Post #387206 by bananabobs on Sun, Jun 15, 2008 8:10 PM

A fellow named Ralph Crane was the asst curator of the LA Zoo, he scourged the world for plants to make the zoo as authentic as possible. He was on the board of the Quail Gardens for a while also, IMHO the foremost bamboo garden in the world. (Bamboo is not tropical, but you know what I mean)
Bottom line, tour the LA zoo and don't look at the animals but the grounds, worth the price of admission.
BTW A shout out to Ralph and his son Jeff Crane, my long time best bud!