San Francisco Flower & Garden Show
March 19, 2004
A must-go for Bay Area gardeners. Friday is a terrible day to visit the show if you like crowds.
Many tons of dirt and rock are moved in for enormous show gardens in the center of the Cow Palace.
![Runuculus](https://i0.wp.com/www.well.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gat04031901.jpg?resize=267%2C250&ssl=1)
Runuculus
![Roses](https://i0.wp.com/www.well.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gat04031902.jpg?resize=212%2C250&ssl=1)
Roses
![This is just wrong](https://i0.wp.com/www.well.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gat04031903.jpg?resize=166%2C250&ssl=1)
This is just wrong
![(smash) is attacked by a swarm of locust](https://i0.wp.com/www.well.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gat04031904.jpg?resize=220%2C250&ssl=1)
(smash) is attacked by
a swarm of locust
![Nice hat, (coiro). We won't mention the other photo.](https://i0.wp.com/www.well.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gat04031906.jpg?resize=166%2C250&ssl=1)
Nice hat, (coiro).
We won’t mention the other photo.
![Orchids!](https://i0.wp.com/www.well.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gat04031910.jpg?resize=171%2C150&ssl=1)
Orchids!
![Roswitha and Erika (NOTW) running the Rhododendron booth](https://i0.wp.com/www.well.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gat04031908.jpg?resize=216%2C150&ssl=1)
Roswitha and Erika (NOTW)
running the Rhododendron booth
![Rhodies](https://i0.wp.com/www.well.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gat04031909.jpg?resize=225%2C150&ssl=1)
Rhodies
photos by (smash) and (chrys)