Visionary Gardeners

Season 1

Visionary Gardeners travels from a mountain peak, across the wintry prairies, to the coast of Lake Huron. Along the way, we're introduced to the expansive minds of those who have brought their personal innovations and visions to gardening.

Where to Watch Visionary Gardeners • Season 1

5 Episodes

  • Seeds and Time
    E1
    Seeds and TimeA man's deep thoughts on time and existence transcend his and our traditional understanding of plants and the garden. An adventurous former punk rocker climbs mountains to harvest rare seeds that can't be found at sea level.
  • The Northern Garden
    E2
    The Northern GardenThe Right Honorable Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul are longtime partners, notable for their rich contributions to Canadian culture. Their divergent intellectual lives combine in a singular love of gardens, to contemplate the true nature of the Canadian garden.
  • People and Plants
    E3
    People and PlantsA medical herbalist specializes in connecting people to healing plants. An exotic plant collector and daylily hybridizer inspires a new generation of gardeners to breed their own colourful flowers.
  • Food Without Limits
    E4
    Food Without LimitsA tenacious gardener connects to her familial roots, while developing unconventional methods of growing food that will survive the limited growing season of the Canadian prairies. A Botanist grows hundreds of varieties of citrus and other exotic tree fruits on Canada’s west coast.
  • Beauty and Delight
    E5
    Beauty and DelightAfter fifty years of gardening the same piece of land on the edge of the Niagara escarpment, a writer reflects on the many connections between art, nature, and a long life. A famed Vancouver florist uses his eye for beauty, while developing new orchid hybrids.

 

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