I think this deal from Google Offers San Francisco expires tomorrow, so act soon.
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Canon 85mm 1.2 Mark I, totally wide open
See you there at the Conservatory of Flowers!
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OMG, Now’s the Time to Join the Conservatory of Flowers – $29 for a One-Year Family Membership via Google Offers
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Aphid vs. Orchid at Our Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park – BTW, Wicked Plants “Leaves” Oct 30th
Friday, October 21st, 2011Can you spot the pest on this orchid from our San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers?
Do you see the tiny Clue near the middle between the two petals? Look hard:
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Let’s zoom in. Oh, here’s the culprit. It’s Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory using her sucking mouthpart as a weapon.
Mystery solved (via a Canon 65mm lens setup that looked a little something like this.)
BTW, the Wicked Plants: Botanical Rogues & Assassins exhibition is leaving us October 30th, so get on over there soon.
The Lazy Sunbathers of Golden Gate Park Turn the Garfield Statue Hill Into Duboce Park West
Friday, October 14th, 2011The area around the old-time Garfield Statue in Golden Gate Park is becoming Duboce Park West.
At least on those dreaded sunny days, when the lazy sunbathers all come out:
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Enjoy.
Conservatory of Flowers Garden Railway Fires Up Again Friday, November 19th – Celebrating 140 Years of Golden Gate Park
Monday, November 15th, 2010Once again, it’s on, the annual Garden Railway exhibit at our Conservatory of Flowers is on.
Check it out from November 19th, 2010 through March 13th, 2011.
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And here’s a fresh shot from Nina Sazevich:
All the deets, after the jump
See you there!
Dahlia Show Coming to the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park This Weekend
Friday, August 20th, 2010Check out the flowery language used to make the dahlia San Francisco’s official flower:
“The dahlia partakes essentially of the character of our beloved city, in birth, breeding, and habit, for it was originally Mexican, carried thence to Spain, to France and England in turn, being changed in the process from a simple daisylike wild flower to a cosmopolitan beauty.”
As seen near the Conservatory of Flowers:
Well, O.K. then. Golden Gate Park has tons of dahlia these days – check out the Yelp-approved Dahlia Dell when you have the chance. And also check out the upcoming flower show:
“The annual Dahlia Show will take place on Saturday, August 21, 2010, from 10am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 4pm at the Hall of Flowers, 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way.”
An annual eardrum buzz in GGP:
See you there.
A riot of late-summer colour hidden in the park.
The Endless Job of Ticketing Cars in the Pink No-Parking Zones of Golden Gate Park
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010This San Francisco Park Ranger had his hands full the other day handing out $88 red zone parking tickets in Golden Gate Park right in front of the Conservatory of Flowers.
Would our tourists all park here if they knew they weren’t supposed to? Probably not. Do the markings on the pavement make sense really? No.
Is the current Bicycle Plan injunction a good excuse for the ridiculous way JFK Drive is marked for traffic and parking these days? Don’t know, You Make The Call.
A target-rich environment on Saturdays, that’s for sure.
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Oh well
The Golden Gate Express Garden Show Returns to Our Conservatory of Flowers
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009It’s back. The Golden Gate Express garden railway show is back at the at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Deets below.
Can you see what was made from what?
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These are shots from Nina Sazevich
And these are from Saxon Holt:
The Golden Gate Express
The Conservatory of Flowers’ popular garden railway exhibit steams back into
town for the holidays
SAN FRANCISCO — All aboard The Golden Gate Express for a San Francisco
holiday experience like no other! Golden Gate Park¹s Conservatory of Flowers
brings back its enormously popular garden railway exhibition this winter
with many new features and surprises created by local garden railroad
aficionados and artists from SF Recycling & Disposal, Inc.¹s Artist in
Residence program. It¹s a celebration of the city of San Francisco as a
model train, cable car, streetcar and more wend their way through a lush
landscape of dwarf plants and zip past mini versions of the city¹s landmark
buildings created entirely from recycled materials. New this year also are
some only-in-San Francisco special effects including the sounds of the city
and the twice-daily arrival of the fog. The Golden Gate Express will be on
view November 19, 2009 through April 18, 2010 and opens with a preview gala
November 18, 2009.
All the deets, after the jump.
Midnight Pugilistics at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco
Monday, January 26th, 2009This is the scene in Golden Gate Park just outside the lovely Conservatory of Flowers, where a fitness team jumps rope and spars with boxing gloves, just like Rocky Balboa or something.
Are these the people who do sidewalk bowling pushups? Are they training to get into shape enough to consider applying for Hummer-equipped Hit the Hill with Jim Diruscio?
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We May Never Know.
San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers Would Like You to Come Visit
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009Why not head on over to the Conservatory of Flowers during San Francisco’s rainy season? You’ll stay warm and dry, and you’ll have plenty of light to see all sorts of things, such as their Golden Gate Express exhibit, continuing.
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Come See the Popular Golden Gate Express Exhibit at the Conservatory of Flowers
Monday, January 12th, 2009Well, all aboard the Golden Gate Express Exhibit at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
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Life imitates Art – the model TransAmerica Pyramid burns its lights all the live long day, just like the real thing:
See you there!
