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Gardening Under Lights with Leslie Halleck

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 24 Episode 28 | 26m 46s | CC

Lighten things up indoors! Certified professional horticulturist Leslie Halleck shares tips from her book, Gardening Under Lights, to cultivate food and ornamentals in dim conditions. On tour, Shari and John Bauer take garden design to new levels with charming, repurposed finds. Daphne and entomologist Wizzie Brown examine a wound on a live oak to determine if the tree’s okay.

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