We had two days of horticultural field trips, one after another, starting bright and early. The first day, we toured some overpriced suites ($40,000/day--amazing!) and learned about the crazy practices at 5-star hotels at the Bellagio. They have many plants that can't live in Vegas, so everyday they throw them out and replace them. Amazing. We also went to a completely unsustainable golf course, one that costs $500 for a game. It looked like summer in MN: dark green turf, lakes, ducks. Not desert.
Then we went to a less-ridiculous golf course--the areas where you would hit the ball were turf, but the rest (more than half) was desert landscaping, to save on water costs. It was a much cheaper golf course.
The next day, we learned about vegetables and grapes (for wine). They can compost and build raised beds for veggies, but they must irrigate the plants directly. Otherwise nothing will grow. There are more and less efficient ways of doing this. I got to try fresh asparagus out of the ground, yum!
Last we went to a vineyard. I did a wine tasting (my first ever, despite being by the Finger Lakes!) and then since we were only an hour away from Death Valley, my camping buddies and I decided to head out there!
Death Valley was amazing--amazing landscape, salt, land formations. Highly recommended. You can go hiking, but we had limited time.
TBC....
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