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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
FROM THE BOARD: December 201
By Frank Mitzel. We had a tremendous end of the year for the SDHS! Both the October meeting featuring Debra Lee Baldwin's presentation,...
Dec 1, 2017
NEWS: Discounts for SDHS Members
As an SDHS partner, Pacific Horticulture offers SDHS members a special membership rate of $24/year using discount code: SDHSPARTNER....
Dec 1, 2017
MEETING REPORT: November
By Kristie Hildebrandt. Rick Darke heads a Pennsylvania based consulting firm focused on the design and management of living landscapes....
Dec 1, 2017
NEWS: Experience the Magic of Garden of Lights
After the sun goes down in December, the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas is transformed into a dazzling winter wonderland—Southern...
Dec 1, 2017
PLANT OF THE MONTH: Kalanchoe 'Elk Antlers'
By Sherrill Leist and Lisa Marun. At each monthly meeting, members bring in plants, cuttings, or flowers and put them in blue bottles on...
Dec 1, 2017
MONTHLY MEETING: 2018 Meeting Preview
November was our last meeting of 2017. We take a break in December, and then we resume with a stellar list of 2018 speakers. In January,...
Nov 19, 2017
SHARING SECRETS: Success With Succulents
Edited by Dayle Cheever* and Lisa Marun. The question for this month was: Is there a succulent that you have had particular success with?...
Nov 1, 2017
GROW WITH ABUNDANCE: Home Grown Veggies in Seven Days
By Sommer Cartier. If you’re new to urban gardening or lack sufficient growing space, microgreens are the perfect way to start developing...
Nov 1, 2017
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Natives for Your Hummers
By Bobbie Stephenson. Anna’s hummingbirds are our most common species and reside year-round in many different native habitats and also in...
Nov 1, 2017
NEWS: Enrich Your Life With a Class at the Garden!
From a DIY Living Wall/Vertical Garden class to creating beautiful images with Zentangle (a fun and easy method to learn!), San Diego...
Nov 1, 2017
PLANT OF THE MONTH: Peperomia 'Ruby Glow'
By Sherrill Leist and Lisa Marun. At each monthly meeting, members bring in plants, cuttings, or flowers and put them in blue bottles on...
Nov 1, 2017
TREES, PLEASE: Tree Pruning: Who’s Watching the Hen House?
By Tim Clancy. There is a cognitive bias known as the law of the hammer. The concept is that if the only tool you have is a hammer then...
Nov 1, 2017
FROM THE EDITOR: Garden Gratitude: Lend a Hand in Garden Restoration
By Lisa Marun. As SDHS members, we are all part of a greater gardening community that's bound by a love of and appreciation for plants....
Nov 1, 2017
THE REAL DIRT ON: Harriet Williams Russell Strong
By Susan Krzywicki. Connections always make knowledge more fun. When I saw that Harriet Strong had been educated at Miss Mary Atkins'...
Nov 1, 2017
NEWS: 2017 Volunteer Appreciation Picnic
By Karen Krugman. October 7 promised to be a beautiful morning for SDHS volunteers to celebrate volunteerism. Roughly 50 members gathered...
Nov 1, 2017
TO LEARN MORE: Get Ready for the High Line!
By Susan Starr. Our November speaker, Richard Darke, will be telling us all about the gardens of the High Line, a park which has been...
Nov 1, 2017
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