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All of these photos were taken by me on Monday during my visit to the Botanical Gardens. I planned on this just being a Wordless Wednesday post with photos until I visited the Gardens website and found that due to budget cuts etc... the gardens will fall to demise unless they begin charging an entrance fee. There have been mumblings and rumors about this over the past year with a lively debate. Now you all know that I am there on a regular basis. If it has to permanently close I WILL NOT be a happy camper. The gardens have always been free unlike all the other venues in that area to include the DeYoung Museum, The Academy of Sciences of which you almost have to be a millionaire to afford their entrance fees, The Japanese Tea Garden and the Conservatory of Flowers. My position is that the Botanical Gardens should begin implementing fees. Why not? Everyone else charges fees to maintain their venues. If you buy a membership to the gardens which is as low as $60.00 per year, round...
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It's a bit ironic, that I received other garden pictures today from another blogger. Check out The Loon's blog on my following wall. He has included pictures from an English garden that are also remarkable.
Have a great day. Maybe after this weekend, I'll have some pictures of the wildflowers around here. They are just beginning to show.
We are suppose to have a bumper crop with all the rain we've had. We'll see.
Warmly, Ferret
Ms R
Felice, I wish, no it's the botanical gardens here in San Francisco
Silke, ah thank you and you are welcome.
Rainfield, yes and that is the way I like it.
Icy, it really is and I do it all the time :)
Dawn it is so peaceful and serene there. You would love it.
ian, exactly, little fairies, nymphs and forest creatures :)
Ann, yes. Although I daydream a little too much :D
Self, you know it's different all the time. I can take a dozen photos of a certain spot and they are all different.
Ms R, LOL! Know what you mean.
Karen, I do too, it's the color of nature.
Michelle, Mrs. M, aw, you are sweet, thank you xoxo
Shark, you would absolutely love it here. Come on out and you, me and Carmen will get out there and have a picnic.
Vernz, they have evening events as well and yes it is romantic.
Ratty, there are more and more paths each time I go there. I love it.
Karen, it is very well kept, all by volunteers.
lina, that's wonderful, I'm glad it throws some brightness your way.
Thank you diane
jakill, I know, I am loving your garden posts.