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2023 Fall Sept-Oct Articles
Nov 1, 2023
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Tips For Improving (Or Starting) Your Rose Garden W/SD Rosarian Beth Van Boxtel
Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on November 13, 2023, at 6 pm at CBI in-person or 6:30 pm on Zoom for our next hybrid...
Nov 1, 2023
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: November 6 – The Oak Papers by James Canton
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Please join the SD Hort Book Club and read some great horticulturally imbued...
Nov 1, 2023
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Bristlecones Take Your Breath Away
By Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Since my column is called "My Life with Plants," it seems only fitting that I have...
Nov 1, 2023
PERMACULTURE: Urban Carbon Farming
By Mary 'Klibs' Dralle, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2023. Editor’s note: Please welcome Mary 'Klibs' Dralle, the new permaculture...
Nov 1, 2023
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Tips For Growing Root Vegetables - Carrots, Beets And Radishes
By Sommer Cartier, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2023. Tips for Growing Root Vegetables: Carrots, Beets and Radishes Root vegetables...
Nov 1, 2023
MEETING REPORT: Bokashi Composting With Shital Parikh
By D. Mallen, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Boost your compost with microbial magic! By using the Bokashi method of...
Nov 1, 2023
SHARING GARDENS REPORT: "It's Not Hoarding If It's Plants" - Kyle Icke, Bonsai Enthusiast
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. At the June 2023 San Diego Horticultural Society general meeting, Kyle Icke, who...
Nov 1, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going Wild With Natives - Under The Pine Trees
By Susan Krzywicki, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! November 2015, No. 254. Republished November 2023. Under The Pine Trees...
Nov 1, 2023
SHARING SECRETS: Inspiring Garden Visits Worth Copying At Home
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! November 2023. “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” - Charles Caleb Colton, 1820...
Nov 1, 2023
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Enjoy The Process
By Francesca Filanc, for Let's Talk Plants! November 2023. Enjoy the Process Last month the painting posted in this article was brand-new...
Sep 30, 2023
NEXT MEETING: Zoom Only - Bokashi Composting - No Sorting, No Turning! October 9, 2023
Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on October 9, 2023, at 6:30 pm on Zoom for our next Zoom-only meeting with Master...
Sep 30, 2023
NEXT SHARING GARDEN: Meeting The Rest Of Kyle Icke's Bonsai Trees... October 22, 2023
At the June 2023 general meeting, Kyle, who is not only the VP of the San Diego Bonsai Club but is also a SD County Park Ranger who...
Sep 30, 2023
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Meeting October 2 - Agave Spirits By Nabhan & Piñera
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2023. Please join the SD Hort Book Club and read some great horticulturally imbued books...
Sep 30, 2023
IN MEMORIUM: Pat Hammer Remembered
By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Pat Hammer Remembered I was shocked and saddened to hear that Pat Hammer had...
Sep 30, 2023
BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: Farming In The High Atlas Mountains Of Morocco
Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Farming in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco I had planned to...
Sep 30, 2023
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: California Native Plant Society SD Chapter Plant Sale Preview October 14
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. California Native Plant Society San Diego Chapter Plant Sale Preview ATTENTION: NEW...
Sep 30, 2023
ReWILD: Hummingbirds Love This Plant!
Words and pictures by Sharon Reeve, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Hummingbirds Love This Plant! I love hummingbirds, and I love...
Sep 30, 2023
TREES, PLEASE: Imagine Eating A Rose?
By Robin Y. Rivet, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Imagine Eating a Rose? No kidding. Tasting a rose apple should be on every...
Sep 30, 2023
PERMACULTURE: Reducing Chemicals In Your Yard And Home
By Diane C. Kennedy, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Editor’s note: This is the last Permaculture column written by Diane Kennedy...
Sep 30, 2023
THE NEW BUG MAN: Green Fruit Beetles - A Sign Of SD Summer & Early Fall
By Eric Middleton, UC Cooperative Extension IPM Advisor, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Editor’s note: Please welcome Eric...
Sep 30, 2023
MEETING REPORT: Thrips To Palm Weevils - Identifying & Managing SD County Horticultural Pests
Submitted by Lynn Langley (report 1) and Donna Mallen (report 2) for Let's Talk Plants! October 2023. Dr. Eric Middleton. Thrips to Palm...
Sep 30, 2023
SHARING SECRETS: Bulbs For San Diego
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. This month’s question: What bulbs have you found naturalize well in your San...
Sep 30, 2023
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Living A European Lifestyle
Words and pictures by Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Living A European Lifestyle Joy is important in life. As...
Aug 31, 2023
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Thrips To Palm Weevils - Identifying & Managing SD County Horticultural Pests
Please join the San Diego Horticultural Society on September 11, 2023, at 6 pm at CBI in-person or 6:30 pm on Zoom for our next hybrid...
Aug 31, 2023
SD HORT BOOK CLUB: Next Meeting September 4 - Garden Spells By Sarah Addison Allen
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2023. Please join the SD Hort Book Club and read some great horticulturally pertinent...
Aug 31, 2023
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT: SDHS Celebrates Another Year And So Do I
By Karen England, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. The San Diego Horticultural Society Celebrates Another Year and So Do I As the...
Aug 31, 2023
MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Northern England Gardens
By Jim Bishop, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2023. Northern England Gardens I'm not exactly sure when Scott or I last toured English...
Aug 31, 2023
TREES, PLEASE! Coppice - The Woodland Husbandry Technique Also Called Resprout Silviculture
By Tim Clancy, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. Coppice - The Woodland Husbandry Technique Also Called Resprout Silviculture Most...
Aug 31, 2023
GROW IN ABUNDANCE: Harvesting The Future - Saving Seeds
By Sommer Cartier, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. Harvesting the Future - Saving Seeds As the days grow shorter and summer comes...
Aug 31, 2023
MEETING REPORT: Ken Blackford With Some South African Amaryllids & A Few Other Geophophytes For SD
By Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! September 2023. Did you miss the great August 2023 meeting with Ken Blackford and wish that you...
Aug 31, 2023
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: How To Plan For California Native Plant Society SD’s Fall Native Plant Sale
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. How To Plan For The California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter, Fall...
Aug 31, 2023
CALLING ALL NATIVE GARDENS IN POWAY & COASTAL AREAS: CNPS San Diego Is Accepting Tour Applications
By Christine Hoey, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. CALLING ALL NATIVE GARDENS IN POWAY & COASTAL AREAS: California Native Plant...
Aug 31, 2023
SHARING SECRETS: We’re Having A Heat Wave…
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. This month’s question - We’re having a heat wave... Can you hear me...
Aug 31, 2023
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Cherry Plum Tree And Fig Tree
Words and pictures by Francesca Filanc, for Let’s Talk Plants! September 2023. Cherry Plum and Fig Trees I hope everyone had a fabulous...
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