Source Guide 177
Williamsburg/Unusual Nursery
Dave travels to Colonial Williamsburg to see how "green” techniques of the 18th century are still in use today in their historic gardens. Then Dave travels to an unusual nursery of exotic plants in Portland that makes beautiful water-saving gardens for the Northwest. Dave’s Favs: Sweet Pea, Snowflake Viburnum
18th Century Organic Gardens in Historic Colonial Williamsburg.
Dave and Don McElvey from the Colonial Garden and Nursery explored the organic tips you can take home from a visit to Historic Colonial Williamsburg. The gardens of Williamsburg express the ways that organic techniques from the 18th Century are still in use today, from soil building to frost protection.
Today we also visited the expansive formal gardens of The Governor’s Palace and some of the 100 gardens within the Historic Area.
Some gardens reflect the Colonial Revival style planted in the 1930’s to mimic historical styles while others are the result of “landscape archaeology” that links the growing garden with actual species grown in colonial times.
Colonial Williamsburg is a dynamic living museum that highlight’s this unique location in the defining of Revolutionary America and the birth of our Nation.
Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia
www.history.org
While in Colonial Williamsburg, Dave and the crew were guests of Governor’s Inn and the Woodlands Hotel and Suites, both part of the Resort Collection of Colonial Wiliiamsburg.
Governor’s Inn
506 North Henry St.
Willaimsburg, VA 23185
1-800-HISTORY
Woodlands Hotel and Suites
105 Visitor Center Drive
Williamsburg, VA 23185
1-800-HISTORY
Unusual nursery of exotic plants in Portland that makes beautiful water-saving gardens for the Northwest: Cistus Nursery
Sean Hogan lead us through his ground breaking micro-nursery, Cistus, near Portland , OR. There he challenges the ideas of what a Northwest landscape should look like with exotic plants from all over the world including grevillea from Australia, choice figs from the Mediterranean and hardy bromeliads from Chile. The display gardens that surround Cistus are an explosion of foliage, texture, and color that is worth the visit in itself. Situated on beautiful Sauvie Island, Cistus is open daily and there is some limited mail order also available. The displays and selection changes constantly so be sure to schedule more than one visit to find new plant delights for any type of garden, sunny or shady, wet or dry. Hogan, who worked at the world famous U.C. Botanic Garden at Berkeley, is a wealth of knowledge on plant material and author of Flora with Timber Press, www.timberpress.com.
Cistus Nursery
22711 NW Gillihan Rd.
Suavie Island, OR 97231
503-621-2233
www.cistus.com
While in Portland, Dave and the crew were guests of the Hotel deLuxe. The Portland Hotel deLuxe pays homage to the Golden Age of Hollywood with sophisticated interiors and exceptional service.
Hotel deLuxe
729 SW 15th Ave.
Portland, OR 97205
866-986-8085
www.hoteldeluxeportland.com
Dave's Favs
Plants seen on today's show are available at independent garden retailers throughout the country and from select sources listed below:
Japanese Snowflake Viburnum ‘Summer Snowflake’
Monrovia Growers
Please visit the Monrovia website to find a local retailer that offers fine handcrafted Monrovia plants.
Sweet Pea ‘Cupani’s Original’
Renee’s Garden Seeds
6116 Hwy.9
Felton, CA 95018
888-880-7228
www.reneesgarden.com
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
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