Events + Tips

Although our regular meetings have been curtailed due to Covid restrictions, we've been able to get outdoors and tend to our projects and gardens.

Keep holiday Poinsettias gorgeous!

Several SeaWeeders enjoyed touring the greenhouses at Weidners' Gardens in Encinitas last month, shortly in advance of receiving the...

More tips on Planting for Pollinators from The Nature Conservancy

Thanks to member Jan Weir for sharing this beautifully illustrated article from the Spring 2020 edition of the Nature Conservancy's...

Mix your own non-toxic gardening solutions

We developed these recipes in collaboration with Solana Center for Environmental Innovation. Click the image below to download our .pdf...

How is your pollinator garden growing?

SeaWeeder Cindi and I recently visited the pollinator garden planted April 23 at La Colonia Community Center. We were delighted to see...

Experts discuss growing native milkweed from seed

The California Native Plant Society of San Diego County held a Zoom seminar in April focused on growing Asclepias fascicularis (native...

Planting for Pollinators

Milkweed has become a mainstay in many gardens as more and more of us join the backyard campaign to rebuild our Western monarch...

Growing native narrow-leaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis)

Narrow-leaf milkweed (Asclepius fascicularis) is the native variety most commonly available currently in North San Diego. It was the...

Native Plants to Attract Birds

Enter your 5-digit zip code to use Audubon’s native plants database and explore the best plants for birds in the Solana Beach area, as...

Select the right tree for your garden.

Select the right tree for your garden. We can grow a wide variety of trees from around the world in Solana Beach, but which ones are best...

Healthy Hoeing

We love gardening, but maybe not so much the ensuing aches and pains. Guess what? You could avoid them. It’s all about how you hoe....

Get another life out of your holiday flowers.

Amaryllis, Hippeastrum & Paperwhite Narcissus are very popular holiday gifts. Once the blooms have faded you can plant them outside in a...