I totally agree with Mary Sue. And the one thing she didn't mention that I find I really like about these encounters, in addition to all the plant talk and viewing et cetera, is to find out how they think about a whole host of issues and ideas and daily life things that have nothing to do with plants, but are nevertheless a part of this wonderful life we each have. And, personally, I believe one can never have too many friends... --Lee Poulsen Pasadena area, California, USDA Zone 9-10 On Mar 30, 2005, at 7:43 AM, Mary Sue Ittner wrote: > Hi, > > For those of you who are interested, Uli is nearing the end of his > trip to see the flowers in California in this exceptionally wet (in > Southern California) year. So far he has visited Lee Poulsen twice who > has helped guide him, gone to Death Valley, Anza-Borrego, and Antelope > Valley to see the wild flowers, visited Quail Botanical Gardens, some > cool nurseries in San Diego, the Huntington Gardens, and UC Berkeley > Botanical Garden. Yesterday afternoon he arrived at my house and we > went to see the wild flowers at Manchester State Beach and I showed > him my favorite local private garden, that of my friend Jim Thompson > in Manchester. Today we'll do the Sonoma coast special places as we > have time. Tomorrow he is off to San Francisco and the Botanical > garden there (Strybing). He has seen a lot of flowers and a lot of > different areas. I find it wonderful as always to meet in person > someone I've only met through email. Friday he'll be going home to > Germany. > > Mary Sue > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >