Fallbrook’s Finch Frolic Garden is a food forest begun in 2011. A food forest is a collection of useful plants arranged in relationships

Evergreens you might choose, but no larches, spruce or yews… Araucarias: Eye-catching as a towering species, the Norfolk Island pine is ope

The Broomrape family are parasites with specialized structures on the roots for taking food, water and nutrients from the host plants.

Which of these do you give more often as a gift: cut flowers or potted flowers/plants?

British playwright and author, James M. Barrie, 1860-1937, is attributed with saying “God gave us memory so that we might have roses in

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

In the November newsletter, Pioneer Elementary in Escondido was featured as the first $1000 recipient of the San Diego Horticultural Society

This past May I attended the Pacific Horticulture tour of Wales. It featured many gardens, towns, historical sites and two garden shows tha

Join us on December 9 when we will hear from Brijette Peña, owner and founder of San Diego Seed Company. San Diego Seed produces, trials, an

By Diane C. Kennedy. This article is first in a series exploring permaculture. What if you could have the garden of your dreams using...

By Sommer Cartier. A journal is a gardener’s greatest tool. It’s a place to store records and important observations, to track patterns,...

SDHS 25th Anniversary, Monarch Butterfly Survey, Volunteer Coordinator Wanted, Gala in the Garden at SDBG, WaterSmart Classes for September.

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

By Tim Clancy. Sometimes government agencies get it right. In other cases, government regulations seem arbitrary, over-reaching and...

By Linda Jones. As I was driving through a newer development recently, I was struck by the similarity of all of the gardens: each had a...

Edited by Tina Ivany. In honor of our 25th Anniversary, we first asked our founders and then our members at large: "What is your memory...

Our Monday, September 9 meeting will be a special one, marking the 25th anniversary of the San Diego Horticultural Society. The event...

By Susan Starr. Hummingbirds have found my garden. I have to confess that it wasn’t intentional. When I introduced more drought-tolerant...

By Lynn Neagley. If your fall travel plans include the Washington, D.C. area, there are plenty of garden touring options available to...

Groundcovers are a great way to cover garden areas around larger perennials, shrubs, and trees in your landscape. Rather than look at...

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