From Coast-to-Coast, Hawaii, Porta Rico, and the world via internet TV. Dave Egbert is The Coastal Gardener; in print with his book Big Ideas for Small Gardens, as a popular garden newspaper columnist and magazine writer, as an in-demand horticulture lecturer and to nearly 90 million households on national television.

Dave worked as a professional Certified Nurseryman for 20 years on the Central Coast of California, gaining a wide knowledge of plants and gardening techniques. Dave has collaborated with the top experts of horticulture and learned to appreciate the value of well-chosen plants for every climate and situation. Australian, Southern Hemisphere, and California native plants continue to be Dave's passion. He strives to incorporate ideals of organic and sustainable gardening to his own garden and instill these values in his viewers all across the country.

Dave is an active member of the rural Big Sur community. He balances his time in the garden and on the air with community service as a volunteer firefighter with the Big Sur Fire Brigade. Big Sur Fire Brigade covers over 60 miles of isolated coastline, serving the millions of visitors to the spectacular Big Sur Coast.