The time has come for the great Hubbard expedition to the colonies. We
leave this w/e for our month in LA, SF and Hawaii, so any (polite)
suggestions as to absolutely must sees will be welcomed, even if we can't do
them all! We're going to a nursery in Montecito because it popagates
Nemesia 'Bluebird' and to Lotusland, a fabulous and v. large garden nearby.
Driving up Highway 1, I daresay we'll find other glories to gawp up. ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk

"sacha" wrote in message
...
The time has come for the great Hubbard expedition to the colonies. We
leave this w/e for our month in LA, SF and Hawaii, so any (polite)
suggestions as to absolutely must sees will be welcomed, even if we can't
do
them all! We're going to a nursery in Montecito because it popagates
Nemesia 'Bluebird' and to Lotusland, a fabulous and v. large garden
nearby.
Driving up Highway 1, I daresay we'll find other glories to gawp up. ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk


Having had two trips to SF area, my suggestions are
The elephant seals - Point Lobos? between LA nd SF - they might not be back
in numbers yet but even the few juveniles I saw (in May I think) were mighty
impressive. Not very OT I know...

More OT... in any of the redwood forests north of SF you should keep an eye
open for Banana Slugs - 6-9" and bright yellow...won't make you fall in love
with its cousins here but gives you a new insight to them.

If you get up into the Sierras you might see Pacific Dogwood...though I
think it won't be in flower/bract - though Roger's your man to tell you
that...

Xeroscaping garden near the Piers in SF

Golden Gate Park - just for the sheer size.

Hmmmm must get back over there soon.

Michael S

Michael Savage wrote:

"sacha" wrote in message
...
The time has come for the great Hubbard expedition to the colonies. We
leave this w/e for our month in LA, SF and Hawaii...

If you're going to San Francisco,
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.

--
Nick Wagg
TranscenData Europe Ltd, Oakington House, Oakington, Cambridge CB4 5AF
Email: URL: www.transcendata.com
Tel: +44 (0)1223 237111 Fax: +44 (0)1223 234192

Nick Wagg wrote:

If you're going to San Francisco,
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.

Whatever became of Scott Mackenzie?

Returning to the original off-topic:
Volcano national park on the "Big Island," Hawaii, being sure to walk
through an ancient lava tube. Closest most of us will get to another
planet. And there's something surreal to us cold-climate gardeners that
orchids are roadside weeds. Memories, both good and sad...


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

In article , Nick Wagg
writes
If you're going to San Francisco,
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.

Showing your age, old son, showing your age )))))))
--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg
but if you need to email me for any other reason,
put jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see deadspam.com

IMHO, the real must-sees are the menus of the restaurants in SF.
I've never had a bad meal in SF, and most have been really good,
even from insignificant little holes in the wall with very
limited menus.

To hell with gardens, bring on the food!

--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Especially if you can find one of the Good Earth chain of restaurants,
my absolute favourite. It was always our first eating stop when
visiting our daughter during her Stanford days (that particular one is
on University Avenue in Palo Alto, but the first one we ever visited
was in L.A.). When she moved on to Berkeley for graduate school, she
took us to a fantastic "all you can eat", cafeteria-style, healthy
eating restaurant (again, part of a small chain in the Bay area) whose
name escapes me. It was something like Fresh Fields (but that is the
name of the organic/wholefood supermarket near her current home in
Washington, D.C.). I wish we had those restaurants and markets here in
Scotland!

Kristina
www.black-isle.info/orchard

From: (kdupar)
Newsgroups: uk.rec.gardening
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 04:56:10 GMT
Subject: Trip to USA

IMHO, the real must-sees are the menus of the restaurants in SF.
I've never had a bad meal in SF, and most have been really good,
even from insignificant little holes in the wall with very
limited menus.

To hell with gardens, bring on the food!

--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Especially if you can find one of the Good Earth chain of restaurants,
my absolute favourite. It was always our first eating stop when
visiting our daughter during her Stanford days (that particular one is
on University Avenue in Palo Alto, but the first one we ever visited
was in L.A.). When she moved on to Berkeley for graduate school, she
took us to a fantastic "all you can eat", cafeteria-style, healthy
eating restaurant (again, part of a small chain in the Bay area) whose
name escapes me. It was something like Fresh Fields (but that is the
name of the organic/wholefood supermarket near her current home in
Washington, D.C.). I wish we had those restaurants and markets here in
Scotland!

Kristina
www.black-isle.info/orchard

And to think we're trying (fruitlessly) to lose weight..... groaaaaan! My
son is getting married next August and I don't want to go down the aisle
like a battleship!
Thanks everyone, all suggestions have been duly noted. If we're allowed to
bring back seeds and if I can find them, does anyone have any special
requests?

In article , sacha
writes
Thanks everyone for all the ideas - we'll bear them in mind. And Roger, I'm
shocked, truly shocked! We intend to hit Fisherman's Wharf and have been
told of a wonderful bar atop a very tall building from which to watch the
sunset.....

Edward and I were there in March this year - superb views. On the
Wharf, try to find the smaller restaurants where the Bay people eat -
much better than the larger more commercial ones which mainly cater to
the tourists - they are good but not so good as the lesser known ones.
Also try eating at an open air fish stall just to the left side of Pier 39 I
think, fish straight from the sea and onto your plates within minutes,yum!

It's worth a drive to Yosemite Valley to see the Giant Redwoods and if
you are lucky, a bear or two.
--
Judith Lea

--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk

From: (Rodger Whitlock)
Organization: http://extra.newsguy.com
Reply-To: (Rodger Whitlock)
Newsgroups: uk.rec.gardening
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 19:04:07 GMT
Subject: Trip to USA

On Fri, 18 Oct 2002 07:06:23 +0100, sacha
wrote:

...We only have 3 days in SF but
would love to see the Giant Redwoods if we can.

Earlier someone else said "drive to Yosemite to see the Giant
Redwoods."

The big trees in or near Yosemite are sequoias. The redwoods are
a coastal species, with the biggest stands now found about a
half-day's drive north of SF (up Highway 101), but I think there
may still be some small patches in the vicinity of San Francisco,
perhaps across the bay at Moraga or down around Santa Cruz.

General advice: beware free maps aimed at the tourist. Spend a
little money and buy decent maps.

We have some good maps sent to us by US friends and we're off in just a few
hours! One night in London and then on the 'plane tomorrow. Thanks
everyone for all the good advice and suggestions and 'see' you all in a
month's time!