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October Speaker: New Tools to Save Vanishing Plants - Innovative Conservation Strategies for Cacti
This is an overview of the recent news that the cactus family is the fifth most endangered plant or animal family on the planet and some...
Kirsten Higgins
Oct 2, 20171 min read
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News from the Safari Park Gardens
An update regarding upcoming activities and future plans for the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Old World Garden (OWG) was presented recently...
Kirsten Higgins
Sep 8, 20172 min read
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September Plant of the Month: Astrophytums - Stars among the cacti
I was at first enamored by the geometric sculptural shapes that this genus displays. From the smallest golf ball sized Astrophytum...
Kirsten Higgins
Sep 8, 20172 min read
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September Speaker: Aloes of Uganda - The makings of a field-guide and the story behind naming a ne
Thomas has spent more than 20 years in sustainable agriculture, livelihoods, community development and humanitarian response work....
Kirsten Higgins
Sep 8, 20172 min read
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August Speaker: Treasures of the Sierra Madre, Part 2: San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas and Southern Nue
Brian Kemble has returned again and again to Mexico to investigate its amazingly rich flora of succulent plants. This program covers 3...
Kirsten Higgins
Jul 22, 20171 min read
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August Plant of the Month: Caudiciforms
A caudiciform is a plant with a swollen, water-storing stem or root/stem combina-tion called a caudex. A caudex is a type of thickened...
Kirsten Higgins
Jul 21, 20171 min read
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August Pre-Meeting Workshop: How to Make a Hanging Pot out of Any Pot
There’s lots of reasons to use a hanging pot. Many of us have most of our shelves full. One does not quit buying plants simply because...
Kirsten Higgins
Jul 20, 20171 min read
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