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Dive Into Summer Pond Care

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.

Dive Into Summer Pond Care

Season 20 Episode 33 | 26m 46s | CC

Dive in summertime pond care with Steve Kainer from Hill Country Water Gardens & Nursery. See how a lucky find inspired a backyard stream and ponds. Daphne explains how even organic pesticides can harm beneficial wildlife. Her plant of the week is native snake herb, that attracts butterflies, not snakes! Trisha pops in with home-made, healthy popsicles.

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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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