Welcome to the Southern California Horticultural Society, where passionate gardeners meet to share ideas and learn from each other.

 

Next Meeting:

Thursday, March 13, 2013, at 7:30pm

Program:

New Australian Plants for California Gardens

Guest Presenter:

Randy Baldwin

Randy Baldwin is a partner and General Manager of San Marcos Growers, a wholesale nursery in Santa Barbara known in the nursery industry for the diversity of plants that it grows and for the introduction of new plants suitable for cultivation in California. Randy has worked for San Marcos Growers since 1981 and prior to this worked for a retail nursery while completing a BA in Environmental Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

More info on our Meetings page...

About SCHS

Each month we invite speakers to present a talk or program about their area of expertise. SCHS Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, and usually include a digital or film slide presentation accompanied by handouts. Speakers are happy to answer questions from the audience. We also have an Plant Raffle at each meeting with plants provided by nurseries, botanic gardens or private collectors. Admission is free for members and children and $5 for non-members.

The Plant Forum table is fun! Members are encouraged to bring cuttings or plants from their gardens to display. Contributors receive a free raffle ticket. Later in the evening a local expert will lead a brief discussion about the plants. What an interesting way to learn!

SCHS Publications can be purchased at the monthly meetings. Plants, used and new books and magazines are also often for sale at the meetings.

The new SCHS Member Lodge is our interactive companion website where members can renew their membership, search the membership directory, and share information with fellow members.

Join us today and receive our SCHS Newsletter and Green Sheets (highlights from the monthly Plant Forum) plus the award-winning Pacific Horticulture, the magazine for West Coast gardeners (a $28 value). Many professional botanists, nurserymen & women, landscape architects & designers, students and consultants are also members. Our members grow an astounding array of plants in and around the LA Basin such as annuals, perennials, cacti and succulents, orchids, native plants and more. We also arrange members-only tours of private gardens and other garden related outings.

Intern Presentations

The 2011 presentations from Hallie Schmidt and David Latimer are now posted on our Intern Presentations page as PDFs. It is a pleasure to see how the SCHS can help young, energetic people learn valuable lessons in the world of horticulture.

A Sampling of Past Programs

Our monthly programs feature local and out-of-area world-renowned speakers and gardening experts:

• Cacti, Agaves and Yuccas of California and Nevada
• Behind the Scenes at the Getty’s Gardens
• California Native Plants for the Garden
• Interesting Plants & Wonderful Scents
• Unusual Plants for Mediterranean Gardens
• Gardens of Italy, France & Spain: A History of European Garden Development & Design
• Palms and Their Culture
• Backyard Orchard Culture
• Designing Water into the Landscape
• The History of the Huntington Desert Garden
• Green Energy for Your Garden
• Chanticleer – A Pleasure Garden in the Making
• Costa Rica: Exotic Flora & Fauna
• Camellia Collecting in China
• Wildscaping your garden for birds and butterflies
• Desert Wildflowers and their Strategies
• Flora of New Zealand
• Growing Citrus in Southern California
• Unusual and Interesting Bulbs for a Mediterranean Climate
• Debunking Horticultural Myths & What Makes a Potting Mix Tick
• Seeing Color in a Different Light
• Ornamental Blueberries
• Clivias
• Spotlight on Roses
• Ten Steps to a Smart Garden
• Aging & Rejuvenation in Trees
• Cycads
• Plants as Architecture
• Travels in Mexico
• Exploring Taiwan with the Dendrological Atlas Project