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The Cancer Survivor's Garden Companion

Central Texas Gardener takes brand-new and seasoned gardeners down a sustainable garden path with organic techniques, water-wise plants, and homegrown food. Get design inspiration, hands-on how-to, and behind-the-scenes tours of Texas gardeners at home.

Season 22 Episode 8 | 26m 46s | CC

Designer and gardener Jenny Peterson takes us on her poignant and spirited healing journey with cancer in The Cancer Survivor’s Garden Companion: Cultivating Hope, Healing and Joy in the Ground Beneath Your Feet. On tour, Elayne Lansford welded a magical Bottle Tree World for strengthening renewal when she and her husband both faced cancer.

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Support for CTG is provided by: Lisa & Desi Rhoden, and Diane Land & Steve Adler. Central Texas Gardener is produced by Austin PBS, KLRU-TV and distributed by NETA.

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