Welcome to the Southern California Horticultural Society

PLANT LOVERS SHARINg KNOWLEDGE

On the second Thursday of each month, we invite speakers to present a talk or program about their area of expertise. We offer in-person meetings as well as live-streaming on Zoom (with registration).

Meetings may also include Plant Sales, a Raffle and expert discussion of plants brought in to the Plant Forum. Do you have an interesting plant to share? If you can't bring one in person, send in a photo and requested information on our Plant Forum Page.

For more information about the Society, please see our About SCHS page.

Dear members and friends of the Southern California Horticultural Society,

Californians have suffered through yet another disaster with the Mountain Fire in Ventura County last week. This one hit close to home for SCHS, as the fire destroyed most of the nursery and ranch owned by our Board member and past President, John Schoustra. 

Anyone who has met John knows that he is a kind and generous person. I personally know that he has helped out others in times of need. It is heartbreaking to see so much of his hard work reduced to ashes.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCSrm39pW2O/?igsh=MTBlZjE4YzMxOA==

SCHS has donated funds to other nurseries that have suffered fire damage, and we intend to support John as well. John's friends at Apricot Lane Farms have put together a GoFundMe account to help John get back on his feet.

https://gofund.me/f1e12c5a

Thankfully, no lives were lost in the Mountain Fire, but over 200 homes burned. Please consider giving to the Ventura County Community Foundation's Wildfire Relief and Recovery Fund to help our neighbors rebuild their lives. 100% of donations will go to directly support individuals and non-profit organizations providing assistance. 

https://vccf.org/

If you are uncomfortable making donations online, you can send a check to SCHS and we will get your donation to John or VCCF as soon as possible. Please do not send mail to John - his mailbox is not secure. You can mail checks to:

Southern California Horticultural Society
PO Box 94476
Pasadena, CA  91109-4476

Please do not send cash, and please do not write "donation" on the envelope. Thank you for your generosity!!

- Laura Bauer, President
Southern California Horticultural Society

UPCOMING EVENT:

Thursday,  December 12th

IN PERSON

Annual Holiday Party

With Marie Astrid Gonzalez

On December 12th, the Southern California Horticultural Society will be hosting our Annual Holiday Party in conjunction with a fun, photo-focused presentation by Marie Astrid Gonzalez.

Photos supplied by speakers.

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Upcoming Events:

Thursday, December 12, 2024 - IN PERSON
Planning is underway for our holiday program & event!

Visit our Past Meetings page to re-watch previously recorded in-person meetings and webinars, download each meeting write-up, and reference any materials provided by our speakers.

• Our Hort Happenings page lists events at local horticultural institutions. 
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