In the Garden with Pat Rubin

Bee garden writer Pat Rubin writes about everything that grows, from flowers and trees to vegetables and lawns. Pat volunteered for several years as a Placer County Master Gardener and has written about gardening for many national and regional publications. In addition to gardening, she spends time raising and showing miniature horses and miniature donkeys.

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March 11, 2008

Don't miss the San Francisco garden show

Here’s a not-to-miss garden event well worth the drive to the Bay Area.

The San Francisco Flower and Garden Show starts tomorrow, March 12, at the Cow Palace in Daly City. It runs through March 16. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. It’s $20 to get in, although there are multi-day passes that are less expensive per day if you want to attend more than once, and there is a fee for parking.

The theme is “Make Life Beautiful,” and it showcases about 20 gorgeous demonstration gardens designed to inspire and awe, as well as plenty of garden seminars. Add hundreds of vendors selling everything from garden gloves to seeds to books to plants to pottery to art to clothing and more, and it’s a sure recipe for fun.

Wear comfortable shoes, and enjoy. Oh, take a bag or a small, portable cart to carry all the goodies you're sure to buy.

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