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PAS Gardens: Bounty Inside and Out

Broadcasting the Week of 02-08-10
In this episode of P. Allen Smith Gardens you will see how gardening offers food for the body and soul! Brightly hued hanging begonias, spring lettuce, lawn tips and a crisp spring salad are just a few of the topics covered in today’s show.

Features:
Apple Asiago Salad

Featured Plants:
Catalina® White Linen Torenia
Diamond Frost Euphorbia


People and Places
Pete Overgagg, Hollandia Produce/Live Gourmet, Carpinteria, CA – Pete explains how computerized greenhouses create a near perfect environment for growing lettuce hydroponically year around. 

Birdie Lenard-Fountain, EuroAmerican Propagators – Birdie introduces us to Mandalay Begonias.  These vibrant begonias have a trailing habit, which makes them ideal for growing in hanging baskets.

Denise McQuistion, Pennington Seed, Lebanon, OR – Denise shows off the tall fescue perennial blend of grass produced at Pennington Seed and explains when to sow a fescue lawn.

Carol Mendel, Interior Designer/Gardener – Carol explains how her garden design background helps her create garden rooms outdoors and talks about the water features in her garden that reflect the view of the nearby Arkansas River.

Bob Disehner, Lennox Comfort Systems – Bob gives us some food for thought about selecting a new heating and air system.  He reminds us that energy efficiency should not be our sole focus, think about indoor air quality too.  There are some great products available that will help improve the air we breathe inside our homes.

Chef Russ Rhodes, CulinaryWorx– Russ is a personal chef and he shares a tasty apple asiago cheese salad topped with a honey mustard vinaigrette.