PRESIDENT'S LETTER: What a Year! Recap and Looking Forward
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2020 Winter Dec-Feb TWO
Oct 2020 - Dec 2020
We all know that 2020 started out as any other year but, "boys howdy!", quickly became like none other and looks to continue to be challengi
Dec 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE! Join: Kate Sessions Commitment
Imagine a natural, low-water garden blooming with the beautiful and unique flora of California native plants, attracting a large diversity
Dec 1, 2020
NOVEMBER MEETING REPORT: Conserving Orchids in the Wild & Growing Them at Home
Our November 2020 program consisted of two speakers, Peter Tobias, President and Co-Founder of the Orchid Conservation Alliance, and Debby H
Dec 1, 2020
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Avoid Invasive Plants, Use Natives Instead!
Imagine a natural, low-water garden blooming with the beautiful and unique flora of California native plants, attracting a large diversity
Dec 1, 2020
THE BUG MAN: What is a Piercing Sucking Insect?
In the last article (you can read it here), I mentioned that true bugs have piercing sucking mouth parts. I thought it would be a good idea
Dec 1, 2020
SHARING SECRETS: Decorate Your Garden For December?
What do you do to make your garden ready for Christmas, Hanukkah or the Winter Solstice? Or, do you use items from your garden for these
Dec 1, 2020
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Please Leave My Leaves (Alone!)
I must confess I’ve got a thing about leaves. Certainly the leaves on trees, plants and flowers – green ones, gold, burgundy, and silver –
Dec 1, 2020
EDITOR'S LETTER: The Garden in the Carols
For a very long time now, decades really, I have been working on an idea for a gardening book called “The Garden in the Carols", all about t
Dec 1, 2020
DECEMBER MEETING INFO: Citrus in Southern California: A History & Growing Primer
Join us for the December 2020 meeting of the San Diego Horticultural Society on December 9th at 6pm
Dec 1, 2020
What's up at SDBG?
Make it a Holiday Tradition
Spend an evening (or two!) with us this holiday season at Botanic Wonderland!
Dec 1, 2020
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: How Our Collective Gardening Passion Helps Us
Today is November 29, 2020. This has been a difficult year for all of us in one way or another, and yet, we are all so lucky to have the pas
Oct 1, 2020
TREES, PLEASE! Persimmons – Pretty & Plump
Bite down carefully. If it’s meltingly soft and syrupy, or spicy-sweet and crunchy, both textures might be ripe persimmons. The Oriental per
Oct 1, 2020
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Greywater - Re-using “Waste” Water Can Reduce Irrigation Water Needs
Greywater is defined as “any wastewater generated in the home, except water from toilets.” Laundry, shower, sink, and dish water comprise up
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