VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE RALPH M. PARSONS FOUNDATION.

HUELL>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

IT'S A SPECTACULAR SPRING TIME MORNING HERE IN THE HIGH DESERT COMMUNITY OF 29TH PAUL MANIES.

BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE SPRING RAINS THIS YEAR THE DESERT OUT HERE HAS BEEN BEAUTIFUL THIS SPRING TIME.

IT'S BEEN COVERED WITH WILD FLOWERS.

SOME OF THE FLOWERS HAVE BEEN HERE THAT THEY HAVEN'T SEEN IN YEARS.

BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAINS, THE SPRING TIME HERE IN THE DESERT TH, YEAR HAS BEEN SPECTACULAR.

CONTINUING ON THAT THEME OF DESERT FLOWERS AND SPRING TIME.

WE HAVE BEEN INVITED BY MR. HARTSAL.

HOW ARE DO YOUING?

>> REALLY GOOD.

HUELL>> WE ARE STANDING HERE IN FRONT OF MR. HARSAL'S HOUSE.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS STREET?

>> HAMARIST.

HUELL>> TAKE A LOOK DOWN HERE, LOUIE.

THAT'S 29 PALMS.

YOU HAVE INVITED US TO VISIT YOUR HOUSE AND YOUR GARDEN.

I GUARANTEE YOU THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE CAN GET AN IDEA HOW HERE IN FRONT THAT IT'S REALLY SOMETHING TO SEE.

WE HAVE KIND OF A LOCAL DELEGATION OF CITIZENS HERE.

HERE'S THE LADY FROM THE NEWSPAPER HERE IN 29 PALMS.

GOOD MORNING.

>> GOOD MORNING, HUELL.

HOW DROUING.

HUELL>> WHY ARE YOU HERE?

>> WE HAVE A WONDERFUL DISPLAY OUT HERE TO TAKE SOME PICTURES AND HOPE TO PUT THEM IN THE PAPER.

>> AND LET EVERYONE KNOW HE'LL BE ON T.V.

>> YES.

>> YOU HAVE ON YOUR SPRING TIME HAT?

>> YES.

I HAVE LIVED OUT HERE FOR 50 YEARS AND EVERY YEAR THIS GETS BIGGER AND BETTER.

RAY EVEN PLANTED THE TREES TO SHADE THE FLOWERS.

HUELL>> NOT MANY PEOPLE OUT HERE KNOW ABOUT THIS GARDEN DO YOU?

>> IT'S A SECRET.

>> HERE MY FRIEND, THE FORMER MAYOR.

NOW HE'S ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

MAYOR, NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE OUT HERE KNOW ABOUT THIS.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.

>> I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE BACK YARD AND EVERYTHING.

I HAVE STOPPED HERE FOR YEARS AND TAKEN PICTURES OF THE PLACE.

IT'S A BEAUTY.

I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE BACK YARD.

THIS IS ASTOUNDING.

HUELL>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE EVER BEEN IN THE GUARD ?EN >> FIRST TIME EVER.

BELIEVE YOU, ME, THIS MAN HAS A GREEN THUMB.

I WISH I HAD A TENTH OF THIS TALENT AT MY HOUSE.

HUELL>> YOU ARE JUST TALK ABOUT THE CACTUS.

OUR VIEWERS DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT'S BACK THERE >> THEY ARE IN FOR A SURPRISE.

HUELL>> YOU ARE HERE TOO?

>> YES I HAVE BEEN HERE ONCE BEFORE.

IT'S OUTSTANDING.

HUELL>> YOU BROUGHT YOUR SISTER WITH ?U >> MY SISTER FROM INDIANA.

HUELL>> YOU DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE THIS IN THE DES ERLT, DID ?U >> NO.

HUELL>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?

>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I LOVE THE CACTUS, WHICH I NORMALLY DON'T SEE IN INDIANA.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

HUELL>> DO YOU THINK WE HAVE BUILT THE SUSPENSE GOOD ENOUGH, BLANCH?

>> I THINK SO.

HUELL>> OKAY.

WE'RE GOING INTO THE MAGIC GARDEN.

LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

COME ON THROUGH THERE, LOUIE.

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT MR. HARTSAL HAS DONE HERE IN THE DESERT.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE SHOULD START.

THE BIRDS ARE SINGING.

>> YEP.

HUELL>> THIS IS LITERALLY AN OWE ACE IS IN HERE, ISN'T IT?

>> IT REALLY S. HUELL>> TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT IT.

>> WELL, HI THIS HOUSE BUILT 38 YEARS AGO.

MY SECOND HOME.

I WAS BORN IN HAWTHORN, CALIFORNIA.

1916.

I AM A CALIFORNIAN AND I KNOW LOS ANGELES.

>> LET'S WALK THROUGH HERE WHILE WE ARE TALKING.

LOUIE, GET IN FRONT OF US TO GET A VIEW OF THE GARDEN.

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO THE GARDEN?

>> WHEN I WAS GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL, SOME OF US BOYS HAD THE USE OF A CABIN ON THE DESERT DOWN FROM WRITEWOOD.

THE DESERT OVER THERE.

I MADE UP MEMBERSHIP MIND WHEN I RETIRED I WOULD LIVE ON THE DESERT.

HI THIS HOUSE BUILT 38 YEARS A AS A SECOND HOME.

IN 1980 I RETIRED WHEN I WAS 63.

THEN I PUT THIS GARDEN IN.

IT TOOK ME SEVEN YEARS TO PUT ALL OF THE LANDSCAPING IN HERE.

HUELL>> HOW DID YOU, DID YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT GARDENING WHEN YOU STARTED ALL OF THIS?

>> WELL, YES.

WE LIVED NEXT DOOR TO MY GRANDMOTHER.

SHE HAD A BIG GARDEN.

I USE TO HELP HER WITH IT.

I WAS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN GARDENING.

THEN HI AN UNCLE THROUGH MARRIAGE THAT WAS A FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN BAGONIA SOCIETY WHICH IS WORLDWIDE.

I USE TO LOOK AT BEAUTIFUL GARDENS WITH THEM.

HUELL>> WE STOPPED HERE IN FRONT OF ONE OF YOUR CACTUS GARDENS HERE.

HOW HARD IS IT TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS TOGETHER?

>> WELL, IT TAKES QUITE A WHILE.

ONE THING, THEY WERE ALL LOW.

THOSE PR GOLDEN BARRELS.

LATER ON FROM A LANDSCAPING ASPECT, I PUT THE TALL THINGS IN THERE THAT BALANCE IT OUT.

HUELL>> HUH-UH.

AND EVEN THE CACTUS REQUIRE WATER, DON'T THEY?

>> THEY REQUIRE AS MUCH WATER AND FOOD AS ANY PLANT.

YOU JUST HAVE TO LET THEM DRY OUT BETWEEN WATERING.

THEY LOVE RICH SOIL.

THEY DON'T LIKE IT OUT THERE IN THE DESERT, IN THE SAND.

HUELL>> YES.

>> THEY CAN BECOME ENORMOUS WITH THE RIGHT CARE AND PLANNING.

HUELL>> NOW, THIS SUBPOENA ISN'T NATIVE TO THE DESERT?

>> NO THIS IS A WEEPING WILLOW.

THEY GROW ALONG RIVERS.

I ALMOST LOST THAT ONCE BECAUSE IT WASN'T GETTING A LOT WATER.

THIS HAS WATER DRIPPING ON IT DAY AND NIGHT, THE ONLY THING IN THE GARDEN.

HUELL>> AND LOOK AT YOUR ROSE GARDEN OVER HERE.

THIS IS THE PRETTIEST YOU WILL FIND ANYWHERE.

LET'S GO DOWN HERE AND STAND IN IT AND TALK ABOUT IT.

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR ROSES TO GROW IN THE DESERT?

>> THEY ARE THE EASIEST THING TO GROW IN THE DESERT.

THEY CAN TAKE HEAT AND COLD.

OF COURSE, THIS IS JUST SAND HERE.

A HUNDRED FEET DOWN OR MORE.

SO, IN ORDER TO GET ANYTHING TO GROW YOU HAVE TO DIG A WHOLE AND PUT VERY RICH SOIL IN THERE.

COME POSTED MATERIALS, SOIL AMENDMENTS.

AND TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT FERTILIZERS.

I MIX IT UP IN A WHEELBARROW.

THEN FOR THREE MONTHS, IN THE SUMMER, I HAVE TO WATER EVERY DAY.

SO I HAVE FIFTEEN WATERING SYSTEMS GOING HALF THE NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING.

IF IT RAINS MAYBE I CAN QUIT FOR TWO DAYS AND TURN THEM OFF.

NOT MUCH LONGER.

HUELL>> THE DESERT HEAT SOAKS UP THE MOISTER QUICKLY DOESN'T IT.

>> IF WE HAD MORE CLAY MIXED WITH THE SAND THE WATER WOULD LAST LONGER.

HUELL>> YES.

>> WE WORK IN A HOT HOUSE HERE.

IF YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT YOU HAVE ENORMOUS PLANTS.

HUELL>> NOW, IS A HAVE VISITED YOUR GARDEN BEFORE.

BECAUSE I LIVE OUT HERE IN 29 PALMS PART OF THE TIME.

ONE OF THE JOYS IN COMING TO YOUR GARDEN IS WHEN YOU GIVE ME A BIG BAG OF THE GRAPE FRUIT.

TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS TREE.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY FILLED WITH GRAPEFRUIT.

>> THIS WAS PLANTED ABOUT, I WOULD SAY 20 YEARS AGO.

I GIVE IT, I FEED IT THREE TIMES A YEAR, WITH THE RIGHT FOOD.

THE FIRST TIME, THE FIRST OF MARCH, I USE SULFATED AMMONIA.

WHEN THE GRAPEFRUIT IS ABOUT AS BIG AS GOLF BALLS I USE REGULAR CITRUS FERTILIZER AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER I FEED IT AGAIN.

I GIVE IT QUITE A BIT.

THAT'S WATERED EVERY DAY FOR THREE AND FOUR MONTHS.

HUELL>> HOW MANY GRAPEFRUIT DO YOU GET OFF THE TREE EVERY YEAR?

>> I HAVE NEVER COUNTED THEM.

THERE MUST BE A COUPLE HUNDRED.

SOME ARE HUGE.

>> YES THEY ARE THE SWEETEST, JUICEST YOU WILL EVER EAT.

IFRNGTS I HAVE TWO BAGS FOR YOU AND YOUR CAMERA MAN, AND YOURSELF.

HUELL>> GOOD I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD SAY THAT.

>> LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS READY TO BOOST INTO BLOOM.

HUELL>> WHAT IS THIS?

>> BIG ENOUGH TO BE UNUSUAL.

HUELL>> NOW IS IT BIG BECAUSE IT'S SO OLD OR BECAUSE YOU CULTIVATED IT SO WELL?

>> WELL, BOTH.

I GOT TO WATER IT AT THE RIGHT TIME.

FOOD.

IT WAS PLANTED RIGHT INFORM BEGIN W. HUELL>> THERE ARE A LOT OF LITTLE BEES AROUND IT TOOED, TOO.

>> YES.

HUELL>> OVER HERE, LOUIE, WALK NB FRONT OF US AGAIN.

TO WATCH THIS UNFURL.

THIS DESERT GARDEN.

TELL US WHAT WE ARE SEEING NOW, MR. HARTSAL.

>> THAT'S THE CREPE MYRTLE TREE.

IT WILL SOON BLOOM.

HUELL>> THIS DOWN HERE?

>> YES.

THIS IS A NAVAL ORANGE HERE.

HUELL>> I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER HAD ONE OF YOUR ORANGES.

>> THIS HERE ON THE END IS MIRE LEMON, NOT THE KIND YOU BUY IN THE STORE.

HUELL>> BOY THIS TREE IS PACKED.

>> I KNOW.

HUELL>> THE ROSES ARE ALL BLOOMING.

>> I HAVE A HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN ROSE PLANTS HERE.

>> REALLY?

>> YES.

I HAVE FOUR HUNDRED FEET OF BRICK WALKS I PUT IN WHEN I WAS LANDSCAPING.

>> DID YOU ALL OF THE WALK WAYS?

>> EVERYTHING IN HERE I DID, I NEVER HIRED ANYONE FOR EVENING.

I STARTED IN THAT CORNER, AND I WOULD DO A SECTION EVERY YEAR IN THE WINTER.

I JUST WORK IN THE WINTER TIME WHEN IT WAS COOL.

IN THE SUMMER I WOULD FIGURE OUT WHAT I WOULD DO NEXT.

HUELL>> HUH-UH.

>> IT TOOK SEVEN YEARS TO COMPLETE THE WHOLE YARD.

HUELL>> HOW MANY HOURS A DAY DO YOU SPEND OUT HERE IN YOUR GARDEN?

>> I SPEND AT LEAST THREE HOURS EVERY DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

OF COURSE TO A GARDENER IT'S NOT WORK.

I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO GET OUT IN THE MORNING.

I USE TO WORK SIX HOURS WHEN I WAS PUTTING IN THE LANDSCAPING.

HUELL>> THIS IS ABSOLUTELY SPEC SPECTACULAR.

YOU HAVE A MIXTURE OF THINGS NATIVE TO THE DESERT AND THINGS THAT AREN'T NATIVE TO THE DESERT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

IF YOU WANT A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT BLOOM ALL OF THE TIME.

ALMOST ALL OF THE CACTUS, FLOWERS LAST ONE KAYE, THAT'S IT.

THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.

I HAVE THINGS THAT BLOOM ALL YEAR AROUND.

>> YES.

HERE'S YOUR... >> YES THAT'S THE OLD.

I TELL PEOPLE THAT'S THE OLD MAN THAT CAME TO THE DESERT FORT WINTER.

>> HA, HA.

>> HAS MORE HAIR THEN I V. HUELL>> HA, HA.

THIS IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.

I HAVE COME OUT HERE AND SPENT AFTERNOONS WITH MR. HARTSEL SITTING ON THE PATIO IN THE CHAIRS.

JUST LOOKING OUT AT THE GARDEN.

KIND OF TAKE ITTING ALL IN.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND HERE, THERE'S THE HUGE OLIVE TREE OVER TR, YOUR LEMON TREES, GAPEFRUIT TREES, CACTUS.

WHAT'S THIS FREE OVER HERE?

>> A CHINA BERRY TREE.

IT'S BLOOMING NOW BUT THE BERRY ARES A NUISANCE BUT IT GIVES BEAUTIFUL SHADE.

HUELL>> IT REALLY DOES SET AN AMBIENCE HERE THAT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE.

>> YES, PEOPLE COME HERE TO THE PATIO AND THEY HATE TO LEAVE BACK OUT IN THE DWLAIRING DESERT.

THIS WAS COSTLY, BUT I DON'T GO ON CRUZ SHIPS.

I WENT TO ALASKA ON A CRUZ SHIP, THAT'S IT.

THIS IS MY CRUZ SHIP.

HUELL>> THIS IS YOUR VACATION?

>> YES.

THIS IS A MIMOSA TREE HERE.

>> YOU HAVE GOTTEN HOOKED ON THIS?

>> YES.

I GO TO A NURSERY AND WANT TO TAKE IT ALL HOME TO PLANT.

I DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE ROOM THOUGH.

>> WHY DO YOU THINK THE PLACE HAS REMAINED SO SECRET ALL OF THESE YEARS?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO JUST LET EVERYONE COME.

CHILDREN WHEN THEY COME SEE FRUIT ON THE TREES THEY FEEL THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO PICK THE FRUIT HUELL>> I'M SORRY I PICKED ONE OFF OF EVERY TREE.

WELL, >> WELL, YOU ARE DIFFERENT.

HUELL>> YOU ARE RIGHT YOU CAN'T HAVE TOUR BUSES PULLING UP.

THIS IS YOUR HOUSE.

>> I WAS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE PAPER AND THEY ASKED IF I WOULD GIVE MY ADDRESS.

I SAID YES, GARDEN LOVERS INVITED.

HUELL>> WHAT IS IT THAT A GARDEN LOVER IS SO, WHAT WOULD A GARDEN LOVER HEAD TO FIRST WHEN THEY COME TO YOUR GARDEN?

WHAT DO THEY SPOT FIRST OFF AND ASK BUT?

>> THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN THINGS THEY ARE INTERESTED IN.

THEY ASK ME ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT MRANLTING HERE.

I'M AFRAID, YOU KNOW THERE'S THOUSANDS OF HOMES ON THIS DESERT WITH NO GARDEN AT ALL.

IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO GROW.

BY THE TIME I TELL THEM WHAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE, A WIND BREAK, AN AUTOMATIC WATERING, AND TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE RICH SOIL THAT.

DISCOURAGES THEM RIGHT THERE, YOU KNOW.

I'M ON TWO LOTS HERE.

THEY ARE EACH 70 FEET WIDE, 140 INCH FRONT AND 120 FEET DEEP, A THIRD OF AN ACRE ABOUT.

SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE TEN ACRES WHEN I'M WORKING IN HERE.

HUELL>> WHEN YOU START WORKING IN HERE IT GETS TO BE HARD WORK FAST, DOESN'T IT?

>> YES.

I LIKE THE HARD WORK.

WHEN IF I GO TO SHOPPING AT THE BIG SHOPPING CENTER HERE.

EVERY ONCE AWHILE THEY ASK IF I NEED HELP WITH MY GROCERIES PUTTING THEM IN THE CAR.

I THANK THEM AND SAY NO.

I BET I GET MORE EXERCISE THEN HALF OF THE YOUNG MEN IN THERE.

>> WELL, IF THE SAKE EVER SOUNDING TRITE ABOUT IT.

IT'S PROBABLY WHAT'S KEPT YOU GOING ALL OF THESE YEARS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

I HAVEN'T BEEN TO A DOCTOR FOR YEAR AND DON'T TAKE MEDICINE.

I'M SHOOTING FOR A HUNDRED.

BESIDES I HAVE A COMMITMENT I CAN'T GO PLACES.

HUELL>> COMMITMENTS TO YOUR GARDEN.

>> RIGHT.

HUELL>> WHEN WE LEAVE TODAY, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO HEAD TOWARDS AND WORK ON?

>> WELL, THE LAST MONTH I HAVE BEEN GET ITING READY FOR YOU TO COME.

THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT TO DO NOW.

HUELL>> BUT YOU WILL FIND SOMETHING RIGHT AWAY, WON'T YOU?

>> YES.

EVERY TIME I COME OUT HERE THERE'S SOMETHING TO DO.

THERE'S PRUNING, LEAF RAKING, PLANNING SOMETHING.

IT NEVER ENDS, LIKE THAT.

HUELL>> LET'S WALK THROUGH IT ONE MORE TIME.

JUST TO GET A FEEL.

THE BEAUTY OF THIS, OF THIS GARDEN.

I KNOW LOUIE CAN GET THIS WITH THE CAM RA.

NO MATTER WHERE YOU STAND IT HAS A BEAUTY TO IT.

FROM EVERY SINGLE ANGLE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

HUELL>> WHERE'S YOUR FAVORITE ANGLE?

>> WELL, LET'S SEE...

I THINK THIS IS HERE.

HUELL>> BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE ROSES.

>> CITRUS TREES ON EACH SIDE AND A TALL HUELL>> OLIVE TREE.

>> YES.

HUELL>> JUST THE SENSE OF SERENITY AND QUITE, IT REALLY IS A TRUE OWE ACE IS.

>> YOU KNOW, UP TO A HUNDRED YEARS AGO EVERYONE LIVED IN THE COUNTRY ON FARMS AND FOREST.

WHERE IT WAS QUIET.

TODAY OVER HALF OF THE POPULATION LIVES IN CITIES, WHERE IS REALLY THE WORST PLACE TO LIVE.

THE FREEWAYS AND SMOG AND ALL.

THAT'S WHY I'M OUT HERE.

WHEN I WALK OUT OF MY KITCHEN DOOR IN THE MORNING, IT'S LIKE I CAN PRETEND I'M IN HAWAII.

OR FLORIDA OR SOMEPLACE.

SO, IT'S ALL BEEN WORTHWHILE TO ME.

HUELL>> WELL, YOU ARE IN A PARADISE, A DESERT PARADISE.

>> I GUESS I AM.

HUELL>> HUELL>> MR. HARTSAL, THE BIRDS ARE ESPECIALLY JOYFUL IN THEIR SONG THIS SPRING TIME, AREN'T THI?

>> YES.

THEY HAVE KIND OF ADOPTED MY GARDEN.

I HAVE, THE BIRDS THAT YOU WERE LISTENING TO IS A MOCKING BIRD.

THAT JUST SINGS AND CHANGES THE THE, WHATEVER SINGING ALL OF THE TIME.

IN FACT, A FEW YEARS AGO I WAS SITTING ON THE PATIO WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING, THE DOOR WAS OPENING.

THE BIRD SAT UP IN THE TREE AND JUST SANG IT'S HEART OUT ALL THE TIME THE MUSIC WAS ON.

HUELL>> HA, HA.

YOU HAVE HAPPY BIRDS HERE.

THIS IS A PARADISE FOR THEM TO BE IN.

>> IT IS.

THEY BUILD NESTS IN THE TREES.

THE BIRD KIND OF LIKED BEETHOVEN.

HUELL>> IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR FOR OCITILLO CACTUS IN THE DESERT?

>> YES IT IS.

HUELL>> THE RAINS HELPED THEM.

>> YES IT WAS COOL IN THE SPRING TOO.

THEY WILL DROP THEIR LEAVES WHEN IT GETS TOO HOT, IN ONE DAY.

I BOUGHT THAT WHEN THE HOUSE WAS FIRST BUILT 38 YEARS AGO.

IT WAS JUST HALF THAT SIZE.

>> ABOUT LIKE THIS?

>> YES.

THERE'S BEEN ANOTHER 38 YEARS THAT GO THIS HIGH.

>> THEY GROW SLOWLY, DON'T THEY?

>> THEY DO.

MOST CACTUS DO.

MANY OF THEM ARE OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

PEOPLE WOULDN'T BELIEVE THAT.

HUELL>> NOW, ARE THESE OLD.

THE BIG BARREL CACTUS LIKE THIS?

>> WOULD I SAY THAT'S, THAT'S PROBABLY 40 OR 50 YEARS OLD.

HUELL>> THIS IS 50 YEARS OLD?

>> YES.

HUELL>> WOW.

THIS BACK HERE.

THIS STRANGE... >> THAT GROWS ABOUT TEN INCHES A DAY WHEN IT STARTS TO PUSH THAT UP.

HUELL>> THAT'S THE LAST THING THAT CACTUS DOES.

PUSHES THE BLOOM OUT AND DIES.

PRETTY SOON LITTLE YELLOW FLOWERS COME OUT.

>> THEN IT DIES?

>> YES.

>> I'M JUST LOOKING OVER HERE.

THESE ARE BEGINNING TO BLOOM.

THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY BUT THE FULL.

>> THOSE COME OUT YELLOW AND ALL DAY LONG THEY TURN OEFRNG.

HUELL>> THEY START YELLOW AND TURN OEFRNG?

>> YES.

HUELL>> WOW.

>> YOU PUT YOUR HANDS-ON THE CACTUS.

HUELL>> I SURE DID.

AND IT'S COVERED.

>> WELL, I HAVE.

YES, HERE'S ONE HERE.

HUELL>> GOOD GRIEF.

>> WE'LL GET THEM OUT LATER.

>> THEY'RE NOT STICKING THAT BAD.

YOU CAN HERE THE BIRDS.

THEY MUST LOVE THIS PLACE.

>> THEY DO.

HUELL>> DO YOU FEED THE BIRDS?

>> I DON'T HAVE TO.

HUELL>> LOOK LOUIE THERE'S A ROAD RUNNER.

GET OVER HERE.

RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S A ROAD RUNNER.

>> YES THEY BUILD NESTS IN THE GARDEN.

HUELL>> MY GOSH.

YOU GOT EVERYTHING IN HERE.

?P SO, HERE HE GOES, LOUIE.

HUELL>> THERE HE GOES.

HE'S RIGHT OUT THERE.

>> THEY'RE BUILDING A NEST UP THERE WHERE HE'LL FLY UP INTO.

STLE A ROUGH NECHT KIND OF.

HUELL>> HE'S GETTING READY TO GO UP >> YES, HE'LL FLY UP IN THE SHUB REE.

THERE >> THERE HE GOES.

HUELL>> DOES HE FLOP?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> I HAVE NEVER SEEN A ROAD RUNNER FLY.

>> THEY FLY, YEP.

HUELL>> MR. HARTSAL, DO YOU HAVE A GREEN THUMB?

>> WELL, I THINK ALL OF MEMBERSHIP FINGERS ARE GREEN.

HUELL>> HA, HA.

I MEAN, HAVE YOU ALWAYS HAD THIS ABILITY?

>> YES I HAVE.

HUELL>> TO MAKE THINGS GROW?

>> RIGHT.

>> MOST OF THESE THINGS AREN'T SUPPOSE TO BE HERE IN THE DESERT.

THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO LOOK THIS BITE FULL AND GROW THIS BIG.

>> WELL IF YOU ARE GOING TO SAY THAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING OUT HERE?

LOOK WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO THIS DESERT.

PUT ROADS ON IT AND ALL.

SO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

THE DESERT WILL TAKE CARE OF IT IN ONES DAYTIME IF SOMEONE WASN'T HERE TO WATER IT.

HUELL>> YES.

>> SO, THE BEAUTY IS WELCOMED ANY PLACE ON THE EARTH IF WE WANT TO MOVE IT AROUND.

HUELL>> WOW.

>> IT'S KIND OF OUR EARTH, YOU KNOW.

SO, THAT'S WHAT I DID.

I PUT A LITTLE OWE ACE IS IN HERE.

HUELL>> THANK YOU FOR SHOW ITING TO MY VIEWERS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, BLANCH?

>> I'M FLOORED.

THIS MAN HAS A GREEN THUMB.

HE'S DONE THINGS I NEVER DREAMED OF.

ALL IN HIS GARDEN.

LOIF IT.

HUELL>> DO YOU HAVE A GREEN THUMB?

>> NO.

I HAVE THE ADMIRATION FOR HIS GREEN THUMB.

HUELL>> YOU DON'T HAVE A GARDEN?

>> NO.

I'M ENTHRALLED WITH HIS.

HUELL>> NOW HAVE WE STARTED SOMETHING.

IS EVERYONE IN TOWN GOING TO COME OVER HERE NOW.

IS HE GOING TO BE BOTHERED BY PEOPLE LOOKING AT THE GARDEN?

>> I HOPE HE WON'T BE BOTHERED BUT THEY WILL COME AND SEE HIM.

CO CHARGE ADMISSION.

HUELL>> HA.

>> I LIKE VISITORS.

SOMETIMES THE GARDEN SITS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND NOBODY COMES.

NO THEY WILL KNOW WHERE ITS AT AND COME AND VISIT SDWLOO.

BLANCH WILL SIT OUT FRONT CHARGING ADMISSION.

>> I'LL TAKE IN THE MONEY AND GIVE TO HIM.

HUELL>> HE'LL USE THE MONEY FOR THE 29 PALMS BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.

>> TO PAY THE WATER BILL.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

HUELL>> LOOK WHAT WE HAVE GOT HERE.

A BAG FOR ME AND A BAG FOR LOUIE.

OF THESE ABSOLUTEL WONDERFUL GRAPEFRUIT.

THESE ARE THE JUICEST, MOST LOOK... LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS ONE.

>> MY GOODNESS, LOOK.

VITAMIN C. HUELL>> A LOT IT TOO.

MR. HARTSAL, THIS IS A JOY AND A PLEASE YOU'RE.

MR. HARTSAL HELPS ME WITH MY GARDEN IN THE DESERT.

I DON'T HAVE A GREEN THUMB AT ALL.

WE ACTUALLY ALL HAVE IT IN US, AGENCY WE ARE WILLING TO WORK AT IT.

>> YES.

I LEARNED THAT PUTTING IN THE WALK.

I'M AN EXPERT ON BRICK WALKS JUST BY STARTING IN AND PUTTING IT N. WE HAVE LOTS OF TALENTS WE DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE WE DON'T GET A CHANCE TO WORK AT IT.

HUELL>> WELL, IT IS WORK.

THERE'S A PAYOFF TO THAT WORK AS WELL.

>> WELL, WORK...

IT'S A PLEASURE TO WORK IF YOU ENJOY WHAT YOU ARE DOING, YOU KNOW.

YOUR BODY SURE NEEDS WORK.

BECAUSE EVEN WHEN YOU RETIRE YOU HAVE TO HAVE LOTS OF EXER EXERCISE.

HUELL>> YES.

YOUR GARDEN IS MORE THAN SOMETHING JUST FOR THE BODY.

IT'S SOMETHING FOR THE SOUL AND THE SPIRIT AND SENSE OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN US.

>> WELL, THAT'S RIGHT.

PEOPLE USE TO, AS I SAID, LIVE ON FARMS AND PLACES.

THEY WERE VERY HAPPY H. THERE'S FEW FARMS LEFT, NOW.

SO, I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF PUTTING THIS IN.

HUELL>> BACK TO THE EARTH.

>> RIGHT.

HUELL>> WELL, ON THAT PHILOSOPHICAL NOTE.

WE'LL END UP HERE.

THIS HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL DAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO VISIT THIS HIDDEN GARDEN, SECRET YET WONDERFUL GARDEN HERE IN THE HIGH DESERT.

IN THE BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY OF 29 PALMS ON A SPRING TIME DAY THAT WAS MADE TO ORDER.

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