SF Flower and Garden Show

Yes, the enthusiasm continues;

unexpected surprises keep bubbling up. My good Morro Bay friend Genevieve traveled north for the SF Garden and Flower Show. Apparently, this is one of the

shows in the country to see the latest in landscaping design, and

also to find the rarest of heirloom tomato plants, which you can cultivate for this spring’s growth. Gen found a Sunny Gold variety ($8.75 for a 1 ½” cube of dirt and a seedling) that will thrive in the overcast days of that Central Coast town. The gardens were all built within 4 days, be they from totally recycled materials, or house an actual outdoor fireplace. – dragons crafted of daclit, walls made of emptied water bottles, concrete that is highly porous so water can be recycled back into the garden. This must be something simple, but expensive, of course, and I don’t understand the physics too much. There were weeping cedars, that had been bonsaied into S configurations, vertical gardens, mural boxes planted with small succulent designs. And it was all so green. These photos are primarily press photos. My camera isn't high tech and there were swarms of people!

There was an exhibition of ‘Hot Plants’, not ones intended to grow in a hothouse, -gee that term is definitely from the 50’s- rather a showcase for the latest in hybrids. Gen knows a lot about the different varieties, and can eyeball one that looks so new to my uneducated eye, and connect to another variety. Bonsais abounded. Orchids I have never encountered, all glorious, Japanese maples, lilies, bulbs, seeds and countless 2-4” plants. Obviously, this is where the vendors were paying off their stall space. (ie Gen’s Sunny Gold cube.) And last photos of all were the succulents.

This really reminds me of my Morro Bay garden. Thanks Patricia for the years of garden beauty there.

And pix to the right is one of the many Oakland establishments happy to accommodate your green medicinal needs!!