Gardening by the Yard

Master gardener Paul James shares common mistakes made with houseplants. He explains why leaves are great for yards and discusses the benefits of shopping from catalogs.

Master gardener Paul James explains how to have a successful potato harvest, tours a bonsai farm and talks about keeping disease out of the garden.

Master gardener Paul James shares tips for starting seeds indoors and examines the theory of planting according to the moon's phases. He also explains how to grow great garlic and looks into legal issues surrounding tomatoes.

Master gardener Paul James discusses the benefits of testing soil, lays out the right time to plant certain things and defines "organic." He also answers questions from viewers.

Master gardener Paul James gives good reasons to grow herbs and shares two easy ways to compost. He also shares the lowdown on peppers and dogwood trees.

Master gardener Paul James talks about edging materials, explains how and why to do a pH test, discusses some of his favorite tools and defines annuals and perennials.

Master gardener Paul James gives tips on planting a summer vegetable garden, what to look for in a landscape designer and how to divide and transplant plants. He also talks about the best books for a gardener's library.

Master gardener Paul James discusses the many plant choices available for shady garden areas. He reviews proper gardening etiquette and recommends methods for ridding yards or gardens of slugs and snails.

Master gardener Paul James discusses how to use power tools safely and introduces the environmentally friendly lady bug. He also answers common questions about trees.

Master gardener Paul James looks at the benefits of animal manure and discusses where it can be found. He shows how to make a small courtyard beautiful, talks about common landscape mistakes and helps save an old shrub.

Master gardener Paul James shares tips on lawn repair and talks about how to make your favorite garden crops grow. He also discusses cutting down on the time spent in the garden and shares his favorite tree, the Japanese maple.

Master gardener Paul James discusses rose varieties and planting techniques, poisonous plants, home pest control remedies and nuisance trees.

Master gardener Paul James discusses landscape lighting, deer deterrents, soil types and tropical plants.