Big Decisions

OK, I purchased my ticket to the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show online – and even managed to get the early-purchase discount. Now I’m drooling over the seminar offerings to try to determine which day of the week to attend. The easiest day would be Saturday, but then I would miss “Wicked Plants” by blogger Amy Stewart, or “City Slickers Farm” by Barbara Finnan, or the film premiere of “Symphony of Soil’ by Deborah Garcia. What is a gardener to do!

Another consideration is when to visit the Market Place. With so many great seminars, it would be easy to miss the chance to purchase garden-related products at a discount, or see the latest gadgets.

Some cool garden show videos are posted on the San Francisco Flower Show site. In one, you can see a speeded up version of what it takes to set up the garden show ("The Making of a Flower Show”); and you can see historic interviews from a past garden show (“San Francisco Garden Show 1950”). You can also see the archives of the beautiful garden displays of years past.

Orchid purchased at the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show
in 2009 - it still blooms!

Can you tell I’m excited to attend the 2011 show? The best part is attending with my Aunt Char; and, this year, there is a chance that some of my cousins from out-of-town may attend. Doesn’t get much better – gardening and family and friends.