s Talk Plants! April 2022. Pink Muhly Grass or Pink Hair...
Apr 1, 2022
SHARING SECRETS: Favorite Horticultural Author Or Book
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2022. This Month’s Question: Do you have a favorite horticultural author or is there...
Apr 1, 2022
HOUSEPLANTS AND INDOOR GARDENING: Herbal Houseplants, New Book By Susan Betz
Book review by Karen England for Let's Talk Plants! April 2022. “Perfect guide for growing herbs indoors.” “Not only are herbs fragrant...
Apr 1, 2022
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: The Joy Of Growing Wisteria
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2022. ‘April Showers Bring May Flowers’ The expression originates from a line in an...
Apr 1, 2022
NEXT MEETING: 04/11/22 - How to Grow Epicactus & Help Them Bloom
With Gretchen Ward. Zoom Only. Photo credit: Gretchen Ward. Join the SDHS on April 11, 2022, at 6 pm on ZOOM only for the General Meeting...
Mar 25, 2022
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Makin' More Mosaics
By Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. Back in February 2018 and April 2018 I wrote two articles for the newsletter about...
Mar 1, 2022
SDHS GARDEN TOUR: The Peaks & Valleys Of Poway
Tickets are selling fast! Get yours here - https://sdhort.org/event-4512322 Our 2022 Spring Garden Tour is in the lovely rolling hills of...
Mar 1, 2022
NEXT MEETING: March 14, 2022 - A Livelier Iris
All about growing Louisiana, Siberian, Spuria, Pacific Coast and Bearded Irises in San Diego County. In the Spring a livelier iris...
Mar 1, 2022
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: New Day, Same Time!
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. New Day, Same Time! You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club on Zoom - Come...
Mar 1, 2022
REMEMBERING HOY: Horticulturist of the Year 2010 Bruce Asakawa, 1941 - 2022
"It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Bruce Moto Asakawa on January 27, 2022, after more than a 30-year struggle with...
Mar 1, 2022
FEBRUARY MEETING REPORT: Water Conservation Garden
Water Conservation Garden By Donna Mallen, Karen England and Janet Ward for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. For our first live meeting...
Mar 1, 2022
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Drink Your Greens
By Sommer Cartier, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. Nothing beats fresh vegetable juice for its goodness, nourishment and incredible health benefits. The research is out, juicing can help us eat more fruits and vegetables. In turn, we get important vitamins, minerals and disease–fighting antioxidants into our bodies. However, if you’ve ever established a juicing regimen, even if just to supplement your meals, you know that the amount of produce needed to sustain this practi
Mar 1, 2022
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