One Tree-mendous Program #304

Description

Beverly, Chris and Angel visit a nursery to see a variety of trees and show how to pick the right tree for your yard, as well as how to plant and care for it. They also build a unique birdhouse and visit the majestic coastal redwoods at the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco.

Product Information

Pick and Plant a Tree

• Gloves: Wells Lamont, www.wellslamont.com
• Tree, Mulch: Gethsemane Garden Center, Chicago, IL (773-878-5915)
• Mulch for inside the hole: mushroom compost from Midwest Trading Horticultural Supplies, Inc., PO Box 1005 St. Charles, IL 60174
• Mulch for top of hole: Ozark Shredded Hardwood Bark Mulch, River City Landscape Supply Inc., One Riverview, Sauget, IL 62201

How to Build a Birdhouse - Project of the Week
(For complete directions click on the "Project of the Week")

• Hammer: Stanley, www.stanleyworks.com
• Awl: Stanley, www.stanleyworks.com
• Spade Bit: Vermont American, www.vermontamerican.com
• Drill Bits: Bosch, www.boschtools.com
• Drill: Black & Decker, www.blackanddecker.com
• Chop saw: Bosch, www.boschtools.com
• Gloves: Wells Lamont, www.wellslamont.com
• Level / Straight Edge: Stanley, www.stanleyworks.com
• Clamps: American Tool, www.americantool.com
• Wolfcraft, www.wolfcraft.com
• Goggles: Uvex, www.uvex.com
• Carpenters Square: Empire, www.empirelevel.com
• Workbench: Rubbermaid, www.rubbermaid.com
• Masking Tape: Manco, www.manco.com
• Sharpie Marker: Sanford- A Newell Rubbermaid Co., www.sanfordcorp.com

Guests

Mia Monroe
Muir Woods National Monument
www.nps.gov/muwo/

Pamela Horwitz
Gethsemane Garden Center
5801 N. Clark
Chicago, IL
773-769-8214

Hosts
Our thanks to our California hosts, the Casa Madrona Hotel
www.casamadrona.com

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