The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth-largest city in California and the fourteenth-largest in the United States, with a 2005 population of 739,426. It is located on the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula and is the focal point of the San Francisco Bay Area, whose population is seven million. San Francisco is the second most densely populated major American city, after New York. Given the statistics, it is safe to say that San Francisco flower industry is one of the major players in the American Flower industry. Thousands of flowers are delivered each day in the San Francisco area.
San Francisco is home to the San Francisco flower and garden show which is often acknowledged as the largest flower show in America. Held every year around March, the flower show attracts millions from all over the world. The varieties of flowers do seem to run on and the statistics positively mind-boggling. For flower enthusiasts, it is as close to paradise as one can get without actually going to Eden. Of course due to the popularity of the San Francisco flower and garden show, there’s a possibility you may not get a ticket so make sure you book early. The 2007 show is scheduled to be held from March 21st –March 25th.
San Francisco Gardens
Golden Gate Park-: Golden Gate Park is the largest urban park in San Francisco, California. In the 1860s, San Franciscans began to feel the need for a spacious public park like the one that was taking shape in New York The Golden Gate Park was a direct result of that zeal. Its most famous feature is the Conservatory of Flowers, one of the world's largest conservatories built of traditional wood and glass panes. It was pre-fabricated for local entrepreneur James Lick for his Santa Clara, California estate, but was still in its crates when he died in 1876. A group of San Franciscans bought it, offered it to the city, and it was erected in Golden Gate Park and opened to the public in 1879. In 1883, a boiler exploded and the main dome caught fire. A restoration was undertaken by Southern Pacific magnate Charles Crocker. It survived the earthquake of 1906 only to suffer another fire in 1918. In 1933 it was declared unsound and closed to the public, only to be reopened in 1946. In 1995, a severe storm with 100 mph (160 km/h) winds damaged the structure, shattering 40% of the glass and had to be closed again. It was cautiously dissected for repairs and finally reopened in September 2003.
San Francisco Botanical Garden-: The San Francisco Botanical Garden (formerly Strybing Arboretum) is a large botanical garden in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. It includes over 7,500 varieties of plants from around the world, making it one of the largest on the West Coast of the United States. The Garden continues to actively acquire plants; in 2004 it received 1143 accessions totaling over 5,600 individual plants. The mild Mediterranean climate is ideal for plants from surprisingly many parts of the world; the arboretum does not include greenhouses for species requiring other climate types.
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