By Karen England, San Diego Horticultural Society President, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2022. The San Diego Horticultural Society's...

By SDHS President Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. I am excited for you all to meet my friend Karon De Leon, the...

Surprise! I started writing this letter in early July as my usual Editor's Letter and, in the meantime, at the recent board meeting, I was m

So, I’ve always been into plants even as a young child . . . I think my mom would say ever since I could walk and pick things up. Summer T-b

Other discussion at the July 20 Board meeting included a Treasurer’s Report from Ray Brooks. Ray shared that SDHS continues to be in good fi

When I first came to San Diego in 1963, courtesy of the US Navy, I lived in Coronado. One day I was walking along Ocean Boulevard and notice

Even though our San Diego Horticultural Society's big garden tour of Poway was cancelled this year that does not negate all the hard work th

Did you know that most but not all of the San Diego Horticultural Society meetings happen on the second Monday of the month? Or that they ar

By Frank Mitzel. September 2019 is the 25th anniversary of the San Diego Horticultural Society! To help celebrate the occasion, the Board...

By Frank Mitzel. Our May monthly meeting was well attended. Our speaker, Ari Novy, the President and CEO of the San Diego Botanic...

By Frank Mitzel. The March monthly meeting was well attended despite the cold and rainy weather. Our speaker, Christopher Woods, was very...

By Frank Mitzel. The January monthly meet was well-attended despite the cold and rainy weather. Our speaker, Jeff Chemnick, was very...

By Frank Mitzel. Our new member orientation was held in November in the garden of renowned ceramic artist Laird Plumleigh. The most...

By Frank Mitzel. Our meetings for August and September had an impressive membership turnout. It was nice to see so many in attendance in...

By Frank Mitzel. Our monthly meeting in May launched Nan Sterman's latest book, "Hot Color, Dry Garden". Nan gave a presentation that...

By Frank Mitzel. Our March meeting marked the launch of Jeff Moore's latest book, Soft Succulents. Our Succulent Plant and Pottery...

By Frank Mitzel. Thanks to all the members who braved driving in the rain to attend the January meeting. For those who made it, speaker...

By Frank Mitzel. We had a tremendous end of the year for the SDHS! Both the October meeting featuring Debra Lee Baldwin's presentation,...

​​ By Frank Mitzel. Thanks to all the members and guests who attended our September monthly meeting and made it such a big success! We...

By Susan Starr. We are pleased to welcome two new Board members: John Beaudry, who will be chairing the Spring Garden Tour, and Ken...

Goodbyes From the Board By Jim Bishop. After six years as president, this is my final From the Board column. It has truly been an honor...

By: Jim Bishop. SDHS Night at the Fair I hope you were able to join us for this year’s SDHS Night at the Fair to see all the wonderful...

Debra Lee Baldwin is 2017 Horticulturist of the Year Honoree This month, we honor Debra Lee Baldwin as 2017 Horticulturist of the Year....

By Jim Bishop. Is SDHS on the verge of a leadership crisis? August seems like a long way off, but we have several key board members whose...

By Jim Bishop. Changes on the Board We’d had a few mid-year changes on the board. Susan Starr rejoins the board as Newsletter Editor. ...