Spring is nearly here and what better way to mark it than walking through acres of colorful flowers. Ranunculus are the flowers that are produced at the Carlsbad Flower Fields, which were started by Edwin Frazee and his family. And March and April are the months when these Tecolote ranunculus, with its rose-like petals come into full bloom.

Grown from a bulb, which were introduced to the area by English horticulturist John Gage nearly 70 years ago, the ranunculus splash the hillsides in a rainbow of colors ranging from reds, oranges, whites, pinks and yellows. These two and a half months in spring are when the fields are open to the public, although the farm is a 12-month operation. The Carlsbad Flower Fields recently opened and will remain open to the public through May 9, 2010.

Read more about the Carlsbad Flower Fields in my article here.

Color is Blooming at the Carlsbad Flower Fields originally appeared on About.com San Diego on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 10:00:10.

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Jay Leno may have bumped him from his "Tonight Show" gig, but Conan O'Brien isn't waiting for his next talk show offer. Instead, the lanky redhead comedian is hitting the standup comedy circuit, including an April 29 date at the San Diego Civic Theatre. The tour is the first public appearances by O'Brien since the late night tug-of-war drama with Leno was played out in public earlier this year and it promises to be one of the hottest tickets around.

Speculation is that the Conan show will be a "revue," with O'Brien's longtime sidekick, Andy Richter, and band leader and E Street Band drummer, Max Weinberg, both on board. Tickets reportedly will go on sale Wed., March 10 through Ticketmaster.

Conan O'Brien to Perform at Civic Theatre, April 29 originally appeared on About.com San Diego on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 01:25:39.

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