Triangle Gardener

Suburban gardens encompass 190 million acres in the US. We meet food scape evangelist Brie Arthur, who explains how to add ancient grains to your garden and reap big rewards. And you can follow Brie on social media with #CrazyGrainLady #SuburbanGrainExperiement #PlantSomething #Edible

Planting fall vegetables is more fun with the right tools. The Gardener’s Hollow Leg, a water-resistant, recycled polyester bag is one of those tools. Lise Jenkins puts it to the test and gives a review.

Most Americans live in urban areas and urban parks play a role in our physical, mental, and social health. But these parks can play an important role in protecting the health of our environment. We travel up to Boone, NC to tour a park that protects people across our state.

Bev Hurley reviews some products for the birds in your garden. She also share a secrete weapon that you can use to discourage squirrels from raiding your bird feeders.

Fall is the best time to plant and we investigate options for adding fruit to your garden. Charles Murphy explains easy options and tips for successfully growing fruit in the Piedmont. Start planning now, planting starts soon.

Triangle Gardener is sponsoring a garden contest. Deadline to enter is September 15, 2016. More details can be found at TriangleGardener.com

Mary is an experienced gardener and she's completely blind. Visiting Mary in her garden we learn how to garden with our entire body and also discover that Mary posses super powers. Our show joins the national #PlantSomething campaign.

Bev Hurley shows us the new line of power gardening tools from Black and Decker and why they make gardening easier for her.

Does your garden offer birds high-quality nutrition or junk food? What you plant makes a difference in birds' ability to find food and raise their young. Audubon NC is working with North Carolina plant growers to connect gardeners with sources for native plants.

Not all roses are garden prima donnas! Kit Flynn walks us through numerous options for growing sustainable roses —roses that don’t require spraying or special care.

National Pollinator Awareness week is June 20-26. In this episode we meet some people who are working to expand pollinator habitat and forage

Bev Hurley reveals some of her favorite gardening gear for watering her garden.

June 20-26 is National Pollinator Week and while honeybees get a lot of attention, Debbie Hamrick of the NC Farm Bureau champions native bees.

National Pollinator Awareness week is June 20-26, 2016. Lise Jenkins shares her family’s beekeeping history and visits the Bayer Bee Care Center.

Adding native plants to your garden can help birds survive and raise their young. Find out why Audubon NC is connecting gardeners with native plant growers.

Green grass can be a thing of beauty but it also means time, resources, and sometimes a lot of work. Charles Murphy explores some strategies for having that ideal lawn here in the Carolinas.

The River Birch, a native tree, is an interesting addition to your landscape. Its unique appearance makes it a focal point in your garden’s design.

Top plant breeder, Dr. Denny Werner of NC State University, explains why patenting and trademarking plants helps spur horticultural innovation. His 30-year research with redbud trees has resulted in exciting introductions to the marketplace.

On April 7-10th the North Carolina Museum of Art will host Art in Bloom. This event brings together floral designers from around our region to interpret the masterworks from the museum’s collection. There are lectures, master classes, workshops, and events the whole family can enjoy. Lise Jenkins gets a behind-the-scenes tour and talks with one of the speakers about the intersection of art and flowers. #NCMAbloom

In our part of North Carolina you find old tobacco barns on the edge of just about any old field. Their design tells a story about our past. Dan Mason explains the architecture of these barns as we tour the tobacco barn in the Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden at Duke Gardens in Durham, NC.