213: SW Yard & Garden: Citrus Orchards, Native American Gardens, Salvage Garden, Landscape Park, Home Chile Pepper Garden
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We travel to Phoenix, Arizona for a tour of lush citrus orchards, Native American gardens that produce delicious Southwest cuisine. and an innovative salvage garden that saves desert plants from urban development. And then it's on to the Landscape Park outside of Las Vegas for a look at their Mojave Desert wonders. Learn the ins and outs of growing your own chile pepper garden.
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