This vintage photo of San Diego is a favorite of John Clements'. The dark dot just to the left of the middle of the photograph is a large...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! April 2025. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is? It's amazing, and I'm not just...

Text and photos by Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2025. It's official. Blue-eyed grass is now the official flower of San Diego....

By Sommer Cartier, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2025. Photo credit: Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. The Magic of Growing Heirloom...

By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2025. Mr. Dressup (TV Series 1967–1996) - IMDb I lived in Canada for twelve years from 1975 to...

By Barbara Raub, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2025. Photo credit: Rachel Cobb. Artist: Lorraine Cote. Did you go on this year's Spring...

By Rachel Cobb, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2025. Author, television personality, teacher, garden designer, Nan Sterman, was on hand...

By Greg Rubin, edited by Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2025. Credits: All photos for this article are by Greg Rubin of...

Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2025. Photo credit: Weeks Roses - Secret! From the Weeks catalog “You can't keep this...

Words and photographs by Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2024. Growing Clover to Replenish the Soil The gardeners planted...

Julio Estrada and friend. Horticulture of the Aztecs - Then and Now, With Julio Estrada, April 19, 2025, 1:30p, In-person At Oasis Rancho...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! April 2025. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is? It's amazing, and I'm not just...

Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Rewilding In Southern Africa - The Savanna The next few columns...

By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Are You a Pine Nut? How many local pines can you identify?  San Diego County’s...

By Debby Dunn, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Trees, trees, trees. Hawaii, Photo credit: Debby Dunn. All I Am Saying is Give Trees a...

By Karen England, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Continental Constructing Tires From Dandelions | Continental Tire Unbelievably this...

By Mary 'Klibs' Dralle, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Farm Field with Dandelions, Osterlen. The artist is Johner Images. Provided by...

By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Verbena lilacina  ‘De La Mina’ with native Painted Lady ( Vanessa cardui ). Left...

By Joan Herskowitz, UCCE Master Gardener of San Diego County for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. Originally published in the July/August...

Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. WiX stock photo. Room with a view. This month’s question – It’s almost Easter,...

By Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2025. April Showers Bring May Flowers What a relief that we’ve had some good rain in...

WHEN IN DROUGHT | GARDEN WITH PLANTITUDE! Escondido & Surroundings Spring Garden Tour Gratitude for our planet and plants with the right...

NEXT MEETING: Because of the upcoming Spring Garden Tour on March 29, there will be No General Meeting on the 15th of March . Get Your...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2025. March 2025, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. LOOKING AHEAD: March 3, 2025, Pilgrim at...

By Dennis Mudd, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2025. Designing with Easyscape is easy! EASYSCAPE: Makes Gardening Easy! Easyscape is a new...

Words and pictures by Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2025. In November of 2024, my partner Scott and I spent 14 days with the...

By Eric Middleton PhD, IPM Advisor, University of California Statewide IPM Program and Cooperative Extension, San Diego, Orange, and Los...

By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2025. Leaving support stakes for more than one year leads to problems with the tree ties. If...

By Sommer Cartier, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2025. Photo credit: Sommer Cartier. Beyond Food - The Many Reasons to Plant a Garden When...

By Debby Dunn, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2025. WiX stock photo. Rainwater - It Can Heal and Destroy Have you ever noticed how bright...

By Karen England, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2025. The Thyme Traveler columns are about the herbs and gardens I’ve discovered growing...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2025. Unless otherwise stated all photos by Jim Booman, sourced from Facebook. Screenshot...

Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2025. What has you "seeing red" in your garden around Valentine's Day? This month’s...

Words and pictures by Linda Jones, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2025. Originally published in LTP! September 2018.      Hooker’s Evening...

Words, photos (unless otherwise noted) and art by Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2025. There Are So Many Things to Do in...