HI Bob, If true, that they are closing in Irvine, it would be wonderful for both LA and San Diego to have truly great SA bulb collections, with good sales, and promotion, educational seminars, and research. I would happily drive from Santa Monica, as I adore South African plants, bulbs, etc- the Cape is one of the most exciting places I have been, also the Canary Islands,these two often work better than many Australian and New Zealand plants. I am curious about Galtonia that I saw growing in the low mountains near Melbourne at Mount Macedon . Has anyone had success with it in California Shall I mention this to the director of the LA Arboretum? So excited about this, Cheers, Nancy Nancy Goslee Power & Associates On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 10:04 PM Robert Lauf via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > If there is literally a possibility that this operation is shutting down > or seriously downsizing, perhaps PBS should take the initiative to approach > them and offer to take whatever bulbs are available and find homes for > them. We are a nonprofit with a significant effort in both education and > conservation. We also have so much expertise within our membership that > any donated plants are likely to be well cared-for and passed along to > other fanatics who will also care for them and propagate the species. > I hope our Board will at least look into this matter and see if it is an > opportunity for PBS to be part of any solution. You don't get anything you > don't ask for, and we might be a solution to a problem that is just now > starting to arise. > Bob E TN > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>