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Topiary / Ruth Bancroft Garden
Crafting Elegant Topiary for festive Holiday Decorating; An unigue succulent garden by an amazing woman, The Ruth Bancroft Garden; Dave’s Favs: Thurbergia, Ceanothus
Crafting Elegant Topiary for Festive Holiday Decorating Schubert Nursery, Inc
Handcrafts each topiary for fine garden centers, designers and florists nationwide. Their selection of forms includes cones, balls, rings, hearts, and wreathes from tiny tabletop shapes to 6 foot specimens.
Some of Schubert's new products, including the mini conifer garden and fragrant stephanotis ring seen on today's show will be available in time for holiday decorating!
For a topiary retailer nearest you,
please visit their website,
www.schubertnursery.com
or call 800-410-7111.
Sorry, Schubert Nursery does not sell direct to the public.
A unique succulent garden and the amazing women who created it; The Ruth Bancroft Garden
The Ruth Bancroft Garden is a perfect example of creating a stunning design of form, color, and texture to showcase an unrivaled collection of succulents and dry climate plants.
The Ruth Bancroft Garden is nonprofit organization that serves and a source of inspiration, education and enjoyment for the benefit of the public. The Garden is open by appointment for guided tours. For reservations, tour schedules and group tour information, please call the Ruth Bancroft Garden Event Information line or visit their website
The Ruth Bancroft Garden
1500 Bancroft Rd.
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
925-210-9663
Memberships to the Ruth Bancroft Garden are essential to it's continued preservation and innovation. Memberships to The Garden include special invitations to events, discounts at local nurseries and guest tour passes.
We would like to thank Ruth Bancroft, Pat Sheka, and Al Hart for their time in crafting this special segment of The Coastal Gardener.
Dave's Favs
Plants seen today are available at independent garden retailers throughout the country or from select sources listed below:
Thunbergia gregorii
Zone 9 Tropicals
Houston, TX
www.zone9tropicals.com
Ceanothus ‘Vandenberg’
Joy Creek Nursery
20300 NW Watson Rd.
Scappoose, OR 97056
503-543-7474
www.joycreek.com
Additional information sources for today's show were provided by Pacific Horticulture.
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Learn more and subscribe at www.pacifichorticulture.org
Dave's Big Sur Jade Maori Punamu Necklace by Justis Daniels.
Available at Big Sur Local Color Gallery, www.bigsurlocalcolor.com
