Plan a Visit: San Francisco Botanical Garden
- SFBG: Entry Border Photo © Alice Joyce
Although there are always planting displays to savor at the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park, Springtime is especially alluring when California’s wildflowers put on a breathtaking show in the Native Plant Garden section. It will be interesting to see to what extent the dry winter thus far impacts this year’s wildflower exhibition.
Point of fact: California has more native plants than all the other states combined. We can all enjoy their beauty, while gardeners look to native species for their drought-tolerant character; a benefit to pollinators and beneficial insects. Visit the web site for information on guided tours of the garden. Tours leave from the Friend Gate at the north entrance. San Francisco Botanical Garden
SFBG Water Element Photo © Alice Joyce
The Garden’s Collections include countless rare and wonderful displays year-round, like the lavish blooms of Deppea Splendens, a cloud forest plant.
Deppea Splendens Photo: SFBG
In the Entry Borders alone, you’ll see succulents paired and blue bamboo among vast arrays of foliage forms, textures and hues. New plant introductions are melded with flora from around the world, basking in the temperate San Francisco climate.
Elegia capensis / Photo © Alice Joyce
Himalayan Blue Bamboo / Himalayacalamus hookerianus Photo © Alice Joyce
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SFBG is one of my absolute faves! The region is so perfect for gardening. Interesting fact, too, re. native plants.
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