The Daily Dig

Carl Meier’s garden resides on one half acre and consists of an eclectic mix of ideas. Located on the valley floor of the San Ramon valley he has a challenging winter climate. There are 5+ garden 'rooms' each attempting to give different garden experience. While there are many landscape architectural elements such as: wide pathways/narrow pathways, special eating and talking areas, gurgling water,  the garden is essentially a COLLECTION of plants. He has over 325 roses and nearly every Iris available. He also has a large collection of fruit tree, including pears, apples, a persimmon-Fuyu, a cherry, pineapple guava, a pluot,  nectarines, grapes, figs and citrus.

The California Horticultural Society is an educational, non-profit organization dedicated to bringing together gardeners and garden professionals to share experiences. Its mission is to provide educational opportunities for California gardeners and horticulturalists.  Affectionately known as "Cal Hort" to its members, the Society is the oldest plant association in California. In the winter of 1933 an unusually frigid air mass withered gardens in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. A small group of concerned gardeners met to compare plant survival information, and they became the nucleus of the present Society.

Today CalHort has a new home on The Garden Geek and invites everyone to join the group we have created and to friend us so we can keep you in the know of what is happening in the world of California Horticulture.

We meet as a group on the third Monday of every month (except December) at 7:15 p.m., members meet in the County Fair Building at The San Francisco Botanical Garden At Strybing Arboretum for an exciting monthly slide show and lecture program by expert guest speakers, followed by the Plant Forum a presentation of plants brought in by members for discussion. A drawing of some of the best and newest plants donated by sponsoring nurseries rounds out the evening. Gardeners, professional nurserymen, amateurs and academics all meet to share plant information and experiences. In the past 66 years, over 6,000 different species of plants have been shown and discussed. Please Join Us!