LIFE

The long road to Rhododendrons

B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 09/03/2014

» Modern communications technology is truly wonderful. Last week I went on a garden tour of the Golden Gate Park without leaving my home, courtesy of my high school friend Leandro, who lives in San Francisco. His family lives near the park, and he gave me a call so that I could see on my telephone screen the rhododendrons and magnolias now blooming in all their glory. I have never seen so many of these shrubs and trees blooming so profusely in my life; growing naturally in the park and not as potted plants, they were a sight to behold.