Jan 25
Brazil Beautiful, Botanical Garden, Elizabeth Miller, garden, Garden Plants, Great, organic, Organic Wines, Picks, Plants, Presidio Winery, Santa Barbara Wine, seattle, Travels, Wine Country, Wines No Comments
Dave travels to the beautiful Santa Barbara wine country to enjoy organic wines at Presidio Winery. Then he’s off for great plant picks for your garden, at The Elizabeth Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle.
Jan 03
Brazil colorado, Ecological Systems, garden, Garden Of The Gods, Garden Of The Gods Colorado, Geological Development, GODS, Indigenous Wildlife, Journeys, Melting Snow, Natural Monuments, Nourishment, Outskirts, Rain Wind, Red Rocks, Rocky Mountains, Rocky Terrain, Sandstone Rock Formations, Spectacular Beauty, True Wonder, Ute Indians, Winter Camp, Winter Camps No Comments
The shining red rocks on the outskirts of Colorado Springs are a most striking spectacle within the ‘Garden of the Gods’. The huge red sandstone rock formations rise to a height of up to 150 metres. These natural monuments are a reminder of the geological past of this extraordinary region situated at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Protected by the rocky terrain, the Ute Indians found this to be an ideal place in which to spend the winter months. The tribes’ winter camps existed there up until the late 19th century. A combination of three ecological systems, indigenous wildlife and vegetation provided a good source of nourishment for the Indians. The Ute not only used the Garden of the Gods as a winter camp but also as a starting point for their journeys through the Ute Pass. Rain, wind, ice and melting snow have gradually created the elevated layers of rock in the Garden of the Gods and have given it its unique appearance. The surrounding landscape enchants due to its spectacular beauty and small forests while the meadows are in stark contract to this world of natural stone. The rocks in the Garden of the Gods are silent witnesses of a unique geological development and a true wonder of nature!
Nov 05
Brazil Allan Armitage, Athens Ga, City Of Silverton, Colorful, Conifer Garden, Dr Allan, Dr Armitage, Filtration System, Foliage, garden, Heat Proof, Heat Resistance, HeatProof, Natural Filtration, Northwest Garden, Oregon Garden, Plants/Oregon, Ponds, Silverton Oregon, Specialty Gardens, Travels, University Of Georgia, University Of Georgia Athens, Waste Water, Water Gardens No Comments
Journey with Dave as he travels to Athens, GA to talk with Dr. Allan Armitage. Dr. Armitage has been working at the University of Georgia Athens testing and introducing new plants for our gardens and patios. Each new plant is evaluated for foliage, flowers, sun tolerance, heat resistance, and ease of care. Next in this episode Dave discovers The Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon, which is a showcase of the plants and crops of Oregon. Within its 80 acres are 20 specialty gardens including the Conifer Garden and Northwest Garden along with the White Oak Woodland seen today. The Oregon Garden is also part of an innovative partnership with the city of Silverton to treat and reclaim waste water using a natural filtration system of ponds and water gardens. In this episode of Garden Travels, Dave’s favorites include: Thalictrum and Silene.
Sep 19
Brazil Bee Farm, Birds And Butterflies, Ca Madame, Cotoneaster, Exotic Plants, Farm, Ganna, garden, Garden In The Sky, Habitat Restoration, Heating And Cooling, Kephart, Lettuce, Madame S, Montecito Ca, Mountain Lion, Native Plants, Natural Landscape, Rana Creek, ranch, Theme Gardens, Travels, Urban Development, Urban Heat Islands, Valley, visit No Comments
Dave travels to the Madame’s Garden in Montecito, CA. Madame Ganna Walska created Lotusland in Montecito, CA over a period of several decades, creating not only an unusual set of theme gardens, but also assembling an amazing collection of rare and exotic plants. In this episode, Dave also visits a native garden in the sky: Living Roof Ecosystems. Paul Kephart of Rana Creek Habitat Restoration creates living ecosystems that are self-sustaining and self-replicating. He works with native plants to build site-sensitive roof landscapes that promote birds and butterflies and mimic the natural landscape lost by urban development. Each living roof system reduces storm rain run off into our rivers and oceans, urban heat islands, and the need for costly heating and cooling. In this episode of Garden Travels, Dave’s favorites include: Lettuce, Cotoneaster and Mountain Lion.
Sep 01
Brazil Australia, Australia Melbourne, Australia's, Australian Bush, City, Cosmopolitan City, Dandenongs, Elegant Mansions, Fern Gullies, Fitzroy Gardens, garden, Gold Rush Days, International Lifestyle, Melbourne, Melbourne Australia, Melbourne Trams, National Wool Museum, Notorious Bushranger, Old Melbourne Gaol, Panorama, Penguin Parade, Puffing Billy, Sovereign Hill, Steam Train, Video Portrait, Werribee Park No Comments
In this beautiful video portrait, Australia’s second largest city comes to life. It’s your chance to experience Melbourne, the nation’s most cosmopolitan city with a vigorous international lifestyle. Through the Panorama Australia cameras, you’ll see Melbourne’s famous trams rumbling along gracious avenues. You’ll feel the tranquility of its famous parks and colourful, manicured gardens. You’ll visit its elegant mansions, like Como House and Werribee Park, grand landmarks from a golden age. See the oldest zoo in Australia, Cook’s Cottage in beautiful Fitzroy Gardens and inside Old Melbourne Gaol, where Australiaï’s most notorious bushranger Ned Kelly spent his final days. Enjoy the stunning beauty of the Dandenongs where Puffing Billy, Australia’s most loved steam train, still puffs its way through sunlit fern gullies. See lovely tucked-away villages like Marysville, draped in autumn colours. Travel back in time to the great gold rush days of Sovereign Hill in Ballarat. Relive life as it was on the very goldfields where Melbourne’s wealth was mined. Discover the National Wool Museum at Geelong, Phillip Island with its unforgettable penguin parade and the magnificent Australian bush sanctuary of Healesville. All these highlights and more are here in this one memorable video.
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