KSMQ | Garden Connections: Produced Locally by KSMQ

About the Series...

Garden Connections explores ideas and practices with regional gardening experts who will share their "tips of the trade" and answer viewers' gardening questions in this live call-in program. There's something for the green thumb in all of us.

Tree Maintenance

Airs on Monday, August 30 at 6:30pm.
Encore presentation on Tuesday, August 31 at 11:00am.
and on Sunday, September 5 at 10:30am.

Trees provide many benefits to your yard. They provide shade, shelter to birds and small critters and are a beautiful feature to any outdoor area. On this episode, we will talk about the best way to care for your trees at the various stages of its life cycle. Arborist Karen Zumachwill tell us more about trees.

Next Week on Garden Connections:
Invasive Species

Airs on Monday, September 6 at 6:30pm.
Encore presentation on Tuesday, September 7 at 11:00am.
and on Sunday, September 12 at 10:30am.

Weeds by any other name? These plants can mean problems for your garden and landscaping and headaches for you. They grow and spread quickly and can overcome your garden if you're not vigilant in your weeding regime. Tune in to learn how to manage your weeds and more about these meddlesome plants.

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	Would you like to watch more online? Additional episodes from Season Two are available on YouTube.

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About the Host of
Garden Connections

Aimee Whiteaker

Aimee Whiteaker has a passion for horticulture and helping her fellow green thumbs. Her skills and talents are not exclusive to horticulture. She is experienced in design and implementation of landscaping projects. She has been recognized for her work throughout her career, and is dedicated to her craft.

Aimee is the Garden Center Manager at Dolan's Landscape Center where her organizational skills, knowledge and enthusiasm on the job say it all.

Whiteaker is a Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association Certified Professional.

About the Producer

Todd Ray has over 18 years of television and video production experience. He has practical knowledge in news broadcasting, professional and college sporting events, high school classroom instruction, freelance productions and equipment sales.

To Learn more

Contact...

Todd Ray, Producer/Director
Phone: 507-434-7393
or 800-6528-2339
E-mail: tray@ksmq.org

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