{"id":34989,"date":"2020-04-04T19:13:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T03:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=34989"},"modified":"2020-04-10T19:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T03:15:00","slug":"happy-150th-birthday-to-golden-gate-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/04\/happy-150th-birthday-to-golden-gate-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 150th Birthday to Golden Gate Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bulbophyllum<\/a>\"Flower<\/a>\"Dahlia<\/a><\/p>\n

\"x<\/a>\"Prickly<\/a>\"Bromeliad<\/a>
\nHappy birthday, Golden Gate Park!<\/a> It’s one of the most famous parks in the world, and it’s turning 150 years old. Formerly barren sand dunes, it’s now full of plants, animals, museums, statues, hiking trails, lakes, and meadows. It’s one of our favorite destinations. (Of course, much of it is shut down because of the COVID19 pandemic, so the birthday celebrations have turned virtual.) The annual Pacific Orchid Expo<\/a> and Orchids in the Park<\/a> events occur at the Hall of Flowers in Strybing Arboretum<\/a>, all within the park. There are orchids to be found year-round in the wondrous Conservatory of Flowers<\/a>, and also in the rainforest exhibit at the esteemed California Academy of Sciences<\/a>. They’re all part of 1,017 green acres (412 hectares) that stretch from the middle of San Francisco to the waves of the Pacific.<\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a>\"Strawberry<\/a>\"Murphy<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Leucospermum<\/a>\"Red-shouldered<\/a>\"Tree<\/a><\/p>\n

There’s so much to the park than it’s only possible to list big highlights, like the de Young Museum<\/a>, Japanese Tea Garden<\/a>, antique carousel<\/a>, Stow Lake paddleboats<\/a>, Buffalo Paddock<\/a>, Rose Garden, Fuchsia Dell, Dahlia Garden, Redwood Grove<\/a>, AIDS Memorial Grove<\/a>, and so much more. Whether it’s poison-dart frogs or Dutch windmills<\/a>, the park has them. (Don’t worry, the poison-dart frogs live indoors at the California Academy of Sciences rainforest exhibit<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\"Pond<\/a>\"Tidy<\/a>\"Aloe<\/a><\/p>\n

Below is a list of my past posts regarding the park. This doesn’t include any of the orchid shows, and I’m sure I’ve accidentally missed some others, but there’s plenty here to enjoy a virtual tour. Also check out this fascinating article by Curbed SF<\/em> with “150 things you didn\u2019t know about Golden Gate Park for its 150th anniversary.”<\/a><\/p>\n