Storyteller extraordinaire Dr. Joseph Barbaccia begins the fascinating story of how the San Francisco Botanical Garden and Golden Gate Park came to be. (Dr. Barbaccia is a past president of the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society and currently volunteers as a docent at the Garden.)
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History of the San Francisco Botanical Garden (Part 1)
01.12.2009 – 1:00
Bare-root Planting Instructions
09.07.2008 – 17:03
Well, it’s almost fall again… Which means, time to get those plants in the ground so they can get established with benefit of the annual rains. Maybe you get more rain throughout the year in your area, but for us, in Mediterranean climates, we are wise to coordinate our efforts with olde Mother Earth! Here’s [...]
The Revolution Will Not Be Fertilized!
10.24.2007 – 22:18
Well, October 15th has come and gone, again–the magic, “If your fall cover crops aren’t in the ground by today, give it up” date for the Monterey Bay. Arbitrary?, you betcha! Tempting fate as ever, I am going to stage my own private One Straw Revolution–thank you Mr. Fukuoka–and reinvigorate the native loamy sand of [...]
