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TV Episodes
Growing A Greener World is currently airing Season Nine, and you can see them listed below as they are released. You can also scroll through all episodes below (in the order they were released) or view by season using the season links.
Episode 912-Bats: Unsung Heroes for Gardeners and Growers
There are ecological superheroes at work in our midst. But, like all great superheroes, bats are misunderstood and in jeopardy. As they fly through the night skies, bats save U.S. […]
Episode 911-High Mowing Organic Seeds: The Power of a Seed to Change the World
In the green hills of Vermont, seeds aren’t just being sown – they’re being grown. Azur Star kohlrabi, Batavian Broad escarole, Blush tomatoes – these aren’t your average plants, but […]
Episode 910-Working With Nature for a Sustainable Landscape Design
Stacie Crooks is nationally-recognized in the world of landscape design. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she was accustomed to the unique requirements of gardening in the glacial till of […]
Episode 909-Sustainable Garden Manifesto
An hour outside of Seattle in Bremerton, Washington; an evolution has taken place. John Albers Ph.D. wasn’t always a gardener or familiar with the concepts of a sustainable garden. He […]
Episode 908-Trading Cleats for Beets: From Football to Farming for Jason Brown
Jason Brown is a remarkable man. By the age of 26, he was living the dream of many American men, playing Center in the world of professional football. He was, […]
Episode 907-New York’s High Line: A Thriving Diversity of Plants & People
In the middle of Manhattan, New York is a public park suspended 30’ off the ground. Nearly a mile and a half long with over an acre of curated plantings, […]
Episode 906–Mt. Cuba Center: A Native Plant Public Garden Like None Other
Imagine a place that began as one family’s personal labor of love, expanded to cover nearly 1,100 acres of spectacular winding paths and nurtured landscape, and curated to allow Mother […]
Episode 905-Greensgrow Farms: From Food Desert to Urban Oasis
Since our pilot episode at Greensgrow Farms just outside of downtown Philadelphia, we’ve told a lot of stories here at Growing a Greener World. Filming nine seasons of the show, we’ve met countless […]
Episode 904 – Waking Up the GardenFarm™
The dawn of a new summer season at the five-acre GardenFarm™ is always exciting but plenty of hard work. A bountiful garden is rarely an accident – there is preparation, […]
Episode 903 – Gardens in the Graveyard: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta GA
In the midst of the fast-paced, modern world of Atlanta, GA lies Oakland Cemetery – an unexpected island of stately trees, tranquil water features and a dazzling assortment of blooms. […]
Episode 902 – MrMaple: The Shared Passion and Profession for Japanese Maples
Japanese maples are one of today’s most popular tree species. Cultivars produce showstopping color and offer a dizzying array of forms and textures. Their oftentimes compact forms are perfect for […]
Episode 901 – Stone Barns Center & Blue Hill: The Best of Food and Agriculture
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, in cooperation with Blue Hill restaurant, is helping to change the way America thinks about food. Food has a huge impact on our […]
Episode 813 – New Ways of Growing Our Favorite Vegetables
We’re told that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. And then there’s Brie Arthur, our correspondent for design and foodscaping. She looks at lemonade as just the starting point when […]
Episode 812 – The Spark in Sparta
About an hour and a half southeast of Atlanta, you’ll find the tiny town of Sparta. It’s located in Hancock County, which was the most populous county in Georgia in […]
Episode 811 – The Compost Pedallers
The Compost Pedallers, an eco-minded startup in Austin, TX is on a mission to lighten the city’s environmental footprint while reducing waste going into landfills. Many urban and suburban homeowners know […]
Episode 810 – The Private Garden of a Public Gardener
Who hasn’t wanted a behind-the-scenes looking into the private garden of a public gardener? Bringing your work home with you can actually be a very good thing… when both your […]
Episode 809 – In Susan’s Garden
This episode 809 just scratches the surface of just a few days out of an always busy year In Susan’s Garden. As we were preparing for this current season and […]
Episode 808 – The Green Bronx Machine
In the years of creating episodes for our national television series, Growing a Greener World on PBS, we’ve had the privilege of meeting and featuring some of the world’s most […]
Episode 807 – Hope For Heroes
Spend any amount of time talking to farmers, and you’re sure to hear some inspiring stories: people working with their hands… people working with nature… people working for better communities. […]
Episode 806 – Gardening in the Desert Southwest
This episode about gardening in the desert southwest came about thanks to many viewers requesting we cover such a topic on our show. While we do travel the country to share […]
Episode 805 – Redeeming Your Ground
Redeeming your ground. It’s an interesting concept. And one we’ve all likely consciously or subconsciously thought about at least once. Taking back an untamed space and making it your own. […]
Episode 804 – Gardening for Butterflies & Other Beneficial Insects
Gardening for butterflies and other pollinators was one of the most common responses In a survey Growing a Greener World sent out to our email subscribers, as one of their […]
Episode 803 – Epic Tomatoes With Craig LeHoullier
This episode, Epic Tomatoes was inspired by Craig LeHoullier’s book Epic Tomatoes: How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time. For anyone who loves growing heirloom tomatoes, […]
Episode 802 – A Year in the Life of the Garden Farm; Part II
In this episode, we pick up where we left off in part I. In episode 802 – It’s all about the fall garden today at the Garden Farm. Here in […]
Season Premier! Episode 801 – A Year in the Life of the Garden Farm; Part I
This day has been a long time coming. About eight years actually. You see, Growing a Greener World® is mainly a gardening show. Yet for the past seven years, each […]
726 – The Down and Dirty on Healthy Soil and Compost
The foundation of any healthy garden starts with the soil. In fact, the health of everything above ground starts with what’s below it. To get a better understanding on the […]
725 – Growing Farmers to Fight Global Hunger
Most of us have never experienced true hunger. Yet for much of the world, the assurance of a next meal can be anything but certain. Fortunately, many are working to […]
724 – Getting Your Landscape in Shape with a Personal Garden Coach
Just as athletes have trainers, gardeners can have personal coaches to help us confidently achieve the landscape of our dreams. In this episode, we accompany a Seattle-based garden coach to […]
723 – Natural Pest and Disease Control – Greener Solutions to Common Gardening Challenges
Beyond the popular beneficial lady beetle, lies a host of not-so‐well known insects and organic products that are surprisingly efficient at keeping pest populations and plant diseases in check. This […]
722 – The Waterwise Landscape and Garden
With severe water shortages and drought grabbing an ever growing piece of our daily news, it only stands to reason, conserving this precious resource is more important than ever. Gardeners […]
721 – Take the LEED at Phipps Conservatory – The Greenest Conservatory in the World
At the height of our nation’s industrial revolution over 100 years ago, wealthy businessman Henry Phipps built the Phipps Conservatory as a gift to the city of Pittsburg. Today Phipps […]
720 – Talking Trash-Dealing with Plastic Pots, Packaging and more
Each year, millions of plastic plant containers and tons of other horticultural debris never make it to the recycling bin. Instead, they clog our solid waste stream in a growing […]
719 – Growing Up with Living Walls and Vertical Gardens
With the constant expansion of urban sprawl, gardeners and designers are looking up for new ways to add green spaces. As a result, living walls are one of the newest […]
718 – Green Roofs-The Benefits Beyond the Beauty
Green roofs are gaining popularity in commercial and residential design, offering a nearly untapped, limitless space to plants perennials, shrubs, even trees. They also cool the air in and above […]
717 – Native and Invasive Plants & Certified Wildlife Habitats
When overseas travel became possible, exotic plants were common cargo on ships all across the world. Unfortunately, many of those plants proved to be far more aggressive outside of […]
