Meeting report

May 1

GARDEN DESIGN MONTH REPORTS: Part l – March 2023 Panel Discussion Meeting With The APLD

By Karen England for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. March 2023 Panel Discussion Meeting With The APLD March 2023 was our first ever “Garden...

Feb 1

MEETING REPORT: ROBERT LUTTICKEN - OUR 2023 HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR

By Donna Mallen, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2023. All photos by Criselda Yee and used with permission. ROBERT LUTTICKEN: OUR 2023...

Dec 1, 2022

NOVEMBER 2022 MEETING REPORT: Ernie Cowan, There's A Marmot In My Pack

By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2022. You can watch Ernie's great presentation on our YouTube channel here:...

Oct 1, 2022

HYBRID MEETING REPORT: Smart, Gorgeous, Sensible Succulent Gardens w/Debra Lee Baldwin Sept. 2022

The presentation is on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/9Eahs4h0I0Q Smart, Gorgeous, Sensible Succulent Gardens During her...

Aug 1, 2022

MEETING REPORT: Jeff Moore Presents Agaves: Species, Cultivars & Hybrids

By D. Mallen, for Let’s Talk Plants! August 2022. View the presentation here on the SDHS YouTube channel. Jeff Moore Presents Agaves:...

Oct 1, 2021

SEPTEMBER MEETING REPORT: Jeffrey Bale - Rock Star!

On September 13, 2021, at 6 pm on Zoom, garden designer and builder, Jeffrey Bale gave a chronological history of his inspiring travels...

Sep 1, 2021

AUGUST MEETING REPORT: John Forti, The Heirloom Gardener

By Donna Mallen for Let's Talk Plants! September 2021. Note from newsletter editor-in-chief, Karen England to the membership: Please...

Aug 1, 2021

MEETING REPORT: June 2021, With Toni Gattone, The Lifelong Gardener

The video recording of the great general meeting with Toni Gattone, The Lifelong Gardener, in June will be up on our YouTube channel ▶️...

Jul 1, 2021

JUNE MEETING REPORT: Summer Dry – A Very Succinct Description Of Our Weather w/Saxon Holt

By Lynn Langley. Saxon Holt, author of “Gardening for Summer Dry Climates,” presented an eye-opening, yet practical, paradigm shift in...

Jun 1, 2021

MEETING REPORT: Gabriel Frank, Our May Meeting Speaker

By Donna Mallen. Meeting photos and screenshots by Janet Ward. Gabriel Frank is the author of Striking Succulent Gardens: Plants and...

May 1, 2021

APRIL MEETING REPORT: Johanna Silver - Growing Weed In The Garden - A No-Fuss, Seed-To-Stash Talk

Did you miss attending the April 12, 2021 SDHS meeting on Zoom? Want to know what you missed? Or did you attend but want to see it again?...

Apr 1, 2021

MEETING REPORT: All About Cork w/Pamela Hyatt

The SDHS board would like to thank Pam Hyatt for an absolutely wonderful live Cork presentation on Zoom. Pam encountered so many technical

Mar 1, 2021

FEBRUARY MEETING REPORT: Nature Restoration Landscaping w/Dennis Mudd, Creator of CalScape.org

Every naturally occurring plant is native to somewhere. But of the nearly 8,000 California native plants, on average, only about 700 reside

Feb 1, 2021

MEETING REPORT: Nan Sterman, Horticulturist of the Year, January 2021

What a wonderful evening it was with our first ever packed Zoom meeting house as Nan Sterman received the San Diego Horticulturist of the Ye

Jan 1, 2021

DECEMBER MEETING REPORT: History of Citrus in California with John Clements

The latest Zoom monthly meeting took everyone on a magical history tour of citrus in Southern California. John Clements, San Diego Botanica

Dec 1, 2020

NOVEMBER MEETING REPORT: Conserving Orchids in the Wild & Growing Them at Home

Our November 2020 program consisted of two speakers, Peter Tobias, President and Co-Founder of the Orchid Conservation Alliance, and Debby H

Nov 1, 2020

MEETING REPORT: Manzanitas & More with Su Kraus

October’s meeting on Monday 10-12-2020 had us diving head first into Native Season. What better way to celebrate these hardy and beautiful

Oct 1, 2020

MEETING REPORT: Horticultural Concert, Sept. 14, 2020

On Monday evening, members were treated to a horticultural concert at the home of the new president, Karen England. She began the evening w

Sep 1, 2020

MEETING REPORT: Kate Sessions’ World Wide Web of Horticulture

A long-time member of the SDHS and a former law professor at USD, presenter Nancy Carol Carter has devoted her retirement to historical rese

Aug 1, 2020

MEETING REPORT: Zoom Meeting Success!

On Monday, July 13, 2020 at 6 PM the San Diego Horticultural Society held its first ever zoom general meeting (the SDHS board has been meeti

May 1, 2020

APRIL MEETING REPORT is FROM THE ARCHIVES: Can a Massage Oil Help Prevent Global Warming?

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

Apr 1, 2020

MEETING REPORT: Gardening Has NOT Been Canceled

Even though the garden tour was canceled and our next few meetings are canceled, gardening has NOT been canceled. Get out there!

Mar 1, 2020

MEETING REPORT & NEWS:

http://www.sdfloral.org/kos-book.htm Got Green? & TOMATOMANIA! at the San Diego Botanic Garden Saturday, April 4 10 am – 4 pm ~...

Feb 1, 2020

MEETING REPORT: Mark Berninger, Natural Resource Manager for SD Parks & Recreation Open Space Div.

Mark Berninger, Natural Resource Manager for San Diego Parks and Recreation Open Space Division spoke on Monday night. He, along with three

Jan 1, 2020

MEETING REPORT: The Magical World of Seeds.

December’s meeting welcomed special guest Brijette Peña and her crew from the San Diego Seed Company. The San Diego Seed Co. is a unique res

Dec 1, 2019

MEETING REPORT: Palms For San Diego.

Palm tree lovers were treated to a visual feast when Gregg Opgenorth, head grower of Grubb & Nadler Nurseries (formerly East West Trees)

Nov 1, 2019

MEETING REPORT: There will be a December Meeting!

Thankfully, the meeting's speaker, Brijette Peña of San Diego Seed Company, was very gracious and has agreed to instead speak to our group

Oct 1, 2019

SDHS 25th ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION: A Few Scenes from the Celebration

Soon after the publication of this issue of the newsletter, the rest of the photos by Angie Ollman Photography of the SDHS 25th Anniversary

Oct 1, 2019

MEETING REPORT: Dry Gardens.

Daniel Nolan is a San Francisco based dry garden designer specialist with a minimalist approach. During the SDHS September meeting, Nolan sa

Sep 1, 2019

MEETING REPORT: Fat Plants.

By Lynn Langley. It is always a pleasure to listen to someone talk about their passion. Their excitement and enthusiasm is infectious....

Aug 1, 2019

MEETING REPORT: Exploring the Kumeyaay Culture

By Sabine Prather. The speaker for our July meeting was anthropologist and California State University-San Marcos professor, Michael...

Jul 1, 2019

MEETING REPORT: A Special Night at the Fair

By Lynn Langley. SDHS members enjoyed a special evening at the San Diego County Fair on Monday, June 10, as we viewed the beautiful...

Jun 1, 2019

MEETING REPORT: The Future of Botanic Gardens

By Jeannine Romero. Our May speaker was Dr. Ari Novy, President and CEO of the San Diego Botanic Gardens. Novy recently replaced Julian...

May 1, 2019

MEETING REPORT: April Meeting Report

By Sabine Prather. SDHS President Frank Mitzel opened the May meeting with an update on the next featured garden. Susan and Frank Oddo’s...

Apr 1, 2019

MEETING REPORT: Gardenlust with Chris Woods

By Jeannine Romero. Introducing Chris Woods For Chris Woods, wanderlust is garden lust. After a successful career spent working at,...

Feb 1, 2019

MEETING REPORT: February Meeting Report

By Sabine Prather. In spite of the day’s rain, many members came to hear January’s speaker, Jeff Chemnick, discuss “Treasures of the...

Dec 1, 2018

MEETING REPORT: November Meeting Report

By Jeannine Romero. Karl Gercens, East Conservatory manager at internationally renowned Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania and dedicated...

Nov 1, 2018

MEETING REPORT: October Meeting Report

By Lynn Langley. At October's monthly meeting, members were given an inside look at the nursery industry with Booman Floral's Jim Booman,...

Oct 1, 2018

MEETING REPORT: September Meeting Report

By Sabine Prather. Due to Rosh Hashanah celebrations at Congregation Beth Israel, September's meeting took place in the Museum of...

Aug 1, 2018

MEETING REPORT: July Meeting Report

By Lynn Langley. It is such a pleasure to listen to someone talking about something he or she is really enthusiastic about. Jason DeWees...

Jul 1, 2018

MEETING REPORT: June Meeting Report

By Sabine Prather. June 11 was a beautiful evening at the fairgrounds for the monthly meeting. Attendees were able to check out the many...

May 1, 2018

MEETING REPORT: Insurance for Native Plants

By Jeannine Romero. You may be surprised to learn that the San Diego Zoo has a botanical population that is worth more than the animal...

Apr 1, 2018

MEETING REPORT: Soft Succulents Aren't Hard to Find

By Sabine Prather. The March 12th meeting of the San Diego Horticultural Society drew scores of attendees eager to enjoy the gala...

Mar 1, 2018

MEETING REPORT: All About Camellias

By Jeannine Romero. The first thing people do when they see a camellia is admire the beautiful flowers, which resemble peonies or wild...

Feb 1, 2018

MEETING REPORT: Creating Defensible Spaces in the Age of Megafires

By Lynn Langley. With the first real rain of the season falling outside during our January meeting, Gary Ferguson, author of Land on...

Dec 1, 2017

MEETING REPORT: November

By Kristie Hildebrandt. Rick Darke heads a Pennsylvania based consulting firm focused on the design and management of living landscapes....

Nov 1, 2017

MEETING REPORT: October

By Jeannine Romero. The Escondido resident who helped to set the trend toward succulent gardens in San Diego ten years ago with her...

Oct 1, 2017

MEETING REPORT: September

Favorite South African Plants By Lynn Langley. Frank McDonough came to our September meeting ready to share his enthusiasm about South...

Sep 1, 2017

MEETING REPORT: Jim Bishop Takes a Final Bow

By BJ Boland. Our August meeting started with a beautiful evening buffet that began a momentous night. This was just the third time in...

Aug 1, 2017

MEETING REPORT: July Meeting Report

By Jeannine Romero. San Diego’s Cynthia Pardoe, multimedia artist and gardener, is passionate about geraniums and Pelargoniums. Speaking...