Mid-American Gardener

Mid-American Gardener Podcast: Episode 22

 
dog sitting in front of Miscanthus grasses

Henry with his Miscanthus grasses Victoria Shepherd

Lazy gardeners alert!

Looking for a low maintenance and very hardy option for your garden? This is the episode for you.

In this episode of the Mid-American Gardener Podcast, host Victoria Shepherd talks perennial and annual ornamental grasses with Dyke Barkley, Mid-American Gardener panelist and owner of Barkley Farms Nurseries. These grasses are low maintenance and very hardy, so what more could you ask for?

If you have questions (and include photos if you have them), we’ve got you covered. Send questions via email to yourgarden@gmail.com, or post on Facebook, or leave us a voicemail at (217) 300-8224. Who knows, we just might look to include them in a future show or podcast.

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As always, thanks for listening!

Air Dates and Times

Channel Day Time
WILL-TV, Urbana Thursday 7 pm (live)
  Saturday 11 am (repeat)
WTVP-TV, Peoria Saturday 11:30 am
WEIU-TV, Charleston Sunday 1:30 pm
WSEC-TV, Springfield Saturday 11 am
WQEC-TV, Quincy Saturday 11 am
WMEC-TV, Macomb Saturday 11 am
Lakeshore PBS, Chicago/Northwest Indiana Friday 1 pm

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