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Botanic Gardens Collaborate to Mentor the Next Generation of Scientists

| March 7, 2023 | 0 Comments
<strong>Botanic Gardens Collaborate to Mentor the Next Generation of Scientists</strong>

Two California botanic gardens –San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) in Encinitas and California Botanic Garden (CalBG) in Claremont – will be among four public gardens nationwide involved in a new national research network created to provide training in plant science for post-graduates. The network, known as the Rare Plant RaMP (Research & Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates in […]

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A Month of Classes and Workshops at San Diego Botanic Garden

| February 5, 2023 | 0 Comments
<strong>A Month of Classes and Workshops at San Diego Botanic Garden</strong>

San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG), located at 300 Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas, California, is rolling out its calendar of February events, classes and workshops, including the return of its monthly bird watch. The 37-acre urban oasis houses four miles of trails that display nearly 5,300 plant species and varieties and 15 gardens that represent […]

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The Death of a Community Asset

| February 5, 2023 | 0 Comments
The Death of a Community Asset

A magnificent asset to our neighborhood is gone.  Tearful neighbors watched as trucks and other heavy machinery drove onto the street at the end of which a lofty, ancient eucalyptus tree held sway over one of Mission Hills’ canyons.  The tree, perhaps over a hundred years old, had been examined by an arborist hired by […]

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What a Year! 

| February 5, 2023 | 0 Comments
<strong>What a Year! </strong>

Updates from Your Mission Hills Garden Club By Ann Dahlkamp It feels like we are all emerging from the worst of the Covid-19 fog, are seeing friends a bit more freely, and settling into a new normal.  Our gardens have all appreciated the increased time and love, and the recent rains have greened up the […]

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Winter Gardens with Chuck McClung

| December 3, 2022 | 0 Comments
Winter Gardens with Chuck McClung

At our final meeting in 2022, Chuck McClung, a gardener his entire life with a master in botany, gave a truly enlightening talk.  His focus was on what we can do in the winter with and for our gardens.  McClung began by saying how lucky we are to live in San Diego, and in Mission […]

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Some of the Less Attractive Aspects of Age

| September 5, 2022 | 0 Comments
Some of the Less Attractive Aspects of Age

First, I am not a doctor.  Therefore, what I write may or may not be true for you.  These are my personal observations of aging, which I find a fascinating topic.  We are all unique and our bodies react differently based on genetics and lifestyle factors. With that thought, I find it interesting that I […]

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Summer Speakers’ Series – Getting to Know You

| July 4, 2022 | 0 Comments
Summer Speakers’ Series – Getting to Know You

Programs to acquaint us with people and services in Mission Hills/Hillcrest The Friends of the Mission Hills – Hillcrest/Knox Library are sponsoring a summer speakers’ series.  Each one will be held in the Community Room of the Library at 6:30 p.m. Mission Hills Nursery – presented by Toni and Fausto Palafox – takes place at […]

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Surprising Information about Bees

| June 5, 2022 | 0 Comments
Surprising Information about Bees

In April, the Garden Club met at Mission Hills Nursery to hear Candace Vanderhoff from Solobee tell us the truth about bees.  I assumed that most of our food is directly or indirectly dependent on the European honeybees’ pollination.  We learned from Vanderhoff that the European honeybee is threatening our native bee population by bullying […]

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Companion Plants for Succulents

| May 1, 2022 | 0 Comments
Companion Plants for Succulents

In March, the Mission Hills Garden Club learned that many plants thrive amidst succulents.  Linda Bresler, a certified landscape designer, is truly an artist using living plants as her canvas.  In her talk, she gave us a host of types of plants with which to paint our yards. We learned that from early childhood, Bresler […]

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Kokedama Workshop

| April 3, 2022 | 0 Comments
Kokedama Workshop

In February, the Mission Hills Garden Club attended a workshop on Kokedama, an offshoot of Bonsai, given by Kanako Yamada.  Kokedama is a plant which grows from a sphere consisting of roots covered in soil and then wrapped in colored moss.  The spere represents the earth.  After feasting on delicious Japanese style hors d’oeuvres, we […]

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