Welcome to the Southern California Horticultural Society

PLANT LOVERS SHARINg KNOWLEDGE

On the second Thursday of each month, we invite speakers to present a talk or program about their area of expertise. We offer in-person meetings as well as live-streaming on Zoom. Everyone is welcome! In-person events are usually free for SCHS Members and students with ID; a $5 entry fee is requested for non-members. Zoom webinars are usually free, but registration is required.

Meetings may also include Plant Sales, a Raffle and expert 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:

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Krystle Hickman

The ABCs of California's Native BEES 

 _{Photos courtesy of the speaker}

We welcome National Geographic Explorer, TEDx speaker, conservation photographer, author and native been expert Krystle Hickman to speak on California's native bees and their ecology.

EVENT DETAILS
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm (PDT)
LIVE at Friendship Auditorium (near Griffith Park)
Doors open at 6:30 / Meeting opens 7:00 / Plant Forum at 7:15 / Lecture starts 7:30
FREE for SCHS members; entry fee $5.00 for non-members (free for students with ID)

Upcoming Events:
Thursday, April 9, 7:00 PM PDT

In Person at Friendship Auditorium near Griffith Park
Krystle Hickman will speak on native bees.

Thursday, May 14, 7:00 PM PDT

Online Zoom
Leila Darwish will speak on Soil Remediation

Saturday, May 30

Bus tour of Rancho Los Alamitos, Ricardo's Nursery and a private garden in Downey.

Thursday, June 11, 7:00 PM PDT
Online Zoom
Panayoti Kelaidis will speak on Penstemons

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.

SCHS Statement of Solidarity

As a horticultural nonprofit, we stand in solidarity with the agricultural and horticultural workers whose skill and daily labor sustain our gardens, green spaces, and food systems. We honor their expertise and recognize that these workers, like all people in the United States, are protected by constitutional rights that uphold equal protection under the law, freedom of speech and association, and the right to fair and lawful treatment in their workplaces and communities.

We are committed to respecting their contributions to the land and supporting safe, fair, and dignified working conditions. Our work is possible because of theirs.

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