Please Join The San Diego Horticultural Society on Zoom June 14th, 2021 at 6pm PST for Gardening In Summer-Dry Climates with...

Join with us on Zoom May 10th at 6pm for a Striking Succulent Gardens presentation with Gabriel Frank. The Zoom link is emailed to the...

When: MAY 31st, 2021 at 5 p.m. on ZOOM "The Founding Gardeners offers a fascinating look at the revolutionary generation from the unique...

Did you miss attending the April 12, 2021 SDHS meeting on Zoom? Want to know what you missed? Or did you attend but want to see it again?...

Edited by Cathy Tylka. Question: Spring has Sprung! How is your place doing? My plants are flowering like crazy, and some never bloomed...

By Jim Bishop. This is a continuation of our trip to Costa Rica in November 2019. Read about the beginning of the trip here. Read about...

By Tim Clancy. I am sure most of you are familiar with the great storyteller Aesop and his fables. The most famous one being the The Hare...

By Francie Murphy and Chris McDonald. As gardeners in San Diego move to replace their thirsty lawns and water-loving plants, they may...

By Sommer Cartier. As San Diegans, we live in the perfect growing climate. We have an ideal combination of sunlight, heat, and an...

By Karen England. As Sommer Cartier recommends in her bi-monthly column, Grow with Abundance, in this, the May 2021, issue of Let's Talk...

By Karen England. First published in 2012 on edgehillherbfarm.blog. The rose was the Herb of the Year™ for 2012 and when folks find this...

By Francesca Filanc. In the time of climate change, at present, we are back in a drought and having a La Niña year. The last couple of...

When you live in Southern California, especially near the coast, you learn to appreciate the subtle signs of the seasons. Japanese Maple and

Join with us on Zoom May 10th at 6pm for a Striking Succulent Gardens presentation with Gabriel Frank. The Zoom link is emailed to the...

By Karen England. Want to join the SD Hort Book Club? We'd love to have you! Send an email to SDHS President Karen England at ......

You may remember reading the April Fool's Day Botany article from last April, filed under the Plant of the Month 2020, but if not, never fea

Well, I can't resist posting just one more April Fool's Day Botany article, even though I tried using restraint by only posting one such pr

By Karen England. Did you read my April President's Letter in this issue of Let's Talk Plants!? If so, then you learned about a "new...

By Robin Y Rivet. I’m ‘fessing up. I get too many calls to identify commonly cultivated tree species, but the task is daunting due to the...

Edited by Cathy Tylka. Do you have bunnies, chickees or ducklings in your Garden? Yes, no, maybe so . . . well, what is on your Spring...

The SDHS board would like to thank Pam Hyatt for an absolutely wonderful live Cork presentation on Zoom. Pam encountered so many technical

I can’t think of a group of plants more underappreciated than our native manzanitas. The genus Arctostaphylos encompasses an astonishing arr

For earthday.org, every day is Earth Day. If you feel the same, here are 51 actions and tips to make a difference, every day of the year...

"The recent rains made waste to some (camellia) blooms but also refreshed the soil for new blooms." - Jason Chen, Facebook San Diego Gardene

Nine beautiful gardens, a safe and socially-distanced walk, free tickets for kids 10 and under (and a scavenger hunt with prizes), musicians

All my life I have had a “love affair” with wisteria, passed down from Mum, Pat Welsh, who has written numerous books and articles and also

San Diego Botanic Garden opens month-long World of Orchids Exhibit Wednesdays through Sundays, April 3 – May 2 10 am – 5 pm, select days...

As a board, we have discussed the upcoming Zoom presentation on April 12th at several board meetings before deciding to go ahead with having

Wondering what plants make the most sense for San Diego gardens this year? Want to grow magnificent roses and stunning succulents in the sam

Every naturally occurring plant is native to somewhere. But of the nearly 8,000 California native plants, on average, only about 700 reside

Its easy! Just send an email to Karen England at k-england@cox.net and put "Hort Book Club" in the subject line. Zoom links to the book club

What if you had to cut back your water usage this year by 30%? With everything from big droughts to little fish limiting our water supplies

One good thing that happened in 2020 was that I turned 65, which qualified me for the vaccine when it became available. I’m happy to report

We are having a La Niña this year according to the weather bureau. La Niña usually means less rain in Southern California. But we have had s

Turning organic materials into rich soil for food production isn’t a mystery. Organic stuff is eaten by creatures of diminishing sizes, poop

These days, although now retired and happily living at La Costa Glen in Carlsbad, CA, Evelyn Weidner, the SDHS Horticulturist of the year in

If you consider carrot tops or onion bottoms as waste to be discarded, you may be surprised to learn there are many common vegetables that c

This month, while editing Sommer Cartier's column, GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Don't Toss It, Plant It! about growing sweet potatoes and green onions

Not long ago I received a call from an HOA resident who was distressed that the HOA board had decided to remove some trees. Well, they reall

Have you noticed ice plant all around San Diego? The mats of dry woody material that it forms? Problems with this invasive plant lie in its

As with most of you, I am delighted to see spring just around the corner. Not just because I can focus on my gardens, but also because most

February is the month for Valentines, hearts and flowers… Do you have any signatures of love in your garden and how can you share them?

Wild and Beautiful: Artist Alliance at San Diego Botanic Garden

On June 2nd, 1898 American humorist Mark Twain was quoted as follows: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” If trees could talk the