People, Places, Plants, "California Gardening Guy"
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People, Places, Plants, "California Gardening Guy"
PEOPLE: THE CALIFORNIA GARDENING GUY - Paul visits with Bob Smaus, a native Californian, at his garden in Los Angeles, California. Bob works at the LA Times as the garden columnist, has authored 4 books on California gardening, developed years and years worth of California gardening calendars and was the West Coast host of the Victory Garden on Public Television. Despite the significantly different climate and the three thousand-mile separation between their two backyards, Paul and Bob discover and discuss similarities in gardening philosophies and environmental stewardship. PLACES: LEWIS GINTER BOTANIC GARDEN - Paul visits the newest addition to the Lewis Ginter Botanic Garden, the glass conservatory. The state-of-the-art facility features computer controlled temperatures, humidity and ventilation. Collections appeal to garden lovers of all ages, from cottage gardens to an ever-blooming orchid display. True to the gardens purpose, the conservatory provides year round gardening pleasure for the Richmond community and all those who visit it. PLANTS: GRAFTING AN APPLE TREE - Jack Alexander, Plant Propagator at Harvard's Arnold Arboretum, and Roger Swain demonstrate how to top graft an apple tree. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: MUD SEASON - Roger shows us how to determine when the soil is ready for tilling and how to warm up our soil beds for early spring planting.
AmazonUnbox | January 1, 2000
