For a Bay Area apartment, I'd say that we have pretty nice yard: a patio with grill, a deck, some citrus trees and lots of furry little creatures. We also have some huge flower beds that have been totally molested by weeds. This year, we decided to take control of the clutter and try our hand at gardening. After a few weeks, (almost) everything is still alive!With our newly-found green-thumbness, we decided to go to the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show at the Cow Palace this past weekend. Add that to the list of things we never need to go to again.
For over $40 in admission and parking, we had the amazing opportunity to purchase the same pretty flowers we can find at the local nurseries...in fact, most of the places we usually go to were actually there! I guess there's the added bonus of seeing the flowers arranged in extravagant, professionally landscaped gardens that we will never be able to afford. We did get free Kahlua...after giving all of personal information to the Man.
Until we buy our own house (when the cows come home), we're sticking to the local Ace Hardware Garden Center and Annie's Annuals in Richmond for our cheap annuals.
