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Texas Getting Started Guide

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.

Texas Getting Started Guide

Season 20 Episode 6 | 26m 46s | CC

New to gardening or new to Texas? Mary Irish makes it easy with tips to start you right on the garden path. On tour, a Minnesota garden finds new and different roots in Texas. Daphne Richards explains why things can go awry in new raised beds for vegetables. John Dromgoole shows how to force bulbs for the holidays. Host: Tom Spencer.

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