Dear All, I will come to California from April 3rd to April 16th to see the spring flowers, some gardens and nurseries. My interests are bulbs, yes, of course, but much more varied than "just" them and can perhaps best be subsumed under the term 'conservatory plants' . Can anybody of you recommend places (both nature and nursery or garden) that are particularly interesting? Huntington and Strybing are already "booked". It may be off topic, so please e-mail me privately if you feel it is off topic. Arriving in Los Angeles and Leaving from San Francisco I hope to see some beautiful scenery. I heard of a place in Los Angeles called Xotix-Tropico but could not find any information on the web. Does anybody know this place and can help me out with adress and telephone number? With many thanks and greetings from Germany. We had the first spring day today..... at last...... after a terrible killing winter.... Uli