By Joan Herskowitz. Article reprinted in Let’s Talk Plants! January 2023, from "The Lagoon Flyer" newsletter by permission of the Buena...

By Susi Torre-Bueno, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2022. I've tried many composting methods over many years of gardening, but in late 2021 I...

By Jason Chen and Karen England, for Let's Talk Plants! December 2021. Now in her mid nineties, Felicity Drukey, has been gardening in...

By Richard Frost, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2021. The Guatemalan dragon fruit, S. guatemalensis, harvest from a plant in the SE...

"The recent rains made waste to some (camellia) blooms but also refreshed the soil for new blooms." - Jason Chen, Facebook San Diego Gardene

For climbers, if you have space, the goal is to fan the canes, radiating out. (photo Caption Here, there are some overlapping of branches be

That's how Jim Booman began a post of a photo of the yellow flower seen above on his Facebook wall recently. Jim has been a presenter to the

San Diego, CA --April 23, 2020: San Diegans looking to plant their first Victory Gardens, refresh some tired succulent beds or maybe teach t

Winter is the time for gardeners and the garden to rest. During this slower gardening period, take the time to check and prepare garden too

Hello Garden Lovers! The Mission Hills Garden Club is preparing for our 22nd annual Mission Hills Garden Walk on Sat

Recently past Horticulturist of the Year 2017, Debra Lee Baldwin visited with SDHS past-president Jim Bishop, who also is the current Hortic

By Robert Kopfstein. Cycads are perhaps the victim of one of the most common misnomers in the plant world. There are indeed such things...

By Mike Blanco, Mary Friestedt, and Lan Lin. Herbs! We love them. We grow them for food, for their scent, and as ornamentals. However,...

By Joan Herskowitz. In 1968, the 220-acre Buena Vista Lagoon, located in the cities of Oceanside and Carlsbad, was designated the first...

By Dean Turney. If you'd like to ring in the new year with a new addition in your garden, this is the time to bring home a new camellia...

By Susan Starr. Dr. Ari Novy became CEO and President of the San Diego Botanic Garden on October 15, 2018. The former Executive Director...

By Rhana Kozak. In 2015, the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs began its work in the United States. That...

By Judie Lincer. Out with the harsh chemicals and in with the algae. With that simple choice just three years ago, our enjoyment of home...

By Parish Rye. The Eucalyptus genus is a group of flowering trees and shrubs in the myrtle family containing more than 700 species....

By Parish Rye. Rising on the hill just east of Old Town is the site of one of the most significant historic sites in the state of...

By Barbara Raub. The San Diego Horticultural Society loves to feature plein air artists in the gardens on our spring tour each year. It...

By Vincent Lazaneo. Most of the plants in our gardens require more water than local rainfall can provide. We irrigate many plants to keep...

By Nancy Groves. Bromeliads are unique, spectacular plants of the new world! Even if you didn't realize it, you know of at least one...

Edited by Susan Starr and Lisa Marun. Part II: A Few of Frank’s Favorite Things… SDHS’s new president, Frank Mitzel, began his term in...

Edited by Susan Starr and Lisa Marun. Frank Mitzel begins his term as SDHS President in September 2017. Frank was born in Detroit,...

By Ari Tenenbaum. Spring is just around the corner, and San Diego gardeners should be thinking about transitioning to warm season veggies...