2020 Winter Dec-Feb TWO

Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

PRESIDENT'S LETTER: What a Year! Recap and Looking Forward

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

TREES, PLEASE! Join: Kate Sessions Commitment

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

NOVEMBER MEETING REPORT: Conserving Orchids in the Wild & Growing Them at Home

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

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Avoid Invasive Plants, Use Natives Instead!

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

THE BUG MAN: What is a Piercing Sucking Insect?

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

SHARING SECRETS: Decorate Your Garden For December?

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

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Please Leave My Leaves (Alone!)

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

EDITOR'S LETTER: The Garden in the Carols

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

DECEMBER MEETING INFO: Citrus in Southern California: A History & Growing Primer

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

What's up at SDBG?

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

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: How Our Collective Gardening Passion Helps Us

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

TREES, PLEASE! Persimmons – Pretty & Plump

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

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Greywater - Re-using “Waste” Water Can Reduce Irrigation Water Needs

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