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Building a Backyard Pond (segment #5110) Even though you can put in a water garden by yourself, sometimes you may want to call in the experts to give you some guidance. We installed this water garden in a day and it’s not as difficult as you... Read More >>		Building a Greenhouse (segment #5142) We're building a greenhouse this morning. Looks like Al Carrell did a great job on this foundation for our greenhouse. This greenhouse is really based for a do-it-yourself project.... Read More >>

Sprinkler Modification (segment #5223) You know plants have got to have water. Maybe there’s a better way. This is called the drown and dry method. You drown the plant, you wait for it to dry again, there is a better way, and we’re going t... Read More >>		Greenhouse Foundation (segment #5246) What we are using today is a space age material. It is really great. Our object today is to make a floor for a greenhouse. Normally you would think why not build it out of wood or pour a concrete slab... Read More >>

Mailbag: Plant Formula (segment #5505) "Dear Michael, Lately my plants have had a dull look to them. Do you have any suggestions on how to make them look and feel healthier? Jana B., San Francisco, California."... Read More >>		Backyard Gadgets (segment #5611) How can this honeycomb help your lawn? I’ll tell you about this product and some other products for around your house coming up so stay right there.... Read More >>

Plant Gadgets (segment #5623) Today, we're going to go green and check out some products that are all related to plants: Aqua-A-Lert, Plant SitterTen, Doctor Plant & ZooDoo.... Read More >>		Lawn Sprinklers (segment #5632) Today, we're going to check out some products that are all related to watering your plants.... Read More >>

Planting a Tree (segment #5703) Planting trees is fun and good for the environment. But, there are some things about the mechanics of digging and planting a tree that you need to know about to help the tree survive the ordeal.... Read More >>		Mulch (segment #5704) The final touch on any landscape includes the application of mulch. Mulch is anything you cover the soil surface with, whether it's a woven polypropylene fabric like this one or one of the other new l... Read More >>

Weed Control (segment #5705) With a lawn seeder like this one, we can now apply herbicides to our lawns. They'll knock out all the weeds and fertilize the lawn at the same time - weed and feed products. But if we're going to use ... Read More >>		Trimming Hedges (segment #5706) There's a lot of dead wood in this hedge, and the reason for it is vertical sides. This hedge has been trimmed with vertical sides for years and years, and as a result, all the foliage at the bottom n... Read More >>

Overseeding (segment #5709) And the first step in having a nice looking lawn is getting rid of the existing vegetation. I'm using a selective post-emergent herbicide. It'll kill only the weeds. There are other chemicals, of cour... Read More >>		Felling a Tree (segment #5710) First and foremost determine whether you can fell the tree yourself, or if it would be better to call a professional tree service. Possible reasons to call professionals may include: The tree is to... Read More >>

Pruning a Tree (segment #5715) A lot of us like to grow vegetables in our back yard, and that's a good thing, but some of us like to grow fruit trees too. Only thing is, a lot of us don't know how to prune fruit trees. There's no... Read More >>		Low Maintenance Yard (segment #5716) Planning for low maintenance starts at the very beginning with the shape of the bed. Scalloped curves - hard to mow around. Make nice smooth curves, and laying out a garden hose as I have done here ... Read More >>

Stump Removal (segment #5717) This tree stump is decomposing. We've got these fungus over here that are proof-positive that there is decomposition going on here, so this stump will rot out. But if we drill some holes through the t... Read More >>		Raised Bed (segment #5718) What we're looking at here is a failed attempt at a raised bed. It was going to be a vegetable garden, but it was poorly constructed, strength was not a factor here, and really, the point of a rais... Read More >>

Soil Preparation (segment #5719) I've finished my raised bed. And now what I'm going to do is get ready to plant vegetables in it. But if you're going to do something like this, a good and an intelligent place to start is with a ... Read More >>		Living Boulder (segment #5720) I went down to my local nursery the other day and picked up a feather rock. Not exactly literally picked it up. I mean, I bought it. They offered to deliver it. It cost me about 40 cents a pound. Bu... Read More >>

Garden Hose Care (segment #5722) If you spend anytime in the great outdoors at all, sooner or later you're going to be using a hose, and I've got a few ideas on how to take care of your hose.... Read More >>		Berm Building (segment #5724) What we're going to do today is build a stone drywall, a natural wall with no mortar in it. And we're going to backfill that wall with this good topsoil that we've brought in. ... Read More >>

Patio Pond (segment #5725) I'm going to make a patio pond. I'm going to use this big clay pot. Of course, in order to do that I have to seal it, both inside and out - inside so it doesn't leak - outside so it doesn't sweat.... Read More >>		Veggie Garden (segment #5726) We've worked with this soil. We've added humus and cow manure. We've added peat moss and sand and worked it up really well and what we have now is a nice, loose loamy rich bed for a garden.... Read More >>

Live Wall Decoration (segment #5728) Today, I'm going to show you how to make a living wreath, another kind of wall decoration.... Read More >>		Attracting Birds (segment #5730) Avid bird watchers live here. What they'd like me to do is put in a garden for them that'll help to attract birds to their yard. It's not too difficult to do.... Read More >>

Planting Trees (segment #5732) The first thing you do when you move into your new home is plant trees. This house has plenty of room to plant trees. But trees have a purpose. They can serve as shade trees of course. They can als... Read More >>		Hanging Things (segment #5736) What we're doing today is hanging a squirrel-proof feeder. The people who live here like to feed birds and they've got plenty of birds. Unfortunately, they've also got plenty of squirrels.... Read More >>

Potted Plants (segment #5737) Even though they're still blooming, and even actively growing, it's time to start thinking about bringing in our houseplants for winter. We've had them out here in the great outdoors, and they've don... Read More >>		Making a Terrarium (segment #5739) Transporting plants today is simple, but in the Victorian era, people were wild for exotic plants. They wanted them from all four corners of the earth and they couldn't get them there on sailing ship... Read More >>

Stag Horn Ferns (segment #5743) Not all ferns grow in soil. Some, like this one, are epithetic, like orchids and certain bromeliads. It grows in trees, its roots never touching soil. In fact, in grows in organic matter that build... Read More >>		Hinged Trellis (segment #5745) It may seem an odd way to begin, but I'm going to attract birds to my yard and step one, is to dig a posthole. What I want to do is mount the trellis up against this shed. It'll not only make the sh... Read More >>

Make a Garden Stool (segment #5746) When we work in the garden we know our back gets to hurt, we know our knees get to hurt, and it was the same thing four or five hundred years ago when people were making cobblestone streets. And that... Read More >>		Dividing Plants (segment #5748) I went to a sale at the garden center today and got this - Hosta Kikuttii. I've had my eye on it all season, but it was $20. Which I think is a bit steep for a Hosta, but at the end of the season, I ... Read More >>

Making Compost (segment #5749) Making compost is what we're talking about today - how to turn ordinary organic matter like leaves and grass clippings, even kitchen refuse, into black, rich organic humus, good stuff for the garden.... Read More >>		Winterizing Roses (segment #5751) One of the things that you need to know to grow roses successfully is how to properly winterize roses. Now that simply means hardening them off and getting them ready to stand the rigors of the winter... Read More >>

Winterizing Garden Produce (segment #5752) Well, the frost is on the pumpkin, the broccoli has bolted and it's time to put the garden to bed for winter. But I'm not going to waste any of the produce. Even though they're green I know a way to r... Read More >>		Building a Greenhouse (segment #6123) Greenhouses are not just for people who have a lot of space and a lot of money. In fact, a number of companies now make greenhouse kits that are smaller and more affordable. The one that we're putting... Read More >>

Garden Path (segment #6203) Almost every yard has an area that could use a little fixing up. But how would you like to turn this into a garden path fit for a pharaoh? There are a lot of ways to pave a surface. ... Read More >>		Garden Ponds (segment #6210) Change the whole look and feel of your yard with a water garden paradise.... Read More >>

Garden Train (segment #6217) Thousands of people have model trains in their homes, whether it be in their den, in their playroom, but did you ever think about putting a model train outside? ... Read More >>		Plant-Yard Stuff (segment #6645) Today we're going to be checking out some backyard and plant-related products. ... Read More >>

Hot Bed/Cold Frame (segment #6702) I've decided I want to have the first tomato in my neighborhood. I'm going to kind of cheat on it. I'm going to build a hot box, or actually a cold frame. What I'm going to do is build an open bottome... Read More >>		Ground Sundial (segment #6703) Add charm to your garden by creating a ground sundial. ... Read More >>

Starting From Seed (segment #6704) Starting your own plants from seed can be a challenge. Joe Sherinski can show you how to grow your favorite plants starting from seed.... Read More >>		Rebuilding a Rose Bed (segment #6705) Some of the roses in this rose garden were doing pretty well. Some of them weren't. And what we'd like to do today is improve the soil so that all the roses do better. ... Read More >>

Herb Garden (segment #6706) Rosemary is one of my favorite herbs. I love the smell of it on my hands. I like it in hamburger too. And today I'm going to be planting some herbs. ... Read More >>		Setting a Post (segment #6707) Joe Sherinski shows us how to properly set a post in the ground. And he also shares three common mistakes that are made.... Read More >>

Spring Maintenance (segment #6708) Here are a few tips for sprucing up your landscape this spring. ... Read More >>		Hillside Bed (segment #6711) A great addition to any home is a hillside level, raised bed. ... Read More >>

Tufa (segment #6713) I'm going to make a birdbath out of a trashcan. We'll make a square planter with a cardboard box. All you need, plastic bags, the correct ingredients - sand, Portland cement, and peat moss.... Read More >>		Indoor Greenhouse (segment #6715) Here's a great way that you can have an indoor greenhouse.... Read More >>

House Trellis (segment #6716) Today we're going to plant a white Clematis climbing up a trellis on this wall.... Read More >>		Planting Mint (segment #6718) This is variegated Bishop's Weed. It's also known as Egopodium and it's a terrific ground cover plant for shady locations. I got it because I thought it was attractive. I planted one little four-inch ... Read More >>

Upsidedown Tomato (segment #6723) There's a great deal of joy and pleasure in gardening. And eating that first fresh tomato out of your own vegetable garden, it's a hard thing to beat.... Read More >>		Garden Tool Shed (segment #6726) What this tool shed needs is a little organizational magic, a quick trip down to the hardware store and we can get everything we need to have a place for everything and then put everything in its plac... Read More >>

Plant Propagation (segment #6727) Not all of us have the time, the space or the inclination to produce a garden like this around our homes. But we all have room inside our homes to grow a few houseplants, and what I'd like to talk abo... Read More >>		Sun-Dried Tomatoes (segment #6728) Sun-drying your own fruits and vegetables saves you money at the supermarket and is a great way to preserve this season's bounty for the rest of the year. ... Read More >>

Day Lillies (segment #6729) I love day lilies. They're easy to grow and they bloom in the hottest part of the summer. This particular day lily is an old-fashioned variety that's terrific for this bed because it spreads vigorousl... Read More >>		Gallon Water Feature (segment #6731) Steps for installing a 5-gallon water feature... Read More >>

Topiary Sphere (segment #6733) We've all seen topiary shrubs, shrubs that are carved into geometrical shapes or into fanciful animals. We've all seen Edward Scissorhands. But in my search around nurseries and garden centers, I'm al... Read More >>		Bog Garden (segment #6739) Are you interested in creating a unique environment to enhance your landscape that brings a little of the Deep South into your world? Consider a Bog Garden. ... Read More >>

Moving Your Landscape (segment #6740) Time to move into your new house and you want to take along some of your landscape with you? Well, ripping up shrubs, flowers and trees is not the answer. We, however, do have some answers. Transferri... Read More >>		Topiary Dog (segment #6743) Have you ever wanted a dog that won't keep the neighbors up at night, shed all over your house, or lick every guest that walks into your home? Maybe you should consider investing in a topiary dog.... Read More >>

Mum's the Word (segment #6744) The fall is a great time to spruce up your property with a little maintenance and planting. Seeking out bothersome pests and adding a dash of color to accent your property is something that needs to b... Read More >>		Spring Garden (segment #6745) As fall approaches, it's a great time to go out and collect seeds to store over the winter. ... Read More >>

Planting Bulbs (segment #6746) Laying your bulbs within the soil in a particular pattern can be a fun way to be creative with your landscape. Any design can be created that will flourish in the coming season. It just takes a little... Read More >>		Patio Water Feature (segment #9702) There’s no doubt that water gardening is gaining in popularity in America, and why not? Today I’d like to show you a way to bring the sound of splashing water and the plants and the fish to your patio... Read More >>

One-Legged Stool (segment #9708) Working in the garden can be a rewarding experience, but it can also cause your back and knees to hurt. Hundreds of years ago, the bricklayers who made cobblestone streets came up with an ingenious wa... Read More >>		Composting (segment #9710) The fact of the matter is, that compost, like some other things, just happens. You pile up some organic matter, whether it’s leaves or lawn clippings or kitchen wastes, and it becomes, eventually, hum... Read More >>

Carnivorous Plant Terrarium (segment #9711) Terrariums were originally used to transport plants. Now they are a fun and easy way to display plants and decorate your home.... Read More >>		Shrub Formula (segment #t100-3-98) Shrubs and bushes are a great part of our landscape, and yet most people just sort of forget about them. Once a year I want you to go out and use my special "shrub, scrub and grub" formula. It's real ... Read More >>

Newspaper Mulch (segment #t31-2-96) Here's a great way to recycle all those newspapers you have lying around the house.... Read More >>		Decorating with Houseplants (segment #t36-5-96) I think it's very important to realize that foliage plants should be part of your furnishing. People should select the plants based on the need for the space as opposed to having a plant and just need... Read More >>