Visionary Gardeners, Season II (2024)
(Documentary Series, 5x30 minutes)
Innovative gardeners share their stories.
Visionary Gardeners travels from a remote bog on Vancouver Island, over the southern Gulf Islands, through the BC interior, a touch down in the prairies, to a twelfth-floor balcony garden in downtown Toronto, and ending in the breathtaking Eastern Townships of Quebec. Along the way, we’re introduced to the expansive minds of those who have brought their personal, innovative visions to gardening.
“…the ultimate garden tour.”
- Colleen Zacharias, The Winnipeg Free Press
Nominated for a 2024 CASMA (Canadian Screen Music Awards)
S2E201: "Pruning Things Back"
A best-selling garden writer makes the decision to downsize, saying farewell to her beloved home garden of over fifty years. A garden designer who creates lush meditative gardens inspired by Chinese and Japanese aesthetics reflects on his projects.
S2E202: "Communities in Harmony"
An orchardist shares his collection of hundreds of apple varieties with the community in an annual festival. A waterfront gardener celebrates the serendipity and wildness of her drought-resistant plants.
S2E203: "Symphonies & Sarracenias"
A collector of rare carnivorous plants, surveys the unexplored mountain bog ecosystems of Vancouver Island. An accountant in need of a creative outlet, starts a registered charity, using her garden to support the growth of performing artists.
S2E204: "Gardening Over Decades"
A Prairie tree breeder patiently commits decades of his life to creating and testing thousands of trees, in the hopes of finding one that is resistant to deadly Dutch Elm Disease. A no-nonsense teacher uses practical knowledge to connect her students to the joy of gardening.
S2E205: "Words and History"
A poet remembers her late husband through the garden they built together. An artist creates sculptural works that honour the history of the land on which they reside.
