Past
SDHS members, make note: You can borrow CDs and DVDs of past speakers at any time from our Library.
Please click on any date below for a pop-up description of each speaker.
July 12, 2010
Debra Lee Baldwin, Author and Photojournalist
Creating Stunning Succulent Containers
May 10, 2010
Annual Special Event
Brad Lancaster, Speaker, Author, and
Leader in the Water Harvesting Movement
Water Harvesting: Turning Drains into Sponges
and Water Scarcity into Water Abundance
April 12, 2010
Joe Walker, Obra Verde Growers, Valley Center
Australian Perennials: Water-wise Beauties for Landscape and Cut Arrangements
March 8, 2010
Pat Welsh, San Diego Author
Growing Summer Vegetables the Organic Way: How to Plant, Feed, Water, Harvest, and Control Pests and Diseases without Synthetic Fertilizers or Poisonous Sprays.
February 8, 2010
John Greenlee, Author and Meadows Expert
Meadows by Design: A Revolution in Sustainable Landscapes
January 11, 2010
Amy Stewart, Award-winning Author
Wicked Plants: The Deliciously Dark Side of the Plant Kingdom
December 14, 2009
Rene van Rems, AIFD
It's Not What You've Got, It's What You Do With It:
Fabulous Holiday Decor from Overlooked Garden Treasures
November 9, 2009
David MacLaren, Curator of Asian Gardens at The Huntington Library
See Fang Yuan--From Dream to Reality: Development of The Huntington's Chinese Garden
October 12, 2009
Bryan Endress, Horticulturist, San Diego Zoo
Seeds of Success: Securing San Diego's Incredible Plant Diversity
September 14, 2009
David Fross, Horticulturist
California Native Plants for the Garden:
A Personal Perspective
July 13, 2009
Mary Irish
Plants for Drier Gardens
June 8, 2009
Special Speakers Event, featuring George Little and David Lewis
The Garden as Companion
May 11, 2009
Various Experts
From Garden to Table: Delicious Tips from the Experts
April 13, 2009
Mike Evans
Engagement: How to be a Part of Your Native Plant Garden
March 9, 2009
Pamela Berstler
The Deep Psychology of Unsustainable Design: How Sustainable Practices Change Our Ideal Landscape
February 9, 2009
Dave Egbert
Big Ideas for Small Gardens, Water-thrifty, Fire-safe Landscapes:
The California Casual Garden
January 12, 2009
Fred Clarke
Orchid Collecting in Venezuela
December 8, 2008
Pete Anderson
Backyard Vineyards in San Diego County
November 10, 2008
Koby Hall
Photo Essay from Pacific Northwest
October 13, 2008
Bob Dimattia
Bamboo, the Earth, and Us
September 8, 2008
Renee Shepherd
What's New and Unique from Seed
August 11, 2008
Pat Welsh
The Secret Life of Cool Season Crops
July 14, 2008
Robert Herald
Philadelphia's Best Public and Private Gardens
May 12, 2008
Ken Druse
Making More Plants: Adventures in Horticulture
April 14, 2008
Duane Johnson
Developing Bioenergy from Camelina, a New Crop for the U.S.
March 10, 2008
Marcia Donahue
Planting Sculpture, Sculpting Plants
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