Let's Talk Plants!

We all know that 2020 started out as any other year but, "boys howdy!", quickly became like none other and looks to continue to be challengi

Imagine a natural, low-water garden blooming with the beautiful and unique flora of California native plants, attracting a large diversity

Our November 2020 program consisted of two speakers, Peter Tobias, President and Co-Founder of the Orchid Conservation Alliance, and Debby H

Imagine a natural, low-water garden blooming with the beautiful and unique flora of California native plants, attracting a large diversity

In the last article (you can read it here), I mentioned that true bugs have piercing sucking mouth parts. I thought it would be a good idea

What do you do to make your garden ready for Christmas, Hanukkah or the Winter Solstice? Or, do you use items from your garden for these

I must confess I’ve got a thing about leaves. Certainly the leaves on trees, plants and flowers – green ones, gold, burgundy, and silver –

For a very long time now, decades really, I have been working on an idea for a gardening book called “The Garden in the Carols", all about t

Join us for the December 2020 meeting of the San Diego Horticultural Society on December 9th at 6pm

Make it a Holiday Tradition Spend an evening (or two!) with us this holiday season at Botanic Wonderland!

Today is November 29, 2020. This has been a difficult year for all of us in one way or another, and yet, we are all so lucky to have the pas

A pictorial history of citrus in Southern California. Using antique photographs, citrus expert and horticultural historian John Clements wil

During this pandemic I have been chipping away indoor and out at my home projects list, comfortingly it turns out, much as I have been doing

"Garden" came into the language in the 14th century from Old Northern French gardin, itself a variation of Old French jardin (still used in

October’s meeting on Monday 10-12-2020 had us diving head first into Native Season. What better way to celebrate these hardy and beautiful

One of the best things about working with and studying trees is the availability of subjects. If you’re a doctor you wait for patients to

What do you do when you’re watering as the sun goes down? A friend of mine called it beer watering, I say it is wine watering … anything

Hügelkultur (hoo-gull culture) has ancient origins in the mountains of Germany, where warmth is treasured and rain is frequent. There they

I once read that growing beets is an exercise in faith. You spend months cultivating and nurturing these little beauties, hidden

When you wish upon a star – think of an aster. Indeed, the English word “aster” is derived from the Latin astrum, meaning star.

After several days in around San José we boarded small planes and flew to the Pacific side of Costa Rica to Golfito, near the Panama border.

San Diego Botanic Garden’s popular children’s play areas Hamilton Children’s Garden, Seeds of Wonder and the Garden’s new Junior Quail Trail

Monday, November 9, 6PM - Zoom meeting! Note: The Zoom link to attend the meeting is contained in email sent to the membership, check your i

Since becoming President, I am now getting all the info@sdhort.org emails, as well as, any emails sent to the "president" along with the new

On Monday evening, members were treated to a horticultural concert at the home of the new president, Karen England. She began the evening w

Bite down carefully. If it’s meltingly soft and syrupy, or spicy-sweet and crunchy, both textures might be ripe persimmons. The Oriental per

Greywater is defined as “any wastewater generated in the home, except water from toilets.” Laundry, shower, sink, and dish water comprise up

While the new Sharing Secrets Editor, Cathy Tylka, gets settled into her new role, you can read the many Sharing Secrets Columns of the past

Sunflowers are so much FUN to Grow! If you have a place where you can put them every year they give so much joy. I smile every time I walk o

In the fall, a common call I receive from friends and neighbors concerns masses of bright red bugs on trees, shed walls or front porches. I’

Can I get your attention by suggesting that you grow some wooly knees? Eriogonum (erion meaning “wool” and gonu meaning “knee” or “joint” in

Because this year has been, was, is the worst year ever in so many regards, the board decided to delay the presentation of the Horticulturis

Permaculturists are soil farmers first and plant growers second. All the world’s wealth is in its soil and the real gold is the microorganis

Pick up a postcard of San Diego. What do you see besides iconic landmarks? Mexican Fan Palms, Washingtonia robusta, Canary Island Date Palms

In San Diego, we are fortunate to have a temperate Mediterranean climate that allows for growing vegetables all year long. As we transition

In Southern California there are two small remnants of “relic pine forests” that precede the Glacial Period.  Trees in these forests were we

A good friend of mine owns a nursery in San Diego named South Coast Wholesale. One of his business ventures involves moving big trees. Somet

Do you have a power pole in your garden? I do. And, for the last 19 years I have successfully gardened around mine. I say successfully becau

While the new editor of the Sharing Secrets column gets trained by the retiring editor in the ins and outs of the job, you can still enjoy l

A long-time member of the SDHS and a former law professor at USD, presenter Nancy Carol Carter has devoted her retirement to historical rese

Su Kraus is owner and joint founder of Moosa Creek Nursery, a wholesale nursery specializing in California native plants. In 2004 when the n

Garden to Table Fall Fundraiser!

Our trip started in the capital city, San José. From there we did several day long trips. On a walking tour of San José we found that unlike

Surprise! I started writing this letter in early July as my usual Editor's Letter and, in the meantime, at the recent board meeting, I was m

That's right! We will be having a Zoom concert of horticulturally rich songs, live from the front porch stage at Karen England's home in Vis

So, I’ve always been into plants even as a young child . . . I think my mom would say ever since I could walk and pick things up. Summer T-b

This article first appeared in the October 2006 issue of Pacific Horticulture Magazine written by Steve Brigham. Since it could have, just a

On Monday, July 13, 2020 at 6 PM the San Diego Horticultural Society held its first ever zoom general meeting (the SDHS board has been meeti

Summer is the time. Time to get out and get some gardening done. Time to stay active in the yard during COVID-19. Time to kill your invasive

A global pandemic is forcing humans to consider their collective vulnerability, while humbled individuals are expected to hover in place - r