For most people, the term meadow conjures visions of sweeping fields of grasses and multi-colored blooms. This episode explores how gardeners can enjoy the diversity, beauty, and low maintenance benefits of this pollination haven even from small space or balcony gardens. Local Angle: As gardeners and weekend warriors look to reduce their lawn space while finding new ways to attract more pollinators and beneficial insects, installing mini-meadows in place of part of your lawn or problem growing area can offer a beautiful and low maintenance solution. Burlington, Vermont sets the stage for the how-to steps anyone can apply anywhere.
Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 1011
Sat, Nov 16 | 9:00 A.M. | Creating A Meadow Garden (Burlington, VT) 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.
Fri, Nov 15 | 6:00 A.M. | Year-Round Growing with Eliot Coleman NH Create (11.4) |
Sat, Nov 16 | 9:00 A.M. | Creating A Meadow Garden (Burlington, VT) NH Create (11.4) |
Fri, Nov 22 | 6:00 A.M. | Hope for Heroes: The Farmer Veteran Coalition NH Create (11.4) |
Sat, Nov 23 | 9:00 A.M. | From Seed to Fork: Growing an Abundant and Beautiful Cold-Climate Garden (Minneapolis, MN) NH Create (11.4) |
Fri, Nov 29 | 6:00 A.M. | Greening Up The Places We Call Home NH Create (11.4) |
Sat, Nov 30 | 9:00 A.M. | The Year-Round Gardener (Nova Scotia) NH Create (11.4) |
Fri, Dec 6 | 6:00 A.M. | Sonoma Valley Worm Farm: Where Are They Now? NH Create (11.4) |
Sat, Dec 7 | 9:00 A.M. | A Day in the Life at the Gardenfarm NH Create (11.4) |
Sat, Dec 14 | 9:00 A.M. | The Foodscape Revolution NH Create (11.4) |
Sat, Dec 21 | 9:00 A.M. | More Than Just a Seed: Protecting its Past, and Preserving its Future NH Create (11.4) |
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