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NEXT HYBRID MEETING: July 20, 2024, Growing Microgreens, with Andrew Keener, Director of the Agricultural Department of TERI, Inc.

On July 20, 2024, at 1:30p - 3p in Rancho Bernardo at San Diego Oasis Please join us for Growing Microgreens, with Andrew Keener,...

THE REAL DIRT ON: Francis Griscom Parsons: Mother of School Gardens

By Susan Starr. This is the last column in our series, The Real Dirt on…. In February we launch a new series, on gardening with children....

THE REAL DIRT ON: Beatrix Potter's World Beyond Bunnies

By Susan Krzywicki. Beatrix Potter, of Peter Rabbit fame, was born in 1866 to a well-off British family. From an early age, she was...

THE REAL DIRT ON: The Real Dirt on Derek Jarman

By Carol Buckley. One of the best-loved gardens in Great Britain reaches out to the English Channel seemingly at the wild edge of the...

THE REAL DIRT ON: Barbara Menzies: Shunner of Flowers Stuffed in Milk Bottles

By Susan Krzywicki. Barbara Menzies and two of her friends were the impetus behind the Stinson Beach wildflower shows that ran from 1958...