"If trees could scream, would
we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed
all the time, for no good reason." -- Jack HandeyNo, Virginia, plants cannot talk. But, if they could, San Francisco's would ape our human population -- and protest. The unseasonably hot weather inducing San Francisco denizens to don flip-flops and sundresses in the dead of winter has, according to some of the city's most experienced gardeners, put our flora in a difficult spot. Plants that are ir
Will folks pay to doze beneath this great cypress?When folks filed into an unpleasant Monday meeting regarding the city's plan to begin charging for entry to Strybing Arboretum, they were unhappy enough about what they figured was a plea for them to pay good money to maintain the previously free status quo. So it was a surprise for those in attendance to learn that the city's Parks and Recreation Department doesn't want to start charging folks $5 to $7 to simply maintain the mellow little botani
The stones of a 13th-century Spanish monastery lie crumbling in Golden Gate Park, a forgotten legacy of William Randolph Hearst. Trappist monks now hope to resurrect part of what Hearst tore asunder.
It's pretty -- but is it seven bucks worth of pretty?Last month we wrote about a debate among the tulips: In order to make up for a shortage of funds, Recreation and Park Department officials were proposing a $5 to $7 entry fee for Strybing Arboretum. And yet, since the city feels the arboretum in its current state doesn't warrant such payment to enter, its plans called for vamping up Strybing to the level of the nation's finest arboretums. As we put it then: This is an odd and, dare we sa
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