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This episode from Season One was chosen for a special Encore Broadcast in Season Two. As gardeners, weekend warriors and even commercial growers are turning to more eco-friendly practices, one solution for pest control has been with us since the beginning of time. Just as nature intended, biological control, using natural predators and insects to [...]

That old expression; “great walls make great neighbors” is more true today thanks to a much more “neighborly” twist. The great, living walls of today are lush with plants and vines to dazzle the senses. With an abundance of wall space yet shortage of open land, gardeners are looking UP. Living walls are not only [...]

One of the most important trends of food and environmental security today is to eat local, eat seasonal, and grow your own in an earth-friendly way. And while some people want to grow their own food on the land they have, they don’t always know how. Others know how, but don’t always have the land [...]

We talk a lot about food miles, organics, and sustainable practices with food choices, our homes, and our gardens… what about the flowers we put on the table next to the meal? And the ones we send to loved ones in times of celebration, congratulations, or condolences? How were they grown, what were they sprayed [...]

Let’s talk about utilizing our yards and landscapes – not for shrubs, bulbs and lawn, but as beautiful palettes of edible growing space for fruits and vegetables, herbs and berries – even in suburban yards and gardens. Rosalind Creasy is the original Edible Landscaper – she literally wrote the book on the subject – and has [...]

With the average age of farmers in our country around 55 to 60, there is a serious question of who will be growing our food in the future as our aging farmers retire or pass on. It seems large-scale, commercial farming holds little interest for upcoming generations, so even in “farming families” the children are [...]

Imagine the world is an island, and all of its resources conserved in a sustainable way – clean, abundant water, environmentally-friendly agriculture, and preservation of forest and habitats – an island where every action is carefully examined for its impact on the current and future health of the environment. The Caribbean island of Dominica strives [...]

Are wood chips good or bad for your landscape? Should you stake those young trees, or not? Is landscape fabric necessary? Should you go by the rules Grandma taught you, or the completely different ones you heard from the “expert gardener” down the street? As gardeners, we’re bombarded by advice, both good and bad, and [...]

Have you ever been to a flower and garden show? Each one has a distinct personality, its own program, and history. Many of them have competitive display gardens, speakers, and a shopping area. Some focus more on garden design, some on horticulture, some on garden art. But they’re all great for inspiration – even the [...]

  The key to controlling your growing environment when you can’t control the weather is to use a greenhouse. They make year round growing a possibility no matter where you live. No matter how big or small, from commercial growing to the simplest homemade version, there’s a greenhouse for any budget. From the most sophisticated [...]

Welcome to season two of Growing a Greener World. We have come a long way since the pilot episode and we’ve (literally) covered a lot of ground. In bringing you 26 episodes in the first year, we traveled to 36 cities across 18 states in eight months. During our time on the road, we met [...]