Posts Tagged ‘Hookerianus’
Friday, October 12th, 2012
You can get bamboo in blue these days.
See?
Blue Himalayan Bamboo, Himilayacalamu S Hookerianus in Golden Gate Park*
What will they think of next?
*They charge admission to get into the area where this bamboo is. They didn’t used to. Remember to VOTE NO on Prop B come November 2012!
Tags: 2012, Bamboo, bay area, Blue, botanical, california, Garden, golden gate park, Himalayan, Himilayacalamu, Hookerianus, prop b, S, San Francisco
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
This is what you can see inside Strybing Arboretum this time of year:
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And outside, what you’ll see are a bunch of tourists debating the merits of paying $28 or whatever to enter the gates. Usually, they walk off dejectedly.
Oh well.
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Why does our Strybing Arboretum (aka San Francisco Botanical Garden) need to become “world-class?”
Nobody’s ever explained that one to me. But that’s the rationale for charging admission these days (after six decades of free admission.)
Now, why isn’t our Strybing Arboretum called Strybing Arboretum anymore?
So it can become “world-class.” (Apparently, naming an arboretum after the woman who gave the money to start things up is considered provincial Back East. Plus Founder Helene Strybing made the mistake of becoming old and dying so nobody gives a ROMEO ALPHA about her anymore.)
Anyway, they started charging admission so the place turned into a ghost town, a “museum of plants and trees.”
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Oh well.
They said if things didn’t work out, they’d stop charging admission.
They said.
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Friday, June 10th, 2011
Here are your deets for the new ticket booths at the San Francisco Botanical Garden:
59K for kiosks
And here’s your bill:
And here’s what they look like. Yes, there’s a bathroom in there:
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Myself, I haven’t been back into Strybing (except to poke my head in to see how few people are there) since they started charging admission.
Maybe I’ll visit again when they stop charging…
But these booths need hawkers, you know, just like the strip clubs in North Beach. Why don’t you sign up?
You’ll need sales skills of course. Check out the job posting below.
BTW, your pay as a “Garden Ambassador” will be $9.92 below minimum wage (aka nothing) and your commission will be zero (0) percent. (Can you imagine what hawkers would do on slow days if they got paid a commish of one dollar per entry ticket? OMG,
“Description
Greet visitors at the North Gate of the Botanical Garden and encourage them to visit this outstanding garden. Many visitors approach the admissions kiosk and don’t know about the amazing garden that lies just beyond the gates.
Skills
Requirements
Willingness to approach the public. Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively. Sincere desire to share basic knowledge about the Garden. Genuine love and appreciation for the SF Botanical Garden.”
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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Blue bamboo (Himalayan Blue Bamboo, Himalayacalamus hookerianus) is totally blue, who knew?
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Maybe it will still be there when the paywall comes down in a couple years at the now-emptied Strybing.
I’m going back someday
Come what may
To blue bamboo
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
You can get bamboo in blue these days. What will they think of next?
Blue Himalayan Bamboo, Himilayacalamu S Hookerianus at San Francisco Botanical Garden
Tags: Bamboo, Blue, botanical, Garden, golden gate park, Himalayan, Himilayacalamu, Hookerianus, S, San Francisco
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