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.

Starting Your Garden

Airs on Monday, March 1 at 6:30pm.
Encore presentation on Tuesday, March 2 at 11:00am.

So you want to start a garden, huh? Great! But how exactly does one go about starting a garden? We’ll answer all your questions about what to plant and when on this season’s premiere episode of Garden Connections with host Aimee Whittaker.

Next Week on Garden Connections:
Soil Preparation

Airs on Monday, March 8 at 6:30pm.
Encore presentation on Tuesday, March 9 at 11:00am.

Is backyard dirt just as good as garden soil? In this episode we will focus on the many different kinds of soil and how to prepare it so it can give the best foundation for your specific type of garden. We’ll visit with guests Jim Stiles and Cindy Lippert from Super Fresh Produce and Tom Theesfeld from A.L. Seed.

This episode aired during Season 2 of Garden Connections.


	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.

Todd believes that "Public Television is a wonderful tool to help create conversations, foster relationships and build stronger communities and is proud to be a part of it in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa."

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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