I had a great time at the ABS convention "California Dreaming", in Long Beach California. It was fun sharing a laugh with old friends and making new friends. There were a variety to tours to gardens, and plant nurseries, along with several speakers and programs about begonias. The convention also had an impressive show room of begonias and a sales room where people could buy begonias!
Whenever I go to a begonia convention, I always enjoy seeing the gardens of other members. We got to visit five private gardens and here are a few pictures.
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| Home Garden of Chris Hogan |
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| Home Garden of Chris Hogan |
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| Home Garden of Steve Turner |
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Home Garden of Steve Turner
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| Home Garden of Mike Moody |
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| Home Garden of Mike Moody. Look at the size of that tree fern! |
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| Home Garden of Tom Rozelle |
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Home Garden of Tom Rozelle. This garden was packed with a variety of ferns, bromeliads, tillandsias, orchids and begonias planted around a set of intricate pathways and boulders!
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| Home Garden of Carol Knight. Look at that b. 'Red Fred'! |
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| Home Garden of Carol Knight. There's a b. Mr. Hunt! |
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| Home Garden of Carol Knight |
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| Home Garden of Carol Knight |
We also toured the garden at The Getty Center
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| B. 'Paul Hernandez' |
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| More begonias |
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| Lots of Barrel Cactus and Variegated Agave Americana |
In addition to the garden, The Getty Center has some famous art.
Rainforest Flora in Torrance, California has an amazing display and it's a great place to buy bromeliads and tillandsias.
The convention showroom.
There was some artwork in here too. A few extra tuberous begonias from Paul Carlisle added some color to the showroom.
The sales room was a busy place!
The convention wrapped up with the awards banquet, emceed by begonia grower and funny man Mike Flaherty!
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| Tuberous begonias grown by Paul Carlisle and display arranged by Mike Flaherty |
See additional pictures from the convention by scrolling below.
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