SDHS-Meetings

The San Diego Horticultural Society meets on the second Monday of
every month from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Surfside Race Place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Mingle with rose enthusiasts, nursery owners, palm fanatics and plant breeders. We’re a diverse and neighborly group!
Click here for driving directions.

Everyone is welcome to attend the monthly meetings, which are free for members and $10 for non-members. Parking is free for everyone attending. One meeting a year is a Special Speakers event; the date and location for that meeting varies each year.

Here’s what goes on at SDHS meetings:

Speakers

Author Pat Welsh Our monthly speakers are experts in their fields and passionate about their interests. Speakers usually begin their presentations at 6:45 p.m.

To borrow a CD or DVD for any speaker,
click here.

Once a year we feature a Special Speakers event.
See Events.

Above: Award winning garden
writer and speaker Pat Welsh.

Upcoming Speakers

January 9, 2012
Scott Calhoun, winning author and garden designer
A Rollicking Trip into the World of Cactus and Succulents
February 13, 2012
Robin Rivet, certified arborist, Master Gardener, and urban forestry administrator
Trees of Ill Repute: Shifting From Maligned to Benign

Past Speakers

Plant Display
Members bring plants and cuttings from home to place on display. All the plants are listed in our monthly newsletter, with full descriptions provided for some selections. We also publish the Plant Forum Compilation CD, with information on over 5,000 plants that have appeared at our meetings from 1994-2003.
Go to the Garden Shop to purchase this CD.

Plant Sales
At most meetings vendors sell unusual and high quality plants or other garden related items. Vendor sales usually take place from 6 to 6:45 p.m., and again during the break after the speaker.

Hot Hort Pics
It’s amazing how much you can learn about a plant in just five minutes! Especially when you’re listening to a local expert who knows the plant well. Immediately before our speakers each month, a knowledgeable staff member from Evergreen Nursery will spend five minutes talking about an exciting and worthwhile plant (or two), and Evergreen Nursery will donate that plant for our Opportunity Drawing. You’ll really appreciate this opportunity to expand your plant knowledge and maybe win a plant to try in your garden.

Opportunity Drawing
Purchase a ticket for $1 and you might win a wonderful plant or other garden-related item. New members get 1 free ticket when they join.

Lending Library
During meetings, members can check out books or videos at no cost from our extensive lending library.
See Library.