The Bromeliad Society of San Francisco meets every third Thursday of the month at the San Francisco County Fair Building (1199 9th Ave, San Francisco) in the Recreation Room.*
What to Expect
Expert Presentations: Hear from visiting botanists, plant explorers, and experienced club members as they share field expeditions to wild habitats, or offer deep dives into bromeliad taxonomy, cultivation, and hybridization.
Show & Tell: Explore tables packed with stunning, blooming bromeliads grown by our members in local Bay Area greenhouses and outdoor gardens.
Plant Raffle: Wrap up the evening with our popular raffle for a chance to take home a new addition to your collection.
*Note: Tours and field trips to local nurseries and greenhouses will occur during the year and not at the regular meeting location. Society members will receive advance notification via email of any change to our monthly meeting location to plan accordingly.
Recent meetings
Shelldance Orchid Garden Tour and Hanging Gardens Greenhouse
BSSF will visit Shelldance Orchid Garden and Hanging Gardens in Pacifica this weekend. This is a great time of year to visit this hilltop greenhouse complex with its breathtaking view of the Pacific coast. The greenhouses date back to 1949 and were built by Herb Hager, who specialized in cloud forest orchids. He chose this location and named the … Read more
Outdoor Begonias for the SF Bay Area, a Companion Plant
Rita Nordby | August 20, 2026 • 7:00 pm
Learn which begonias thrive outdoors in our Bay Area climate and how to grow them alongside your bromeliads. Rita Nordby, a lifelong gardener and longtime member of the Begonia Society, shares what she’s learned from decades of growing and propagating them. Rita Nordby has been an avid gardener since pulling weeds in the family’s Berkeley … Read more