NEXT MEETING: June 14 - Saxon Holt - Gardening In Summer-Dry Climates On Zoom
Please Join The San Diego Horticultural Society on Zoom June 14th, 2021 at 6pm PST for Gardening In Summer-Dry Climates with...
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May 1, 2021
NEXT MEETING: Gabriel Frank, Striking Succulent Gardens, May 10, 2021 at 6 p.m.
Join with us on Zoom May 10th at 6pm for a Striking Succulent Gardens presentation with Gabriel Frank. The Zoom link is emailed to the...
May 1, 2021
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Founding Gardeners by Andrea Wulf, May 31, at 5 p.m.
When: MAY 31st, 2021 at 5 p.m. on ZOOM "The Founding Gardeners offers a fascinating look at the revolutionary generation from the unique...
May 1, 2021
APRIL MEETING REPORT: Johanna Silver - Growing Weed In The Garden - A No-Fuss, Seed-To-Stash Talk
Did you miss attending the April 12, 2021 SDHS meeting on Zoom? Want to know what you missed? Or did you attend but want to see it again?...
May 1, 2021
SHARING SECRETS: Spring Has Sprung
Edited by Cathy Tylka. Question: Spring has Sprung! How is your place doing? My plants are flowering like crazy, and some never bloomed...
May 1, 2021
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Costa Rica Riches - Talari Mountain Lodge
By Jim Bishop. This is a continuation of our trip to Costa Rica in November 2019. Read about the beginning of the trip here. Read about...
May 1, 2021
TREES, PLEASE! Aesop And His Tree Fables
By Tim Clancy. I am sure most of you are familiar with the great storyteller Aesop and his fables. The most famous one being the The Hare...
May 1, 2021
FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: Some Beautiful Plants Should Be Handled With Care
By Francie Murphy and Chris McDonald. As gardeners in San Diego move to replace their thirsty lawns and water-loving plants, they may...
May 1, 2021
GROW WITH ABUNDANCE: What To Plant In Your Summer Vegetable Garden
By Sommer Cartier. As San Diegans, we live in the perfect growing climate. We have an ideal combination of sunlight, heat, and an...
May 1, 2021
COME INTO THE KITCHEN, GARDENER: Eat From Your Summer Vegetable Garden
By Karen England. As Sommer Cartier recommends in her bi-monthly column, Grow with Abundance, in this, the May 2021, issue of Let's Talk...
May 1, 2021
EDITOR'S LETTER: You Heard It Here First … Roses Are Easy To Grow
By Karen England. First published in 2012 on edgehillherbfarm.blog. The rose was the Herb of the Year™ for 2012 and when folks find this...
May 1, 2021
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: April Showers Bring May Flowers
By Francesca Filanc. In the time of climate change, at present, we are back in a drought and having a La Niña year. The last couple of...
May 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Pittosporum undulatum Stories
When you live in Southern California, especially near the coast, you learn to appreciate the subtle signs of the seasons. Japanese Maple and
Apr 1, 2021
NEXT MEETING: Gabriel Frank, Striking Succulent Gardens, May 10, 2021 at 6pm on ZOOM.
Join with us on Zoom May 10th at 6pm for a Striking Succulent Gardens presentation with Gabriel Frank. The Zoom link is emailed to the...
Apr 1, 2021
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: April 26, 2021 - A Memory Of Violets by Hazel Gaynor
By Karen England. Want to join the SD Hort Book Club? We'd love to have you! Send an email to SDHS President Karen England at ......
Apr 1, 2021
PRESIDENT'S LETTER: I've Waited All Year For This...
You may remember reading the April Fool's Day Botany article from last April, filed under the Plant of the Month 2020, but if not, never fea
Apr 1, 2021
EDITOR'S LETTER: I'm just an April Fool . . .
Well, I can't resist posting just one more April Fool's Day Botany article, even though I tried using restraint by only posting one such pr
Apr 1, 2021
COME INTO THE KITCHEN, GARDENER: Asparagus and Strawberries, Just Not Together . . .
By Karen England. Did you read my April President's Letter in this issue of Let's Talk Plants!? If so, then you learned about a "new...
Apr 1, 2021
TREES, PLEASE! What Tree is This?
By Robin Y Rivet. I’m ‘fessing up. I get too many calls to identify commonly cultivated tree species, but the task is daunting due to the...
Apr 1, 2021
SHARING SECRETS: Spring Scene in the Garden
Edited by Cathy Tylka. Do you have bunnies, chickees or ducklings in your Garden? Yes, no, maybe so . . . well, what is on your Spring...
Apr 1, 2021
MEETING REPORT: All About Cork w/Pamela Hyatt
The SDHS board would like to thank Pam Hyatt for an absolutely wonderful live Cork presentation on Zoom.
Pam encountered so many technical
Apr 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going Wild With Natives - Magical Manzanitas
I can’t think of a group of plants more underappreciated than our native manzanitas. The genus Arctostaphylos encompasses an astonishing arr
Apr 1, 2021
51st EARTH DAY: April 22, 2021
For earthday.org, every day is Earth Day. If you feel the same, here are 51 actions and tips to make a difference, every day of the year...
Apr 1, 2021
GUEST COLUMN: Camellia Eye Candy
"The recent rains made waste to some (camellia) blooms but also refreshed the soil for new blooms." - Jason Chen, Facebook San Diego Gardene
Apr 1, 2021
GARDEN WALK MAY 8th: Mission Hills Garden Club
Nine beautiful gardens, a safe and socially-distanced walk, free tickets for kids 10 and under (and a scavenger hunt with prizes), musicians
Apr 1, 2021
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Wisteria In All My Gardens
All my life I have had a “love affair” with wisteria, passed down from Mum, Pat Welsh, who has written numerous books and articles and also
Apr 1, 2021
What's Up at SDBG?
San Diego Botanic Garden opens month-long World of Orchids Exhibit Wednesdays through Sundays, April 3 – May 2 10 am – 5 pm, select days...
Mar 1, 2021
MEETING INFORMATION: April Meeting With Johanna Silver
As a board, we have discussed the upcoming Zoom presentation on April 12th at several board meetings before deciding to go ahead with having
Mar 1, 2021
FROM THE MASTER GARDENERS: Master Gardener VIRTUAL Spring Seminar Saturday, March 20, 2021
Wondering what plants make the most sense for San Diego gardens this year? Want to grow magnificent roses and stunning succulents in the sam
Mar 1, 2021
FEBRUARY MEETING REPORT: Nature Restoration Landscaping w/Dennis Mudd, Creator of CalScape.org
Every naturally occurring plant is native to somewhere. But of the nearly 8,000 California native plants, on average, only about 700 reside
Mar 1, 2021
HORT BOOK CLUB: March Selection, Green Mansions By W. H. Hudson
Its easy! Just send an email to Karen England at k-england@cox.net and put "Hort Book Club" in the subject line. Zoom links to the book club
Mar 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going On A Water Diet – The 30% Solution, Parts One, Two & Three
What if you had to cut back your water usage this year by 30%? With everything from big droughts to little fish limiting our water supplies
Mar 1, 2021
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Home Alone 2020
One good thing that happened in 2020 was that I turned 65, which qualified me for the vaccine when it became available. I’m happy to report
Mar 1, 2021
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Find Me In The Garden
We are having a La Niña this year according to the weather bureau. La Niña usually means less rain in Southern California. But we have had s
Mar 1, 2021
PERMACULTURE: Composting for Everyone
Turning organic materials into rich soil for food production isn’t a mystery. Organic stuff is eaten by creatures of diminishing sizes, poop
Mar 1, 2021
CATCHING UP WITH HOYs: Evelyn Weidner, 2001 Horticulturist of the Year
These days, although now retired and happily living at La Costa Glen in Carlsbad, CA, Evelyn Weidner, the SDHS Horticulturist of the year in
Mar 1, 2021
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Don’t Toss It, Plant It!
If you consider carrot tops or onion bottoms as waste to be discarded, you may be surprised to learn there are many common vegetables that c
Mar 1, 2021
COME INTO THE KITCHEN, GARDENER: If You Didn't Toss It, And You Planted It, Then Cook And Eat It!
This month, while editing Sommer Cartier's column, GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Don't Toss It, Plant It! about growing sweet potatoes and green onions
Mar 1, 2021
TREES, PLEASE! One Person’s Trash Is Another’s Treasure.
Not long ago I received a call from an HOA resident who was distressed that the HOA board had decided to remove some trees. Well, they reall
Mar 1, 2021
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Native Groundcovers Are Best!
Have you noticed ice plant all around San Diego? The mats of dry woody material that it forms? Problems with this invasive plant lie in its
Mar 1, 2021
FROM THE PALOMAR DISTRICT: Spring Just Around The Corner
As with most of you, I am delighted to see spring just around the corner. Not just because I can focus on my gardens, but also because most
Mar 1, 2021
SHARING SECRETS: Signatures of Garden Love
February is the month for Valentines, hearts and flowers… Do you have any signatures of love in your garden and how can you share them?
Mar 1, 2021
What's Up at SDBG?
Wild and Beautiful:
Artist Alliance at San Diego Botanic Garden
Jan 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Trees, Please! - Premature Obituary
On June 2nd, 1898 American humorist Mark Twain was quoted as follows: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” If trees could talk the
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