Source Guide 155
Fairchild Tropical Garden / Dale Chihuly
A tropical Oasis in busy Miami: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden; Art meets Flowers: inspiration with world famous glass artist, Dale Chihuly; Dave's Favs; Ceanothus, Chrysanthemum
A tropical oasis in busy Miami: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is elegantly landscaped horticultural gem tucked into a shady residential neighborhood just south of the skyscrapers of downtown Miami. The mission of the garden, founded by Col. R. H. Montgomery, was to conserve tropical plants within the garden and in their native habitats through exploration and education. Continuing the work started by Dr. David Fairchild, the garden today holds a vast collection of rare palms, tropical fruits, and flowering plants from rainforests to sea islands.
Fairchild is open daily from 9:30am to 4:30pm except Dec. 25th
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Rd.
Coral Gables, FL 33156
www.fairchildgarden.org
Art meets Flowers, inspiration with world famous glass artist, Dale Chihuly
Dave was excited to get a once-in-a-life-time visit to meet with Dale Chihuly. The Chihuly studio is not open to the public, but you can see information, videos and photos of selected works, exhibitions and artist biography at the Chihuly website. Many of the sculptures seen today were filmed at the FairChild Tropical Garden during the 2007 exhbit of the artist’s work there.
www.chihuly.com
Dave's Favs
Plants seen today are available at independent garden retailers throughout the country or from select sources listed below:
Ceanothus griseus 'Silver Surprise'
Chrysanthemum hosmariense
Native Sons Wholesale Growers
Growers of a wide selection of native and drought tolerant Mediterranean plants available at independent garden retailers. Please visit the Native Sons website for a list of retailers in your area.
www.nativeson.com
Our specimen of Ceanothus 'Silver Surprise' courtesy of Valley Hills Nursery
Valley Hills Nursery
7440 Carmel Valley Rd.
Carmel Valley, CA
831-624-3442
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 Big Sur Jade Maori Punamu Necklace by Justis Daniels.
Available at Big Sur Local Color Gallery, www.bigsurlocalcolor.com
