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June 2026
Monthly Meeting


NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Right Tree, Right Place, Right Fire Zone: A Look at San Diego’s Trees and Their Future, With Tony Gurnoe, June 20, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Native trees are all the rage, with municipalities such as Encinitas passing regulations that require new landscape development projects to include native species. Which trees count as native? Are they good choices for your yard? How do native trees relate to fire and California's new zone 0 regulations? We'll talk about all of these things while profiling some of San Diego's unique and often underappreciated local trees. Tony Gurnoe has conducted research related to native t
Jun 1
Articles


FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: Climate Change And Our Gardens
FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: Climate Change And Our Gardens
Aug 1, 2025


SHARING SECRETS: Glorious Fabulous Summer
Glorious Fabulous Summer
Aug 1, 2025


PLANT FORUM: July 2025 Meeting
PLANT FORUM: July 2025 Meeting
Aug 1, 2025


GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Nighttime Temperatures Determine When Flowers Bloom
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Nighttime Temperatures Determine When Flowers Bloom
Aug 1, 2025


NEXT MEETING: Intro To The San Diego Natural History Museum Canyoneers With Samantha Barlin, July 19, 2025, 1:30p - 3p, SD Oasis, Rancho Bernardo
The newly reinstituted Plant Forum (to learn more, please read the Plant Forum article by Susi Torre-Bueno in this newsletter) will be...
Jul 1, 2025


SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - The Earth Shall Blossom, Shaker Herbs And Gardening By Galen Beale and Mary Rose Boswell - July 7, 2025, On Zoom
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! July 2025. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is? It's amazing, and I'm not just...
Jul 1, 2025


MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Over The Moon
Text and photos by Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! July 2025. Moon gate in my home garden, June 2025, framing the white blooms of...
Jul 1, 2025


TREES, PLEASE! Christmas In July
By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! July 2025. Photo credit: Lincoln National Forest Christmas Tree Permit in New Mexico -...
Jul 1, 2025


GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Common And Often Overlooked Gardening Mistakes
By Sommer Cartier, for Let’s Talk Plants! July 2025. Photo by jwvein https://pixabay.com Common and Often Overlooked Gardening Mistakes...
Jul 1, 2025


GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: How About Native Plants In Containers And Dry Swales?
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! July 2025. Dry Swale in garden in San Diego from the SDHS garden tour of 2025. Photo by Susan...
Jul 1, 2025


FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Long History Of Larval Host Study
By Susan Krzywicki, for Let’s Talk Plants! July 2025. Republished from Going Wild with Natives, Let’s Talk Plants! July 2015, No. 250....
Jul 1, 2025


SHARING SECRETS: A (Non-plant) Thing In Your Yard That You Love
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! July 2025. Hops grow on a broken wooden ladder. Photo credit: Rachel Cobb. Current question...
Jul 1, 2025


PLANT FORUM: June 2025 Monthly Meeting Edition
By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! July 2025. PLANT FORUM For over two decades a meeting highlight was the Plant Forum , where a...
Jul 1, 2025


MEETING REPORT: Dr. Kristen Lear Presents, "Agave Restoration And Corridor Conservation For Bats And People Of The American Southwest And Mexico", June 2025
https://youtu.be/8_k03opXrNo See the fascinating presentation here: https://youtu.be/8_k03opXrNo About Bat Conservation International...
Jul 1, 2025


GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Borage, All Things Summer, Mom And Apple Pie!
By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! July 2025. Salad with borage from the garden. Photo credit: Francesca Filanc. Borage, All...
Jul 1, 2025


NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Agave Restoration And Corridor Conservation For Bats And People Of The American Southwest And Mexico - June 21, 2025, 1:30p - 3p, SD Oasis, Rancho Bernardo & Zoom
Horizonline Pictures, Bat Conservation International. NOTE: This is a hybrid in-person meeting and in this instance the speaker will be...
Jun 1, 2025
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