Highlights

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 Birding in SFBG Children's Events Fun for children and their families. Children's Storytime and Family Walk

Dear Garden Friends,

Now is the time to bring out your body armor, shine it up and prepare to do some serious shopping at the big Plant Sale this weekend. For those of you who have never attended one of our annual sales, let me just say that they are exciting, and the competition to buy is keen. I've been sneaking several peeks at the plant offerings we will have for you this year, and I have to tell you, it is going to be fantastic stuff! You can bet that the choicest plants at the best prices will be yours if you get there early and persevere. Let me assure you -- this works.

Don't forget that the best technique is to become a member of the Botanical Garden Society since you get in Friday night at the Members Only sale. And don't forget the Silent Auction that night. Some truly awesome plants will be under the silent auction tent, along with wine and other refreshments.

Maybe the best part is to be in such a large concentration of friends, colleagues, and plant enthusiasts. I hope to see you there.

Happy shopping!

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

This is a Members-Only event. If you’d like to become a member or renew your membership to attend this special event, please visit www.sfbotanicalgarden.org or phone 415.564.3239, ext. 303.

Give a gift of the Garden…

Looking for a special gift? Give flowers all year long!
A gift membership is a unique way to support the Garden and introduce others to the Garden we all love. Mother's or Father's Day, weddings, birthdays, graduations... a gift membership to SFBGS is the perfect gift for the garden lovers on your list.

Benefits of Gift Membership include:

• San Francisco Botanical Garden Visitor Guide
• Admission to the Annual Plant Sale and Members-Only Preview Sale
• Invitations to Members-Only Events
• Subscription to our Members’ Magazine, Leaflet
• Discounts on classes and seminars
• Discounts on purchases at SFBG Bookstore and Plant Sales
• Discounts at more than 70 Bay Area nurseries
• Free admission to over 180 botanical gardens and arboreta
• Free admission to California Horticultural Society Events
  (Additional benefits available at different membership levels)

Giving a gift membership is easy… register online, or call the Membership Department at 415.564.3239, ext. 303. You’ll get the gift of knowing that you are supporting a San Francisco treasure… the Garden we all love!

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Lilly-Pilly Tree

Who knows where this uniquely beautiful tree, Acmena smithii got it's name? Find out more about the Lilly-Pilly Tree on our website.

More on the Lilly-Pilly Tree, Acmena smithii, including photos, locations and a plant profile.

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