Oct 1, 2021SEPTEMBER 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, 2021AUGUST 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, 2021MEETING REPORT: June 2021, With Toni Gattone, The Lifelong GardenerThe video recording of the great general meeting with Toni Gattone, The Lifelong Gardener, in June will be up on our YouTube channel ▶️...
Jul 1, 2021JUNE MEETING REPORT: Summer Dry – A Very Succinct Description Of Our Weather w/Saxon HoltBy Lynn Langley. Saxon Holt, author of “Gardening for Summer Dry Climates,” presented an eye-opening, yet practical, paradigm shift in...
Jun 1, 2021MEETING REPORT: Gabriel Frank, Our May Meeting SpeakerBy Donna Mallen. Meeting photos and screenshots by Janet Ward. Gabriel Frank is the author of Striking Succulent Gardens: Plants and...
May 1, 2021APRIL MEETING REPORT: Johanna Silver - Growing Weed In The Garden - A No-Fuss, Seed-To-Stash TalkDid 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, 2021MEETING 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, 2021FEBRUARY MEETING REPORT: Nature Restoration Landscaping w/Dennis Mudd, Creator of CalScape.orgEvery naturally occurring plant is native to somewhere. But of the nearly 8,000 California native plants, on average, only about 700 reside
Feb 1, 2021MEETING REPORT: Nan Sterman, Horticulturist of the Year, January 2021What 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, 2021DECEMBER MEETING REPORT: History of Citrus in California with John ClementsThe latest Zoom monthly meeting took everyone on a magical history tour of citrus in Southern California. John Clements, San Diego Botanica
Dec 1, 2020NOVEMBER MEETING REPORT: Conserving Orchids in the Wild & Growing Them at HomeOur November 2020 program consisted of two speakers, Peter Tobias, President and Co-Founder of the Orchid Conservation Alliance, and Debby H
Nov 1, 2020MEETING REPORT: Manzanitas & More with Su KrausOctober’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, 2020MEETING REPORT: Horticultural Concert, Sept. 14, 2020On 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, 2020MEETING REPORT: Kate Sessions’ World Wide Web of HorticultureA 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, 2020MEETING 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, 2020APRIL 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, 2020MEETING REPORT: Gardening Has NOT Been CanceledEven though the garden tour was canceled and our next few meetings are canceled, gardening has NOT been canceled. Get out there!
Mar 1, 2020MEETING 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, 2020MEETING 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, 2020MEETING 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, 2019MEETING 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, 2019MEETING 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, 2019SDHS 25th ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION: A Few Scenes from the CelebrationSoon 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, 2019MEETING 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, 2019MEETING 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, 2019MEETING REPORT: Exploring the Kumeyaay CultureBy Sabine Prather. The speaker for our July meeting was anthropologist and California State University-San Marcos professor, Michael...
Jul 1, 2019MEETING REPORT: A Special Night at the FairBy 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, 2019MEETING REPORT: The Future of Botanic GardensBy Jeannine Romero. Our May speaker was Dr. Ari Novy, President and CEO of the San Diego Botanic Gardens. Novy recently replaced Julian...
May 1, 2019MEETING REPORT: April Meeting ReportBy 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, 2019MEETING REPORT: Gardenlust with Chris WoodsBy Jeannine Romero. Introducing Chris Woods For Chris Woods, wanderlust is garden lust. After a successful career spent working at,...
Feb 1, 2019MEETING REPORT: February Meeting ReportBy 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, 2018MEETING REPORT: November Meeting ReportBy Jeannine Romero. Karl Gercens, East Conservatory manager at internationally renowned Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania and dedicated...
Nov 1, 2018MEETING REPORT: October Meeting ReportBy 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, 2018MEETING REPORT: September Meeting ReportBy Sabine Prather. Due to Rosh Hashanah celebrations at Congregation Beth Israel, September's meeting took place in the Museum of...
Aug 1, 2018MEETING REPORT: July Meeting ReportBy 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, 2018MEETING REPORT: June Meeting ReportBy 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, 2018MEETING REPORT: Insurance for Native PlantsBy 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, 2018MEETING REPORT: Soft Succulents Aren't Hard to FindBy Sabine Prather. The March 12th meeting of the San Diego Horticultural Society drew scores of attendees eager to enjoy the gala...
Mar 1, 2018MEETING REPORT: All About CamelliasBy Jeannine Romero. The first thing people do when they see a camellia is admire the beautiful flowers, which resemble peonies or wild...
Feb 1, 2018MEETING REPORT: Creating Defensible Spaces in the Age of MegafiresBy Lynn Langley. With the first real rain of the season falling outside during our January meeting, Gary Ferguson, author of Land on...
Dec 1, 2017MEETING REPORT: NovemberBy Kristie Hildebrandt. Rick Darke heads a Pennsylvania based consulting firm focused on the design and management of living landscapes....
Nov 1, 2017MEETING REPORT: OctoberBy Jeannine Romero. The Escondido resident who helped to set the trend toward succulent gardens in San Diego ten years ago with her...
Oct 1, 2017MEETING REPORT: SeptemberFavorite South African Plants By Lynn Langley. Frank McDonough came to our September meeting ready to share his enthusiasm about South...
Sep 1, 2017MEETING REPORT: Jim Bishop Takes a Final BowBy 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, 2017MEETING REPORT: July Meeting ReportBy Jeannine Romero. San Diego’s Cynthia Pardoe, multimedia artist and gardener, is passionate about geraniums and Pelargoniums. Speaking...
Jul 2, 2017MEETING REPORT: June Meeting ReportBy Lynn Langley. What a beautiful evening! The sky was clear and the sun was shining as members gathered at the Garden Show at the San...
Jun 1, 2017MEETING REPORT: May Meeting ReportBy Kristie Hildebrandt. According to our May guest speaker, Karen Chapman, “If you love plants, have a good sense of humor and enjoy...
May 1, 2017MEETING REPORT: April Meeting ReportBy Jeannine Romero. Despite the many recent rains in San Diego County, residents should not consider our long-standing drought to be...
Apr 1, 2017MEETING REPORT: March Meeting ReportBy Lynn Langley. John Bagnasco absolutely loves roses. He has travelled extensively in pursuit of this passion, visiting many of world’s...