I used to work near the arboretum. I visited the South African bulb garden a few times during the winter blooming season. Mimosa for perfume was in full bloom. The South African bulb garden was impressive. There was an event, which was conducted by the Professor of environmental study. I also remember that there was a green house, and some plants were for sale. They have to move or close? It was a peaceful place. *Makiko Goto-Widerman, Seattle* On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 1:47 PM John Wickham via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I had attended the sale a few times and always found a number of > interesting things. They had an incredible collection of bulbs in the > off-view collection, but only a limited amount was offered for sale. I > didn't see anything particularly rare or unusual at the sales I visited, > but they may have had some at others. The gardens included some really > well-grown, nice sized Boophane, and I really enjoyed the SA bulb garden. > The Androcymbium seemed to grow like weeds in that bed, though I still > haven't been able to get them to grow myself at home. > John WickhamLos Angeles, CA > > On Saturday, October 23, 2021, 01:19:05 PM PDT, Mike via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > UC Irvine has a South African Bulb Garden as part of the Arboretum at the > school. Unfortunately it’s been closed due to Covid 19 and it seems they > may move or close the botanical gardens there anyway. > > Just wondering if any of the members had a chance to visit when it was > open. Thoughts on the collection? I guess they even had an annual SA bulb > sale each August at some point. > > If it does open at some point could be a nice opportunity for locals to > SoCal to meet up and tour the Arboretum. > > Mike > San Diego > Hoping the atmospheric river saves a few drops for us. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>