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Texas Superstar Plants and Designs

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 21 Episode 25 | 26m 46s | CC

Brent Pemberton from Texas A&M reveals the latest stars that passed rigorous testing to claim Texas Superstar status. On tour, a swimming pool gets converted to a wildlife habitat pond. Daphne answers a viewer's question about what happened to her zoysia grass. Our Plant of the Week is periwinkle. John Dromgoole recycles discarded scavenges into fun garden containers.

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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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