Column curated by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! January 2025. Article by Linda Johnson, first published in LTP! December 2008, No....

Book review from the archives originally published December 2008, curated by Cathy Tylka for Let's Talk Plants! December 2024. Gods and...

Reviewed by Caroline McCullagh, for Let's Talk Plants! Originally published in October 2010, republished November 2024.   Book Review:...

"From the archives" is edited by Cathy Tylka for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2024. Article by Richard Frost, originally published in the...

Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2024. Quotes From San Diego Botanical Garden … HERBS TAKE US ON A TOUR THROUGH TIME By...

By Greg Rubin, for Let's Talk Plants! April 2024. Originally published in the San Diego Horticultural Society newsletter, April 2012, No....

By Ava Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2024. Originally published February 2011, No. 197. Amazingly Effective Ant Trap Ants...

By Carl Price and Ellen Reardon, first published in Let’s Talk Plants! January 2009, No. 172. Republished January 2024. Herb and Spices:...

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

By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! Originally published August 2015, No. 251, republished August 2023. I recently learned about...

By Carl Price and Ellen Reardon, July 2023. This article first appeared in Let’s Talk Plants! April 2008, No. 163 and was published again...

By Dave Ericson, June 2023, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! June 2014, No. 237. Plant A Garden, Grow A Friendship A good...

By Richard Frost, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. Part l originally appeared in Let’s Talk Plants! May 2009, No. 176 and Part ll in June...

By Nick Stavros, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2023. Originally published in March 2010, No. 186. Protecting your Garden from Storm Damage...

By Pamela Homfelt, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2023. Originally published March 2009, No. 174. Removing Concrete from the Garden… or...

Edited by Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2023. Part 1: Good Trees to Plant Near Water Features By Pat Welsh, originally...

By Jeanne Meadow, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! November 2015, No. 254, republished November 2022. Should you have a water...

By Ellen Reardon and Carl Price, first published in Let’s Talk Plants! October 2008, No. 169. Reprinted October 2022. Are Your Leaves...

“Our annual birthday report always begins with a warm thank you to the far-sighted founders who sowed the seeds of our Society in...

By Carl Price and Ellen Reardon, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! May 2008, Issue No. 164. Reprinted May 2022. Springtime is...

A Glass Of Lemonade-berry-ade By Pat Pawlowski, March 2022, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! March 2011, No.198. "When life...

By Walt Meier, first published in Let's Talk Plants! February 2010, No.185, republished February 2022. While I was cutting back my...

By Vincent Lazaneo, originally published in Let's Talk Plants! January 2009, No. 172. Editor's note: In an online article, last updated...

By Vincent Lazaneo, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021 (First published in LTP! 12/01/2017). Remember when cut fir trees used for...

By Walter Andersen, first published in Let's Talk Plants! November 2009, No. 182. [2009 Editor’s note: As we go to press I got a series...

By Pat Welsh, first published in Let's Talk Plants! October 2008, No. 169. Have you noticed how few bees are about this season? Have you...

By Pat Pawlowski, September 2021. First published in Let's Talk Plants! September 2016, No. 264. Male lesser goldfinch. Carduelis...

By Ellen Reardon and Carl Price. First published in Let's Talk Plants! August 2008, No. 167. In a previous essay* we referred to a...

By Will Johnson. (First published in Let’s Talk Plants! August 2008, No. 167.) Studies demonstrate just how much water different types of...

By Jeanne Meadow. First published in Let’s Talk Plants! June 2015, No. 249. The California drought is serious. Our state’s mild climate...

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

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

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

The fruits of wild-type tomatoes are yellow and green, and barely the size of the tip of one’s little finger. The tomato probably originated

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

I must confess I’ve got a thing about leaves. Certainly the leaves on trees, plants and flowers – green ones, gold, burgundy, and silver –

When you wish upon a star – think of an aster. Indeed, the English word “aster” is derived from the Latin astrum, meaning star.

Greywater is defined as “any wastewater generated in the home, except water from toilets.” Laundry, shower, sink, and dish water comprise up

While the new editor of the Sharing Secrets column gets trained by the retiring editor in the ins and outs of the job, you can still enjoy l

This article first appeared in the October 2006 issue of Pacific Horticulture Magazine written by Steve Brigham. Since it could have, just a

Carnivorous plants inspire a sense of awe, but often accompanying that awe is the slightest bit of intimidation. Most people are under the a

Editor's note: Sommer Cartier is one of our regular SDHS newsletter columnists, writing Grow With Abundance for us bi-monthly and she is a w

Editor's note: Since there was no meeting in April 2020 to report about to the membership, this edition of the From The Archives column feat

A few months ago, we wrote an essay on “Plants that Heal” (*Current Editor’s note: see below). Although both this and the earlier narrative

This article first appeared in Let’s Talk Plants! March 2008, No. 162. While editing this newsletter in 2020, editor Karen England got hungr

These articles will provide helpful websites and county-wide resources to give you new ideas and examples of beautiful drought tolerant plan

First published in Let’s Talk Plants! January 2009, No.172 Don’t be afraid to prune your fruit trees! It is much easier than most people th