Episodes
- S5 E1 - New Year's ResolutionsJanuary 7, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James shares some garden-focused New Year's resolutions. He discusses dormancy in plants, how to store fruits and vegetables, and how to heat a compost pile in the winter.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E2 - Flower Bed CleanupFebruary 4, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James shares tips for getting a flower bed ready for spring and greenhouse growing. An arborist demonstrates how to keep trees in shape.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E3 - Discourse on DirtFebruary 18, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James explains why soil makes the difference between a bountiful garden and an unproductive one. He also discusses matching your new landscape to your new home and offers advice on preparing for winter.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E4 - Just Piddlin'February 25, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James does some late-winter garden chores, offers tips on checking out the landscape if you're buying a new house and explains how to give ornamental grasses a winter trim.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E5 - Starting All OverMarch 10, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James gets started on landscaping his new place, offers tips on cleaning up after storm damage and explains why trees started in containers may have problems when transplanted.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E6 - Overseeding a LawnMay 5, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James shows how to make a lawn more lush using a technique called overseeding. He also discusses hostas, solicits suggestions from a tree professional and explains how to get rid of pesky weeds on a patio.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E7 - Scream SpringApril 14, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James talks about two of his favorite spring plants: azaleas and dogwoods. He shares tips on starting a moss garden, discusses automatic sprinklers and honors one of the world's most used tools, the trowel.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E8 - Tips and TricksMay 5, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James presents tips and tricks for spring gardening, explains how to attract birds with plants recommended by the National Audubon Society and uses container plants to solve landscaping problems.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E9 - Plant-Buying Boo-BoosMay 19, 200022minPaul James offers planting tips, looks at common plant-buying mistakes and walks through the process of building a dry-stream bed to solve drainage problems. He also shares the virtues of weeping varieties of trees.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E10 - New Veggie GardenJune 2, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James describes his new vegetable garden, presents the simple geometry involved in finding a tree's height and offers tips on how to use stone in the garden. He also discusses microclimates.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E11 - Rock GardenJune 16, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James gives a tour of his garden in June, discusses planting a rock garden and highlights one of his favorite plants, coreopsis.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E12 - Persistent PlantsJune 30, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James offers suggestions about projects in July. He discusses pest plants, building stone steps and various types of garden furniture. He also shares creative uses for broken pots.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E13 - BubblersJuly 21, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James shows off water projects and walks through building small ponds. He offers advice on fighting drought in the yard and talks about palms.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E14 - Fall PlantingAugust 25, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James discusses transferring tropical plants indoors for winter, examines legal questions sometimes encountered in gardening and explains why the sow bug is often misunderstood.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E15 - SprinklersSeptember 8, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James talks about how to make the best use of automatic sprinklers by satisfying the plants, homeowner and water conservation concerns. He also explains some common gardening terms.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E16 - Building a Compost BinOctober 6, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James goes through the process of building a compost system and talks about finding the right tool for root removal.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E17 - Composting TipsOctober 20, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James begins making compost in a new three-compartment bin, offers tricks for scaring off garden pests and suggests ways to clear a gutter. He also visits his father to talk about his pecan tree.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E18 - Protecting PlantsNovember 3, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James explains how to protect plants during the winter with a number of techniques, from planting next to south-facing masonry walls to using closed-cell foam blankets.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E19 - PansiesNovember 17, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James discusses cold- and shade-tolerant pansies and visits with expert Joe Schulte.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E20 - HouseplantsDecember 1, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James talks about the dangers of overwatering and overfertilization and suggests ways to keep houseplants healthy in the winter. He also discusses novelty garden projects.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E21 - Christmas TreesDecember 15, 200022minMaster gardener Paul James shares tips for selecting and caring for living Christmas trees and suggests ways to turn poinsettias into year-round plants.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E22 - SpreadersJanuary 26, 200122minMaster gardener Paul James talks about various types of mechanical spreaders that provide fast and uniform distribution of fertilizers. Then he discusses the three ways plants are grown.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E23 - Training TreesApril 1, 200122minMaster gardener Paul James talks about techniques used in training trees to grow straight and strong or to bend in specific directions. He covers slapping the trunk, pulling branches apart with spreaders and staking with twine.Free trial of discovery+
- S5 E24 - Odds and EndsMay 6, 200122minMaster gardener Paul James presents a mix of gardening points of interest, from galls to spiny sew thistles. He also talks about using plant labels to help remember what you've planted where.Free trial of discovery+
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