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Chanticleer: Groundbreaking Garden in "Zone Denial"; Inside San Quentin Prison, a garden grows hearts and minds; Dave's Favs: Rose 'Veilchenblau', Parahebe, Lily; Dragonflies

Chanticleer: Groundbreaking Garden in "Zone Denial"

Chanticleer Garden is a pleasure garden designed to take full advantage of aesthetic qualities of flowers, foliage, texture in plants. The exciting plant combinations melded with the unique structures and garden rooms of Chanticleer change with each year and the imagination of the skilled horticulturists who create them.
Chanticleer Garden is open Wednesday through Sunday, April to October.
Self Guided Tours begin at Reception.
Guided Tours are available by reservation

Chanticleer Garden
786 Church Rd.
Wayne, PA 19087
610-687-4163
www.chanticleergarden.org

Inside San Quentin Prison, a garden grows hearts and minds

The Insight Garden Program (IGP) rehabilitates prisoners at San Quentin State Prison through the process of organic gardening. By working in nature, participants learn vocational and life skills so they can practice constructive relationships between themselves, their communities and the natural environment and become productive members of society.

Research on horticultural therapy supports the notion that in the act of caring for plants, the qualities of responsibility, discipline and mindfulness transfer to the interpersonal realm—by growing plants, people will “grow.” By working in nature, participants gain a greater sense of self as well as a larger understanding of their connection to and impact on the world around them. Throughout the program, they also develop vocational skills they can leverage for gainful employment once they leave prison.

For more information about the Insight Garden Program contact:
Beth Waitkus, Program Director at 415-730-6301
or to send a tax-deductible contribution to:
the Agape Foundation
1095 Market Street, Suite 304
San Francisco, CA 94103
with "Inside Garden Project" noted.

Special thanks to Beth Waitkus, Kevin Sadler at Green Jeans Garden Supply, The Staff of San Quentin State Prison including the Warden, Assistant Warden, Officers and Communications Department. Some views of San Quentin Prison courtesy of and with the permission of the State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Dave's Favs

Plants seen on today's show are available at independent garden retailers throughout the country and from select sources listed below:

Rosa 'Veilchenblau'

Vintage Gardens Antique Roses
4130 Gravenstein Hwy. North
Sebastapol, CA 95472
707-829-2035
www.vintagegardens.com

Parahebe linifolia

Native Son Wholesale Growers.
Arroyo Grande, CA
Please visit the Native Son website for a list of garden retailers who carry fine Mediterranean, Native and drought tolerant plants.
www.nativeson.com

Lily 'Midnight Strain'

B and D Lilies
PO Box 2007
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-765-4341
www.bdlilies.com

Mt. Rainier Greenhouse by Sunshine Garden House

Water Feature Design by:
Aquascape, Inc.
www.AquaScapeInc.com
Constructed by:
Alliance Land and WaterScapes
2173 San Miguel Canyon Rd.
Prunedale, CA 93907
1-888-MY-USA-POND
www.AllianceWaterScapes.com
Rock and gravel used for this project provided by:
Graniterock, Monterey Peninsula Concrete and Building Supplies
1755 Del Monte Blvd.
Seaside, CA 93955
831-392-3700
www.GraniteRock.com

Additional information sources for today's show were provided by Pacific Horticulture.
Pacific Horticulture brings the best of West Coast gardening to readers quarterly.
Learn more and subscribe at www.PacificHorticulture.org

Dave's Levi Brand Denim Shirt courtesy of Heritage House www.BoysSuits.com
Dave's Big Sur Jade Maori Punamu Necklace by Justis Daniels.
Available at Big Sur Local Color Gallery, www.bigsurlocalcolor.com