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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
COME INTO THE KITCHEN, GARDENER: Leafy Greens Juice
Leafy Greens Juice By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. Since I have a burgeoning raised bed of mixed greens growing...
Mar 1, 2022
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Annual Native Garden Tour East San Diego County This April
“Circling Back to Nature”, California Native Gardens of East San Diego County By Susan Lewitt, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. On...
Mar 1, 2022
SHARING SECRETS: Winter Blues… Do You Have Any?
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. This month's question: Winter Blues … Do you have any? Are they blue flowers or...
Mar 1, 2022
THE BUG MAN: Sooty Mold
Sooty Mold By James A. Bethke, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. I gave a presentation a few years back at a community center, which was...
Mar 1, 2022
TREES, PLEASE! Tree Mutilation For Fun And Profit
Tree Mutilation For Fun And Profit By Tim Clancy, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. For me, tree pruning falls into three general...
Mar 1, 2022
HOUSEPLANTS MAKE A HOUSE A HOME: Review Of Better Homes & Gardens Special Houseplants Publication
Review Of Better Homes & Gardens Special Houseplants Publication By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. For only $12.99...
Mar 1, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A Glass Of Lemonade-berry-ade
A Glass Of Lemonade-berry-ade By Pat Pawlowski, March 2022, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! March 2011, No.198. "When life...
Mar 1, 2022
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: March Is A Work Horse Month In Our Gardens
By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. Traditionally March is a work horse month in our gardens. My mum, Pat Welsh,...
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...
Feb 21, 2022
NEXT MEETING: February 14, 2022, In-person At The Water Conservation Garden . . .
THIS WILL BE AN IN-PERSON EVENT! Attendance will be limited to 50 members on a first come, first served basis by reservation only....
Feb 1, 2022
GARDEN TOUR: The Peaks & Valleys Of Poway
Our 2022 Spring Garden Tour is in the lovely rolling hills of Poway. The name of the beautiful valley of Poway (Pauwai) is derived from...
Feb 1, 2022
JANUARY 2022 BOARD UPDATE: In-person Meetings Are Coming Back!
By Karen England, San Diego Horticultural Society President, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2022. The San Diego Horticultural Society's...
Feb 1, 2022
DECEMBER 2021 MEETING REPORT: How Orchids Rebloom
By Lynn Langley, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2022. Orchid guru Chuck McClung shared his knowledge about orchids and that thorny issue...
Feb 1, 2022
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: It's Been A Year And 12 Great Books!
By Karen England, head SD Hort Book Club Muckety-muck, for Let's Talk Plants! February, 2022. “When I was your age, television was called...
Feb 1, 2022
SCHOOL GARDEN GRANTS: Jamul Elementary School
By Farmer Roy Wilburn, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2022. Since all 15 of the chosen grant application schools received their SDHS...
Feb 1, 2022
COME INTO THE KITCHEN, GARDENER: Porch Bed, Potatoes & Arugula
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2022. Those of you who attended the "*Coffeeless Coffee in the Garden" back in November...
Feb 1, 2022
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