2023 Fall Sept-Nov | SDHS Newsletter

2023 Fall Sept-Oct Articles

Nov 1, 2023

NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Tips For Improving (Or Starting) Your Rose Garden W/SD Rosarian Beth Van Boxtel

Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on November 13, 2023, at 6 pm at CBI in-person or 6:30 pm on Zoom for our next hybrid...

Nov 1, 2023

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: November 6 – The Oak Papers by James Canton

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Please join the SD Hort Book Club and read some great horticulturally imbued...

Nov 1, 2023

MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Bristlecones Take Your Breath Away

By Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Since my column is called "My Life with Plants," it seems only fitting that I have...

Nov 1, 2023

PERMACULTURE: Urban Carbon Farming

By Mary 'Klibs' Dralle, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2023. Editor’s note: Please welcome Mary 'Klibs' Dralle, the new permaculture...

Nov 1, 2023

GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Tips For Growing Root Vegetables - Carrots, Beets And Radishes

By Sommer Cartier, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2023. Tips for Growing Root Vegetables: Carrots, Beets and Radishes Root vegetables...

Nov 1, 2023

MEETING REPORT: Bokashi Composting With Shital Parikh

By D. Mallen, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Boost your compost with microbial magic! By using the Bokashi method of...

Nov 1, 2023

SHARING GARDENS REPORT: "It's Not Hoarding If It's Plants" - Kyle Icke, Bonsai Enthusiast

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. At the June 2023 San Diego Horticultural Society general meeting, Kyle Icke, who...

Nov 1, 2023

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going Wild With Natives - Under The Pine Trees

By Susan Krzywicki, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! November 2015, No. 254. Republished November 2023. Under The Pine Trees...

Nov 1, 2023

SHARING SECRETS: Inspiring Garden Visits Worth Copying At Home

Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2023. “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” - Charles Caleb Colton, 1820...

Nov 1, 2023

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Enjoy The Process

By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Enjoy the Process Last month the painting posted in this article was brand-new...

Oct 1, 2023

NEXT MEETING: Zoom Only - Bokashi Composting - No Sorting, No Turning! October 9, 2023

Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on October 9, 2023, at 6:30 pm on Zoom for our next Zoom-only meeting with Master...

Oct 1, 2023

NEXT SHARING GARDEN: Meeting The Rest Of Kyle Icke's Bonsai Trees... October 22, 2023

At the June 2023 general meeting, Kyle, who is not only the VP of the San Diego Bonsai Club but is also a SD County Park Ranger who...

Oct 1, 2023

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Meeting October 2 - Agave Spirits By Nabhan & Piñera

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2023. Please join the SD Hort Book Club and read some great horticulturally imbued books...

Oct 1, 2023

IN MEMORIUM: Pat Hammer Remembered

By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Pat Hammer Remembered I was shocked and saddened to hear that Pat Hammer had...

Oct 1, 2023

BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: Farming In The High Atlas Mountains Of Morocco

Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Farming in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco I had planned to...

Oct 1, 2023

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: California Native Plant Society SD Chapter Plant Sale Preview October 14

By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. California Native Plant Society San Diego Chapter Plant Sale Preview ATTENTION: NEW...

Oct 1, 2023

ReWILD: Hummingbirds Love This Plant!

Words and pictures by Sharon Reeve, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Hummingbirds Love This Plant! I love hummingbirds, and I love...

Oct 1, 2023

TREES, PLEASE: Imagine Eating A Rose?

By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Imagine Eating a Rose? No kidding. Tasting a rose apple should be on every...

Oct 1, 2023

PERMACULTURE: Reducing Chemicals In Your Yard And Home

By Diane C. Kennedy, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Editor’s note: This is the last Permaculture column written by Diane Kennedy...

Oct 1, 2023

THE NEW BUG MAN: Green Fruit Beetles - A Sign Of SD Summer & Early Fall

By Eric Middleton, UC Cooperative Extension IPM Advisor, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Editor’s note: Please welcome Eric...

Oct 1, 2023

MEETING REPORT: Thrips To Palm Weevils - Identifying & Managing SD County Horticultural Pests

Submitted by Lynn Langley (report 1) and Donna Mallen (report 2) for Let's Talk Plants! October 2023. Dr. Eric Middleton. Thrips to Palm...

Oct 1, 2023

SHARING SECRETS: Bulbs For San Diego

Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. This month’s question: What bulbs have you found naturalize well in your San...

Oct 1, 2023

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Living A European Lifestyle

Words and pictures by Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Living A European Lifestyle Joy is important in life. As...

Sep 1, 2023

NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Thrips To Palm Weevils - Identifying & Managing SD County Horticultural Pests

Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on September 11, 2023, at 6 pm at CBI in-person or 6:30 pm on Zoom for our next hybrid...

Sep 1, 2023

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Meeting September 4 - Garden Spells By Sarah Addison Allen

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2023. Please join the SD Hort Book Club and read some great horticulturally pertinent...

Sep 1, 2023

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT: SDHS Celebrates Another Year And So Do I

By Karen England, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. The San Diego Horticultural Society Celebrates Another Year and So Do I As the...

Sep 1, 2023

MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Northern England Gardens

By Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2023. Northern England Gardens I'm not exactly sure when Scott or I last toured English...

Sep 1, 2023

TREES, PLEASE! Coppice - The Woodland Husbandry Technique Also Called Resprout Silviculture

By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. Coppice - The Woodland Husbandry Technique Also Called Resprout Silviculture Most...

Sep 1, 2023

GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Harvesting The Future - Saving Seeds

By Sommer Cartier, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. Harvesting the Future - Saving Seeds As the days grow shorter and summer comes...

Sep 1, 2023

MEETING REPORT: Ken Blackford With Some South African Amaryllids & A Few Other Geophophytes For SD

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2023. Did you miss the great August 2023 meeting with Ken Blackford and wish that you...

Sep 1, 2023

GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: How To Plan For California Native Plant Society SD’s Fall Native Plant Sale

By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. How To Plan For The California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter, Fall...

Sep 1, 2023

CALLING ALL NATIVE GARDENS IN POWAY & COASTAL AREAS: CNPS San Diego Is Accepting Tour Applications

By Christine Hoey, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. CALLING ALL NATIVE GARDENS IN POWAY & COASTAL AREAS: California Native Plant...

Sep 1, 2023

SHARING SECRETS: We’re Having A Heat Wave…

Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. This month’s question - We’re having a heat wave... Can you hear me...

Sep 1, 2023

GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Cherry Plum Tree And Fig Tree

Words and pictures by Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. Cherry Plum and Fig Trees I hope everyone had a fabulous...