Book Club

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - The Earth Shall Blossom, Shaker Herbs And Gardening By Galen Beale and Mary Rose Boswell - July 7, 2025, On Zoom

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...

Jul 1

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - June 2 , 2025, Elderflora By Jared Farmer On Zoom

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...

Jun 1

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - May 5, 2025, Nature's Best Hope By Douglas Tallamy On Zoom

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...

May 1

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - The Core Of An Onion By Mark Kurlansky - April 7 On Zoom

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...

Apr 1

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - Pilgrim At Tinker Creek By Annie Dillard, March 3 At 4:30p On Zoom

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

Feb 28

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - The Tree Collectors By Amy Stewart, February 3 At 4:30p On Zoom

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,...

Feb 1

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - Life In The Garden By Penelope Lively, January 6 At 4:30p On Zoom

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,...

Jan 1

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Announcing Next Three Books For The New Year & A Reminder There Is No Meeting In December

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

Dec 1, 2024

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: November 4, 4:30p/5p, The Garden Against Time By Olivia Laing

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

Nov 1, 2024

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: October 7, 4:30p/5p, What We Sow By Jennifer Jewell

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,...

Oct 1, 2024

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: The Sound Of A Wild Snail Eating By Elisabeth Tova Bailey, Zoom September 2, 4:30p/5p On Zoom

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

Sep 1, 2024

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: The Seed Detective By Adam Alexander, August 5, 2024, 4:30/5pm On Zoom

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

Aug 1, 2024

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: How To Read A Tree, By Tristan Gooley, July 1, 2024, 4:30/5pm On Zoom

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?...

Jul 1, 2024

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: A Gentle Plea For Chaos, By Mirabel Osler, June 3, 2024, 4:30/5pm On Zoom

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...

Jun 1, 2024

SD HORT BOOK CLUB:The Comfort of Crows By Margaret Renkle - May 6, 2024 4:30/5pm On Zoom

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...

May 1, 2024

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Announcing May, June And July Books, But (April) First…

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...

Apr 1, 2024

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - Birnam Wood By Eleanor Catton, March 4, 2024, On Zoom

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...

Mar 1, 2024

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Great Oak Visit Report & Brave The Wild River By Melissa L. Sevigny Discussion On February 5, 2024 On Zoom

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...

Feb 1, 2024

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Announcing The Next Three Books To Read For February, March And April 2024.

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

Jan 1, 2024

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: December 4 – The Last Garden In England By Julia Kelly

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

Dec 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

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

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

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Meeting August 7 - Tulipomania By Mike Dash

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

Aug 1, 2023

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Meeting July 3 - The Overstory By Richard Powers

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

Jul 1, 2023

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Meeting June 5 - The Plant Hunter By Cassandra Leah Quave

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

May 31, 2023

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Skipping May - Next Meeting June 5 - The Plant Hunter By Cassandra Leah Quave

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...

May 1, 2023

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Meeting Is Now In June

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...

Apr 3, 2023

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: February 6, 2023 - Eating To Extinction By Dan Saladino

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

Feb 1, 2023

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: January 9, 2023 - The Botanist's Daughter By Kaytee Nunn

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?...

Jan 1, 2023

NEXT SD HORT BOOK CLUB: December 5, 2022 - The Multifarious Mr. Banks By Toby Musgrave

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

Dec 1, 2022

NEXT SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Nov 7, 2022 - The Complete Writings Of Kate Sessions in CA Garden

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...

Nov 1, 2022

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Book - Vanilla by Tim Ecott, October 3, 2022 & More . . .

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...

Oct 1, 2022

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Reading Schedule Announcement for Oct, Nov, Dec

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...

Sep 1, 2022

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Everyone Welcome!

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...

Aug 1, 2022

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Skipping July - Next Meeting Is August 1st

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...

Jul 1, 2022

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Everyone Welcome

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...

Jun 1, 2022

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Announcing The Next Quarter Reads!

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...

May 1, 2022

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: First Monday Of Every Month On Zoom At 5pm

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...

Apr 1, 2022

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: New Day, Same Time!

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...

Mar 1, 2022

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: It's Been A Year And 12 Great Books!

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...

Feb 1, 2022

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Meeting Jan. 31 on Zoom

By Karen England, SDHBC Head Muckety-muck, for Let's Talk Plants! January 2022. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is?...

Jan 1, 2022

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Vote Now For Next 3 Reads

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. The next SD Hort Book Club meeting is on Zoom, on December 6th, at 4:30 pm for...

Dec 1, 2021

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Book Lovers That Love To Garden!

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2021. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is? It's amazing, and I'm not...

Nov 1, 2021

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: The Place To Be!

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2021. Have you heard how much fun the SD Hort Book Club is? It's amazing, and I'm not...

Oct 1, 2021

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: September Reading And Bookish Memories

By Karen England for Let's Talk Plants! September 2021. As I told the SD Hort Book club members recently in a book club newsletter - "My...

Sep 1, 2021

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Upcoming Reading Schedule And More!

By Karen England, Head Muckety-Muck. The San Diego Horticultural Society’s Book Club meets the last Monday of every month on Zoom at 5 pm...

Aug 1, 2021

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: July Book - In Praise Of Tomatoes By Steven Shepherd & The June Book Report

By Karen England. Next Book Club July 26, 2021 5 pm on Zoom In Praise of Tomatoes by Steven Shepherd We will be joined by the author's...

Jul 1, 2021

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Books And A Book Report

By Karen England. SD Hort Book Club meets the LAST Monday of every month on Zoom. June 28, 2021 at 5 pm on Zoom Zoom link is emailed to...

Jun 1, 2021

SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Founding Gardeners by Andrea Wulf, May 31, at 5 p.m.

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

May 1, 2021