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Welcome to the Southern California Horticultural Society,
where passionate gardeners meet to share ideas
and learn from each other

On the second Thursday of each month, we invite speakers to present a talk or program about their area of expertise. We are once again offering in-person meetings as well as live-streaming on Zoom (with registration).

Meetings may also include Plant Sales, a Raffle andexpert discussion of plants brought in to the Plant Forum. Do you have an interesting plant to share? If you can't bring one in person, send in a photo and requested information on our Plant Forum Page.

For more information about the Society, please see our About SCHS page.

Next Meeting:

Saturday, September 17th, 2022

SCHS 2022 HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR

ANNUAL AWARD BANQUET

HONORING DAVE FROSS

Photo provided by speaker

LIVE: In-Person at theThe Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens

REGISTER HERE

On September 17, the Southern California Horticultural Society will be honoring Dave Fross, founder and president of Native Sons Nursery in Arroyo Grande, as our Horticulturist of the Year. The annual award ceremony is back as a live event for the first time since 2019, and we are expecting a big turnout to celebrate and honor Fross. It was during his time as a graduate student at San Jose State University that Fross made the acquaintance of Cliff Schmidt, Lester Rowntree, Carl Sharsmith, Wayne Roderick, Ken Taylor and Gerda Isenberg. He credits their individual and collective influences for sparking his idea to form a wholesale nursery specializing in plants native to Mediterranean climate regions of the world. The idea became a reality in 1979 when Fross established Native Sons Nursery on a single acre, producing California native plants for the landscape trade and retail nurseries. Since then, the nursery has grown to 14 acres, and its selection has expanded to include plants from other Mediterranean climatic areas.

Over the years, Fross has introduced a number of cultivars that have become common in the California nursery trade, including Chondropetalum ‘El Campo’, Ceanothus maritimus ‘Point Sierra’, Arctostaphylos ‘Austin Griffiths’, Sesleria ‘Campo Azul’, and Salvia leucophylla ‘Point Sal’. His expertise with native plants led to the publication of the following books which he co-authored: California Native Plants for the Garden, Reimagining the California Lawn and Ceanothus. In addition to his work at the nursery, Fross also taught horticulture for 25 years at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, and with his students developed the California native collection in the Leaning Pine Arboretum on campus. When Fross is not busy with his duties as CEO of Native Sons, he spends time developing a 3.5-acre garden on a sandy hill down the road from the nursery, as well as working in the gardens near his home, continuing to learn from and test plants that Native Sons offers.

On the occasion of the SCHS Horticulturist of the Year banquet, Fross will be sharing some of the breadth and scope of his acquired knowledge as he presents a program titled “Home Ground” wherein he will reflect on 43 years of growing plants for the California landscape. You can register online to join us for this festive evening, or by printing and returning this form. We are looking forward to celebrating Fross’ achievements in horticulture with like-minded friends and hope you will be able to join us!

IN PERSON ONLY (this event will not be live-streamed). Dinner will be outside in the courtyard; the Silent Auction and presentation will be indoors. Masks are encouraged, but not required.

VENUE: The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens

1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108

2022 Event Schedule:
5:00pm Doors Open
5:30pm Socializing and Silent Auction
7:15pm Silent Auction Closes & Dinner is Served

8:15pm Award Ceremony

9:15pm Silent Auction Winners Announced

9:45pm Event Ends

Visit our Past Meetings page to re-watch previously recorded in-person meetings and webinars, download each meeting write-up, and reference any materials provided by our speakers.

If you have been enjoying our monthly webinars and would like to help support the SCHS until we can meet again in-person, please consider donating any amount you feel you can. Even better, become a member, with levels beginning as low as $15. for the year. You can find details about the various levels of membership on our website at Join SCHS.

Thank you for your attention - we always appreciate your support!

Other Events and News

Saturday, September 17 - 2022 Horticulturist of the Year Banquet and Silent Auction at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens Registration is now open! Tickets are $45. See our Events Page for more information and registration.

Thursday, October 6 - The new Cycad Garden at The Huntington with pre-talk tour! Please note this is the FIRST THURSDAY in October. More details and tour registration coming soon.

Our Hort Happenings page lists events at local horticultural institutions. Follow us onFacebookandInstagram. Tag @socalhort in your photos to be featured on our page! Want to re-watch a previous meeting, plant forum, or event? Visit our YouTube Channel for all available recordings! Join our mailing list to be updated with important news about SCHS via email. Your email address will not be shared with anyone, and you may unsubscribe at any time.

Join us today and receive our monthly Newsletter, free admission to regular meetings and discounts on SCHS events. If you would like to support us without joining, please go to our Donate to SCHS page.

If this is your first time to log in as a current member, please enter the email you used when you joined SCHS, then click on the “Forgot Password” link below. In the next dialog, decipher the code and click Submit. A temporary password will be emailed to you, allowing you to log in. Feel free to change the password once you log in.

To renew your membership online, log in and go to your Profile. You will see an option to renew for another year. (Or follow the link when we send you a renewal notice.)

You can always reach us by mail at:

Southern California Horticultural Society
P.O. Box 94476
Pasadena, CA 91109-4476

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