HERITAGE HAUNTS: Book Review "Hardy Californians: A Woman’s Life With Native Plants" By Lester Rowntree
Reviewed by Caroline McCullagh, for Let's Talk Plants! Originally published in October 2010, republished November 2024. Book Review:...
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Sep 30
HERITAGE HAUNTS: Berry Good Plants For The Garden
"From the archives" is edited by Cathy Tylka for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2024. Article by Richard Frost, originally published in the...
Apr 30
HISTORICAL HAUNTS: From March 2008 San Diego Botanical Garden Quotes…
Edited by Cathy Tylka, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2024. Quotes From San Diego Botanical Garden … HERBS TAKE US ON A TOUR THROUGH TIME By...
Mar 31
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going Wild With Natives - California Native “Japanese” Garden
By Greg Rubin, for Let's Talk Plants! April 2024. Originally published in the San Diego Horticultural Society newsletter, April 2012, No....
Feb 1
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Amazingly Effective Ant Trap
By Ava Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2024. Originally published February 2011, No. 197. Amazingly Effective Ant Trap Ants...
Jan 1
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Herbs And Spices – A Family Affair
By Carl Price and Ellen Reardon, first published in Let’s Talk Plants! January 2009, No. 172. Republished January 2024. Herb and Spices:...
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...
Jul 31, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Beware Of Puncturevine
By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! Originally published August 2015, No. 251, republished August 2023. I recently learned about...
Jun 30, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Medicinal Plants Archival Update
By Carl Price and Ellen Reardon, July 2023. This article first appeared in Let’s Talk Plants! April 2008, No. 163 and was published again...
May 31, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Plant A Garden, Grow A Friendship
By Dave Ericson, June 2023, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! June 2014, No. 237. Plant A Garden, Grow A Friendship A good...
Apr 30, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Plants That Produce - Green Veggies & Herbs For Every Garden, Parts l & ll
By Richard Frost, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2023. Part l originally appeared in Let’s Talk Plants! May 2009, No. 176 and Part ll in June...
Apr 3, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Protecting Your Garden From Storm Damage
By Nick Stavros, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2023. Originally published in March 2010, No. 186. Protecting your Garden from Storm Damage...
Mar 1, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Removing Concrete From The Garden… Or Not???
By Pamela Homfelt, for Let’s Talk Plants! March 2023. Originally published March 2009, No. 174. Removing Concrete from the Garden… or...
Feb 1, 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES PARTS 1 & 2: You Want Good Trees To Plant Near Water Features & Pools?
Edited by Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! February 2023. Part 1: Good Trees to Plant Near Water Features By Pat Welsh, originally...
Oct 31, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: To Fountain Or Not To Fountain? That Is The Question...
By Jeanne Meadow, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! November 2015, No. 254, republished November 2022. Should you have a water...
Sep 30, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Are Your Leaves Turning Red?
By Ellen Reardon and Carl Price, first published in Let’s Talk Plants! October 2008, No. 169. Reprinted October 2022. Are Your Leaves...
Aug 31, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A Very Happy 28th Birthday To Us! With SDHS Memories - The Early Years
“Our annual birthday report always begins with a warm thank you to the far-sighted founders who sowed the seeds of our Society in...
Apr 30, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The World’s Most Abundant Protein
By Carl Price and Ellen Reardon, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! May 2008, Issue No. 164. Reprinted May 2022. Springtime is...
Mar 1, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A Glass Of Lemonade-berry-ade
A Glass Of Lemonade-berry-ade By Pat Pawlowski, March 2022, originally published in Let’s Talk Plants! March 2011, No.198. "When life...
Feb 1, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Brugmansia Poisoning, Beware!
By Walt Meier, first published in Let's Talk Plants! February 2010, No.185, republished February 2022. While I was cutting back my...
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Jan 1, 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: [New] Beetle Killing Oaks
By Vincent Lazaneo, originally published in Let's Talk Plants! January 2009, No. 172. Editor's note: In an online article, last updated...
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...
Oct 31, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Brown Widow Spider
By Walter Andersen, first published in Let's Talk Plants! November 2009, No. 182. [2009 Editor’s note: As we go to press I got a series...
Sep 30, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Please Help Save The Bees
By Pat Welsh, first published in Let's Talk Plants! October 2008, No. 169. Have you noticed how few bees are about this season? Have you...
Aug 31, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going Wild With Natives And Going For The Gold
By Pat Pawlowski, September 2021. First published in Let's Talk Plants! September 2016, No. 264. Male lesser goldfinch. Carduelis...
Jul 31, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Chaste Tree
By Ellen Reardon and Carl Price. First published in Let's Talk Plants! August 2008, No. 167. In a previous essay* we referred to a...
Jul 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Smart Irrigation = $aving Water In The Landscape
By Will Johnson. (First published in Let’s Talk Plants! August 2008, No. 167.) Studies demonstrate just how much water different types of...
May 31, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Dirt On Water
By Jeanne Meadow. First published in Let’s Talk Plants! June 2015, No. 249. The California drought is serious. Our state’s mild climate...
Apr 30, 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
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
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
Feb 1, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Tomato Fruits - Choose Your Size
The fruits of wild-type tomatoes are yellow and green, and barely the size of the tip of one’s little finger. The tomato probably originated
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
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 –
Nov 1, 2020
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Going Wild With Natives - Coast Aster
When you wish upon a star – think of an aster. Indeed, the English word “aster” is derived from the Latin astrum, meaning star.
Sep 30, 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
Aug 31, 2020
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Sharing Secrets
While the new editor of the Sharing Secrets column gets trained by the retiring editor in the ins and outs of the job, you can still enjoy l
Jul 31, 2020
(NOT) FROM THE ARCHIVES: Gold Medallion Tree
This article first appeared in the October 2006 issue of Pacific Horticulture Magazine written by Steve Brigham. Since it could have, just a
Jun 30, 2020
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Nepenthes - Common Ways to Grow an Uncommon Plant
Carnivorous plants inspire a sense of awe, but often accompanying that awe is the slightest bit of intimidation. Most people are under the a
May 31, 2020
FROM THE ARCHIVES: More From the Master Gardeners - Tomatoes 102.3
Editor's note: Sommer Cartier is one of our regular SDHS newsletter columnists, writing Grow With Abundance for us bi-monthly and she is a w
Apr 30, 2020
APRIL MEETING REPORT is FROM THE ARCHIVES: Can a Massage Oil Help Prevent Global Warming?
Editor's note: Since there was no meeting in April 2020 to report about to the membership, this edition of the From The Archives column feat
Mar 31, 2020
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Medicinal Plants
A few months ago, we wrote an essay on “Plants that Heal” (*Current Editor’s note: see below). Although both this and the earlier narrative
Mar 1, 2020
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Garden Gourmet - Behold The Humble Potato
This article first appeared in Let’s Talk Plants! March 2008, No. 162. While editing this newsletter in 2020, editor Karen England got hungr
Feb 1, 2020
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Successful Drought Tolerant Gardening, Let’s Talk Plants! February 2009, No. 173
These articles will provide helpful websites and county-wide resources to give you new ideas and examples of beautiful drought tolerant plan
Jan 1, 2020
NEW COLUMN! FROM THE NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES: Great Articles From Past Issues.
First published in Let’s Talk Plants! January 2009, No.172 Don’t be afraid to prune your fruit trees! It is much easier than most people th
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