Shirley Bovshow, host of Garden Center TV, interviews Jim Ugone, inventor of the U-Can. The U-Can is a revolutionary plant watering system that has built in features to organize and store your fertilizer, gloves, and watering rose.
Comments Off on The” UCAN:” Water, Fertilize and Organize Your Garden Tools! / 531 View / December 29, 2015
Coleus plants are tropical plants prized for their exotic foliage. Though many coleus plants flower, they are insignificant compared to colorful leaves. New varieties of Coleus have been introduced that perform in shade as well as sunny gardens! Garden…
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I was assigned a deck garden makeover recently for the Hallmark daytime show, “Home & Family” with Cristina Ferrare and Mark Steines. If you like home and garden shows, you’ll love this unique daytime show where all the guests are…
2 Comments / 2448 View / March 14, 2013
Great Garden Plants co-owner and hellebore breeder Chris, introduces some amazing double flowering hellebores in a stunning array of colors for your shade perennial garden. This new hellebores is a double flowering type that has triple the amount of…
3 Comments / 623 View / February 14, 2013
Growing your own food at home is a huge trend among gardeners but it seems to stop short of growing your own fruit. There’s a misconception among inexperienced gardeners that you need a large yard to grow crispy…
4 Comments / 518 View / December 29, 2012
There’s no doubt about it, “Fairy” and “Miniature” gardens are strong trends in gardening today. You can’t read a garden magazine or browse Pinterest and Facebook without coming across these charming and very personal fairy and miniature themed gardens. I made…
1 Comment / 2619 View / December 16, 2012
I would like to introduce you to a new product that solves the problem of cold stress on plants during the winter. “My Lazy Gardener” is a unique product that warms plant root zones, aerates the soil, and waters…
No Comments / 769 View / November 1, 2012
The Gryphon begonia is a plant with interesting foliage for a year-round-accent in the shade garden. Garden designer, Shirley Bovshow reports on the recently introduced ‘Gryphon’ Begonia, a fast-growing annual or houseplant with arching branches and 10-inch wides leaves splashed…
1 Comment / 952 View / October 18, 2012
An interesting way to extend the usefulness of a fire pit is to transform it into a lit, musical water fountain for the warm season. Many patios have fire pits for cold weather nights. Fire pits are rarely…
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I was invited to tour one of the growing facilities for Proven Winners plants, in Bonsall, California at EuroAmerican Propagators to learn how their plants are developed. It all begins with testing…lots of testing. Every plant that is introduced…
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