My partner, Liz, and I spent Saturday celebrating Mothers' Day with my parents at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, CA. The RBG was even better than I expected, in part because they allow dogs AND have tables that make picnicking easy. My parents picked up sushi for the picnic 'cause that's how we roll. (Get it? Sushi? Roll? Hahaha.) We had a great time, enjoying the gardens and the nursery, where my mom and I each picked up a mangave bloodspot for $8.
I need to cull through my own photos and will post those in a few days, but meanwhile I wanted to share Liz's, which I thought were absolutely amazing. Here's a tiny fraction of 'em:
I need to cull through my own photos and will post those in a few days, but meanwhile I wanted to share Liz's, which I thought were absolutely amazing. Here's a tiny fraction of 'em:
Echeveria agavoides
The colors on this aloe were just breathtaking!
Cactus buds (silver torch?)
Mammilaria buds
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Echeveria flowers
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Euphorbia obesa. Possibly my favorite of Liz's photos from the day. I want to frame this and put it on our wall!
Echeveria subrigada, which I always thought was pronounced "sub-ree-GAW-duh," but then someone at RBG pronounced it "sub-RIDGE-uh-duh," which sounded like it was probably correct. Anyone want to weigh in?
Unknown cactus buds. I love the color and detail.
All in all, the RBG was more than worth the 90-minute drive from our house. And thanks to my parents' b-day present to me, I can get in for free all year as a member! Yay! Can't wait to go back. I'll share some of my own photography from the day (albeit inferior) soon.
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