The Coastal Gardener
| The Coastal Gardener | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Mark Morro |
| Starring | Dave Egbert |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 200 plus |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Morro |
| Camera setup | shot in HD |
| Running time | 28:30 mins. (approx) |
| Release | |
| Original network | syndicated weekly to 90M households in the US, and 123 million households across 50 international counties |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | Jan 2004 – continues in production and syndication |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Coastal Gardener is a weekly, thirty-minute, nationally and internationally syndicated TV series. The show is seen over Broadcast, cable, satellite and streamed on the World Wide Web. The Chicago-based Showplace Broadcasting syndicates this TV Garden Travel Lifestyle series in America, with host, Dave Egbert, that first aired in January 2004. This series takes viewers “from coast to coast” to display gardens and nurseries exploring plants and ideas for personal gardens all over the country. A spin-off, "Dave Egbert's Garden Travels" (www.daveegbert.com), began airing in the US and Internationally in January 2009. The Coastal Gardener is produced by Mark Morro and Big Sur Media based in Big Sur, CA and West Plam Beach FL. Dave Egbert is a garden lecturer and also a writer of numerous newspaper and magazine articles, and a Sunset publish book, "Big Ideas for Small Gardens". Viewers may also call in and speak with Dave on his weekly coast to coast radio show, Living Green Radio, on the CRN radio network. (www.crntalk.com)
Development
Development of The Coastal Gardener was a collaborative effort between executive producer/producer Mark Morro and show host/horticultruist Dave Egbert. Given the location of Dave’s own garden on the Big Sur, California coast, producer Morro elected to use this location as the start and finish of every show.
Each week showplace gardens and groups of plants are profiled while providing tips on saving water and resources and improving the environment. On the show's "Ask Dave" segment, questions on sustainable organic solutions to on-camera viewers are answered.
From time to time Dave has garden visits with celebrities and prominent individuals. These have included Clint Eastwood, Laurie Anderson, Mickey Rooney, Kaye Ballard, Al Jardine of the Beach Boys, Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago, Glass artist Dale Chihuly, and many others.
Production
The Coastal Gardener is shot with dual Sony HD cameras. The production crew includes Associate Producer/ Senior Editor Matthew Montevideo and is directed by Ben Brackin. Jon Tendrich is the senior sound editor.
Awards
The production of The Coastal Gardener has earned four awards in 2008 and 2007, and two in 2006. Dave Egbert won Telly and Accolade Awards for On-Air Talent, a Telly Award for Use of Humor and another Telly Award for Entertainment. Mark Morro and the production crew have won Aurora Awards for Production Execution and Videography, as well as a Telly Award for Videography.