Far Out Flora

Gardening in the Outerlands of San Francisco

April 30, 2011
by Megan
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Huntington Conservatory and More

Last of the Huntington Garden posts from our road trip (aka…Matti finally gets to see LA).  We hit the succulents, checked out the Aloes…what’s left?  The Rose Hill Conservatory.  Hey, don’t get me wrong…Huntington has weeks of stuff to see … Continue reading

December 31, 2010
by Megan
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Happy New Years Rehash

Here’s our kind of lame list of the most popular blogs from the last year: Succulent Gardens Containers was hands down the favorite of the year.  And why not…Robin Stockwell is the succulent king. Nothing is more fun than a … Continue reading

November 9, 2010
by Megan
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Sarracenia Finally Flowers

Let’s get this out of the way first…I’ve gotta say, Sarracenias have some of the coolest flowers.  I remember seeing my first ones ever at the California Carnivores. To our amazement, we got our American Pitcher Plant to finally flower…some … Continue reading

August 12, 2010
by Megan
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Carnivorous Matic

American pitcher plants rock.   We took some hipsta pics last time we were our fave, California Carnivores up in Sebastopol. If you don’t want to make the trip up to Sebastopol, Chomp 2 is still going on at the Conservatory … Continue reading

June 29, 2010
by Megan
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California Carnivores

On Saturday Matti and I got out of the city (Outer Sunset fog) for a little plant day trip to sunny Sebastopol in Sonoma. First stop, California Carnivores the home of the largest collection of carnivorous plants in the world!  … Continue reading