Time to Relandscape?

I know I’ve been thinking about it. In fact, I gave it so much thought that in December I dug out my folder of magazine and newspaper clippings on landscaping. I keep folders on ideas, furniture, design, and products that I hope to use some day—you know, the hopes and dreams kind of things like a Turbo Chef oven. That day has come for my front yard. You know what they say about curb appeal, and my suburban rancher could use some. My nephew has drawn up plans, which we will be implementing this spring, but I will be supplementing those ideas, and no doubt getting more, at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, being held March 12-16 at the Cow Palace.

You will be able to find just about anything you want at the 3 acre exhibit, which this year is featuring, among others, a Jeweled Garden, California Lifestyle Garden, Mediterranean Garden, Zen Spa Garden, and Olive Grove Retreat. There will be a marketplace with over 200 nurseries and exhibitors, where you can shop for garden implements, furniture, plants, and hardscape products. (For a full list, check it out here.)

Also on the agenda are a variety of free seminars, sponsored by Sunset. There will be two venues, with 12-14 seminars per day. Topics include: Getting Started on a New Landscape, Creating a Butterfly Garden, Small Scale Plants with Big Impact, Small Gardens Designed for People, Sustainable Artistic Habitats, Energy Wise Landscaping, and The Secret Gardens of Ireland, among others. For a full schedule, you can go here.

Where: Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Avenue, Daly City
When: Wednesday March 12 to Sunday March 16
Time: Wednesday – Saturday 9am to 8pm; Sunday 9am to 6pm
Price: One Day Ticket $17-20; Five Day Pass $65; $4 ages 6-17; free under age 5

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