Come See The San Francisco Flower and Garden Show

Hey , I ’m at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show in San Mateo , CA . ( Would n’t it be outre if in an alternate cosmos , San Francisco is hold the San Mateo Flower and Garden Show ? ) I was here last year and substantiate that one full twenty-four hour period was n’t well-nigh enough , so this year I booked myself a room through Sunday , and will be taking garden side trips . Here ’s a peek at my path so far .

arrive at my hotel after 8 , the rest of the night was dedicate to putting the finishing hint on my hometown web log forEdhat.com . you could check it out if you ’re funny . It run to get a routine silly .

As much as I desire to jump out of bed and rapid climb to the show Wednesday morning , I had an appointment with Becky Rice , Executive Director of the Ruth Bancroft Garden across the bay and over the hills in Walnut Creek . I ’ll be pen a particular clause about this ambitious garden where cacti and other succulents mix it up with low - body of water - using industrial plant from around the creation . Ruth , who become 100 years old recently , still exist in the house .

Back across the bay , I made a beeline for the San Mateo Event Center , flashed my postpaid ticket and zoomed into the first of two gigantic display mansion house . I confab garden shows for conception ideas and almost never grease one’s palms a affair . But folks like me were totally outnumber by smartly dressed Lady ( the occasional husband dutifully in tow ) wheeling Charles’s Wain and balancing bags in search of plants , gizmos and contraption . ( The char with the fork ski tow was courteously asked to leave it in the parking quite a little . ) I reduce my motivation for aesthetic inspiration and started my sojourn by perusing ware kiosk .

I ’ve known about Monrovia Nursery since I set out in the glasshouse biz in the mid-70s and I ’ve enjoy watching them develop . They supply gardener with beautiful , well - grown plant life for all want . Their booth get my eye , display this tantalizing sketch of oranges , papayas , and a merry succulent and flax combination .

It ’s swell to see all the vendors thinking ‘ greenish ’ but there were a few standout products that align perfectly with my own philosophies of living softly on the planet .

Hey , I ’ve got ta run back to the show , but want to get this posted . I ’ll be compose about a few garden trips , including more on the Bancroft Garden , a behind the scenes visit to the world renowned Filoli estate and a peep at the wild and wacky garden center work by Flora Grubb . And if you ’re at Twitter , pass over me down @gardenwiseguy .

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