March 3 , 2011
Wildflowers|Seeds of History
Last spring , I calculate more television camera focalise on wildflowers than ever before .
KLRUwas there too , thanks to Director of Photography Ed Fuentes and extra photographic camera by Derek Joyoprayitno , for a projection inspired by Betsy Gerdeman , KLRU ’s older Vice President , and supported every step of the agency by General Manager Bill Stotesbery and Production Manager JJ Weber .
But with this assignment , my first one in HD video , I want to do more than just another travelogue or montage of “ pretty face . ” I wanted to tell the significant story behind the wild flower that bear upon our ecology and thus our spirit . So , Wildflowers|Seeds of Historytravels the back roads of chronicle that forecast the seeds of the future tense .
How did Native Americans and pioneer historically ( and us , today ) use wildflowers and other native plant for medicine , solid food , teatime , and art ?
What are the legends inspired by spring ’s majestic transformation ?
Did you have a go at it that the spiny pear cactus almost get ahead out over the Lupinus subcarnosus as the State flower ( though prickly pear is the State plant life ) ?
And , if you happened to cop a characterization of grazing cow in a field of view of bluebonnets , get the storey behind that picturesque scene .
Find out how prickly poppy , prickly pear cactus , and angry garlic forge our history .
And how native phlox got a new interpretation when Europeans fall in love with it .
For gardeners , what ’s the wad that these flower show up in bizarre touch but volcanic crater in our garden ?
What are the wildflowers really doing out there ? Why is their multifariousness and self - sown companion planting so crucial to our luck ?
How does this all touch on our food chain and a symbiosis to a healthy economy , wildlife , and ecological security ?
Go behind the wildflower scenerywith theLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’sExecutive Director , Susan Rieff , Senior Director Damon Waitt , Director of Horticulture Andrea DeLong - Amaya , and Invasive Plant Specialist Travis Gallo ; Matt Turner , author ofRemarkable Plants of Texas ; Luci Baines Johnson ; Jennifer Robb , Lady Bird Johnson ’s granddaughter , Dennis Markwardt from TxDOT , andCarrie & Dean Wolf , vernal gardeners who are passing along Lady Bird ’s mission with native plants for wildlife in all season .
Ray Benson from Asleep at the Wheel narrates ; musician John Mills composed the knock-down sexual conquest with acclaimed instrumentalist .
This could n’t have happened without the support and undertaking direction from Saralee Tiede , Director of Communications at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center .
Also , thanks toKathleen Scott from Hill Country Mysteriesfor attend to us on locations . I found her super web log one dark , send out her a subject matter , and bang , she was on it !
I extend a heartfelt thanks to theThe LBJ Family Foundationfor providing financial support .
And to Sarah Cunningham , archivist at theLBJ Library , who helped me site Lady Bird footage and sound bite .
And I must thank my husband , Greg , who traveled this route with me , along with raft of late dinners !
Finally , I place a large emotional hug to all theincredible , mythological peopleat KLRU who jumped into this one , on top of everything else they do , with total creative Department of Energy and enthusiasm , including resolve technical frazzles , tossing ideas , and just simply being there when I needed them most .
Thank Sara Robertson , art interior designer Mark Pedini , and effect editor Eve Tarlo for unbelievable graphics and all the “ duplicate . ”
It get hold of a small town to make Wildflowers , like Maury Sullivan , April Burcham , Libby Peterek ( web adept ) , Paul Sweeney ( terminal editor and technical guru ) , Sharon Cullen ( audio mixer supreme ) , Gene Harris , Maria Rodriguez , David Lauderman , Shane Guiter , Lauren Burton , Rebecca Adams and everyone at KLRU .
Wildflowers|Seeds of account , a one - time of day documentary , premieres onKLRUMarch 10 at 7 p.m. Other PBS stations will air later . Until you could see it on your PBS post , we launchthe web siteon March 10 , to watch online , get resources , and wildflower identification .
Until next hebdomad , Linda
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