San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, March 24, 2012
Tuli Fisher, owner of FisherBlacksmithing.com, March 24 2012, at San Francisco Flower & Garden Show
On Saturday, March 24, 2012, I attended the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show at the San Mateo Event Center in San Mateo, California USA.
I met Tuli Fisher, the owner of Fisher Blacksmithing at 409 South Fifth Avenue in Bozeman, Montana 59715 USA. Fisher personally crafts the nicest hand garden tools I have ever seen. That’s right, he hand-forges the iron parts for the hoes, trowels, rakes. He turns the handles on a lathe. He occupies the booth at various shows, where he personally sells his quality product. Fisher graciously posed holding two of his fine creations, above. I photographed three examples of his work, immediately below.
Here’s a piece about Fisher Blacksmithing that appeared on Forbes.com. In 2009, Fisher Blacksmithing was featured on the cover of Bozeman Magazine, the city in Montana where Fisher lives.
Fisher Blacksmithing handcrafted garden tools, March 24, 2012
San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, March 24 2012
San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, March 24, 2012
San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, March 24, 2012
Fiesta Roses from FiestaRoses.com, on display at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, March 24 2012
These roses are ‘real’ in that they were living before being cut. They are called Rainbow Roses, and you can order them at FiestaRoses. I had never seen these before, so I inquired about the process. Here’s what the website of the manufacturer says:
1. Fresh long stem [white I was told] roses are hand picked from our farms to make our Rainbow Roses
2. A trained horticulturist prepares the roses for “fiesta-ization”.
3. The roses are placed in a unique substance, which is a combination of water and various dyes. The roses slowly absorb the dyed water the same way as they would naturally absorb water. Our unique process allows the horticulturist to pinpoint which petals receive each color of dye. This results in the various colors being diffused throughout upwards of 60 of the rose petals thus resulting in rainbow roses, blue roses, purple roses.
4.Rainbow roses, Blue roses, Purple roses are carefully packed and shipped throughout the United States.
San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, March 24 2012
San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, March 24 2012
San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, March 24 2012
Here’s a video clip I shot that shows the main building for the show. These exhibits were elaborate, and at least one had a fish pond with large live fish in it.
I posted these pictures at full camera resolution of 21 megapixels. Click on them to see the full size versions.
