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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: News from the Board
By: Jim Bishop. SDHS Night at the Fair I hope you were able to join us for this year’s SDHS Night at the Fair to see all the wonderful...
Jul 1, 2017
NEWS: SDHS Wins Ten Awards For 2017 Garden Exhibit
The results are in for SDHS’s 2017 San Diego County Fair Garden Exhibit, The Urban Homestead. By Terry Chamberlin. Since last October,...
Jul 1, 2017
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Climbing Cuyamaca: Part 1
By: Jim Bishop. This is the first of two articles about the recovery and revival of plant life at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park following...
Jul 1, 2017
THE REAL DIRT ON: Peter Raven, Biodiversity Maven
By Susan Krzywicki. Peter Raven is the beloved American botanist and environmentalist who has advised the Pope, run the famed Missouri...
Jul 1, 2017
GROW WITH ABUNDANCE: Tomatoes 102
By Sommer Cartier. Summer’s here! The season we await so we can enjoy the pleasure of biting into a plump, juicy, vine-ripened, homegrown...
Jul 1, 2017
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Easy to Grow Natives
By: Susan Krzywicki. Starting on the adventure of using California Natives can be daunting at times. So many plants…so many new names…but...
Jul 1, 2017
MONTHLY MEETING: Cynthia Pardoe: The Geraniaceae Family and its Place in Southern California Gardens
On Monday, July 10, 2017, the San Diego Horticultural Society welcomes Cynthia Pardoe, multimedia artist, expert on...
Jul 1, 2017
SHARING SECRETS: Summer Edibles
Edited by Dayle Cheever. What summer edibles are you planting this year? Is there anything different or special you do with you summer...
Jul 1, 2017
NEWS: SDHS Gives Seven Garden Awards at Fair
The San Diego Horticultural Society is proud to have given seven Excellence in Horticulture awards to display gardens at the San Diego...
Jul 1, 2017
TREES, PLEASE: Wilt, Anyone?
By Tim Clancy. My first arboricultural encounter with lethal disease killing a tree from the inside was about 25 years ago. The tree, a...
Jul 1, 2017
MEETING REPORT: June Meeting Report
By Lynn Langley. What a beautiful evening! The sky was clear and the sun was shining as members gathered at the Garden Show at the San...
Jul 1, 2017
NEWS: Tour Cuba with Pacific Horticulture
Eastern Cuba’s Natural & Cultural Wonders Join Pacific Horticulture as we return to Cuba February 18–March 1, 2018 to explore the eastern...
Jul 1, 2017
BOOK REVIEW: Invitation to the Garden: A Celebration in Literature & Photography
Reviewed by: Caroline McCullagh. You’ll have to excuse me. I’m just recovering from an attack of nostalgia. Do you remember the book, The...
Jul 1, 2017
NEWS: What's Up at SDBG?
Sculpture in the Garden “Art is a harmony parallel with nature.”— Paul Cezanne (1839–1906) San Diego Botanic Garden has a rich heritage...
Jul 1, 2017
PLANT OF THE MONTH: May 2017 Plant Display
By Sherrill Leist and Lisa Marun. What is the Plant Display? Each month, members bring in plants, cuttings, or flowers and put them in...
Jun 1, 2017
HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR: 2017
By Susi Torre-Bueno. Debra Lee Baldwin Every year, the SDHS honors a local luminary of the horticulture community for their significant...
Jun 1, 2017
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