PAS Gardens: Conservation Cues

Broadcasting the Week of 07-25-11
In this episode of P. Allen Smith Gardens we’ll discuss taking care of what we have through conservation. But it won’t be a lecture; we’ll show you how sharing the message of conservation can be exciting and fun.

Featured in this Episode

Heirloom Tomatoes:
Are you interested in planting heritage tomato varieties such as ‘Abe Lincoln’? Try these mail order sources:
Renee’s Garden Seed
Seeds of Change
Seed Savers

Feature Plants:

Intensia® Lavender Glow Phlox
Dolce® Mocha Mint® Heuchera
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum Petunia
Broadway Lights Leucanthemum
Luscious Citrus Blend Lantana

Color Corner: Superbells® Yellow Chiffon Calibrachoa
The flowers of Superbells® Yellow Chiffon Calibrachoa are an amazing creamy yellow that blend well with cool palettes. They also work with warm colors. Yellow Chiffon has a trailing habit with healthy foliage and tons of small blooms. Superbells® in general attract hummingbirds and butterflies.

Allen’s Mailbox:
Tina in Scottsdale Arizona sends an email requesting more information about mixing edibles with ornamental plants. She is particularly interested in knowing how to fill spots left open after harvesting vegetables.

Garden to Table:Drop Biscuit Blackberry Cobbler
Pastry chef Tandra Watkins at Ashley’s in the Capital Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas shares her recipe for blackberry cobbler.

People and Places:

Tour des Trees – Tom Ordway takes a break from the TREE Funds’ annual Tour des Trees bike ride to discuss this event meant to promote tree conservation and planting.

EuroAmerican Propagators – Jerry Church, CEO of EuroAmerican Propagators, explains how their growing facilities use new technology to conserve water. He also comments on gardening is a great way to reduce our carbon foot prints.

John Backert, Director of Horticulture at Churchill Downs gives us a private tour of the gardens at this Louisville Kentucky race track. One of the workhorse plants on the grounds is the Double Knock Out® Rose.

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Gardens Worth Traveling to See

by gbuchold on August 21, 2010 09:08

I\'d like to see a compilation of all the gardens that you enjoy as a separate tab on the website so I can stop to see them if I am traveling nearby. \r\nHere\'s a list of all the ones on the show so far:\r\nPleasant View Gardens, Loudon, NH http://www.pvg.com/\r\nWinterthur Museum and Country Estate www.winterthur.org/ \r\nNew York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY http://www.nybg.org/\r\nBridge Gardens in Bridgehampton, NY http://www.peconiclandtrust.org/bridge_gardens.html \r\nLongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, NY www.longhouse.org/ \r\nBiltmore Estate, Asheville, NC http://www.biltmore.com/\r\nMount Vernon, VA www.mountvernon.org/ \r\nCallaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA http://www.callawaygardens.com/\r\nBonnie Plants in Union Springs Alabama www.bonnieplants.com/ \r\nMynelle Gardens, Jackson, MS http://www.city.jackson.ms.us/visitors/mynellgardens \r\nNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS http://www.natchezcitycemetery.com/\r\nGarvan Woodland Gardens, Hot Springs, AR http://www.garvangardens.org/\r\nOzark Folk Center, Mountain View, AR http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com/\r\nDallas Arboretum, Dallas, TX, http://www.dallasarboretum.org/\r\nLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, TX http://www.wildflower.org/\r\nWildseed Farms, , Fredericksburg, TX http://www.wildseedfarms.com/\r\nMonterey Mushroom Factory, Monterey, CA http://www.montereymushrooms.com/profile.htm\r\nSan Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco, CA www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/ \r\nThe Flower Fields, Carlsbad, CA http://www.theflowerfields.com/ \r\nArley Hall, Cheshire, England http://www.arleyhallandgardens.com/gardens/ \r\n\r\nAlso, is the Garden Home Retreat in Little Rock, AR a place that the public can visit? If so, can we get your recommendation of restaurants and activities nearby that we should visit while in the area?

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