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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
HOUSEPLANT TIPS & TRICKS: Calathea - Safe With Pets
By Karen England for Let's Talk Plants! February 2022. Back at the end of the year, I posted the photo below on Instagram with the...
Feb 1, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Brugmansia Poisoning, Beware!
By Walt Meier, first published in Let's Talk Plants! February 2010, No.185, republished February 2022. While I was cutting back my...
Feb 1, 2022
TREES, PLEASE! Sight the Seeds, Cite the Trees
By Robin Y Rivet. Contrary to what easterners believe, winter in our mild region renders many tree species naked for months, and regional...
Feb 1, 2022
PERMACULTURE: Replanting the Vanishing Treescape
By Diane C. Kennedy. Western Sycamore, Platanus racemosa. https://calscape.org/Platanus-racemosa-(Western-Sycamore) The West is coming...
Feb 1, 2022
FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: Mastering Garden Photography
By Deanna Chandra, first published by the Master Gardener Association of San Diego County in the San Diego Union Tribune, November 2021...
Feb 1, 2022
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Monkeys, Deer, & Snowflakes - Perfect California Natives For Your Garden!
By Susan Lewitt, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2022. What is the best way to add exciting diversity to your garden? Using an assortment...
Feb 1, 2022
SHARING SECRETS: ...Of The Traveling Plants
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2022. This Month's Question: What plants did you add to your gardens after...
Feb 1, 2022
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: ‘A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose’
By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2022. ‘Rose is a rose is a rose’ was written by Gertrude Stein as part of the 1913...
Feb 1, 2022
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Yahoo, Oahu
By Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2022. Oahu A Variegated Pandanus utilis, AKA Screw pine, overlooking Turtle Bay on the...
Jan 1, 2022
TREES, PLEASE: Petrified Wood In North County
By Tim Clancy, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2022. About 600 miles from San Diego in Arizona is a National Park named the Petrified...
Jan 1, 2022
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Three Nutrient Rich Crops To Grow In Your Immunity Garden
By Sommer Cartier, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2022. The health benefits we receive from cultivating backyard gardens has never been...
Jan 1, 2022
SHARING SECRETS: Plants You Remember
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2022. Current question: What plant or plants do you remember from your...
Jan 1, 2022
NEWS: Saying Goodbye To Two Longtime Sponsors & One Horticulturist Of The Year
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2022. Some of the sad news of 2021 is that the SDHS and the San Diego community at large...
Jan 1, 2022
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Meeting Jan. 31 on Zoom
By Karen England, SDHBC Head Muckety-muck, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2022. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is?...
Jan 1, 2022
COME INTO THE KITCHEN, GARDENER: Karen's Never-ending Persimmon Crop Leads To Muffins
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2022. Karen's previous persimmon recipes can be read here; Persimmon cocktail called...
Jan 1, 2022
SUCCULENT GARDEN PARTY: Due to concerns with the Omicron COVID variant this event has been canceled.
Due to concerns with the Omicron COVID variant this event has been canceled. Succulent Garden Party at Rick and Kevin’s place Sunday,...
Jan 1, 2022
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