2019 Dec-Feb TWO

Aug 2019-Dec 2019

Dec 1, 2019

FALLBROOK FOOD FOREST: Plant Guilds.

Fallbrook’s Finch Frolic Garden is a food forest begun in 2011. A food forest is a collection of useful plants arranged in relationships

Dec 1, 2019

TREES, PLEASE: Do You Pine - Fir a Cedar?

Evergreens you might choose, but no larches, spruce or yews… Araucarias: Eye-catching as a towering species, the Norfolk Island pine is ope

Dec 1, 2019

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Parasitic, or not so Parasitic, Plants.

The Broomrape family are parasites with specialized structures on the roots for taking food, water and nutrients from the host plants.

Dec 1, 2019

SHARING SECRETS: Cut Flowers or Potted Plants?

Which of these do you give more often as a gift: cut flowers or potted flowers/plants?

Dec 1, 2019

EDITOR'S LETTER: December Roses.

British playwright and author, James M. Barrie, 1860-1937, is attributed with saying “God gave us memory so that we might have roses in

Dec 1, 2019

MEETING REPORT: Palms For San Diego.

Palm tree lovers were treated to a visual feast when Gregg Opgenorth, head grower of Grubb & Nadler Nurseries (formerly East West Trees)

Dec 1, 2019

PUBLIC SCHOOL GARDEN GRANTS: Abraxas High School.

In the November newsletter, Pioneer Elementary in Escondido was featured as the first $1000 recipient of the San Diego Horticultural Society

Oct 1, 2019

MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Powis Castle Garden

This past May I attended the Pacific Horticulture tour of Wales. It featured many gardens, towns, historical sites and two garden shows tha

Sep 9, 2019

MONTHLY MEETING: The Magical World of Seeds.

Join us on December 9 when we will hear from Brijette Peña, owner and founder of San Diego Seed Company. San Diego Seed produces, trials, an

Sep 1, 2019

FALLBROOK FOOD FOREST: What is Permaculture?

By Diane C. Kennedy. This article is first in a series exploring permaculture. What if you could have the garden of your dreams using...

Sep 1, 2019

GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Journal your garden.

By Sommer Cartier. A journal is a gardener’s greatest tool. It’s a place to store records and important observations, to track patterns,...

Sep 1, 2019

SEPTEMBER NEWS FROM SDHS

SDHS 25th Anniversary, Monarch Butterfly Survey, Volunteer Coordinator Wanted, Gala in the Garden at SDBG, WaterSmart Classes for September.

Sep 1, 2019

MEETING REPORT: Fat Plants.

By Lynn Langley. It is always a pleasure to listen to someone talk about their passion. Their excitement and enthusiasm is infectious....

Sep 1, 2019

TREES, PLEASE: Tree Ordinances. Love them or leave them?

By Tim Clancy. Sometimes government agencies get it right. In other cases, government regulations seem arbitrary, over-reaching and...

Aug 28, 2019

GOING WILD WITH THE NATIVES: Make Mine Manzanita.

By Linda Jones. As I was driving through a newer development recently, I was struck by the similarity of all of the gardens: each had a...

Aug 28, 2019

SHARING SECRETS: Meeting Memories.

Edited by Tina Ivany. In honor of our 25th Anniversary, we first asked our founders and then our members at large: "What is your memory...

Aug 13, 2019

MONTHLY MEETING: Dry Gardens: High Style for Low Water Gardens

Our Monday, September 9 meeting will be a special one, marking the 25th anniversary of the San Diego Horticultural Society. The event...

Aug 1, 2019

THE UNDERSTORY: Hummingbirds and Their Friends

By Susan Starr. Hummingbirds have found my garden. I have to confess that it wasn’t intentional. When I introduced more drought-tolerant...

Aug 1, 2019

NEWS: Washington, D.C. Gardens to Visit this Fall

By Lynn Neagley. If your fall travel plans include the Washington, D.C. area, there are plenty of garden touring options available to...

Aug 1, 2019

FRANK'S FAVORITES: Ground Covers for San Diego Gardens

Groundcovers are a great way to cover garden areas around larger perennials, shrubs, and trees in your landscape. Rather than look at...

Aug 1, 2019

FROM THE BOARD: SDHS Celebrates Our 25th Anniversary

By Frank Mitzel. September 2019 is the 25th anniversary of the San Diego Horticultural Society! To help celebrate the occasion, the Board...