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20 Episodes 2004 - 2004
Episode 1
Sat, Apr 3, 2004 30 mins
Host Michael Weishan visits Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, Fla., and New York chef Aaron Sanchez prepares Latin dishes with fruits and spices Weishan sees there. Also: the Fuqua Orchid House at the Atlanta Botannical Gardens; a butterly garden at Georgia's Callaway Gardens.
Episode 2
Sat, Apr 10, 2004 30 mins
Host Michael Weishan explores native plants at a Homestead, Fla., nursery, then visits Miami's Tropical Audubon Society and the New England Wildflower Society to see displays encouraging environmentally sound backyard wildlife habitats.
Episode 3
Sat, Apr 17, 2004 30 mins
Advice on making and maintaining a home greenhouse. And in the "Victory Garden" greenhouse, gardener Kip Anderson plants Asian greens similar to those prepared by New York chef Hiroko Shimbo.
Episode 4
Sat, Apr 24, 2004 30 mins
Topic: starting a perennial garden. Included: equipment; shrub maintenance; fruit trees.
Episode 5
Sat, May 1, 2004 30 mins
Gardening in containers. Included: what vegetables to grow; constructing a container water garden; four-season container gardening.
Episode 6
Sat, May 8, 2004 30 mins
The focus is on spring. Included: a tour of a Boston-area garden; the Victory Garden's own bulb displays; making natural plant supports for a vegetable garden; a pea-soup recipe by chef Deborah Madison, the author of "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone."
Episode 7
Sat, May 22, 2004 30 mins
Making gardening easier. Included: back-saving tools; sprinklers for watering. Also: vegetable-gardening tips; a cabbage recipe.
Episode 8
Sat, May 29, 2004 30 mins
A springtime visit to the Netherlands.
Episode 9
Sat, Jun 5, 2004 30 mins
Exploring the challenges of city gardeners and those tilling other small spaces where light can be a problem.
Episode 10
Sat, Jun 12, 2004 30 mins
Bad weather and invasive species are among the gardening problems addressed. Also: a gardener who made trellises and garden furniture from an invasive vine known as bittersweet.
Episode 11
Sat, Jun 19, 2004 30 mins
A segment on city gardening tours "pocket gardens" in Boston and Amsterdam. Also: Boston chef Jasper White cooks with spinach.
Episode 12
Sat, Jun 26, 2004 30 mins
Work continues at the new urban project in Dorchester, Mass. Also: a tour of pocket gardens in Boston's Beacon Hill; a visit to Maison des Erables in Montmagny, Quebec, for a recipe featuring peppers.
Episode 13
Sat, Jul 3, 2004 30 mins
Summer projects include evaluating and replacing plants. Also: Maya Morales ("Zoom") on how to make a raised bed; restaurateurs Bob and Melinda Blanchard on lettuces and easy-to-make dressings.
Episode 14
Sat, Jul 10, 2004 30 mins
Outdoor living is the theme. Included: fencing, annual plantings in containers and furniture at the Urban Project. Also: a Dutch gardener who sees her garden as an extension of her home; how to select a sundial; and a summer salad from author Ellen Ecker Ogden ("A Cook's Garden").
Episode 15
Sat, Jul 17, 2004 30 mins
Theme: tough plants. Included: creating and planting an old-fashioned trough garden; drought-tolerant plants at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Mass. Also: a broccoli recipe from chef Jasper White.
Episode 16
Sat, Jul 24, 2004 30 mins
Theme: water. Included: sprinklers; water gardening; antique watering tools. Also: children's author Sharon Lovejoy offers water-related projects for kids.
Episode 17
Sat, Sep 4, 2004 30 mins
Host Michael Weishan makes over a "tired" front lawn in Milwaukee, his home town.
Episode 18
Sat, Sep 11, 2004 30 mins
Building a water garden; the hosta gardens at Milwaukee's Boerner Botanical Gardens; chef Steven Raichlin ("BBQ University") with a corn-and-peaches recipe.
Episode 19
Sat, Sep 18, 2004 30 mins
Fall gardening tips; encouraging wildlife to settle in a garden. Also: a marinara-sauce recipe from chefs Jack and Rocco Collucci. .
Episode 20
Sat, Sep 25, 2004 30 mins
A visit to Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum and Gardens in Milwaukee, a formal Renaissance-style garden on Lake Michigan that features a "scaletta di aqua" (water stairway). Also: gardening antiques; herbs at Milwaukee's Boerner Botanical Garden; a recipe for salmon with fresh-herb mayonnaisse by chef Jacques Haeringer, author of "Two for Tonight."