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Remarkable Trees with Matt Turner

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 18 Episode 4 | 25m 41s

Tom Spencer joins Matt Turner, author of Remarkable Plants of Texas, to pick remarkable trees. On tour, visit the enchantment of John Fairey's Peckerwood Garden. Daphne answers: will my heartleaf skullcap return? Her featured plant: feathery grass bamboo muhly. Merrideth Jiles explains how to restore sun-baked soil.

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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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