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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
SHARING SECRETS: Favorite Garden Art
Edited by Tina Ivany. What is your favorite piece of garden art and how did you acquire it? Linda Canada: A friend made a piece of mosaic...
May 1, 2019
NEWS: PHS Launches Digital Classroom
By Princess Norman. Pacific Horticulture Society (PHS) has launched Digital Classroom, an online learning series of talks connecting...
May 1, 2019
MEETING REPORT: April Meeting Report
By Sabine Prather. SDHS President Frank Mitzel opened the May meeting with an update on the next featured garden. Susan and Frank Oddo’s...
May 1, 2019
NEWS: IPM Training Seminar in May
The 19th Annual Integrated Pest Management Training for Landscape Professionals will be held on May 23, 7:30am – 3:00pm, at the Scottish...
May 1, 2019
FRANK'S FAVORITES: Fabulous Flax*
By Debra Lee Baldwin. This article is the first in a new column by our President, Frank Mitzel. Frank will tell us about some of his...
May 1, 2019
GROW WITH ABUNDANCE: Farewell to Blossom-End Rot
By Sommer Cartier. There is nothing more frustrating than waiting all spring to harvest that first big, juicy, ripe tomato, only to turn...
May 1, 2019
TREES, PLEASE: Consult the Manual!
By Tim Clancy. In the time before the internet, when you needed information, often you would begin by consulting your collection of...
May 1, 2019
NEWS: Help Wanted: Fair Exhibit
By Karen Krugman: What an opportunity! Greg Rubin, Horticulturist of the Year in 2018, has agreed to create the SDHS Garden at the San...
May 1, 2019
NEWS: May Coffee in the Garden
Susan and Frank Oddo will open Birdsong, their beautiful Elfin Forest garden, to their fellow SDHS members on May 19, 2019. At Birdsong,...
May 1, 2019
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: California Native Wildflower Seeds and Bulbs
By Bobbie Stephenson. Although most people think of the desert when they hear about a super bloom, this year the flowers in our coastal...
Apr 30, 2019
MONTHLY MEETING: The 21st Century Botanic Garden
Join us on Monday, May 13 to hear Dr. Ari Novy, President and CEO of the San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG), address the future of the 21st...
Apr 9, 2019
NEWS: Super Bloom Photo Essay
By Rachel Cobb. If you missed this year's super bloom, or if you were there but would like to enjoy it again, here are some photos taken...
Apr 1, 2019
MEETING REPORT: Gardenlust with Chris Woods
By Jeannine Romero. Introducing Chris Woods For Chris Woods, wanderlust is garden lust. After a successful career spent working at,...
Apr 1, 2019
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Native Hedges for San Diego Gardens
By Clayton Tschudy. The amazing diversity of California native plants provides a treasure chest of incredible horticultural opportunities...
Apr 1, 2019
TREES, PLEASE: Stopping the Topping – “It’s the Law”
By Robin Rivet. Tree topping is brutal. Although the term “butchered” is frequently used, butchers are highly skilled meat cutters. Tree...
Apr 1, 2019
SHARING SECRETS: Making Fences a Garden Asset
Edited by Tina Ivany. Small yards, tall wooden fences. What have you discovered that incorporates boundary fences into your garden,...
Apr 1, 2019
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