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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
NEWS: Misti Washington Gourd & Basket Guild Biennial Conference
The Biennial Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild Conference is coming to the San Diego Botanic Garden May 4- 5, 2019. This...
Feb 1, 2019
MONTHLY MEETING: Edible Plants in Ornamental Gardens
Join us on February 11 to hear Brie Arthur describe her signature design technique, foodscaping. Foodscaping, or edible landscaping, is a...
Jan 15, 2019
NEWS: Discounts for members
Pacific Horticulture offers SDHS members a special 20% discount when using the code SDHort19. Members receive Pacific Horticulture...
Jan 1, 2019
GUEST COLUMNIST: Ten Must-Have Camellias for San Diego County
By Dean Turney. If you'd like to ring in the new year with a new addition in your garden, this is the time to bring home a new camellia...
Jan 1, 2019
NEWS: SDHS Spring Garden Tour
By John Beaudry. Tickets for the SDHS 2019 Spring Garden Tour in the hills of La Mesa will be available for purchase in early February....
Jan 1, 2019
NEWS: 2019 Vista Garden Club Flower Show
The Vista Garden Club’s 85th Flower Show will take place May 4-5 in Vista. This year’s theme is “A Garden Cornucopia.” The Flower Show...
Jan 1, 2019
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Late-Blooming Coastal Shrubs
By Clayton Tschudy. In coastal San Diego, we are blessed with several shrubs from the daisy family (Asteraceae) that bloom late in the...
Jan 1, 2019
SHARING SECRETS: Rose Pruning Tips
Winter is rose pruning time in San Diego. I've heard that roses should be cut back to 18" and I've heard that we should keep them around 3'. I've also heard we should spray and I've heard we shouldn't. How and when do you prune your roses? Charlotte Getz: I prune my roses in December, when I also do the first dormant copper spray of my peach trees after all leaves have dropped from the trees. I prune them to 2 - 3 ft. keeping an open vase shape of all the outward facing can
Jan 1, 2019
NEWS: Newsletter Volunteer Openings
By Susan Starr. Enjoying the newsletter? We could use your help. We are looking for: A Sharing Secrets Editor to send a question to SDHS...
Jan 1, 2019
GARDENS OF THE WORLD: Mediterranean Gardens on the Côte d'Azur
By Frank Mitzel. Crossing over the border from Italy, we travel west along the Mediterranean seacoast and arrive at the Côte d' Azur in...
Jan 1, 2019
NEWS: Forest Bathing at SDBG
Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, is a way of connecting people to nature. The positive health effects of simply being and walking in a...
Jan 1, 2019
THE REAL DIRT ON: Francis Griscom Parsons: Mother of School Gardens
By Susan Starr. This is the last column in our series, The Real Dirt on…. In February we launch a new series, on gardening with children....
Jan 1, 2019
TREES, PLEASE: Trees and Dogs: A Personal History
Sometimes people want to know how I got into trees. Here is my story. By Tim Clancy. My interest in trees began as a young boy in Fabius,...
Jan 1, 2019
GROW WITH ABUNDANCE: Laying Down Roots in a Healthy Winter Garden
By Sommer Cartier. Root crops are cool-season crops, cultivated for their underground edible harvest. Because their edible parts grow out...
Jan 1, 2019
NEWS: Coffee in the Garden/Garden Party
Rick Bjorklund and Kevin are hosting their free annual succulent and cacti garden party on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Aloes should be in...
Jan 1, 2019
MONTHLY MEETING: Treasures of the Sierra Madres: An Armchair Tour of Mexico’s Greatest Botanical Hit
January 14, 2019. Our first speaker of the new year will be Jeff Chemnick, from Aloes-in-Wonderland garden and nursery in Santa Barbara,...
Dec 10, 2018
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