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From: Oakland Tribune
Date: 20040320
Author:Melissa Schorr, STAFF WRITER

Aromantic hideaway, straight out of Frances Hodgson Burnett's "The Secret Garden," with pink English roses and moss-covered benches marking the entryway, and a table set with wine goblets and a glowing candelabra tucked behind the stone walls.

A Jetsons-like space-age apartment, featuring glass-enclosed terrariums amid the retro blue shag rug.

A tumbling waterfall evoking Shangri-La, with dancing butterflies and steam rising within a tropical paradise.

These are but three of the creative botanical designs on display at the 19th annual San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, one of the ...

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