Source Guide 156
Bees / English Roses
All a-buzz about local Bees, Marshall's Farm Honey; A beautiful garden of English Roses, Garden Valley Ranch; Dave's Favs: Cuphea, Phygelis
All a-buzz about local Bees, Marshall's Farm Honey
Spencer Marshall is passionate about bees. He has worked for decades to cultivate interest in bees in suburban and urban settings all across the San Francisco Bay region. Using organic methods, Spencer along with his wife, Helene, set up hives to collect regional varietal honeys that they bottle and offer through their website and at the Ferry Building Market in San Francisco among other sources. The importance of local honey to your health is the undiscovered secret that Spencer and Helene work so hard to reveal.
Bees are vitally important to both our personal lives and our entire economy. Without bees there would be no crops, fruits and food for our tables. Learn more about Marshall's Farm, local honeys and the bees at the Marshall's Farm website.
Marshall's Farm Honey
159 Lombard Rd.
American Canyon, CA 94503
800 624-4637
www.marshallshoney.com
Look for more from Spencer and Helene in an upcoming episode!
An elegant garden full of beautiful English Roses, Garden Valley Ranch
Garden Valley Ranch is a historic ranch property located in beautiful Petaluma just north of
San Francisco. Garden Roses is a florist term referring to roses grown outdoors and allowed to open naturally to create a a unique heirloom touch to bouquets and vases.
The most popular garden rose types are the David Austin English Roses and Mouchotte Romatica Roses, which exhibit complex antique rose forms, strong fragrance and dusky rich colors.
Ron, with partner Mark, grow, hand pick and ship clusters of garden roses all across the country to florists for special events including state dinners and spectacular high profile weddings.
Garden Valley Ranch is the perfect location for your outdoor, rose-filled wedding or special event.
You can see the gardens in person, learn from rose experts on hand, and shop for modern and antique roses and hydrangeas in their nursery or via mail order.
Garden Valley Ranch is open Wednesday through Sunday 10am to 5pm.
Garden Valley Ranch
498 Pepper Rd.
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-795-0919
www.gardenvalley.com
An additional resource, Vintage Gardens, specializes in antique roses and hydrangeas.
You can shop in person Wednesday through Sunday 10am to 5pm at Garden Valley Ranch or online at
www.vintagegardens.com
Dave's Favs
Plants seen today are available at independent garden retailers throughout the country or from select sources listed below:
Phygelis x rectus 'African Queen'
Cuphea aequipetala
Sierra Azul Nursery
2660 East Lake Ave.
Watsonville, CA 95076
831-763-0939
www.sierraazul.com
Sorry, no mail order available
Our specimens courtesy of Sierra Azul
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
