By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! April 2026. Why is Karen smiling? She has realized that the SD Hort Book Club, even though having already read 54 books to date, may never run out of great horticulturally imbued books to read. Photo credit: Karen England. Join us on Zoom for a discussion of April 6, 2026  - When the Earth Was Green  by Riley Black. Yes, the February general meeting presenter! (Note: We have invited Riley to join our discussion!) , 2026. Note: The Zoom

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2026. Join us on Zoom for a discussion of Ten Tomatoes That Changed The World  - A History by William Alexander on March 2, 2026. Note: The Zoom SDHBC meeting link is not published, instead it is emailed to discussion participants. If you would like to receive the link, please email info@sdhort.org  with “book club” in the subject line. L ooking Ahead: March 2, 2026 - Ten Tomatoes That Changed The World - A History by William

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2026. Join us on Zoom for a discussion of In Kiltumper  - A Year in an Irish Garden by Niall Williams with Christine Breen (Pacific Time) at 4:30p for social half hour and 5p for book discussion on January 12, 2026. Kiltumper in Co. Clare is where Niall Williams and Christine Breen have been living and writing for 40 years. This is a warm-hearted and uplifting memoir of their life in rural Ireland. "Its byways are as meande

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2026. Join us on Zoom for discussion of Truffle Hound by Rowan Jacobsen at 4:30/5p Pacific Time on Zoom on January 12, 2026. Truffles attract dreamers, schemers, and sensualists. People spend years training dogs to find them underground (or pay absurd amounts for a ringer). They plant entire forests of oaks and wait a decade for truffles to appear. They pay $3,000 a pound to possess them. They turn into quivering puddles in th

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2025. Join us on Zoom for discussion of Truffle Hound by Rowan Jacobsen at 4:30/5p pacific time on Zoom on January 5, 2026. Truffles attract dreamers, schemers, and sensualists. People spend years training dogs to find them underground (or pay absurd amounts for a ringer). They plant entire forests of oaks and wait a decade for truffles to appear. They pay $3,000 a pound to possess them. They turn into quivering puddles in th

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2025. Join us on Zoom for discussion of The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, on Monday November 3, 2025, at 4:30/5p pacific time on Zoom. Note: The Zoom SDHBC meeting link is not published, instead it is emailed to discussion participants. If you would like to receive the link, please email info@sdhort.org  with “book club” in the subject line. An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling au

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2025. The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger will be the 50th book that the SD Hort Book...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2025. WiX stock photo There will be no SD Hort Book Club meeting this month. We are...

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

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

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...

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...

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

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2025. It's official! The next three books to read are January 2025, Life in the Garden,...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2025. It's official! The next three books to read are January 2025, Life in the Garden,...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2024. LOOKING AHEAD: Please note: We are taking December off. It's official! The voting...

By Karen England, SD Hort Book Club head muckety-muck, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2024. The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing...

By Karen England, SD Hort Book Club head muckety-muck, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2024. What We Sow by Jennifer Jewell October 7,...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2024. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating By Elisabeth Tova Bailey, September 2,...

By Karen England, the head SDHBC muckety-muck, for Let's Talk Plants! August 2024. August 5, 2024, The Seed Detective  by Adam Alexander...

By Karen England, the head SDHBC muckety-muck, for Let's Talk Plants! July 2024. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is?...

By Karen England, for Let’s Talks Plants! May 2024. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is? It's amazing, and I'm not just...

By Karen England, for Let’s Talks Plants! May 2024. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is? It's amazing, and I'm not just...

By Karen England, for Let’s Talks Plants! April 2024. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is? It's amazing, and I'm not...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2024. Join us on March 4, 2024, at 4:30p/5p on Zoom to discuss the book Birnam Wood by...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2024. Join us on February 5, 2024, at 4:30p/5p on Zoom to discuss the book Brave the...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2024. Please join the SD Hort Book Club and read some great horticulturally imbued books...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2023. Please join us in the reading of these books if not also in the club. To join just...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! April 2023. Due to circumstances outside of my control, the April book club meeting on Zoom was...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2023. Interview: Dan Saladino, author of ‘Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2023. NEXT BOOK CLUB: January 9, 2023, 4:30p Social/5p Discussion on Zoom Want to join?...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2022. An engaging life of Sir Joseph Banks, which traces how his many achievements,...

You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club – everyone is welcome. SDHBC meets the first Monday of every month (except when we skip a...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2022. You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club – everyone is welcome. SDHBC meets...

By Karen England, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2022. You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club – everyone is welcome. SDHBC meets...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! August 2022. You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club – everyone is welcome. SDHBC meets...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! July 2022. You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club – everyone is welcome. SDHBC meets the...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2022. You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club – everyone is welcome. SDHBC meets the...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! May 2022. You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club – everyone welcome. SDHBC meets the...

You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club – everyone welcome. SDHBC meets the first Monday of every month on Zoom at 4:30pm for Happy...

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. New Day, Same Time! You are invited to join the SD Hort Book Club on Zoom - Come...

By Karen England, head SD Hort Book Club Muckety-muck, for Let's Talk Plants! February, 2022. “When I was your age, television was called...