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Garden Connections

Season One of Garden Connections, was a 13-part live call-in series. Learn more about gardening by selecting online video segments of Season One, shown at right.

KSMQ Public Television brings the garden to the television screen. Norrie MacIlraith host, a local gardening expert that has a good working knowledge of what it takes to really make things grow successfully in our region, will be joined each week by other specialists to talk in depth about a range of topics. Later in the show, phone lines will be opened so viewers can connect with the gardening gurus in the studio.

		Norrie MacIlraith, RN, MS, CNS, is a PeriOperative Clinical Nurse Specialist with a passion for gardening. Working as an entrepreneurial consultant, many Integrated Health Practices are applied to her nursing practice including Therapeutic Horticulture. Gardening provides a true stress-relief outlet that provides a great workout and satisfaction of creativity.

A Certified Master Gardener for 24 years in Iowa and now Minnesota, volunteer work with the University Extension Service has brought many opportunities to serve local communities.

The purpose of the Master Gardener program is to teach others. Current projects with the Olmsted Master Group include: working with youth in the “World Garden”; Research, Teaching, Writing, Publishing; Presenting to various community groups and state/national meetings; Farmer’s Market Q&A; and coordinating Public Relations for the MG Group.

Watch Garden Connections Online

Episode 101
Soil and soil preparations Watch Now

Episode 102
Year Round Lawn Care Watch Now

Episode 103
Annuals and Perennials Watch Now

Episode 104
Dealing with Pesky Pests Watch Now

Episode 105
Herbs and Vegetables Watch Now

Episode 106
Successfully integrating wildlife into green spaces Watch Now

Episode 107
Evergreens, Trees and Shrubs Watch Now

Episode 108
Organic—What it means to be green Watch Now

Episode 109
Curb Appeal: Walls and Walks Watch Now

Episode 110
Ground Cover
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Episode 111
Enhancing landscapes by pruning Watch Now

Episode 112
Bringing the Outdoors Inside Watch Now

Episode 113
Getting our green spaces ready for winter Watch Now

Each week the series featured a "Pest of the Week"

You can learn about a variety of outdoor pests and improving your growing spaces, visit the University of Minnesota Extension website.

Let us know what you think!

Participate online with the blogKSMQ. Go behind the scenes, read Blog postings from Garden Connections Host Norrie MacIllraith, Producer Shawn Martin, and studio crew members.