Source Guide 142
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
www.timberpress.com or 800-327-5680
Salvia plants are available at you local independent garden retailer and by mail order from:
Annie's Annuals
740 Market Ave.
Richmond, CA
510-215-1681
www.anniesannuals.com
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 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.
Dave's Faves
Plants seen on today's show are available at independent garden retailers throughout the country and 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
Additional plants seen today courtesy of Monrovia Growers
Please visit the Monrovia website for a list of retailer garden centers that offer fine handcrafted Monrovia plants.
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
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