FALLBROOK FOOD FOREST: Plant Guilds.
Fallbrook’s Finch Frolic Garden is a food forest begun in 2011. A food forest is a collection of useful plants arranged in relationships
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2019 Dec-Feb TWO
Aug 2019-Dec 2019
Dec 1, 2019
TREES, PLEASE: Do You Pine - Fir a Cedar?
Evergreens you might choose, but no larches, spruce or yews… Araucarias: Eye-catching as a towering species, the Norfolk Island pine is ope
Dec 1, 2019
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Parasitic, or not so Parasitic, Plants.
The Broomrape family are parasites with specialized structures on the roots for taking food, water and nutrients from the host plants.
Dec 1, 2019
SHARING SECRETS: Cut Flowers or Potted Plants?
Which of these do you give more often as a gift: cut flowers or potted flowers/plants?
Dec 1, 2019
EDITOR'S LETTER: December Roses.
British playwright and author, James M. Barrie, 1860-1937, is attributed with saying “God gave us memory so that we might have roses in
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)
Dec 1, 2019
PUBLIC SCHOOL GARDEN GRANTS: Abraxas High School.
In the November newsletter, Pioneer Elementary in Escondido was featured as the first $1000 recipient of the San Diego Horticultural Society
Oct 1, 2019
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Powis Castle Garden
This past May I attended the Pacific Horticulture tour of Wales. It featured many gardens, towns, historical sites and two garden shows tha
Sep 9, 2019
MONTHLY MEETING: The Magical World of Seeds.
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
Sep 1, 2019
FALLBROOK FOOD FOREST: What is Permaculture?
By Diane C. Kennedy. This article is first in a series exploring permaculture. What if you could have the garden of your dreams using...
Sep 1, 2019
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Journal your garden.
By Sommer Cartier. A journal is a gardener’s greatest tool. It’s a place to store records and important observations, to track patterns,...
Sep 1, 2019
SEPTEMBER NEWS FROM SDHS
SDHS 25th Anniversary, Monarch Butterfly Survey, Volunteer Coordinator Wanted, Gala in the Garden at SDBG, WaterSmart Classes for September.
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....
Sep 1, 2019
TREES, PLEASE: Tree Ordinances. Love them or leave them?
By Tim Clancy. Sometimes government agencies get it right. In other cases, government regulations seem arbitrary, over-reaching and...
Aug 28, 2019
GOING WILD WITH THE NATIVES: Make Mine Manzanita.
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...
Aug 28, 2019
SHARING SECRETS: Meeting Memories.
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...
Aug 13, 2019
MONTHLY MEETING: Dry Gardens: High Style for Low Water Gardens
Our Monday, September 9 meeting will be a special one, marking the 25th anniversary of the San Diego Horticultural Society. The event...
Jul 31, 2019
THE UNDERSTORY: Hummingbirds and Their Friends
By Susan Starr. Hummingbirds have found my garden. I have to confess that it wasn’t intentional. When I introduced more drought-tolerant...
Jul 31, 2019
NEWS: Washington, D.C. Gardens to Visit this Fall
By Lynn Neagley. If your fall travel plans include the Washington, D.C. area, there are plenty of garden touring options available to...
Jul 31, 2019
FRANK'S FAVORITES: Ground Covers for San Diego Gardens
Groundcovers are a great way to cover garden areas around larger perennials, shrubs, and trees in your landscape. Rather than look at...
Jul 31, 2019
FROM THE BOARD: SDHS Celebrates Our 25th Anniversary
By Frank Mitzel. September 2019 is the 25th anniversary of the San Diego Horticultural Society! To help celebrate the occasion, the Board...
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