Source Guide Show 114
Look, Touch and Learn: Rose Hills Foundation
Conservatory at The Huntington; Better gardens with natures hard working
helpers: Worms; Dave's Faves: Cercis, Potato; Fox Squirrel.
Look, Touch and Learn: Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory at The Huntington:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens was created by Henry Huntington, railroad magnate, in 1919. The Rose Hills Conservatory for Botanical Science, a 16,000 square foot botanical education center for children and their families, was opened in 2005. It is designed to engage and education middle school age children and adults. Just outside is the Bing Children's Garden, designed to stimulate exploration of nature and the Four Elements through interactive play.
You can visit the Conservatory along with the extensive
grounds and galleries Tuesday through Sunday. Tours are available by advance
reservation. The Huntington is closed Mondays.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical
Gardens
1151 Oxford Rd.
San Marino, CA 91108
626-405-2100
www.huntington.org
Photograph of the Amorphophallus, Corpse Flower, courtesy of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Garden. © The Huntington.
Hardworking little helpers in the garden: Worms
Dave employs Redworms, Eisenia fetida, in his backyard worm bin to eat kitchen scraps and turn them into nutritious compost. Or you can purchase worm compost based products that encourage healthy soil, strong root growth, improved water penetration and retention from San Diego Organic Supply under the brand name WORMagic. They offer several fine products to improve all aspects of your garden!
To find out more about their products, please visit their website or call:
San Diego Organic Supply
619-420-SOIL (7645)
PO Box 178575
San Diego, CA 92177
www.SanDiegoOrganicSupply.com
To learn how you can compost using worms at home read
Worms Eat My Garbage, second edition
by Mary Appelhof
Flower Press, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Dave's Faves
Plant seen on today's show are available at your local garden center or from select sources listed below.
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Available at garden centers nationwide from Monrovia Growers.
Horticultural craftsmen since 1926 To find a retailer in your area who carried Distinctively Better Monrovia plants, please visit www.Monrovia.com.
Please visit www.Monrovia.com for a list of garden retailers in your area that carry fine handcrafted Monrovia plants.
Potato 'Cranberry Red'
Territorial Seed Company
800-626-0866
www.territorialseed.com
Power Gear 25in. Bypass Lopper courtesy of Fiskars
Please visit their website to see more fine Fiskars brand garden tools to make all of your yard tasks easier.
Dave's Levi Denim Shirt courtesy of Heritage House, www.BoysSuits.com
Dave's Big Sur Jade Maori Fishhook Necklace by Justis Daniels
