Source Guide Show 116
Salvias, hot color for late summer gardens; Creepy crawly bugs, The San Francisco Insect Zoo; Dave's Favs; Lily, Erythrina; Butterflies
Salvias: Hot color for late summer gardens
Betsy Clebsch has grown hundreds of salvias in her gardens. The rich array of salvias shown today are coming available in garden centers and mail order catalogs all over the country. Many salvias thrive in heat, sun and dry conditions, making them invaluable in pots and gardens to bust up the "August blahs." Many are hardy and all attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
Betsy has written two books on salvias, the latest is "The New Book of Salvias" available from
Timber Press, www.timberpress.com or 800-327-5680
Creepy crawly bugs: The San Francisco Zoo, Insect Zoo
The Insect Zoo is part of the Children's Zoo at the San Francisco Zoo. The Insect Zoo is helps to expose and educate children and adults to the often vital roles that these creatures play in our environment. While many of the insects seen today are exotic, they help illustrate in a larger scale many related bugs that inhabit are gardens.
The Insect Zoo is just one part of the larger efforts at education and conservation conducted by the Zoo and it's programs.
To visit the Insect Zoo, please check out the San
Francisco Zoo website for hours and admission.
The San Francisco Zoo
Sloat Blvd. at 47th Ave.
San Francisco, CA
415-753-7080
www.sfzoo.org
Special thanks to Patrick, Alexander and the interns in the Insect Zoo!
Dave's Favs
Plants seen on today's show are available at your local
independent garden retailer or from select sources listed below:
Lily 'Conca de Oro'
B and D Lilies
PO Box 2007
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-765-4341
www.bdlilies.com
Erythrina cristi-galli
Forestfarm
990 Tetherow Rd,
Williams, OR 97544-9599
541-846-7269
www.forestfarm.com
Addtional plants seen on today's show courtesy of 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.
Dave's Levi Denim Shirt courtesy of Heritage House, www.BoysSuits.com
Dave's Big Sur Jade Maori Fishhook Necklace by Justis Daniels
