The 26th season of Prairie Yard and Garden (PYG) continues on Thursday, March 7. Larry Zilliox, former University of Minnesota Extension educator from Alexandria, hosts the 30-minute program. PYG airs Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. on Pioneer Public Television.
Each season, PYG travels the state to confer with researchers, gardening and nursery professionals, educators and backyard gardeners about their expertise in horticulture, landscaping and other gardening topics.
Following is a list of scheduled shows:
Thursday, March 7: Zilliox will meet with Lee and Kris Grinager of New London and view their gardens, which include a water feature and memory garden.
Thursday, March 14: Zilliox will visit the University of Minnesota Morris’ student-grown Native American Garden.
Thursday, March 21: Pat Sotak, landscape gardener at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, will discuss with Zilliox the varieties of mums and dahlias that thrive in Minnesota.
Thursday, March 28: Doug and Robin Trott of Prairie Garden Farm near Starbuck will discuss with Zilliox the process of growing flowers for the cut-flower industry.
Thursday, April 4: Zilliox will talk with Dave Bedford, apple breeder with the University of Minnesota Horticulture Research Center, about the history of apple development in Minnesota.
Thursday, April 11: Zilliox will travel to Blomkest and take a garden tour of Bill and Helene Dykstra’s rural home and gardens.
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