Hi, I am Rebecca Finneran with Michigan State University Extension. After a long hot summer, gardeners are probably thinking to themselves, “Why would I put a lot of time into investing into my lawn for the fall?” But smart gardeners know the best-dressed lawns begin in Fall. If fertilization is on your dance card then…
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Dreamy Garden from Pastureland | Elizabeth Simcik DeMaria |Central Texas Gardener
In Lorena, Texas, Elizabeth Simcik DeMaria’s dreamy garden charms abundant wildlife and imaginative souls. Her desserts are just as popular when she joins husband Jeff and son Blake at the family’s Waco restaurant, Tony DeMaria’s Barbecue. When she and Jeff married, they also fell in love with five acres of pasture land. -We moved out…
Gardening Under Lights with Leslie Halleck |Central Texas Gardener
Are you ready to garden under lights? Well, I hope so cause we’re joined by Leslie Halleck, author of a brand new book Gardening Under Lights and welcome to Central Texas Gardener. – Thank you so much for having me, I’m excited to be here. – [Tom] This is a topic, seems like it’s growing…
Trisha controls pill bugs: Central Texas Gardener
One of the challenges that gardeners face—especially in the spring and the fall—as we’re putting out new transplants and planting seedlings are pill bugs and sow bugs. Now, these are actually not insects because they have seven pairs of legs—so fourteen legs unlike an insect with six. They’re actually a member of the crustacean family…
Plant Propagation| Leslie Halleck| Central Texas Gardener
– Are you ready to be a plant parent? Well, you will be in about 10 minutes, because our guest, Leslie Halleck, is the author of “Plant Parenting”. And welcome back to Central Texas Gardeners, great to have you. – Thank you so much, I’m so excited to be here again. – Plant propagation, a…
Gardening: Repelling Pests : How to Repel Bugs With Pennies, Water & Plastic Bags
Hi this is Yolanda Vanveen and in this segment we are going to talk about how to repel bugs with pennies, water, and a plastic bag. Well a lot of people say it really works and there is actually some scientific evidence that supports it too. So basically a penny works, the shinier the better…
Comparing Cauliflower from 4 Different Gardens
One of the interesting aspects of this RED Gardens project is that it offers the opportunity to examine vegetables grown in gardens that are following different methods. I’d love to say that I’m on top of all these methods, that everything’s going really well and adopting them to this context, but I’m not really there…
Behind the scenes with UBC’s gardeners
Many studies have shown that the public realm and being outside helps with physical and mental well-being. UBC is known worldwide for its campus. And it’s really thanks to our landscaping group and others in municipal for making it such a beautiful place. These are summer annuals that arrived this morning. We distribute them throughout…
Homemade fungicides | John Dromgoole | Central Texas Gardener
Hello gardening friends! Welcome to Backyard Basics, I’m John Brown well I’m in the kitchen right now kinda there’s a lot of things that we can do at home to work as a fungicide on our plants. We begin to see fungal problems. And let me show you what one looks like actually. This is…
The Queen records a special message for Gardeners’ Question time (BBC Radio 4)
I very much hope you have enjoyed visiting Frogmore House and Garden which holds a special place in my family’s affection. Indeed, I would echo the sentiments of Queen Victoria who, 150 years ago, wrote of ‘this dear lovely garden where all is peace and quiet and you only hear the hum of the bees…