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80,000 Free Tulips Coming to SF's Union Square80,000 Free Tulips Coming to SF’s Union Square
By - posted 3/2/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Freebies, San Francisco, Spring Flowers

In honor of International Women’s Day, on March 4, 2023, a colorful display of more than 80,000 tulips will cover Union Square in San Francisco. Best of all, you’re invited to visit the site and pick your own bunch of tulips to take home or give to a woman who more...

5,000 Gorgeous Pink & White Tulips Blooming in Golden Gate Park5,000 Gorgeous Pink & White Tulips Blooming in Golden Gate Park
By - posted 2/23/2023
Brand New, San Francisco, Spring Flowers

Five thousand tulip bulbs gifted to the City of San Francisco last year by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands are now in full bloom in the Queen Wilhelmina Garden in Golden Gate Park, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department recently announced. The pink and white “London N. Breed tulips” were more...

80,000 Free Tulips Are Coming to SF's Union Square80,000 Free Tulips Are Coming to SF’s Union Square
By - posted 2/8/2023
Bay Area Favorites, Freebies, Spring Flowers, Wow

In honor of International Women’s Day, on March 4, 2023, a colorful display of more than 80,000 tulips will cover Union Square in San Francisco. Best of all, you’re invited to visit the site and pick your own bunch of tulips to take home or give to a woman who more...

Bay Area Spring Irises in Peak BloomBay Area Spring Irises in Peak Bloom
By - posted 4/20/2022
Outdoorsy, Spring Flowers

By Larry Sokoloff, Bay City News Foundation A great way to enjoy springtime in the South Bay is a visit to Nola’s Iris Garden, perched in the hills above East San Jose. The five-acre working farm with more than 2,000 varieties of irises is nearing peak bloom in the next two more...

Check Out Berkeley's Colorful Southern African "Super Bloom"Check Out Berkeley’s Colorful Southern African “Super Bloom”
By - posted 4/16/2021
Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Outdoorsy, Spring Flowers, Wow

By Victoria Franco – Bay City News Foundation The University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley has reopened to the public with a special attraction, a Southern African “Super Bloom” consisting of plants from South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, and Namibia. Thousands of yellow, purple, orange, fuchsia and white flowers have created more...