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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
BOOK REVIEW: Dirt Under My Nails: An American Farmer and Her Changing Land
By Marilee Foster Reviewed by Caroline McCullagh. I was having trouble getting into Dirt Under My Nails. It’s a book about farming built...
Mar 1, 2017
PLANT OF THE MONTH: February 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...
Mar 1, 2017
SHARING SECRETS: Favorite Garden Tours
Edited by Dayle Cheever. With our spring garden walk season just around the corner, what is your favorite garden walk/tour event and why?...
Mar 1, 2017
TO LEARN MORE: Biodiversity
By Ava Torre-Bueno. Our life on Earth depends on many things. One of them is diversity in the genetics of the plants we rely on for food....
Mar 1, 2017
MONTHLY MEETING: March Meeting - On a Mission to Save the Roses!
At our Monday, March 13 meeting, we will be welcoming horticulturalist, author, lecturer, and rose breeder John Bagnasco. John’s talk...
Mar 1, 2017
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Strine Outback Bush Walk – Part 3
Fabulous Fitzgerald, Heavenly Hakea, and the Best Banksia By Jim Bishop. This is part three of a series about a Sept 2016 trip to view...
Feb 1, 2017
MONTHLY MEETING: February Meeting - Looking for Succulents in all the Wrong Places
Come join us on Monday, February 13, to hear from plant explorer Panayoti Kelaidis. If you have ornamentals in your garden, there’s a...
Feb 1, 2017
SHARING SECRETS: 2017 Resolutions
Edited by Dayle Cheever. What is your 2017 garden resolution and how do you plan to implement it? Vivian Blacky: To prune back heavily...
Feb 1, 2017
THE REAL DIRT ON: Sir Harry James Veitch
By Carol Buckley. Perhaps the Chelsea Flower Show’s existence owes more to one person than any other: Sir Harry James Veitch. Born in...
Feb 1, 2017
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES
By Susan Krzywicki. Wildflowers for your Garden If you have seen those pretty wildflower packets in nurseries, some of which say...
Jan 1, 2017
A New Year and a New Editor
In last month’s issue of Let’s Talk Plants!, Susi Torre-Bueno detailed her twenty years of devotion to the SDHS newsletter. Thanks to her...
Jan 1, 2017
FROM THE BOARD
By Jim Bishop. Changes on the Board We’d had a few mid-year changes on the board. Susan Starr rejoins the board as Newsletter Editor. ...
Jan 1, 2017
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Strine Outback Bush Walk – Part 2
By Jim Bishop. This is part two of a series about a September 2016 trip to view the wildflowers and scenery of Southwestern Australia....
Jan 1, 2017
SHARING SECRETS: 2017 Resolutions
Edited by Dayle Cheever. Is there a ground cover that you recommend? Please include the conditions that apply (slope, level, or heavily...
Jan 1, 2017
MONTHLY MEETING: January Meeting- Down Under Wonders
We start off the new year by welcoming nursery founder Jo O’Connell. Jo is the owner of Australia Native Plants Nursery, located in Ojai...
Jan 1, 2017
THE REAL DIRT ON: Betty Young
By: Susan Krzywicki. Betty Young is a major figure in California native plant restoration nursery management. She’s “written the book” on...
Jan 1, 2017
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