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August 11 Meeting Jean Farb Middle School 4880 La Cuenta Drive San Diego, CA 92124 1:00 pm - 3: 00 pm This meeting is free and open to the public. Presentation The SCPS is excited to welcome Nichole Tiernan as our speaker on August 11th. Nichole will be presenting an overview of her research on Plumeria. Though several species are commonly grown and tropical gardeners worldwide prize the nearly 300 cultivars, much remains unknown about this iconic plant genus. Based on the most recent taxonomic treatments, the insular Caribbean region holds the highest diversity for the group. She will present an introduction to the extraordinary taxonomic diversity that this genus has in the Caribbean Islands. Her fieldwork has included collections from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, and Jamaica. Her research aims to resolve the confusing taxonomy of the wild-growing Caribbean species. The majority of these species of Plumeria are not present either in any US collection or anywhere in horticulture, adding a sense of urgency to document...

July 14 Meeting Jean Farb Middle School 4880 La Cuenta Drive San Diego, CA 92124 1:00 pm - 3: 00 pm This meeting is free and open to the public. Presentation: Seeds and fertilizers with Tex Norwood Join us for a special videoconference with Tex Norwood of Florida Colors Nursery! Please use the link below to view the recorded video conference: Tex Norwood Video Conference Recording About Tex Join us for a special video conference with Tex Norwood of Florida Colors Nursery! Tex Norwood is a Partner at Florida Colors Nursery, sharing the responsibility of owner/operator since 2012. Tex was instrumental in developing the Florida Colors website as well as the formula for Excalibur Plumeria Fertilizer. Before joining Florida Colors Nursery, Tex spent 15 years growing and learning about plumeria in Texas. Tex also served as a Director of the Plumeria Society of America for 4 years and is very active in the Plumeria community worldwide. Tex's professional career has been in Civil Engineering, Computer Aided Design programming and internet technology consulting. Tex's...

June 9 Meeting This meeting is free and open to the public Annual Mini-Workshops June is our annual workshop meeting where we offer a variety of hands-on and informational sessions. These sessions run concurrently and you’re free to wander among them. This year’s sessions are: Seed propagation techniques with Jeff Sharp. Have you ever wanted to grow your own seedling? Jeff will get you going with information and a starter kit. Aquaponics for the home gardener with Carl Herzog. It doesn’t take a great deal of money and a large area to be successful with aquaponics. Carl will discuss compact and economical aquaponics techniques. Easy haku kupe’e (wrist lei) make and take with Dawn Sullivan. This is an authentic Hawaiian technique as taught by Kumu Hula Leihi’ilani Kirkpatrick of Halau Ka Lei Kukui Hi'ilani in Kauai. We’ll supply the ti leaves and plumeria blooms. Please bring a towel and your own scissors. Don't forget to  Bring a healthy dish to share Buy tickets for the raffle...

March 10 Meeting This meeting is free and open to the public Presentation Our tree trimming coordinator, Jeff Sharp, will go over everything you need to know about trimming your plumerias. Don't forget to  Bring a healthy dish to share Buy tickets for the raffle table Stock up on plumeria supplies and gifts at the retail sales tables April Cutting Sale: See Patty O. for Vendor packets. See Terry W. for Volunteer registration....

February 10, 2019 This meeting is free and open to the public Brief Presentation The importance of pH balance by Ampol Orrungroj Panel Discussion Panelists Maggie Forys Irene Jones Greg Silverthorn Don't forget to  Buy tickets for the raffle table Stock up on plumeria supplies and gifts at the retail sales tables Registrations for the April Cutting Sale: See Patty O. for Vendor registration. See Terry W. for Volunteer registration....