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Netherlands (#204)

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Visit the home of landscape designer Piet Oudulf and a park transformed from a toxic factory site.

Program Description: In CULTIVATING LIFE, host Sean Conway offers simple solutions for "renovating" one's life with easy-to-do projects and timely ideas for outdoor living, cooking, gardening and entertaining. Conway and a variety of guest experts demystify old agrarian traditions and reinterpret them to fit modern lifestyles. An episode on grasses includes segments on bamboo furnishings for the home, cooking with lemongrass, collecting vintage lawnmowers and a visit to one of America's last surviving prairies. CULTIVATING LIFE also reveals inspiring stories of those who have changed the world in subtle -and often surprising - ways: gardeners who hunt and preserve heirloom flowers and vegetables, contractors who are protecting 200-year-old barns, and chefs who specialize in using locally grown produce.

All Upcoming Episodes

Rock (#306)

A visit to a garden of spring ephemerals to ferns. Spring-flowering bulbs for your own backyard.
- Sun, September 7, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, September 7, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Rose (#307)

A rock garden filled with flowering alpines and a stone mason whose creations are works of art.
- Mon, September 8, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, September 8, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Onion (#308)

Flowering trees for a garden and ground covers that hold up against the competition are featured.
- Wed, September 10, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, September 10, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Spring (#309)

Flowering alliums for a garden and growing and curing shallots, garlic and leeks are featured.
- Fri, September 12, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, September 12, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Tree (#310)

Roses selected for their scent and building the perfect trellis for climbers are featured.
- Sun, September 14, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, September 14, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Terracotta (#311)

Building the perfect tomato frame, planting herbs and perfecting the art of grilling are featured.
- Mon, September 15, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, September 15, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Summer (#312)

Cooking on clay, repairing an old cachepot & learning the art of throwing terra cotta are featured.
- Wed, September 17, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, September 17, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Porch (#313)

Porch swings, side porches in Charleston, SC and the front porches of the Berkshires are featured.
- Fri, September 19, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, September 19, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Cat (#314)

Drought-tolerant catmints, a garden that highlights perennials and catfish salad are featured.
- Sun, September 21, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, September 21, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Pepper (#315)

Cooking with Roberto Santibanez of New York's Rosa Mexicano and making chile restras are showcased.
- Mon, September 22, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, September 22, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Lily (#316)

Gilding a lily pad table for the terrace and a Maine garden tour highlight these regal flowers.
- Wed, September 24, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, September 24, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Orchid (#317)

Growing hardy orchids in gardens and growing paphiopedalum in containers for porches are showcased.
- Fri, September 26, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, September 26, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Dry (#318)

A flowering clothesline, an air-plant mobile, a beautiful Texas garden & dry rubs for grilled pork.
- Sun, September 28, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, September 28, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Salad (#319)

A tabletop garden that keeps the salad coming and microgreens that are pretty enough to eat.
- Mon, September 29, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, September 29, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Cactus (#320)

Hardy cactus in Connecticut and potting cacti to California's most beautiful garden are featured.
- Wed, October 1, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, October 1, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Weeds (#321)

Making a great dandelion salad and selecting the right tools for the right weed are highlighted.
- Fri, October 3, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, October 3, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Rain (#322)

Water-loving rain lilies, a rain gauge and a Texas garden built to reclaim rainwater are showcased.
- Sun, October 5, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, October 5, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Pine (#323)

From lesser-known pines suited to any garden and the art of creating perfect bonsai to cooking with pignoli and discovering an old use for pine needles, Cultivating Life pines for this wonderful conifer. ...
- Mon, October 6, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, October 6, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Apple (#324)

Harvesting heirloom apples, planting a fence of these trees and cooking and baking with apples.
- Wed, October 8, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, October 8, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Salt (#325)

Salt-tolerant plants, a Southern garden on a salt marsh and a saltbox birdhouse are featured.
- Fri, October 10, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, October 10, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Fall (#326)

Learn to pick the right pot for a plant, harvest cranberries and make a decorative orchard ladder.
- Sun, October 12, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, October 12, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Fern (#201)

One of the world's oldest plants takes center stage, from Victorian rage to southern gardening.
- Mon, October 13, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, October 13, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Seed (#202)

Make your own mustard, create a raised bed to grow on seedlings and elementary seed-starting.
- Wed, October 15, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, October 15, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Kitchen (#203)

Learn to build an outdoor kitchen and grow a hanging kitchen garden of fresh produce.
- Fri, October 17, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, October 17, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Netherlands (#204)

Visit the home of landscape designer Piet Oudulf and a park transformed from a toxic factory site.
- Sun, October 19, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, October 19, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Butterfly (#205)

Learn a unique method of observing these insects up close and select plants to attract them.
- Mon, October 20, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, October 20, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Milk (#206)

Learn about butterfly-attracting milkweeds for your garden and how to make your own mozzarella.
- Wed, October 22, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, October 22, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Bamboo (#207)

You won't be bamboozled by this quick-growing grass. Plus, building your own bamboo fountain.
- Fri, October 24, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, October 24, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Pumpkin (#223)

Grow a pumpkin patch, drill pumpkins as Halloween luminaries and make pumpkin-cauliflower gratin.
- Sat, October 25, 8:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, October 25, 2:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
Corn (#208)

Favorite recipes for this all-American favorite and an innovative use of corn cobs for painting.
- Sun, October 26, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, October 26, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Iron (#209)

Topics include simple skillet fry-ups, caring for cast-iron urns and making an ironwork table.
- Mon, October 27, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, October 27, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Dog (#210)

Learn to flower dogwoods and train your dog to behave in the garden and leave the birds alone.
- Wed, October 29, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, October 29, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World

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