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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
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: The Road to Marrakech
By Jim Bishop. Last month we traveled with a group of friends to tour Morocco. It had been on our travel wish list for a while. Morocco...
Dec 1, 2018
NEWS: Garden Books to Give this Season
If you are looking for the perfect gift for the holidays, why not choose a book from one of our recent SDHS speakers? Many of our...
Dec 1, 2018
NEWS: Tour of the Flora and Fauna of Africa
By Barb Sands. Join San Diego Master Gardeners on a customized, once-in-a-lifetime trip to South Africa to view some of the most...
Dec 1, 2018
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: Knowledge-Seeking Plant Lover
By Karen Krugman. If you have ever attended a workshop offered by SDHS, there is a very good chance that you have met Kathryn...
Dec 1, 2018
MEETING REPORT: November Meeting Report
By Jeannine Romero. Karl Gercens, East Conservatory manager at internationally renowned Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania and dedicated...
Dec 1, 2018
NEWS: Beaudry 'Food Forest' to be Featured in Spring Garden Tour
By John Beaudry. As we wind down the year and, perhaps, give ourselves permission to neglect our gardens a bit, a select set of private...
Dec 1, 2018
SHARING SECRETS: Holiday Decorations From the Garden
How do you incorporate plants, seeds, and other material from your garden in your holiday decorations? Barb Hunting: I pick pine boughs...
Dec 1, 2018
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Beautiful (and Poisonous) Sacred Datura
By Linda Jones. The family Solanaceae is an oddity. Some of our most important vegetables and fruits are in this family: tomatoes,...
Dec 1, 2018
BOOK REVIEW: The Plant Messiah's Mission to Revive
By Carol Buckley. The Plant Messiah: Adventures in Search of the World’s Rarest Species is written in memoir style by Carlos Magdalena,...
Dec 1, 2018
FROM THE BOARD: New Members, New Year
By Frank Mitzel. Our new member orientation was held in November in the garden of renowned ceramic artist Laird Plumleigh. The most...
Dec 1, 2018
NEWS: The Magic of Garden of Lights
San Diego Botanic Garden’s Garden of Lights December 1-23 & 26-30 5PM to 8:30PM After the sun goes down in December, San Diego Botanic...
Dec 1, 2018
TREES, PLEASE: A Tale of Firs—From Farms, Not Factories
By Robin Rivet. In the winter of 1953, an inner-city husband arrived home on Christmas Eve. He carried a three-foot balsam fir tree into...
Dec 1, 2018
BUGS AND BUGABOOS: Leave Spiders Outdoors
By Vincent Lazaneo. You may dislike spiders, but before you kill any, consider where they are located. In a garden, their webs may be a...
Dec 1, 2018
GUEST COLUMNIST: An interview with Dr. Ari Novy, CEO of the San Diego Botanic Garden
By Susan Starr. Dr. Ari Novy became CEO and President of the San Diego Botanic Garden on October 15, 2018. The former Executive Director...
Dec 1, 2018
MONTHLY MEETING: 2019 Meeting Preview
November was our last meeting of 2018. We take a break in December, and then we resume with a stellar list of 2019 speakers. In January,...
Nov 13, 2018
NEWS: November Featured Garden and Studio Sale
On Saturday, November 10, join SDHS in the stunning garden of ceramist Laird Plumleigh in Encinitas. Laird's home was on the SDHS 2018...
Nov 1, 2018
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