Inspiring and educating San Francisco South Bay and Peninsula plant enthusiasts since 1963
UPCOMING SPEAKERS & EVENTS
Join us in person or on Zoom for monthly Western Hort programs designed to inform, educate and inspire the dedicated plant lover.
Meetings are held 9 times a year (Sept-May) on the second Wednesday of the month and feature a lecture and slide presentation by a guest horticultural specialist. Each program also includes a member-led discussion and photos of unusual plants.
Meetings often include a sale of diverse plant varieties donated by members and local nurseries as well as books, seeds, tools and other horticultural items on occasion. The meetings are free for members, non-member attendees are $10. All are welcome!
Meetings are held in the Garden House at Shoup Park, 400 University Ave., Los Altos.
September 9th, 2026, 7:30pm
Designing the Lush Dry Garden
with Cricket Riley and Alice Kitajima
October 14th, 2026, 7:30pm
History of Alice Eastwood
with Amy Schneider
December 9th, 2026, 7:30pm
Holiday Potluck
November 11th, 2026, 7:30pm
Beyond Buzzwords: Native Plants, Cultivars and True Sustainability
with Dr. Ben Hoover
January 9th, 2027, 7:30pm
Grafting Made Easy: The art and science of joining plants
with Eva Huala and John Hammerschmidt
February 10th, 2027, 7:30pm
tending the wild
with M. Kat Anderson
March 10th, 2027, 7:30pm
Garden Photography
with Marion Brenner
April 14th, 2027, 7:30pm
Edibles in the Garden
with Patricia Saint John
If you enjoy these talks and want to help the Western Horticultural Society sustain our program, you might like to sponsor one of our speakers! Your donation helps cover the costs of hosting a speaker and we will note your name as sponsor in our newsletter. You can choose the month or speaker of your choice or perhaps you have a speaker you would like to propose? Contact Leslie Dean at info@westernhort.org about donations or questions.