Hawaiian Vanilla Company store and farm.
Field Trip: The Hawaiian Vanilla Company Farm
The folks at the Hawaiian Vanilla Company want you to know that most companies use an exploited labor force to grow vanilla beans. But they don't.
Field Trip (and Shoe Review): Winery Garden in Italy
On a recent whirlwind visit to Italy, we found a winery garden in Padua (Padova). Just outside the Venice (Venezia) area, we stopped for a catered lunch and tour of the gardens.
Words to live by.
Field Trip: Filoli Estate and Gardens
We took a field trip to Filoli estate and gardens this weekend. Check out our tour and make a plan to visit some day.
Wildflowers colored our path through the desert.
Wildflower Field Trip: Joshua Tree – Grand Canyon & Beyond
Last week we took a wildflower field trip to see not just the superbloom in California, but the desert landscapes of Joshua Tree, Sedona, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Tour the Northwest Flower & Garden show 2023
YouTube: NWFGS 2023 Tour
Fresh from the Northwest Flower & Garden Show 2023 (NWFGS), we're excited to share our discoveries and delights with you. Take a tour and see what's new in gardening.
Come to the NWFGF!
Come See Us at the NWFGF – Feb. 18-19!
If you've never been to the NorthWest Flower & Garden Festival (NWFGF), it's worth the field trip from anywhere in the country. Join Christy this weekend!
Come with us on a field trip to a lavender festival.
YouTube: Field Trip and How To Prune Lavender
We took a field trip to the Highland Spring Ranch for the Lavender Festival. It gave us a chance to drink lavender lemonade and shoot helpful tips on pruning lavender.
YouTube: TomatoMania 2022 Tour
It's tomato planting time in warm-winter climates, so our latest video takes you on a tour of TomatoMania 2022.
YouTube: Field Trip to The Little Farm
Back in 2014, we took a field trip to The Little Farm, a 2 acre private residence in the Valley in Southern California. Clive Segil is a rare fruit grower, and he transformed his sloped parcel into a jam packed, productive jungle with a menagerie of livestock and fruit trees. In our latest YouTube video, we return to see what has changed since we were there last.
Frankie and this guy live in an open pen and let guests pet them.
Field Trip: Wildlife Waystation
This week I had a unique opportunity to visit the Wildlife Waystation, a sanctuary for wild and exotic animals on 160 acres in Sylmar, CA. The motto of the Wildlife…