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…
Beautiful bread from start to finish.
Field Trip: Roan Mills Bakery
On a sleepy Saturday morning in early October, I drove to Fillmore, CA to meet up with a gaggle of sourdough bread bakers. Our gathering place: Roan Mills Bakery. Why?…
Not nearly enough butter, according to our guide
Field Trip: Iceland’s Geothermal Bakery
Nothing grows outside in Iceland in the winter. The land is blanketed with snow and scarcely a twig is visible for miles. Lava rock punches through the landscape and geysers…
Different seeds that can be pressed for oils.
Field Trip: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello – Pt. 3 – Knowledge Passed Down
During my time at the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello, I took a few classes. It was more like I ran around like a chicken with my head cut off,…
The West Indian Gherkin was first planted in Jefferson's garden in 1812. We brought home seeds to try on this latitude.
Field Trip: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello – Pt. 2 – Veggies and Fruits
Now for the good stuff: specific crops grown at Monticello. Some of these veggies and fruits date back to 1774 when Jefferson first planted the crop. We brought home a…