March 12, 2023 Meeting - What Is That Bug?
2023-03-12 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Join us at the March 2023 SCPS meeting on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 1pm.
San Diego Master Gardener Linda Stewart will be presenting on “What Is That Bug?”
Linda Stewart has been a Master Gardener since 2010 and has had several roles educating the public during that time. She has spent most of her adult years in some type of education. She was a registered nurse for 40 years. Most of that time she spent teaching patients, students and the public. Since she retired in 2008, she has spent much of her time volunteering, giving back, making up for the many years that her job and family took priority. Linda’s first project after retirement was ripping out her lawn and replacing it with drought tolerant plants more suitable for our desert climate.
Please remember that Daylight Savings Time goes into effect at 2am on Sunday, March 12. Be sure to set your clocks appropriately so you aren’t late to the meeting!

April 16, 2023 Meeting - "Plumeria Seedlings" and "Pruning, Callusing and Rooting Plumeria"
2023-04-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Join us on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 1pm for a presentation on Plumeria seedlings from Joy & Carl Herzog and on “Pruning, Callusing and Rooting Plumeria” by Jeff Sharp.

Annual Cutting Sale
2023-05-27 - 2023-05-28 | Casa del Prado, 1800 El Prado Room 101, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Join us on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28 from 10am to 4pm (both days!) at the Casa de Prado in Balboa Park, San Diego, for our Annual Cutting Sale. Stay tuned for additional information regarding available Plumeria varieties and other updates!

June 11, 2023 Meeting - "Plumeria rubra - What have we learned?"
2023-06-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Join us on Sunday, June 11 at 1pm for “Plumeria rubra – What have we learned?” presented by University of Hawaii Emeritus Professor of Horticulture, Dr. Richard A. Criley.

July 9, 2023 Meeting - "Grafting and What I Learned from Plumeria Cuttings in January"
2023-07-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Join us on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 1pm for a presentation from Roman Kuchkuda on “Grafting and What I Learned from Plumeria Cuttings in January”. Additionally we will be voting for our favorite Plumeria photographs for the 2024 SCPS calendar and voting to elect three SCPS board members.

August 13, 2023 Meeting - "My Favorite Plumeria" with Mike Atkinson and "Making Pretty with a Few Flowers" with Stacy Atkinson
2023-08-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Every time Mike Atkinson is asked what his favorite plumerias are, he politely declines. “Just too hard.” BUT he has agreed to share them with us! He’ll list his favorites based on color, petal shape, growth habit, fragrance, and more. He’ll have them up on the screen so you can see them and take photos for future reference.
Since many of us are reeling from the late blooming season, Stacy Atkinson decided to teach you how to make a simple, 3-flower hairpiece. She will also show you how she makes her popular Plumeria Dome Display, which can also be done with just a handful of plumerias.

February 18, 2024 - "Ask Me Anything...Plumeria"
2024-02-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Join us for an Ask Me Anything…Plumeria panel with Cody Bean, Alex Franco and Leeann Antoku Montgomery at our February 18, 2024 meeting.

Cody Bean started growing plumerias in 2015, with a very large cutting a family friend gave him. Cody grew up visiting family in Hawaii, so he had always known about them, but in 2016 he bought his first home! And the first thing he planted was that tree! He says, “Wow, was that a mistake! An empty backyard and the internet is not a good combination.” Fast forward 9 years and it has become an obsession. Over last few years he has been doing a lot of grafting, growing seedlings, collecting more unique cultivars, and meeting new people that share the same passion for learning about and growing plumeria that he has.

Through early fascination with gardening in the 80s to working in a nursery in early 90’s, Alex Franco became a certified Horticulturalist in 1998 and founded his business AJ Horticulture.
He started growing plumeria in 2005 and sold them wholesale to nurseries. Through growers he met and trips to Hawaii, he became more interested in plumerias and expanded his own collection, including seedlings. In 2016 he started growing and hybridizing exotic hibiscus as a hobby and expanded that to well over 100 new hybrids in his greenhouses. He has at minimum over 1000 hibiscus and over 2000 plumeria on his property at any given time.
He launched Plumeria Papa as a division of his horticulture business in 2020 as a plumeria care and education company and to accommodate his growing list of plumeria tree trimming clients.

Leeann Antoku Montgomery‘s family is from Lahaina. Leeann grew up spending all summer helping her grandmother pick blooms to make leis for hotel guests. She started growing plumerias in Cerritos, CA around 2000. Through trial and error she has learned to propagate, trim trees and start seedlings. Social media showed Leeann a whole new world of colors and different varieties other than Celadine. And that is how her addiction began.

March 10, 2024 - "An Update on Maui Recovery Efforts"
2024-03-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
This month we will have Duane Sparkman, Founder and President of Treecovery Hawaii, as our March speaker via Zoom, and he will presenting “An Update on Maui Recovery Efforts“.

Don’t forget to set your clocks forward! Daylight Savings Time begins at 2am on March 10, 2024.

April 14, 2024 - "The ABC's of Plumeria Cuttings"
2024-04-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
The April 2024 meeting will be Sunday, April 14 at 1:00 pm PDT. This meeting will be held at 4880 La Cuenta Dr, San Diego, CA 92124. This month we will have Jeff Sharp and Dawn-Michelle Atallian presenting on “The ABCs of Plumeria Cuttings“.

May 18 & 19, 2024 - Annual Cutting Sale
2024-05-18 10:00 - 2024-05-19 16:00 | Casa del Prado, 1800 El Prado Room 101, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Please join us for the SCPS Annual Cutting Sale in the Casa del Prado at Balboa Park. The 2024 SCPS Cutting Sale will be held from 10am to 4pm on both May 18 and 19, 2024. There will be 21 wonderful vendors selling 1000’s of Plumeria cuttings. Additionally our fantastic craft vendors will be in Room 102 selling their wares: jewelry, Hawaiian bags and accessories, candles, floral displays and more! And of course, when you get hungry or need a little sugar rush or caffeine kick,, the patio will be the place to go to visit our tasty food vendors! The SCPS Raffle will only be at the Sale on Saturday, so please plan accordingly.
Also out on Patio A, Tree Trimming Committee Lead, Jeff Sharp, will be sharing his Plumeria knowledge and he will be demonstrating how to bag root cuttings. For a donation benefiting the SCPS scholarship / educational outreach fund, Jeff and SCPS volunteers will be bag rooting purchased cuttings.
Room 101 – Plumeria Cuttings Galore!
Room 102 – Fabulous Plumeria Gift Items!
Patio A – Bag Rooting with Jeff Sharp and Bag Rooting Team!
Patio B – Tasty Food and Beverages!
We will have registers located in Room 101 and Room 102. The registers accept cash, credit cards, debit cards and contactless payment systems such as Apple Pay. Items in Room 101 must be purchased in Room 101, and items in Room 102 must be purchased in Room 102.
More information can be found on our website.

June 9, 2024 - "Plumeria Photography"
2024-06-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
The June meeting will be Sunday, June 9 at 1:00 pm PDT. This meeting will be at 4880 La Cuenta Dr, San Diego, CA 92124. This month we will have Dawn Sullivan presenting on “Plumeria Photography“.
Common photography errors include having the subject out of focus, poorly composed photos, and distracting backgrounds. This is an excellent opportunity to learn how to take better photos from Dawn – these tips and tricks can be used with a DSLR or your mobile device for any of your photographic pursuits – including family photos, vacation snaps, and Plumeria pics for Facebook.

July 14, 2024 - "Are Your Plumeria Surviving or Thriving?"
2024-07-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
The July 2024 meeting will be held on Sunday, July 14 at 1pm PDT at Jean Farb Middle School. This month’s presentation will be by Jim McKibben on “Are Your Plumerias Surviving or Thriving?”
Beyond the basic requirements of soil, water, fertilizer and sun, plumeria must have the ideal pH to thrive. Jim will discuss the pH of water and soil as well as testing methods and ways to adjust it. He will also talk about the benefits of using bat guano and why it’s so important. Magnesium is also a critically important nutrient for your plumeria to thrive.

August 11, 2024 - Our Favorite Plumeria and Lei Making
2024-08-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
The August 2024 meeting will be at Jean Farb Middle School (4880 La Cuenta Dr, San Diego, CA 92124) at 1pm PDT. For this month, we have SCPS Board members Joanne Northcutt, Traci Peterson and Jeff Sharp, presenting their favorites on “My Favorite Plumeria” panel and then we’ll have a brief lei tutorial.
Following the panel discussion, we will have a brief tutorial on how to string a basic lei.
In order to participate in making a lei, you’ll want to bring the following supplies:
• 5″ doll needle (or a lei needle)
• dental floss
• scissors
• 60 to 70 Plumeria blooms for a basic single strand lei, if you have them
Please note that the SCPS Retail Sales Table will have a very limited quantity of lei needles available for sale at the meeting.

Plumeria Festival - September 7 & 8
2024-09-07 - 2024-09-08 | Casa del Prado, 1800 El Prado Room 101, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Free event!
Saturday, September 7 from 10am to 4pm
Sunday, September 8 from 10am to 4pm
Festival information

February 16, 2025 Meeting - "Wake Up San Diego Plumeria" and "Ask Me Anything... Plumeria"
2025-02-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Are you ready to get prepared for the Plumeria growing season? Be sure to come to the February meeting on Sunday, February 16 as we’ll have Dawn-Michelle Atallian, Irene Jones and Steve Salley on hand to review how to “Wake Up San Diego Plumeria‘ for the upcoming growing season just before answering all of your questions during an “Ask Me Anything… Plumeria” panel. The February 2025 meeting will be at Jean Farb Middle School (4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA 92124).

March 9, 2025 Meeting - "Don't Let It Bug You: Plumeria Pests & Treatments!"
2025-03-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Come on out to our March meeting to hear Jim McKibben present “Don’t Let It Bug You: Plumeria Pests & Treatments!” With the coming growing season almost upon us, comes the threat of pests, such as aphids, whiteflies, leafhoppers, etc. Jim will be discussing how to recognize them and some tips on how to eliminate them.
**Please note that March 9, 2025 is also the start of Daylight Saving Time, so please adjust your clocks accordingly**

April 13, 2025 Meeting - “What’s In My Mix” and “My Favorite Plumeria"
2025-04-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Join us at our April 2025 meeting on Sunday, April 13 at 1pm PDT at Jean Farb Middle School to hear from an All-Star panel of SCPS Plumeria vendors on “What’s In My Mix” and “My Favorite Plumeria”. Our All-Star panel will include Doug Ingles, Luis Lopez, John Mason, Doug Nadasdy and Erryl Sloan. Be sure to bring notetaking materials to make notes on all of the info they have to share at the meeting.

Annual Cutting Sale - May 24 & 25, 2025
2025-05-24 - 2025-05-25 | Casa del Prado, 1800 El Prado Room 101, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Annual Cutting Sale – Southern California Plumeria Society

June 8, 2025 Meeting - Informational Sessions
2025-06-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
The June 2025 meeting will be at Jean Farb Middle School (4880 La Cuenta Dr, San Diego, CA 92124) at 1pm PDT. For this month, we have two informational sessions that you’ll be able to attend. For one session, we will have DeLayne Harmon, a UC Master Gardener of San Diego County, will be presenting “Keeping YOU Sharp: A look at garden YOU care, and tool care“. This presentation will focus on how we use our bodies and our tools in the garden to keep us gardening safely and happily for as long as we can! Our second session will be “What’s In A Name: Registering Your Plumeria” by Carl and Joy Herzog, two of the original founders of the Southern California Plumeria Society. This session will be addressing what you need to do to register your unregistered plumeria cultivar with the Plumeria Society of America.

July 13, 2025 Meeting - A Glimpse into one of Alabama's Newest Botanical Gardens and the Development of the Plumeria Grove
2025-07-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Zable Hall at Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA, 92131, United States
The program for the July 2025 meeting will feature Hayes Jackson who will be Zooming in from Alabama to share “A Glimpse into one of Alabama’s Newest Botanical Gardens and the Development of the Plumeria Grove” with us. Longleaf Botanical Garden is a recent recipient of grant funding from the Southern California Plumeria Society to develop their new Plumeria grove – covering everything from growing medium to signage.
July is also the time of the year when SCPS members vote for SCPS Board Members (a rotation of three board members each year) and vote for their favorite Plumeria photo that will grace the pages of the 2026 calendar. The top vote getter of the calendar contest will be on the cover of next year’s calendar.
Please take note that for the July 2025 meeting, SCPS will be meeting in a different location. We were recently informed that Jean Farb Middle School is resurfacing their parking lots – making our usual meeting space unreachable. So for July, we will be meeting at Zable Hall on the San Diego campus of Alliant International University in Scripps Ranch. The campus is located at 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131. Unlike other San Diego universities, there is no fee to park! Please see this link for suggested parking areas on campus.

August 10, 2025 Meeting - "Make and Take Lei Making" Tutorial
2025-08-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
At the August 2025 meeting, SCPS Flower Show Coordinator Kim Schultz will briefly review some of the ins-and-outs of the upcoming 2025 SCPS Flower Show. Then we will have Margery Ohlson, a very talented SCPS member who has won a lei category of the SCPS Flower Show several times, leading us in a “Make and Take Lei Making” tutorial session.
Items to bring for the “Make and Take Lei Making” session:

Plumeria blooms – the more the better, for yourself and to share with those that aren’t blessed with a lot of blooms
Lei needle (some may be available for purchase at the SCPS store) or
5-inch Doll needle (available at most craft stores and on Amazon – please note that Margery tested this out and feels this is the best option)
Size 10 crochet thread (available at most craft stores and on Amazon)
Scissors

Additionally, we are back at Jean Farb Middle School for the August meeting.

Plumeria Festival
2025-09-06 - 2025-09-07 | Casa del Prado, 1800 El Prado Room 101, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States

February 15, 2026 Meeting: Essential Guide to Garden Hand Tools
2026-02-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
First meeting of 2026 will be on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 1pm at Jean Farb Middle School.

DeLayne Harmon is a UC Master Gardener of San Diego County with over 4,000 hours of volunteer service since becoming an MG in 2020. She is the current chair of the Tool Care Committee. Her presentation, the Essential Guide to Garden Hand Tools, covers how to select, care for and use various garden hand tools including planters, diggers, weeders, the ergonomics of tool usage, tool selection and a short ‘how-to’ on caring for your tools. As a career educator, DeLayne is an energetic and informative speaker who loves to share her love of gardening, and her knowledge of some of the tools we use to make the job safer and even more enjoyable.
PLUS: Free Tool Sharpening available for the first 20 people who sign up! Sign up today!

March 8, 2026 Meeting: Rise and Shine with SCPS
2026-03-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
March Meeting
**Please note that Daylight Saving Time begins this day – please adjust your clocks accordingly**

Join us at 1pm on Sunday, March 8, 2026 for “Rise and Shine with SCPS” featuring Dawn-Michelle Atallian, Doug Nadasdy and Steve Salley. This tremendous trio will be revealing to us what they do to bring their Plumeria out of winter dormancy and prepare them for the upcoming growing season. All combined, this knowledgeable trio have well over 85 years of experience growing Plumeria! Be sure to bring note-taking materials to take down all of the great info!

April 12, 2026 Meeting: Pruning Standards for Propagating Plumeria"
2026-04-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
For April, we will have Jeff Sharp sharing his Plumeria knowledge and presenting on the “Pruning Standards for Propagating Plumeria“.

Annual Cutting Sale - May 23 & 24, 2026
2026-05-23 - 2026-05-24 | Casa del Prado, 1800 El Prado Room 101, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
SCPS Annual Cutting Sale
May 23 and 24, 2026
10am to 4pm
Casa del Prado in Balboa Park
City of San Diego Balboa Park parking information
Balboa Parking parking information

June 14, 2026 Meeting: Plumeria - the Importance of pH
2026-06-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
For June, we will have Jim McKibben presenting on “Plumeria: the Importance of pH“.
Jim McKibben holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology and a Master of Science in Biology. He is a founding member of the CSULB Shark Lab and worked at CSULB for 46 years as a shark researcher, Director of Science Technical Services and Director of the Science Learning Center and Mobile Science Museum programs. Jim has been involved in the production of more than 26 television productions on sharks and other marine animals. Additionally, he has authored or co-authored more than 20 scientific publications. Currently, Jim and Pat, his wife of nearly 35 years, are growing approximately 200 Plumeria. Pat fell in love with Plumeria when lived in Hawaii for four and a half years. Jim has been growing Plumeria for more than fifty years – and it all began with a couple of cuttings brough back from Tahiti.

July 12, 2026 Meeting: Plumeria Grafting: It's Not About the Knife
2026-07-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Join us at 1pm on Sunday, July 12, 2026 for “Plumeria Grafting: It’s Not About the Knife” with Roman Kuchkuda. Roman will be showing us his tips and tricks for successful grafting.

August 9, 2026 Meeting
2026-08-09 13:00 - 15:00 | CA

Plumeria Festival 2026 - September 5 & 6, 2026
2026-09-05 - 2026-09-06 | Casa del Prado, 1800 El Prado Room 101, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
