If your in the Santa Barbara area, mark your calendar Saturday October 25th for a Plant Sale at Diane's!
If your in the Santa Barbara area, mark your calendar Saturday October 25th for a Plant Sale at Diane's!
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| Begonia Mr. Hunt |
| Begonia conchifolia var. rubrimacula |
| Begonia 'Brad Thompson' |
| Begonia 'Little Darling' |
| Some begonias outside one of the offices |
| Some begonias along the Donor Wall |
The gardeners were doing some work in this section.
| Bog Garden of Carnivorous Plants |
Here are some plants and blooms that caught me eye on a recent visit to Sherman Gardens.
| There's something abut this otter that makes me smile! |
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| Here's bee flying into the Passion Vine bloom |
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| The red blooms on this Chenille plants are quite striking. I like the variety plants in this corner of the Conservatory. |
| I think this orchid has really interesting edges on the bloom |
| Japanese black pine, one of the bonsai in the Bonsai Garden |
Last weekend we attended the 13th Annual, Southern California Regional Begonia Show & Sale, at Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona Del Mar, California. It was a great show with some nice looking begonias. It's always a good time to chat and catch up with begonia friends and make some new begonia friends.
Cane Begonias
| b. Looking Glass - Arlene Hoskins |
| b. White Ice - Arlene Hoskins |
| b. Snow Ball - Kay Anders |
| b. Bubbles - Martin Delgado |
| Unknown - Candy Nakanishi |
| b. Spreckles - Chris Hogan |
| b. Little Miss Mummy - Mary Sakomoto |
| b. Carmen O - Carol Knight |
| b. Constellation - Candy Nakanishi |
| b. Frosty Fairyland - Chris Hogan |
| b. Champagne Girls - Chris Hogan |
| b. Robinson's Peach - Candy Nakanishi |
| b. Lu Leonard - Chris Hogan |
| b. Barbara Rose - Candy Nakanishi |
| b. Alamo Snow - Chris Hogan |
| b. Dumbo - Chris Hogan |
| b. Dolly - Carol Knight |
| b. Talynn 2 - Mike Flaherty |
| b. Irene Nuss - Mike Flaherty |
| b. Miss Janet - Carol Knight |
| b. Lovely Louise - Carol Knight |
| b. Hazel's Front Porch - Mike Flaherty |
| b. Rose - Chris Hogan |
| b. Nakomis - Chris Hogan |
| Rex Hybrid - Norm Nakanishi |
| b. Black Hole - Arlene Hoskins |
| b. Randy MK2 - Mike Flaherty |
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| Mixed Begonias - Mike Flaherty |
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| Mixed Begonias Backside - Mike Flaherty |
| b. Charm - Kay Anders |
| b. foliosa - Martin Delgado |
| b. peltata - Mike Flaherty |
| b. Cascade - Martin Delgado |
| b. Richmondensis - Kay Anders |
| b. Madame Queen - Mary Sakamoto |
| b. Carol Knight - Carol Knight |
| Unknown - Candy Nakanishi |
| b. Kartuz IV - Candy Nakanishi |
| b. Mrs. Ruth Pease - Candy Nakanishi |
| b. Kingsbury - Candy Nakanishi |
| b. Vista Pauper - Norm Nakanishi |
| b. Prince Noir - Norm Nakanishi |
| b. Heracleifolia var. Sunderbruckii - Mary Sakamoto |
| b. Carmel Brown - Norm Nakanishi |
| b. Medusa - Arlene Hoskins |
| b. Northern Lights - Arlene Hoskins |
| b. Vista Pauper - Candy Nakanishi |
| b. Red Fred - Marilyn Bauer |
| b. Madame Queen - Candy Nakanishi |
| b. Erythrophylla - Martin Delgado |
| b. Heracleifolia - Marty Litton |
| No Name - Marty Litton |
| b. Red Fred - Mary Sakamoto |
| b. Green Fountain - Carol Knight |
| b. Mr. O'Flaherty - Mike Flaherty |
| b. Bunchii - Martin Delgado |
| b. metallica - Carol Knight |
| b. acetosa - Carol Knight |
| b. valida - Martin Delgado |
| b. sericoneura - Marty Litton |
| b. Joooles Jewel - Mike Flaherty |
| b. Boomer - Martin Delgado |
| b. Boomer - Candy Nakanishi |
| b. Dregei Partita 'Maple Leaf' - Kay Anders |
| b. Dregei - Candy Nakanishi |
| b. montis-elephantis - Don Delano |
| b. versicolor - Don Delano |
| b. versicolor ’Teng Form’ - Don Delano |
| b. Sesame Sprinkles - Don Delano |
| b. Melanobullata - Don Delano |
| b. Cleopatrae - Don Delano |
| b. ningmingensis var. bella - Don Delano |
| b. Lyalli - Don Delano |
| b. bogneri - Don Delano |