Looking for something to do over the Labor Day holiday? Look for treasures in your own back yard.
I just got a note from Kristi G. Johnson, of the Fresno County Office of Tourism
& Film Commission, that the Wall Street Journal is carrying a story about Fresno's famous Underground Gardens. If you haven't seen it before, why not now? I ran into a former colleague the other day at Whole Foods, Leslie Cunning. Remember, she used to write the most charming columns in The Bee's feature section. Leslie is semi-retired now and giving tours of the gardens part-time.
See the impressions of the Wall Street Journal writer by clicking here.
Photo: From local author Silvio Manno's book on the Underground Gardens.
The Underground Gardens are fabulous and exactly the place to be when it is 106 outside. The only problem is everytime I have tried to take someone there it is closed so I would like to know when they are open.
They have their tour schedule posted online at:
http://www.undergroundgardens.info/Tours.html
I saw the Underground Gardens in 1952. There are a lot of changes since then. We are amused!