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SFBG in 2010
Our Collections at Your Fingertips Meet our Exhibiting Artist
The Great Garden Winter Shootout
'Tis the Season for Holiday Plants Special Exhibit
Holiday Crafts Bazaar
New Classes
Spotlight On: A Chocolate Tasting Event
Master Urban Composter 2011 Certification Program
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Three days til the last plant sale of 2010.
2–for–1
PLANTSALE
December 11 >>
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Art
EXHIBIT
"Nature's Geometry: Surprises of Botanical Design"
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Up Next
"Rose Studies"
Coming January 5th
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Camellia sinensis, or "tea camellia" is a modest looking member of the beautiful Camellia family, and economically its most important. Whether this species of camellia originated in China, Japan, Indo-China, India, Burma, Korea, or the Philippines is lost in time. For thousands of years its tender young leaves have been used in tea making.
Find out more about Camellia sinensis in this month's In Bloom feature, complete with photos, a plant profile and exact locations. |
From the Director
SFBG in 2010 Dear Friends,
This has been a busy year! I hope to beat the other year-end writers by covering our progress before everyone else jumps in for this time-honored tradition. Marking time, though an artificial creation, is helpful to keep records of our past and remind us of how to position ourselves for the future…
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From the Associate Curator
Our Collections at Your Fingertips We're pleased to debut a new online tool, the SFBG Plant Finder. If you have an internet connection, you can access our world-class plant collections, putting loads of botanical information at your fingertips. This easy new tool lets you search by common or scientific name, garden section and more. And the results provide detailed information including, specific locations, quantities and photos…
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Go to the Plant Finder >>
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New this Month
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Calling all Photographers!
The Great Garden Winter Shootout
A brand new photo contest
launches Winter Solstice, December 21st and will be led by critically-acclaimed garden photographer, Saxon Holt. Cooler temperatures, fog and overcast skies can make for extremely vibrant colors and very interesting shots. Shoot magnolias, aloes, or whatever strikes you at the San Francisco Botanical Garden during the Great Garden Winter Shootout.
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'Tis the Season for Holiday Plants Special Exhibit
Plants are an integral part of the holiday season.
Throughout the world, plants are used to add festive touches to the home, in savory holiday recipes, and in cultural and religious traditions. We'll be featuring some of those plants used around the world to help celebrate this special time of year in a special garden exhibit opening to the public December 10th.
More about this Special Exhibit >> |
Members-Only Special Event
A Holiday Crafts Bazaar
'Tis the season to share good cheer!
Join the members and staff of SFBGS as we come together to celebrate the season with some light nosh and a glass of wine. Don't miss this unique opportunity to peruse handmade wares and crafts, plants, seeds, garden books and ephemera - and take some home with you as gifts for your loved ones.
quill ornaments - handmade journals - beaded jewelry - hair flowers - art - botanical ephemera - Navajo blankets - SFBGS bookstore items - bulbs, plants, wreaths, candles and more!
Thursday, December 9th, 6-8pm
SF County Fair Bldg Auditorium
RSVP to rsvp@sfbg.org >>
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Education
SPOTLIGHT ON |
Taste delicious origin chocolates and learn about the botany and cultural history of Theobroma cacao, and its long and complex journey from pod to chocolate. |
Coming Next Month!
Master Urban Composter Certification Program
January – March, 2011
We are excited to present an all new Certification Program for the Master Urban Composter. Taught by The Worm Lady, Alane Weber, this program features hands-on workshops, lectures and class projects. A special focus of the 2011 program will be urban waste reduction, with a no smell, no pests emphasis.
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