Greetings bulbophiles, The last PBS get together in Berkeley was such a success and we all had so much fun that I threatened to organize another one - and I'm doing just that. This time though, I want to make it a big 2-days event for PBS's 10th birthday. Paul Licht has generously booked a conference room for us at the UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley, California. So far, the tentative plan is to have a whole day of a few short talks, garden walks, and of course plenty of the essential chatting and food. The next day would be a fieldtrip to see bulbs in the wild, I'm thinking Mt. Diablo because it has a number of very interesting geophytes to offer, along with a number of other very nice Mt. Diablo endemics and California natives. To tempt you, the geophyte list includes the endemic Calochortus pulchellus, Allium falcifolium both purple and white forms, Allium serra, Delphinium nudicaule, Fritillaria affinis, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, Marah fabaceus, Triteleia laxa, T. hyacinthina, Dichelostemma capitatum, D. congestum, Zigadenus freemontii, Sisyrinchium bellum, Lewisia rediviva and possibly more! The fieldtrip is somewhat tentative since I don't know how many people are interested in participating. April in California is a beautiful time with sporadic rain and beautiful sunshine. It is a little too late for the mass blooming of desert wildflowers in the south (usually first week of April) but northern CA is usually in good bloom. Even if there weren't lots of wildflowers, the northern CA coast is absolutely gorgeous in April, not to mention the redwood forests that are not too awfully far away. So, hopefully with that, I have tempted you enough to think about joining us for a weekend full of geophytes and company with people who love them. If you think you'd be interested, save these dates below: Saturday, April 21 - main meeting Sunday, April 22 - fieldtrip More details when the dates gets closer. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Best, Nhu