In this Issue
The Year of the Rat
New Classes & Events
Lunar New Year Flower Market
SF Flower & Garden Show's Opening Night Party
How to Get in Free to the
SF Flower & Garden Show
Change to SFBGS Member Benefits
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In their struggle for sunlight in the cloud forests of Central America, some plants are transformed from small herbs to tree-like specimens, developing huge leaves, large flowers and woody trunks. Telanthophora grandifolia is one such specimen, with its dinner plate size golden flowers, 15" leaves, and 12' trunk. It is a remarkable alteration of a familiar pest, reminding us of a magnified version of the common Groundsel ( Senecio vulgaris), a weed we are forever coaxing out of the Garden.
Telanthophora grandifolia can be found near the Great Meadow and in this month's In Bloom feature, complete with photos, plant profile and exact locations. 
From the Executive Director
Dear Friends,
Just when you notice you are losing headway on all those pounds you wanted to trim right after new year's day, and just when your other new year's resolutions are starting to look a little too ambitious, along comes another chance. It's called Lunar New Year.
Driven by the East and Southeast Asian lunar calendar, this celebration happens at a different time each winter. And each year there is a different animal that is said to typify the character of the year to come. There is a regular, revolving series of 12 such creatures, and this year it's the year of the Rat…
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New Classes & Events
SPOTLIGHT ON
Lunar New Year Flower Market
Don't miss this annual local favorite!
The Year of the Rat ushers in lion dancers, activities and demonstrations, a special benefit for the Sunset Recreation Center, and of course, flowers!
San Francisco Flower & Garden Show's
Opening Night Party
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Cow Palace, San Francisco
Benefiting the San Francisco
Botanical Garden Society
Please join us for this festive benefit! Sneak a peek at this year's show! Enjoy salsa music by LaTiDo, Dan McCall's hors d’oeuvres, wines of Napa Valley and Mendocino, and Martinis Courtesy of Grey Goose Vodka. Celebrate the first winner of the SFBGS' Sustainable Gardening Award, and other awards.
Tickets are $185.00.
For tickets, call (415) 564-3239, ext. 303, or rsvp@sfbotanicalgarden.org.
Special thanks to our sponsors
Membership
San Francisco Flower & Garden Show
Special Member Offer
The San Francisco Flower & Garden show is known as the most cutting-edge of the top six garden shows in the world for its stunning garden displays, educational offerings and highest quality gardening products.
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SFBGS Member Benefits Change
Now all SFBGS members can get a reduced-price subscription to Pacific Horticulture, an exceptional magazine written by and for gardeners on the West Coast.
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