I agree with Paul whole heartedly! I visited in April 2008, when the native irises were in peak bloom, and it was outstanding!! You have to go see the UC Botanical Garden! Dennis in Cincinnati On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Paul Licht <plicht@berkeley.edu> wrote: > Uli > Let me join Uli in encouraging you (and others) to visit the UC > Botanical Garden. Again, I repeat that we have one of the most diverse > plant collections in the country with 13,000 taxa and 10,000 species, > almost all wild collected (this collection far exceeds the Strybing) and > our South African bulb collection is especially impressive; in fact, a > centerpiece. Your April trip is ideally timed for the Babiana and many > others and I guarantee you won't be disappointed. > > Paul Licht, Director > Univ. California Botanical Garden > 200 Centennial Drive > Berkeley, CA 94720 > (510)-643-8999 > http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/ > > > On 3/18/2010 4:48 PM, Bracey Tiede wrote: > > Hi Uli, > > > > You should add UC Berkeley Botanical Garden to your list. They have some > > plant houses that contain wonderful warm, cool and dry plants in addition > to > > the outstanding collection of outdoor areas devoted to geographical areas > > around the globe. Different than Strybing and worthwhile visiting. > > > > In San Francisco is a beautiful nursery called Flora Grubb Gardens that > is > > worth a visit to see the creative designs using mediterranean climate > plants > > such as succulents, cacti, shrubs from Australia, South Africa and more. > > Many books and art pieces as well. > > > > If you are a rose fan, San Jose has the Heritage Rose Garden with over > 3500 > > different varieties of roses on display, organized by rose families and > > labeled with name, origin and date. Mid April should have a spectacular > > bloom on display. > > > > Unfortunately, the spring bulbs are in full bloom right now and will > likely > > be mostly done in April. > > > > Cheers, > > Bracey > > San Jose > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto: > pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] > > On Behalf Of Uli Urban > > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:24 PM > > To: Pacifib Bulb Society messages > > Subject: [pbs] California Spring > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > I will come to California from April 3rd to April 16th to see the spring > > flowers, some gardens and nurseries. My interests are bulbs, yes, of > > course, but much more varied than "just" them and can perhaps best be > > subsumed under the term 'conservatory plants' . Can anybody of you > > recommend places (both nature and nursery or garden) that are > > particularly interesting? Huntington and Strybing are already "booked". > > It may be off topic, so please e-mail me privately if you feel it is off > > topic. Arriving in Los Angeles and Leaving from San Francisco I hope to > > see some beautiful scenery. I heard of a place in Los Angeles called > > Xotix-Tropico but could not find any information on the web. Does > > anybody know this place and can help me out with adress and telephone > > number? > > > > With many thanks and greetings from Germany. We had the first spring > > day today..... at last...... after a terrible killing winter.... > > > > > > Uli > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >