Picked up some shade plants from monthly San Francisco Botanic Garden plant sale

サンフランシスコの植物園で素敵な日陰用の植物を買って、電車で運んできました。月に一回、植物の販売があります。

I had a great time visiting the monthly San Francisco Botanic Garden’s plant sale, run by volunteers for fundraising. There are always very unique plants and lots of expert advice. Compared to commercial sellers, the plants have all been tested and cultivated locally, and the prices are very good. I filled a cardboard box with 12 small plants that cost $65, and hauled it home on the MUNI train.

Below is a luculia bush, which was flowering exuberantly when purchased. It’s my third. They grow easily, and the scent is lovely.

Dense planting creates endless layers in small balcony garden

小さなベランダで、数百枚の植物を飼っていることを信じられない人が多いです。毎週、きれいな植物を買ってこなければなりません。

Many times people cannot believe it when I tell them that I have hundreds of plants on my tiny Tokyo balcony. I guess it’s a “more is more” philosophy, combined with a reluctance to reject attractive plants I buy each week.