Welcome to the Southern California Horticultural Society, where passionate gardeners meet to share ideas and knowledge.

 

Next Meeting:

Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 7:30pm

PresenterGuest Presenter:

Michael DeHart

Horticulturist for the J. Paul Getty Trust
Program:

Behind the Scenes at the Getty’s Gardens

Check our Meetings page for details.

Each month we invite speakers to present a talk or program about their area of expertise. SCHS Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, and usually include a digital or film slide presentation accompanied by handouts. Speakers are happy to answer questions from the audience. We also have a Plant Raffle at each meeting with plants provided by nurseries, botanic gardens or private collectors.

The Plant Forum table is fun! Members are encouraged to bring cuttings or plants from their gardens to display. Contributors receive a free raffle ticket. Later in the evening a local expert will lead a brief discussion about the plants. What an interesting way to learn!

SCHS Publications can be purchased at the monthly meetings. Plants, used and new books and magazines are also often for sale at the meetings.

Join us today and receive our monthly SCHS Newsletter (PDF) and Green Sheets (PDF) (highlights from the monthly Plant Forum) plus the award-winning Pacific Horticulture magazine (a $25 value). Many professional botanists, nurserymen & women, landscape architects & designers, students and consultants are also members. Our members grow an astounding array of plants in and around the LA Basin such as annuals, perennials, cacti and succulents, orchids, native plants and more. We also arrange members-only tours of private gardens and other garden related outings.

A Sampling of Past Programs

Our monthly programs feature local and out-of-area world-renowned speakers and gardening experts: