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Smart Gardening
Smart Gardening shares the joys and beauty of gardening. This magazine-style series takes viewers into gardens across the country to explore and share smart gardening tips. Segments revolve around three separate locations: the greenhouse, courtyard and kitchen. Imported from Europe, the Studio Greenhouse is the place to pot plants, divide perennials, discuss insects, learn to prune, talk about compost and soil composition, or discover how to care for exotic orchids. The Studio Courtyard setting is the perfect place for conversations with experts about topics pertaining to plant selection, wildlife, water conservation, outdoor furniture, plant care and landscape design. In the Studio Kitchen, produce, flowers and plants are prepared and discussed as they make the transition from the outdoors to the living area. In addition, on-location segments take viewers to places of extraordinary beauty where innovative and practical techniques are taught.
Distributed by: American Public Television (APT)
Deanna Connell
Master gardener Deanna Connell is a former award- winning reporter and news anchor for ABC television affiliates in Portland and Eugene, Ore. Her background in journalism serves her well as she learns the secrets of smart gardening from experts across the country.
#301 Succulents in containers, the next big trend, the water features at a Beverly Hills legacy garden, tips for perennials in containers, and a gardener's culinary treat from the Gascony region of France. |
#302 How to build a French drain, the joys of native plants, annuals that can stand up to the summer heat and tips for naturalizing & combining bulbs from the pros in Holland. |
#303 The multiple flavors of basil, the childlike fun of garden mazes, herbs for beginners and a Classic Dutch Garden in the Netherlands. |
#304 Eco-Roof: a new trend, why we love palm trees, the enormous salvia plant family and a lost plant that once made a French region rich makes a comeback. |
#305 Choosing rock for stepping stone paths, the amazing epimedium, flowers for a cutting garden and a modern garden design finds a home in a historic Dutch village. |
#306 Laying a stepping stone path, edible flowers, cool annuals to plant in the fall and Combining boxwood & bulbs. |
#307 Tips for mulching, meet the plant penstemon, from flowers to fruit and a backyard garden treasure unearthed in Holland jumpstarts an industry. |
#308 Discover the art of water features and a garden that knows how to party, crazy perennials just for fun and how to relate the house and the garden. |
#309 Choosing and growing blueberries, sweet peas for perfume in the garden, low maintenance plants and city chicks. |
#310 More blueberries for health and flavor, edibles you can grow in the shade, meet the malvaceae family and a water feature from natural inspiration. |
#311 Curbside gardening, fennel for flavor, legends in the garden and plants to the rescue of plants in a French organic garden. |
#312 Meet the California natives and the Vireya rhododendron, tips for forcing perfect tulips every time and French garden objects ready to travel home to America. |
#313 From prickly sun worshippers to velvety shade lovers a look at two gardens at opposite ends of the light spectrum; then the story of the poppy that commemorates the heroes no longer with us; and a game of tic tac toe in a French potager. |
#314 Read the tea leaves...is there a camellia in your future? Tomorrow's plants prove themselves and pass the test; the Aster family and we'll take tulips from the field to the vase with a Dutch floral expert in Holland |
#315 Converting private gardens of yesterday into public places for the future, then bridging the late spring gap with flowers, a visit to see the newest varieties for market, and a plant museum in the Netherlands. |
#316 Cover the ground in no time; and welcome home, critters! A visit to George Washington's River Farm and a collector's garden where there's a beautiful surprise around every corner. |
#317 An ancient art form using living plants and lilacs that bloom without a winter nap. common plant names and keeping Fido in his place as man's best friend in the garden. |
#318 The perfect spot for a fuchsia or begonia, then what to plant when there's too much of a good thing - water; tips from a master to keep your bonsai healthy. |
#319 Favorite perennials that thrive in the shade, the vigorous David Austin roses, tall containers and a trip to Holland for tulips in full bloom. |
#320 Cosmos and zinnias save the day; how to tell partial sun from partial shade, finding the right fence, and walking the pebble paths of a classical Chinese garden. |
#321 Design a sunny perennial border using a building block approach, antique beauties from France, phlox and begonias and a garden designer to the stars shows off his own backyard. |
#322 Art in the garden, a garden just for the kids. Edibles as ornaments and a visit to a master plantsman in the foothills of the Pyrennes. |
#323 Late blooming perennials, heritage trees have their own stories to tell, how to line a pond and a visit to a Chinese garden. |
#324 A water-wise garden, east meets west in a botanical garden, a plant's perspective on heat and humidity, then a trip to Holland where kids and bulbs go hand in hand. |
#325 How a fleshy root and small leaves conserve water, edibles that have no where to go but up, demystifying Botanical Latin and color tips from a Dutch designer. |
#326 A jewel box of garden gems; flowering vines, plant introductions and a seasonal trip to a market in Agen, France. |
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