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Tiny Wildflower Gardens, Monarch Migration, Herbal Health

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 29 Episode 5 | 26m 46s | CC

Are monarch butterflies in danger? Monika Maeckle explores the controversy around the celebrated migration in her thoughtful book, The Monarch Butterfly Migration: Its Rise and Fall. Three landscape architects created native plant pocket prairies in their own small yards. Make fire cider to soothe winter’s coughs and colds and learn how to insect-proof containers before bringing inside.

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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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