Highlights

4/ 8 - General Sale with Epiphyllums 5/5,6 - 39th Annual Spring Sale 6/10 - Gen Sale with Perennials 7/8 - Gen Sale w/Salvias & Shrubs 8/5 - Summer Gardening Fair 8/12 - Gen Sale w/Shade Plants 9/9 - Gen Sale w/Native Plants & Succulents 10/14 - Trees, Ferns & Rhododendrons 11/11 - End-of-the-Season Sale

Poppies of the World: Gouache Paintings & Giclee Prints Gianna Marino, recognized Bay Area illustrator and painter, brings an artist's eye and traveler's heart to produce luminous paintings, romantic and real, of the extensive and world-wide Papaveraceae family. April - June 2006 Library hours: 10 am - 4 pm, seven days a week (closed on major holidays), free of charge. Exhibitions of plant- and garden-related drawings, paintings, photographs, and educational displays run for three-month periods.

Daily Tours Departing from SFBGS Bookstore (Main Gate) Mon-Fri: 1:30pm Sat/Sun: 10:30am & 1:30pm Departing from Friend Gate (north entrance) Wed/Fri/Sun: 2pm Daily Tour Info Special Interest Tours Bird Watching Explore birding at SFBGS with our interpretive walks. Birding for Everyone Be a Better Birder: Spring Birds in the SF Botanical Garden Children's Events Fun for children and their families. Children's Storytime and Family Walk

I had to buy another umbrella today! I thought I could finish the year without one more umbrella purchase, but no! The good news is that our reservoirs are full to the brim, and we will have plenty of water to keep this great Botanical Garden going all summer and autumn. I know you are as anxious as I am to get a little sun and warmth on our rain-soaked gardens. Then stand back! I can't wait for this place to just pop.

Your responses to our first email newsletter were gratifyingly, overwhelmingly positive, so we will continue to keep you informed about courses, tours, events and plant sales. Spring is such a forward looking time, and this one is no exception for your Botanical Garden.

I hope to see you here very soon.
Cheers!

Michael McKechnie
Director, San Francisco Botanical Garden Society

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Members-Only Preview Sale & Silent Auction

Friday, May 5 from 5 - 8pm
County Fair Building at SFBG
9th Avenue at Lincoln Way
Golden Gate Park

Please join us for the SFBGS Members' Preview Sale and Silent Auction on May 5. Members will receive first pick of more than 4,000 different kinds of plants, many exclusive to the SFBG Nursery, especially suitable for Bay Area gardens. Knowledgeable volunteers will be available to answer questions and help you choose the best plants for your special garden, whether a container on your patio or a country estate.

The event will feature a Silent Auction and a great selection of new and vintage books and unique garden gifts for sale. Wine and refreshments will be served, and valet parking will be available from 3:30pm - 8:30pm.

If you'd like to become a member or renew your membership to attend this special preview event, please sign-up online, or phone 415.564.3239, ext. 303.

This is a Members-Only event. Please bring your membership card for express entry. "Avid Gardener" members receive admission for one. If you'd like to bring a friend, please consider becoming a "Garden Friend" member for an additional $15 by calling 415.564.3239, ext. 303. Memberships will also be available at the door.

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Geranium maderense

Native to Madeira, an island off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, Geranium maderense is an example of what can happen, botanically speaking, to a seed that may have floated on driftwood, been carried in a bird's beak, been caught in the hoof of a goat, or blown by the wind to its new island home.

Find out more about Geranium maderense, including photos, locations and a plant profile.

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