Nan’s report: I may have missed my calling.  I almost became a field biologist and now I’m almost regretting that didn’t happen.  I love being out in nature, looking at plants, watching birds and lizards and rabbits and the occasional coyote scurry past. Geology fascinates me th

Planting Grape Vines – Watch the Video People have been growing grapes for thousands of years and like any plant that’s been in domestication for a long time there are lots and lots of grape varieties.  Some have seeds, others are seedless; some are green, blue, black, yel

Watch The Video On location at Fallbrook Winery for our Vine to Wine episode, we were following Vernon Kindred, Fallbrook Winery’s winemaker, through his paces fermenting and punching down the grape caps.  This process is used when wine grapes are cold soaked for their initial f

Our home garden has never looked better thanks to A Growing Passion and all the tools it’s added to our gardening kit. Both Camera Guy and I have always known that gardening, while often a solo pursuit, is best practiced in the company of knowledgeable friends.  We’ve known Nan Sterma

We visited Be Wise Ranch in the San Pasqual Valley this week.  We’ll be featuring their CSA farm in Season 2 of A Growing Passion.  Sandra Broussard, who manages daily operations at Be Wise gave Nan and I some of their gorgeous heirloom tomatoes that are peaking this month.  Wit

We get to visit so many wonderful places while we are shooting A Growing Passion.  People welcome us into their gardens and businesses with open arms.  One of the really interesting stories we’ve explored is that of Bonsai Sensei, Phil Tacktill. Phil grew up in New York, in the city w

Can you imagine what its like to stand in a greenhouse of gerbera flowers in full bloom?  Its like standing in a confetti factory.  You are surrounded in big, bright blooms in a riot of tangerine, raspberry, cantaloupe, ruby, watermelon, lemon yellow, pale white, and coral. At Dramm &

Three days ago it was winter.  Today its spring.  Funny how the seasons change, seemingly overnight.  Its not just the temperature that tells me its spring, the colorful flowers announce it as well. Here’s what’s blooming today: Purple Babiana (baboon flowers), Bright chartreuse Eupho