Garden The Knowledge – Details, episodes & analysis

Topher in conversation with Anne Hilton of California Peony Company.

https://www.californiapeonycompany.com/

Topher Delaney in conversation with Alexis Koefoed, Farmer, activist, and owner of Soul Food Farm.

https://www.soulfoodfarm.com/

Topher Delaney in conversation with Darrel Schramm, rosarian and author of Rainbow (https://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-California-Darrell-g-h-Schramm/dp/1547175745)

Rose Resources:

1. helpmefind/roses: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/plants.php
2. The Friends of the Vintage Roses: https://thefriendsofvintageroses.org/
3. The Heritage Roses Group: http://www.theheritagerosesgroup.org/

Sources for Heirloom Roses

1. Burlington Rose Nursery - http://burlingtonroses.com/
2. Greenmantle Nursery: https://www.greenmantlenursery.com/
3. Rogue Valley Roses: https://roguevalleyroses.com/
4. Antique Rose Emporium: https://antiqueroseemporium.com/
5. Heirloom Roses: https://www.heirloomroses.com/
6. Russian River Rose Company: http://www.russian-river-rose.com/
7. Rose Petals Nursery: https://www.rosepetalsnursery.com/

List of Thornless Roses: 

1. Name / Category / Color
2. Adam Messerich / Bourbon / Red
3. Aimee Vibert / Noisette / White
4. Alfred de Dalmas / Moss / Light Pink
5. Archduke Charles / China / Pink
6. Baron J.B. Gonella / Bourbon/ Pink
7. Blanche Mallerin / Hybrid Tea / White
8. Bleu Magenta / Hybrid Multiflora (climber/rambler) / Mauve
9. Boule de Neige / Bourbon / White
10. Cardinal de Richelieu / Gallica / Mauve
11. Catherine Guillot / Bourbon / Deep Pink
12. Charles Lawson / Bourbon / Deep Pink
13. Chloris / Alba / Light Pink
14. Clotilde Soupert / Polyantha / White
15. Cornelia / Hybrid Musk / Pink and Yellow 
16. Crepuscule / Noisette / Apricot 
17. Daybreak / Hybrid Musk / Light Yellow 
18. Dupuy Jamain / Hybrid Perpetual / Red
19. Eugenie Guinoisseau / Moss / Red
20. Felicia / Hybrid Musk / Pink
21. Frau Karl Druschki / Hybrid Perpetual / White
22. General Kleber / Moss / Pink
23. Gilbert Nabbonand / Tea / Orange Pink
24. Goldfinch / Hybrid Multiflora (climber/rambler) / Light Yellow 
25. Honorine de Brabant / Bourbon / Pink Striped 
26. Kathleen / Hybrid Musk / Light Pink
27. Kathleen Harrop / Bourbon / Light Pink
28. La Marne / Polyantha / Pink
29. La Reine / Hybrid Perpetual / Pink Lavender
30. Lady Banks / Species Rose / White
31. Lady Banks / Species Rose / Yellow 
32. Lady Hillingdon / Tea / Yellow
33. Louis XIV / China / Dark Red
34. Mlle Cecile Brunner / Polyantha / Light Pink
35. Mme Berard / Tea Clone / Orange Blend
36. Mme Legras de St. Germain / Alba / White
37. Mme Pierre Oger / Bourbon / White with Pink Edges
38. Mme Plantier / Hybrid Alba / White
39. Mrs. Dudley Cross / Tea / Yellow
40. Mrs. John Laing / Hybrid Perpetual / Dark Pink
41. Paul Neyron / Hybrid Perpetual / Medium Pink 
42. Penelope / Hybrid Musk / Light Pink
43. Perle d’Or / Polyantha / Apricot
44. Queen of Denmark / Alba / Pink
45. Reome des Violettes / Hybrid Perpetual / Mauve
46. Souvenir du Dr. Jamain / Hybrid Perpetual / Dark Red
47. Tausendschon / Hybrit Multiflora (climber/rambler) / Pink
48. Veilchenblau / Hybrid Multiflora (climber/rambler) / Mauve 
49. Yolande d’Aragon / Portland / Mauve or Dark Pink 
50. Yvonne Rabier / Polyantha / White
51. Zephirine Drouhin / Bourbon / Pink

Topher Delaney in conversation with arborist, Ray Moritz about wildfires and fire prevention

Urban Forestry Associates: https://www.urbanforestryassociates.com/

Topher Delaney in conversation with Dr. Joe McBride

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/06/climate/california-zombie-forests.html

Topher Delaney in conversation with Dr. Nancy Piotrowski, President of the Vallejo Garden Club. 

Please email questions to topher@virgiegilesfoundation.org

Links:

Vallejo Garden Club - https://www.facebook.com/VallejoGardenClub

National Garden Club - https://gardenclub.org/

California Garden Club - California Garden Club

California Native Plants Society - https://www.cnps.org/

Audubon Society - https://www.audubon.org/

Napa Solano Audubon Society - http://www.napasolanoaudubon.com/

Annie's Annuals - https://www.anniesannuals.com/

Mid City Nursery - https://www.midcitynursery.com/

Morning Sun Herb Farm https://morningsunherbfarm.com/

Culver Lake Nursery and Market - New Jersey - https://culverlakenursery.weebly.com/

Topher Delaney in conversation with Robin Parer, owner of Geraniaceae and grower of Erodiums, Geraniums, and Pelargoniums.

Ways to get in contact with Robin Parer: geraniac@pacbell.net

https://www.geraniaceae.com/

Photo by Saxon Holt.

Topher Delaney in conversation with Matt Kondolf, Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning at the University of California Berkeley.

Garden The Knowledge. Topher Delaney in conversation with Martin Bournhonesque.

Topher Delaney in conversation with David Duskin, Public Artists, and co-founder of Petaluma River Park

http://www.davidduskin.com/

https://www.petalumariverpark.org/

Publicly accessible collaborative works:

Teaching Stones, Almaden Library and Community Center, San Jose, CA

Norman Lear Monument, Emerson College, Boston, MA

Castro Valley Creek Daylighting Project, Castro Valley Library, Castro Valley, CA

Thousand Ways, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA

Books that have inspired David:

The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell

Tao Te Ching, Lao-tzu, translation by Stephen Mitchell 

Women Who Run with the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Finnegans Wake, James Joyce

Body Watching, Desmond Morris

Moby Dick, Herman Melville

Paintings that have inspired David:

Annunciation, Cortona, Fra Angelico 

Annunciation, San Marco, Fra Angelico