Gardens Make the World Go Round is the theme of this year’s
San Francisco Garden Show, held in the San Mateo Convention Center. Today ends
its five-day run, traditionally held over the spring weekend. My aunt and I
always try to attend (sometimes with other family members in tow, if they are
lucky enough to be in town)! Over the past couple of years, the show has
integrated local food and chefs, green gardening concepts, and sustainable
themes, which is perfect for the Bay Area.
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| Gardens Make the World Go Round - world's largest succulent globe |
The Garden Displays are always interesting. The Assyrian
Hanging Garden was fun, and took me back to the gardening history post on the
Hanging Gardens of Babylon. It might be difficult to build a ziggurat in your
backyard, but terraced gardens are plentiful with the steep hills in the Bay
Area. The Seville style garden would also work well in our dry Mediterranean
climate. I loved watching people approach the garden, as though they felt
invited into its relaxed atmosphere.
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| Inviting outdoor room of this Seville Landscape |
The Academy of Art garden was fun – futuristic and upside
down. The world is changing quickly, so this type of unconventional thinking
will be important for keeping things fresh, and solving problems on a global
scale.
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| Another style of hanging gardens - suspended rocks on the left, inverted trees on the right |
I still like a conventional approach as well. This thick
garden hedge evokes childhood memories of looking for the perfect “fort” or
“hideout” with my childhood friend, Theresa, and our siblings. But this boarder
garden is appealing too – with its bright blue wall and dramatic plants.
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| Inviting tangle of flowers and vegetation - appeals to my inner kid |
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| Intense blue wall, and an interesting palette of plants |
These are some of my favorites, but there were many more
beautiful gardens and garden ideas at the show. As you can tell, I look forward
to this show all year.
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