Birds bring a dynamic element to our gardens, but more importantly, they play an important role in organic pest management, biodiversity and seed dispersal. This episode delves into the key elements we can incorporate to attract and protect the widest diversity of birds to your landscape. Local Angle: Longtime resident and former NYC powerhouse business executive, Margaret Roach maintains a thriving 2-acre garden that is a wildlife habitat to many creatures, especially birds. Margaret shares some of her top tips for attracting and protecting backyard songbirds.
Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 1010
Sat, Nov 9 | 9:00 A.M. | Creating a Bird-friendly Garden with Margaret Roach (Copake Falls, NY) NH Create (11.4) |
GROWING A GREENER WORLD blends the latest trends in eco-friendly living with traditional gardening know-how.
The series highlights the diverse people, organizations and events that seek to raise environmental awareness and encourage better stewardship of the planet.
GROWING A GREENER WORLD combines the expertise and engaging styles of veteran television host and nationally recognized authority on gardening and sustainability, Joe Lamp'l (a.k.a.
joe gardener), with the "Most Watched Gardening Personality on the Web," Garden GirlPatti Moreno.
Each episode contains one compelling feature story and one how-to segment for growing your own food, followed by a four-minute segment with chef Nathan Lyon (A Lyon in the Kitchen) who uses fresh-from-the-garden fruit, vegetables or herbs to create simple and delicious dishes.
Lyon, a finalist for the 2006 The Next Food Network Star, believes the fresher the ingredients, the better the food.
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