Learn how to plant shrubs in a garden of perennial plants and flowers in this greenthumb gardening video from our year-around garden expert.

Expert: Martha Cycz
Bio: Martha Cycz has been a perennial backyard gardener for more than 20 years.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Duration : 0:1:44

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Interest pieces and mosaics can be center pieces of your landscape design, get expert yard and landscape design tips in this free video.

Expert: Gale Gassiot
Bio: Gale Gassiot makes her own organic compost or “gardener’s black gold.”

Duration : 0:1:22

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Part I of a lecture by Pam Bone, landscape horticulturist and former UC Master Gardener Program Coordinator, as she discusses the planting and care of landscape trees. Topics include preparing the planting hole, watering, and mulch. Series: California Master Gardener Lecture Series [8/2002] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 6673]

Duration : 1:29:13

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Learn ideas for designing your vegetable garden in this free online video guide to vegetable gardening.

Expert: Scott Reil
Contact: www.safelawns.org
Bio: Scott Reil is an accredited nurseryman and longtime horticulturalist with over two decades of experience in the field. Scott is now working for www.safelawns.org.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Duration : 0:2:11

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Looking for low-water trees and shrubs? Author/horticulturist Mary Irish has suggestions with Trees and shrubs for the Southwest. She and host Tom Spencer define tree and shrubs and examine design ideas to create garden spaces, hedges, and privacy screens. Her list of hardy plants includes acacias, Mexican orchid tree, Greggs ash, Barbados cherry, oleander, Texas olive, Red Bird of Paradise and others.

Duration : 0:10:0

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