April 23, 2011
by Megan
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Last weekend we spent some quality time with the masses of crap junking up the place. At one point the red shopping cart full of plants seemed like a great idea. It pretty much turned in to a holder of … Continue reading
October 5, 2010
by Megan
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After Master Gardening class we hit up the Primitive Plant Garden at SF Botanical Gardens. Random bit of Gunnera info from Wikipedia, “In nature, all Gunnera plants form a symbiosis with a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria (algae), thought to be exclusively Nostoc … Continue reading
August 24, 2010
by Megan
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Last week Matti and I picked up our new baby Gunnera chilensis/tinctoria from fellow blogger friend Robert of The Pitcher Plant Project. It’s also known as Chilean Rhubarb. We’ve been admiring the Gunnera in Golden Gate Park since we moved … Continue reading
July 28, 2010
by Megan
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Giant Gunnera, aka Giant Rhubarb, is one of those prehistoric dinosaur plants. I really want one…but it’s way too big for our home garden in San Francisco. They have funky flowers too. Above is a detail of their blooms. The … Continue reading