We couldn’t have been more pleased when the restoration of the Conservatory won Project of the Year Award 2009 for Historic Restorations (under $5 million). The award was granted to the San Francisco Department of Public Works by the Northern California chapter of the American Public Works Association covering 11 counties. See the restored Conservatory lit at dusk.
Learn more about the colorful history of the Conservatory. Curious about our custom paint palette?
Project: City + County of SF Recreation and… Read More
After a busy fall and holiday season of events at the Conservatory, things quiet for public events January and the beginning of February. Take this opportunity to visit the Conservatory and grounds on your own.
Historic Chilean wine, Canary Island date, and Chinese windmill palms grace the exquisite Conservatory Garden. Jason Dewees of the Palm Broker @ Flora Grubb wrote a wonderful blog post about the Conservatory’s historic palm grove.
Shout-outs are in order to principal guardian angels of the Garden. San Francisco’s… Read More
The ribbon was cut by Mayor Gavin Newsom and Friends Co-Chairs Arnold Levine and Stacy Garfinkel. We were happy that State Senator Mark Leno, longtime friend of the project, could be on hand as well. See more photos of the Ribbon Cutting.
Folks listening to the dignitaries from the octagon during the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Mayor Newsom cutting the ribbon with the Friends.