Not long ago, a sorority of sorts formed between some very unlikely friends.  The women are of different ages, backgrounds, and interests. These are my Sisters of the Traveling Plants.  I am not quiet sure how the group formed, but we did. Maybe it was gardening that brought us together? 

Our first adventure was a trip to the outskirts of Watsonville where we investigated many nurseries. Not being from the Watsonville area, we were constantly disoriented and made many U-turns to get to the nurseries were were seeking out. When we finally located Succulent Gardens, we had only 45 minutes to have a look and shop, boy, was that a whirlwind event! We visited other places like Elkhorn Native Plant Nursery, Sierra Azul and also tried to see the salvias at Cabrillo College.  However, we went on a day they were not open. I did get a chance later, without the "sisterhood" to see the sages and it was worth the wait.

Over the last 22 years, I have made many great, long-lasting friendships with gardeners.  If you are a gardener, you know this to be true.  This is just a 'shout out' to all my gardening friends and the friendships we've cultivated over the years.