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2021 Dec- Feb TWO


NEXT MEETING: Chuck McClung & How Orchids Rebloom, December 13, 2021
Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on December 13, 2021 at 6pm on Zoom for Chuck McClung's EASY GUIDE TO HAPPY REBLOOMING...
Dec 1, 2021


NOVEMBER 2021 MEETING REPORT: Farmer Roy w/Fall & Winter Vegetable Gardening
By Ken Gland, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. Did you miss the November 2021 general meeting on Zoom with Farmer Roy? Farmer Roy is...
Dec 1, 2021


NOVEMBER COFFEE IN THE GARDEN REPORT: Karen’s Garden
Text and photos by Cathy Tylka, unless otherwise noted, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. Editor's note: On November 20, 2021, The...
Dec 1, 2021


SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Vote Now For Next 3 Reads
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. The next SD Hort Book Club meeting is on Zoom, on December 6th, at 4:30 pm for...
Dec 1, 2021


SHARING SECRETS: Changed Your Gardening Style? Besides Water Shortage, Why?
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. This month's question: Has anything other than the water shortage led you to...
Dec 1, 2021


GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: 30x30, Supporting Health & Biodiversity
By Susan Lewitt, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. In the distant past, the earth was brimming with countless species in diverse...
Dec 1, 2021


TREES, PLEASE! What's Up With Weeping Willows?
By Robin Y Rivet, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. Desert Willow in bloom – Chilopsis linearis 'Timeless Beauty' cultivar © photo by...
Dec 1, 2021
FINCH FROLIC GARDEN PERMACULTURE: Three Reasons
By Diane C. Kennedy, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. An excellent permaculture method of evaluating your landscape is to use a...
Dec 1, 2021


GUEST COLUMN: A Garden Of Felicity In Del Mar
By Jason Chen and Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. Now in her mid nineties, Felicity Drukey, has been gardening in...
Dec 1, 2021


COME INTO THE KITCHEN, GARDENER: Edgehill Herb Farm Persimmons
By Kaye Wren, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. Did you attend the recent coffee-less Coffee In The Garden at SDHS president, Karen...
Dec 1, 2021


FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Scent of Christmas Past
By Vincent Lazaneo, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021 (First published in LTP! 12/01/2017). Remember when cut fir trees used for...
Dec 1, 2021


FROM THE BOARD: Meet New SDHS Board Member Karon De Leon, Volunteer Coordinator
By SDHS President Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. I am excited for you all to meet my friend Karon De Leon, the...
Dec 1, 2021


SCHOOL GARDEN GRANTS: Canyon View Elementary
By board member Roy Wilburn, known as Farmer Roy, and president Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. Now that all 15 of...
Dec 1, 2021


GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Joy in the Garden
By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. Cassia splendida. As this year draws to a close I am reminded once again of...
Dec 1, 2021


THE BUG MAN: What are Ambrosia Beetles?
Ambrosia beetles are a group of beetles in the bark beetle family, Scolytidae. However, there is some argument by taxonomists that the group
Apr 1, 2021


PERMACULTURE: What is a Plant Guild?
Permaculture encompasses methods of gardening, horticulture and agriculture based on observations of nature. While that sounds very prosaic,
Jan 1, 2021


DECEMBER MEETING REPORT: History of Citrus in California with John Clements
The latest Zoom monthly meeting took everyone on a magical history tour of citrus in Southern California. John Clements, San Diego Botanica
Jan 1, 2021


FROM THE PALOMAR DISTRICT: Hello Fellow Garden Enthusiasts
My name is Sharon Tooley and I am the current District Director of the Palomar District of California Garden Clubs lnc., (CGCI). CGCI is par
Jan 1, 2021


WHAT'S UP AT SDBG?: Virtual Classes
Do you want to stay connected to the Garden and learn from the comfort of your own? We have a fun Fall lineup of virtual learning for you, i
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
Jan 1, 2021


JANUARY MEETING: Presentation with 2021 SDHS Horticulturist of the Year, NAN STERMAN
January 11th 2021 6 p.m. Zoom Presentation with the 2021 SDHS HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR Nan Sterman Zoom link will be emailed to the...
Dec 31, 2020
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