Past Meetings
Following is a list of prior SCHS meetings, in chronological order, newest dates first. Click on any meeting's date for more details.
- January 2012 – Wayne Armstrong – “The Fig and Fig Wasp”
- December 2011– Annual Member Night
- November 2011 – Laura Avery – “30 Years of the Santa Monica Farmers Market”
- October 2011 – Peter del Tredici – “Wild Urban Plants”
- September 2011 – Horticulturist of the Year 2011 – Gilbert Resendez
- August 2011 – Eleanor Osgood and Kara Donahue – “A Bird-friendly Guide to Tree Trimming and Shrub Removal”
- July 2011 – Jimmy Williams and Susan Heeger – “From Seed to Skillet”
- June 2011 – Carol Bornstein, Dave Fross, and Bart O’Brien –
“Reimagining The California Lawn: Water Conserving Plants, Practices And Designs” - May 2011 – Matt Ritter – “A Californian’s Guide to the Trees Among Us”
- April 2011 – Jeffrey Bale – “The Pleasure Garden”
- March 2011 – Bart O’Brien – “Experiencing Guadalupe Island”
- February 2011 – Kathy Musial – “Chile – From Desert to Forest”
- January 2011 – Rosalind Creasy – “Edible Landscaping – The New American Garden”
- December 2010 – Christine Saunders – “A Holiday Greens/Floral Demonstration”
- November 2010 – Mike Evans – “California Native Plant Landscapes and Gardens”
- October 2010 – Bob Perry – “Landscape Plants for California Gardens”
- September 2010 – Horticulturist of the Year 2010 – Yvonne Savio
- August 2010 – Dylan Hannon – “Springtime in the Atacama”
- July 2010 – Jim Downer – “What’s Bugging Your Garden”
- June 2010 – Marcia Donahue – “Planting Sculpture, Sculpting Plants”
- May 2010 – Bob Hornback – “The Horticulturist’s Alice, A Garden Tour of Wonderland”
- April 2010 – Dr. Rachel S. Jabaily– “Up, Down, Wet Then Dry: The Quest For Puya In The Andes”
- March 2010 – John Greenlee – “The American Meadow Garden”
- February 2010 – Jane S. Smith – “Science and Advertising in The Garden: The Colorful Case of Luther Burbank”
- January 2010 – Amy Stewart – “Flower Confidential”
- December 2009 – Member Night
- November 2009 – Ginny Hunt – “Some Annuals to Consider”
- October 2009 – Carol Bornstein – “Indulging Our Senses in the Native Garden”
- September 2009 – Horticulturist of the Year 2009 – Laurel Woodley
- August 2009 – Dr. Jerrold Turney – “Citrus Diseases in California: Past, Present and Future”
- July 2009 – William A. Grant – “Tea Roses for Warm Gardens: The Very Best Roses for Southern California”
- June 2009 – Tom Fisher – “Unraveling the Mysteries of Botanical Latins”
- May 2009 – John Schoustra – “Pelargoniums From Angels to Zonals”
- April 2009 – Jan Scow – “L.A.’s Tree Protection Ordinance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”
- March 2009 – Martin Grantham – “Deep Flora – A Few Gems from South Africa’s Botanical Treasure Trove”
- February 2009 – Saxon Holt “Success With Succulents”
- January 2009 – Debra Prinzing – “The Reimagined Shed: Designing the Ultimate Garden Hideaway, Haven or Sanctuary”
- December 2008 – Member Night
- November 2008 – Greg Rubin
- October 2008 – Bart O’Brien
- September 2008 – Shirley Kerins
- August 2008 – Joe Brosius
- July 2008 – Stephen Ingram
- June 2008 – Maurice Levin
- May 2008 – Michael DeHart
- April 2008 – Mary Irish
- March 2008 – John Shoustra
- February 2008 – Karen Bussolini
- January 2008 – Tom Spellman
- December 2007 – Member Night
- November 2007 – David Fross
- October 2007 – Bill Thomas
- September 2007 – Tom Carruth
- August 2007 – Chip Sullivan
- July 2007 – Chris & Trish Meyer, Wildscaping
- June 2007 – Laurel Woodley
- May 2007 – Rick Darke
- April 2007 – Dylan Hannon
- March 2007 – Jim Bauml
- February 2007 – Allan Schoenherr
- January 2007 – Spotlight on Roses
- December 2006 – Member Night
- November 2006 – Nevin Smith
- October 2006 – Sean B. Hogan
- September 2006 – James Folsom
- August 2006 – Gary Hammer
- July 2006– Owen Dell
- June 2006– Kerry Morris and Donald Hodel
- May 2006– Gary Lyons
- April 2006– Lili Singer
- March 2006– William Martin, Wigandia
- February 2006– Bart O’Brien & Carol Bornstein
- January 2006– Jim Jaeger
- December 2005 – Annual Members’ Night
- November 2005 – Kathy Musial
