Re: CA Botanical gardens
- To: M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: CA Botanical gardens
- From: R* F* D*
- Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 01:01:23 -0400 (EDT)
At 12:21 PM 4/12/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Guys,
>
>I may be flying out to CA next month to attend the sale at Cabrillo
>College and staying with a friend near San Luis Obispo. I won't be
>there very long, just a few days but would like to take in as many sites
>as possible.
>
>Would those of you in CA mind sending me a list of Botanical Gardens and
>other botanic sites, as well as good nurseries? They would need to be
>in southern CA I think, accessible within a few hours of SLO if
>possible.
>
>I think Strybing is close enough but not sure about any others. My
>preference for plant types are salvia (hence the trip to Cabrillo), plus
>all other heat loving plants.
>
>Is anyone else going to Cabrillo or has been to their sales before?
>
>Thanks so much,
>
>Linda
Linda:
Besides Sierra Azul in Watsonville, there is also Suncrest Nursery:
831-728-2595
Mike Nevin Smith
Ginny Hunt
400 Casserly Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
E-mail: mnevin@suncrestnurseries.com
Web Page: http://www.suncrestnurseries.com
Nevin has introduced a number of Salvias like S. greggiis Dark Dancer and
Moonlight, as well as selections of California natives.
and
Monterey Bay Nursery 408-724-6361
P. O. Box 1296
Watsonville, CA 45077-1296
Luen Miller
Northwards, try:
Carman's Nursery 408-356-0119
16201 Mozart Ave.
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Ed Carman
Ed does not have many Salvias, but he does have a lot of good plants that
might be good in Texas.
University of California at Santa Cruz 831-427-0111
Arboretum 427-2998
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Brett Hall
This is a nearby arboretum with a very nice plant collection of Australian
and South African plants.
Besides Strybing in San Francisco, go to:
University of California 510-642-6000
Botanic Garden 643-2755
Centennial Drive store 642-3343
Berkeley, CA 94720
Holly Forbes assistant curator 643-8040
Elaine Sedlack - South American mngr. 642-3012
Eric Schulz Mesoamerican mngr.
E-mail: schulz@uclink4.berkeley.edu
They have extensive gardens with lots of Salvias - I got many of my first
exotics from them If you are lucky, Martin Grantham will be visiting - he is
now at USF, I think. At Strybing, look up Don Mahoney.
Southward (SLO area):
David Fross 805-481-5996
Native Sons
379 W. El Campo Rd.
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
and
Center Coast Growers 805-489-1802
275 Pacific Pine Drive fax (eve) 481-8999
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Roger & Dorthy Bunch
E-mail: dorthyb@fix.net
The Bunches have a VERY extensive selection of sages, including S. dombeyi!
South of SLO, try:
San Marcos Growers 805-964-5089
125 South San Marcos Road 800-438-7199
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Randy Baldwin
Web Page: http://www.smgrowers.com
E-mail: randy@smgrowers.com
Be warned, though. If you do more than two of these a day, you will not do
your visits justice. Some of my happiest moments of my life have been my
vacations to these places, especially when I gave myself time to enjoy them.
If you want to contact Betsy Clebsch, I will send info privately.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA
336-674-3105
World of Salvias: http://www.eclectasy.com/gallery_of_salvias/index.htm
Salvia email list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Salvia
