Sustainable Living and Organic Gardening PBS Series
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Before this season started, there was one episode I was most excited about shooting and this was it! I didn’t even know if such a place really existed but somewhere […]
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I think it’s fairly safe to assume most people dread the mess and work involved in cleaning up all those fall leaves that blanket their yards each year. Call me weird, but […]
Dill Pickles – The Simple Way There are two ways to make dill pickles – by fermentation or by vinegar brine. These quick dill pickles are made using the brine method […]
If you have been canning this summer, you probably have several jars of half eaten jam in your refrigerator. I know I do! When that happens to me, I start […]
There’s something about walking through a nursery and seeing all those beautiful trees and shrubs. Do you hear them calling your name? I do. It’s irresistible and easy to envision […]
A term I’ve used often in the world of gardening is this: No matter how much you know about gardening, there’s always more to learn. Any time you’re at the […]
By Ellen Galvin, for GrowingAGreenerWorld.com The secret to growing healthy and nutritious food begins with the soil. Naturally healthy soil contains billions of living microorganisms—from bacteria to nematodes, fungi, protozoa, […]
The term ‘organic gardening’ is now in use today more than ever. J. I. Rodale understood the relationship between the soil and healthy plants but Thomas Jefferson made the connection […]
Mention the term “four-season gardening” and more often than not, Eliot Coleman is likely to come up. He pretty much owns the space when it comes to year-round growing in […]
5 Tips for Water Conservation: What a difference a year makes. This time last summer, I recall cursing the incessant rain. It seemed like every day was another downpour. […]
We’ve all heard the term “sustainably grown.” But have you ever stopped to consider that it can apply to more than food? In fact, the flowers you put on your […]
The busier we get, the more we seem to seek a time when life wasn’t so fast. A movement toward a simple yet flavorful lifestyle, often associated with the term […]
With a little luck and good timing, sometimes simply sticking a tree in the ground and walking away can be enough for it to survive. But knowing how to plant […]
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 […]
Growing a Greener World was honored by winning a 2018 Daytime Emmy Award for this episode, first broadcast in 2017. By popular request, we share an encore presentation of this […]
Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy those brilliant autumn leaf colors all year– rather than for a few short weeks? Maybe so, but the changing leaf color each fall is […]
One of the most important outdoor activities I save for the dormant months is to limb up my trees. I have a lot of them, and left unchecked, they could […]
With so much interest in taking care of the health of our planet and our bodies, the term organic has more meaning today than ever before. And, rightly so…chemicals and […]
Botanical Insecticides (commonly referred to as ‘BI’s’) are derived from naturally occurring compounds found in plants. Widely used in the from the 1800’s to the 1940’s until the introduction of […]
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In this episode, garden travel tour expert Marty Wingate discusses the appeal and unique benefits of touring gardens abroad in small groups. Next Joe explains why tree topping is so harmful to their longevity and Dr. Stephen Kress is back to share information on a new high-tech gadget any backyard bird lover will want to have. Finally, Joe answers a listener’s question on why we’re seeing less and less gardening shows on TV these days. Book winners are announced from the weekly drawing from new eNewsletter subscribers and more…
(To watch this video in better High Definition, click here to view it on Vimeo). So I survived nearly week away, without my nightly ritual of spreading homemade deer repellent […]
No sooner had I made the first post announcing my plans for my twenty-five dollar victory garden, when Daniel left a comment, questioning my word choice. Her concern was valid; […]
A few months back, I wrote about an amazing experience I had involving a “pop-up garden” in a public housing complex on the south side of Chicago ”. The term […]
Last week I stepped back in time a few hundred years. Gardening was quite different back then and the contrast became quite vivid during a recent trip to historic Williamsburg […]
I’ll tell you right up front, this is hard to admit. My family and I have now been in our new (to us) house for just over a year. The […]
Spring fever will strike at any moment. Are you ready for it? You can be if you follow a few simple guidelines as you head out to the nursery for […]
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an approach to pest control that uses a combination of treatments starting with the least toxic steps first. By identifying a pest, and understanding its […]
Did you know that you can cut your water use by up to 50% or more just by using drought-tolerant plants instead of thirsty ones? Using plants that require less […]
When I go to a nursery or garden center, what always draws me in is the sea of beautiful flowers, calling my name from the parking lot. Most of what […]
Deer are more of a problem than ever. Urban sprawl and encroachment on their habitats has made them less fearful of human presence, looking to our gardens as their primary […]
One of the most important outdoor activities I save for the dormant months is to limb up my trees. I have a lot of them, and left unchecked, they could […]
Like a perfect storm, elements have come together to foster an increased interest in community gardening. That’s why we hear the term more and more lately. Whether you just want […]
Summer’s end is often a welcome time for many, especially if you enjoy gardening and working on your home landscape. The cooler post-summer weather is just what many of us […]
In March, it’s still too early to do much with warm season grasses like Bermuda, Zoysia, Centipede, and St. Augustine. However, if you have a cool season grass, like Fescue […]
