Our monthly meetings are a forum for sharing knowledge and experience in all aspects of gardening and horticulture. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30pm, usually near Griffith Park (unless noted). We enthusiastically welcome new members, so please drop by.
This event is free to SCHS members and $5 for non-members. Children under 18 are free. Ample onsite free parking is available.
Next Meeting:
Thursday, August 12, 2010, at 7:30pm
Guest Presenter:
Dylan Hannon
Program:
Springtime in the Atacama
A rare look at the wildflowers, cacti and natural history of one of the world’s driest deserts, the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. This region, in spite of scant rainfall (“good rains” fall only every 4 or 5 years) harbors many endemic plants that are adapted to the coastal zone south of the regional capital, Antofagasta. Coastal hills reach about 3000 feet elevation and canyons harbor many of the more interesting species. This trip, in August 1997, was during an El Nino year and Dylan was fortunate to see annuals, bulbs and a few shrubs in addition to clean and plump specimens of various cacti: Copiapoa, Neochilenia, etc. Other genera of note include Tropaeolum, Nicotiana, Lycopersicon, Nolana, Oxalis and Argylia.
Dylan Hannon is Curator of Conservatory Collections at The Huntington. Since 2003 his work there has focused on building collections of tropical plants for the Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science. Former experience includes botanical consulting, research and commercial nursery work. His interests include photography, writing and growing and propagating bulbs and succulents.
Location: Friendship Auditorium, 3201 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Click here for a map to Friendship Auditorium.
This event is free to SCHS members and $5 for non-members. Ample onsite free parking is available.
Upcoming Meetings – mark your Calendar now! Meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month, unless noted otherwise.
2010 Schedule
September 9 – Annual Banquet: Horticulturist of the Year: Yvonne Savio.
Each year we select an outstanding individual to honor as Horticulturist of the Year, and an Awards Banquet is held in their honor.
This year’s Banquet will be held at the Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
6:00 p.m. Social Hour; 7:00 p.m. Dinner and Presentation
Location & Registration Form. (Please do NOT call the Huntington for more information!)
October 8 – Robert Perry: Landscape Plants for California Gardens
November 11 – Mike Evans, Tree of Life Nursery
December 9 – Holiday Greens & Floral Demonstration with Christine Saunders
2011 Schedule
January 13 – Rosalind Creasy: Edible Landscaping
February 10 – Sam Watters: Early Gardens of Los Angeles