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SF is Five Stripes of Goo: Hiking for Geology

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This is a little out of my typical format for my Urban Hike series, in that it’s spent documenting two whole Saturdays hiking various points around San Francisco instead of highlighting one particular hike. Some of these will doubtless turn … Continue reading

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Some Upcoming Garden Events for March

Steppe Sisters – March 19 The California Horticultural Society (Cal Hort) presents Panayoti Kelaidis of the Denver Botanical Garden. Panayoti will give a presentation on plants of the steppe habitats of the world. Free lecture from 7:00-9:00 pm, CCSF Ocean … Continue reading

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Fun with Weeding on Alcatraz

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Well, I made it out for another visit to the Alcatraz Gardens this week. What a stunningly gorgeous day it was, too! Temperatures were well into the 70’s, and I got to spend my hours gardening at the West Lawn, … Continue reading

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A Day on Alcatraz in Panorama

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This is really sad. I am so sore after only one morning of gardening on Alcatraz. Feels like I ran a marathon or something! Just tells me I need to put more effort into getting out there more often. 🙂 … Continue reading

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Taking on Floristry: Ikebana Lesson I

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This semester at CCSF I started venturing into a new, but related, topic to my horticultural schooling: Floristry. The Environmental Horticulture department at school offers the whole range of landscaping classes (I’ve literally wiped out every possibility of classes they’ve … Continue reading

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Urban Hike: Dolores Heights

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It’s been spectacular weather here yet again. I follow this garden blog out of Ireland, called Arigna Gardener, and it’s interesting to follow Bridget’s accounts of similar weather patterns happening over there. Nothing we can do about the lack of … Continue reading

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Urban Hike: Kite Hill

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This Winter has been an abnormally fantastic time to get outdoors in San Francisco. It’s been just about the driest December on record, and January is following suit with the beautiful, sunny days in the 60’s. Not to be flippant … Continue reading

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SF Sidewalk Gardens in the Bayview

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There are so many things I love about living in San Francisco. This was really the closest “big city” to where I grew up, so there has always been a draw to this place. I remember coming here regularly since … Continue reading

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Blog Shoutout: Garden Rant/Seward Mini Park

Awhile back I posted in my ongoing Urban Hike series about Seward Mini Park. Garden Rant just posted about the same park, albeit from a much more garden-oriented perspective than my recreation-influenced post, by way of interviewing the gardener. Check … Continue reading

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Into the Breech

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Ahh, Alcatraz! Last week I had time to get out to Alcatraz for some volunteer gardening work. Alcatraz is the first place I did gardening outside of my own home and classes at school, and it has always been a … Continue reading

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