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"Highly Recommended. Looking at the process of using
garbage and other resources to naturally create mineral rich soil for a
variety of gardening needs, this program contains a plethora of interesting
facts and easy-to-follow directions about how anyone can help to preserve
our natural environments." -School Library Journal Many people wonder what they can do to make a difference for a healthier environment. One simple thing is making compost and putting it back into the earth. In this informational how-to program, Peter Rutherford, a well-known Organic Horticulturist, and Rebecca LeTourneau, a popular TV Science Journalist, guide viewers on all aspects of composting and worm farming. Here we discover what compost is and why we should make compost. We learn that compost helps reduce water usage, energy consumption and pollution, and pressure on our dwindling landfill sites; also it increase plants' health and growth rate, and sustains a soil's fertility for future generations. Produced by Light Source Films. 08DR IJSCA 35 min. |
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"Herbs are plants with a purpose." -Bertha Reppert,
Author Annette Hughes presents a splendid resource to introduce viewers to the wonderful world of herbs; it will also be useful for herbalists, medics, and botanists of all levels. Here viewers explore the rich uses of herbs and receive expert gardening advice, as well as various ways to utilize herbs. Segments include: PART 1 - The History of Herb Gardens; Identifying Varieties of Herbs; Creating a New Herb Garden; Propagating Herbs; Flower Arranging With Herbs; Herbs in Containers. PART 2 - Cooking With Herbs; Making a Lemon Balm; Home Uses for Herbs; Herb Perfumery; Aromatherapy; Herb Gardens of England. Produced by Brunel Video Productions. 08DR/CL JSCA 45 min. Associated Series: Herbarium: The Healing Power of Plants Series Associated Series: Holistic Health Series |
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From the best-selling author of 'The Complete Guide to
Flower Arranging,' 'Fast Flower Arranging,' and 'Jane Packer's New Flower
Arranging.' Florist Jane Packer received worldwide fame when she was commissioned to design bridal flowers for Prince Andrew's and Sarah Ferguson's Royal Wedding. Since then she has gone on to publish a number of best-selling books, including Living With Flowers, on which this program is based. Here she shares her passion for flowers as well as her secrets in knowing how flowers can add so much to one's surroundings and overall life. Produced by William Clark. 08DR/CL JSCA 60 min. Associated Program: Jane Packer's "Flowers For Christmas" |
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"Highly Recommended. Shot on location in the nursery
gardens at Attleborough and the moated and walled gardens at Elsing Hall
Gardens, this program provides an engaging insight into the world of Classic
Roses." -The Gardening Review Peter Beales, best selling author and Gold Medal winner, is a name synonymous with Roses. In this evocative program he draws on his forty years of experience and takes viewers on a personal odyssey into the world of Roses, celebrating not only their unique place in history that dates back to pre-Roman times, but above all their unsurpassed beauty of form and fragrance. Personable and anecdotal in his approach, Beales takes viewers through a potted history from the Species to the Teas; also he concludes with an 11-minunte pictorial index of all the roses discussed, captioned individually. Produced by Michelle Fox. 08DR/CL JSCA 60 min. |