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Mountain Cedar: Why to Love the Tree You Love to Hate

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 25 Episode 10 | 26m 46s | CC

Achoo! Do mountain cedars make you see red? Hey, they’re just doing their job like other trees, grasses, and wildflowers. Landscape designer and ecologist Elizabeth McGreevy explores their value to our holistic ecology, ways to alleviate allergies, and how to prune for fire safety. Watch for her tell-all book in August 2019, Wanted! Mountain Cedar: Dead and Alive!

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