Come to the Show...
April 9-11 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. $6 admission.
A large annual event, this year the show is enhanced with the sponsorship of the San Diego Horticultural Society.
Several garden clubs, plant societies, and other plant-related groups have been invited
to join the SDHS to bring you the best of horticulture in San Diego. Take advantage of
these people -- learn from them and ask them questions. Many will be selling plants to
benefit their organizations. Who knows... you may even find yourself joining a couple
of garden clubs.
Display gardens, information booths, plant sales, demonstrations from over twenty San
Diego plant and garden related organizations, and ongoing seminar speakers each day.
Come experience the comraderie and enthusiasm of gardeners together with
other gardeners.
Friday, April 9, 12pm-8pm
Saturday, April 10, 10am-8pm
Sunday, April 11, 10am-5pm
Attend the Seminars...
(free with admission)
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Friday, April 9
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1:00-2:00pm
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Steve Brigham, Owner of Buena Creek Gardens and avid plant lover.
"New Plants for California Gardens"
How new plants are found, grown out, and eventually become available to
gardeners
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2:00 p.m.
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Bruce Asakawa, The West Coast Garden Line.
"New Planting Techniques"
The latest planting and gardening techniques for San Diego
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3:00 p.m.
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Tom McClure, Southland Sod.
"Lawncare for Your Home"
How to prepare for and take care of your new lawn
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4:00 p.m.
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Shelley Stevenson, Keystone Pacific.
"Garden Building Blocks"
How to get more out of your garden using interlocking pavers
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Saturday, April 10
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10:30-Noon
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Shelley Grossman, Toby Weizel and a thousand or so of their friends, Vermicoast.
"Gardener's Gold: Recycling and Composting with Worms"
How to build and maintain your own worm bin to recycle your garbage into
a precious soil amendment for your garden
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Noon
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Bill Nelson, Pacific Tree Farms.
"New and Reliable Fruit Trees"
All the right fruit trees to plant for San Diego
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1:00 p.m.
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Don Walker, President, San Diego Horticultural Society.
"Vacation Among Your Own Plumeria"
In San Diego we can grow this beautiful fragrant tropical flower, known in the
perfume trade as frangipani.
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2:00 p.m.
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Pat Hammer, Samia Rose Topiary.
"Topiary - A World of Whimsy"
From a simple geometric to complex figures, learn about topiary, the "new"
garden ornaments
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3:00 p.m.
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Sisso Doyle, Landscape Designer and Co-Host of HGTV's "Breaking Ground".
"Designing with Foliage"
Learn how to create a beautiful year-round landscape by coordinating the foliage
of the plants you select
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4:00 p.m.
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Cindy Benoit, ASLA Landscape Architect for over twenty years.
"The Role of the Landscape Architect"
Learn the differences between gardeners, landscape designers, and landscape
architects and when you should use them.
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5:00 p.m.
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Jamie McHutchin, European Natural Stone Company.
"The Garden Walk"
How to care for your hardscape, walkways, drive and patio.
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6:00 p.m.
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San Diego Horticultural Society Experts.
"Plants of the Gardens"
Take a look around the display gardens and jot down the names of plants you like.
The experts of the horticultural society will tell you everything you would like to
know about them.
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7:00 p.m.
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Evelyn Weidner, Weidner's Gardens.
"New Color Plants"
Weidner's specializes in bringing new plants into the trade and always has
another beautiful specimen you've never seen before. Learn about what is
new and how to take care of it.
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Sunday, April 11
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11:00 a.m.
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Pat Welsh, author and television gardener.
"How to Care for Your Orchids"
You will not only learn about what use to plant an orchid and how to feed it,
but Pat will also demonstrate how to divide a cymbidium. This is one of her
most loved presentations.
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Noon
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Cary Sharp, Horticulturist - San Diego Wild Animal Park.
"A World of Plants"
The Wild Animal Park is probably the largest garden in San Diego, learn about
what grows there.
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1:00 p.m.
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David Ross, Walter Andersen's Nursery.
"Color and Containers"
David is well known for his gardening segment on Saturday Morning on Channel
39. See how he matches plants and pots.
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2:00 p.m.
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Tammy Tatum, Director of the San Diego Master Composter program.
"Creating Your Own Compost"
The role of composting in reducing landfill waste, while creating one of the very
best soil amendments for your garden
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3:00 p.m.
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San Diego Horticultural Society Experts.
"Plants of the Gardens"
Take a look around the display gardens and jot down the names of plants you like.
The experts of the horticultural society will tell you everything you would like to
know about them.
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Visit the Horticultural Village...
San Diego Horticultural Society
At center stage in the gazebo, directing you just where to find that
information about ivies, geraniums, ferns, daylilies and more. Examples of
interesting flowers and plants from members gardens. Memberships. Examples
of horticultural publications for California. Information on rare and
interesting plants.
San Diego Master Gardeners
The Master Gardener volunteers will be presenting information on safe pest
control, with photo examples of beneficial insects. They will also be
answering general gardening information questions.
American Ivy Society
Demonstrating the large selection of ivies available. The society will be
selling ivy, "The Ivy Book" and the society booklet "Knowing and Growing Ivy"
Baja and Old World Succulent Gardens, Wild Animal Park
Volunteers will be available to answer questions on succulents and native Baja
plants. They will also be selling plants to benefit the gardens.
California Groundwater Association - Southern California Branch
Informational video on water wells, pumps, irrigation systems, water quality,
as well as state and county regulations regarding groundwater.
National Fuchsia Society
Volunteers will be selling starter plants, showing specimen plants and will be
available to answer questions regarding fuchsias.
Olivenhain Garden Club
Members will be available with information about the club, general gardening
information, and spreading the joy of gardening! Some hyper-tufa troughs will
be available for sale. (Saturday only.)
San Diego Master Composters
Information on how to simply compost in your own backyard, with demonstration
compost bins, worm bins and red worms. Attendees will be able to order home
composting bins.
American Bamboo Society, Southern California Chapter
Display of bamboo plants and information on bamboos.
Las Colinas Nursery and Landscape Management Program
Showing plants grown by jail inmates.
Bonita Valley Garden Club
Members will be showing plants, garden decor, gardening tips and information,
offering memberships.
City Beautiful of San Diego
Displaying opportunities to be come involved in the beautification of San
Diego through plants.
Water Conservation Garden
Presenting a new botanical garden opening to the public in San Diego.
Offering Xeriscape San Diego Style booklets and other educational handouts.
Membership information and opportunity to participate by purchasing a
commemorative brick paver.
San Diego Fern Society
Will present a display of specimen ferns, literature on ferns, memberships and
ferns for sale.
California Rare Fruit Growers - San Diego Chapter
and North County Chapter
Showing the plants and trees on which rare fruits grow, as well as examples of
rare fruits and vegetables. Rare fruit and membership information available.
Quail Botanical Gardens
Demonstration garden, photo display, information on Quail events and
memberships.
Quail Children's Garden
Educational display and play area for young children with water feature and
plant education.
San Diego Epiphyllum Society
Offering growing tips and other information about epiphyllums.
San Diego Cactus & Succulent Society
Exhibiting cactus and succulents. Offering club information and plants for
sale.
San Dieguito Garden Club
Will display flower arrangements, have potting demonstrations. Members will
also be selling plants and enrolling new members.
The Herb Club
Will offer information and ideas for growing and using herbs, with free
literature. Plants and possibly herb related items will be for sale.
East County Rose Society
Members will be available to answer questions and to provide information on
roses, as well as to enroll new members.
San Diego Geranium Society
Information on propagating and growing geraniums, membership in the society,
handouts and plants for sale.
Mary's Decollate Snails
Informational display demonstrating the decollate snails as a natural predator
of plant destructive snails. Decollate snails will be available for sale.
CHIRP
Information on songbirds in the environment. Offering discounts on 1999 Sage
and Songbirds Garden Tour.
Plant Doctor
Information on treating plants with pests or diseases. Geared for elementary
school children.
California Women for Agriculture
Children's activity from 11-3 pm on Saturday. "Kids can grow zinnias, too!"
Southwest Hemerocallis Society
Hemerocallis are daylilies and experts from this society have informational
material and will be selling plants
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