Cultivating Life
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. Plus a refined pine sculpture that will teach us all a thing or two about carving wood.
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
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Pumpkin (#223)
Grow a pumpkin patch, drill pumpkins as Halloween luminaries and make pumpkin-cauliflower gratin.
- Fri, November 21, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, November 21, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Terrace (#224)
Colorful tropical containers, ideas for great hors d'oeuvres and simple outdoor entertaining ideas.
- Sun, November 23, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, November 23, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Harvest (#225)
Americans are connecting to locally grown produce like never before. Ideas for fall entertaining.
- Mon, November 24, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, November 24, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Bulbs (#226)
Shed light on great ideas including selecting the right bulbs for your garden's conditions.
- Wed, November 26, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, November 26, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Moss (#301)
Japanese style moss gardens, tropical mosses for indoor containers and an unconventional recipe.
- Fri, November 28, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, November 28, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Berry (#302)
Edible berries for gardens and containers and fruiting shrubs that attract birds are featured.
- Sun, November 30, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, November 30, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Herbs (#303)
Culinary herbs that add color to borders and buildings and a perfect balcony planter are featured.
- Mon, December 1, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, December 1, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Bean (#304)
Building the perfect bean trellis and cooking with fresh beans straight out of the garden.
- Wed, December 3, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, December 3, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Mushroom (#305)
Growing Shiitakes and Portabellas and using recycled mushroom wood to build a home for bats.
- Fri, December 5, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, December 5, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Rock (#306)
A visit to a garden of spring ephemerals to ferns. Spring-flowering bulbs for your own backyard.
- Sun, December 7, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, December 7, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Rose (#307)
A rock garden filled with flowering alpines and a stone mason whose creations are works of art.
- Mon, December 8, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, December 8, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Onion (#308)
Flowering trees for a garden and ground covers that hold up against the competition are featured.
- Wed, December 10, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, December 10, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Spring (#309)
Flowering alliums for a garden and growing and curing shallots, garlic and leeks are featured.
- Fri, December 12, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, December 12, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Tree (#310)
Roses selected for their scent and building the perfect trellis for climbers are featured.
- Sun, December 14, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, December 14, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Terracotta (#311)
Building the perfect tomato frame, planting herbs and perfecting the art of grilling are featured.
- Mon, December 15, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, December 15, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Summer (#312)
Cooking on clay, repairing an old cachepot & learning the art of throwing terra cotta are featured.
- Wed, December 17, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, December 17, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Porch (#313)
Porch swings, side porches in Charleston, SC and the front porches of the Berkshires are featured.
- Fri, December 19, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, December 19, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Cat (#314)
Drought-tolerant catmints, a garden that highlights perennials and catfish salad are featured.
- Sun, December 21, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, December 21, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Pepper (#315)
Cooking with Roberto Santibanez of New York's Rosa Mexicano and making chile restras are showcased.
- Mon, December 22, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, December 22, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Lily (#316)
Gilding a lily pad table for the terrace and a Maine garden tour highlight these regal flowers.
- Wed, December 24, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Wed, December 24, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Orchid (#317)
Growing hardy orchids in gardens and growing paphiopedalum in containers for porches are showcased.
- Fri, December 26, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, December 26, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Dry (#318)
A flowering clothesline, an air-plant mobile, a beautiful Texas garden & dry rubs for grilled pork.
- Sun, December 28, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sun, December 28, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
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Salad (#319)
A tabletop garden that keeps the salad coming and microgreens that are pretty enough to eat.
- Mon, December 29, 10:30 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, December 29, 4:30 PM on IPTV Create/World
Past Episodes
These episodes of Cultivating Life aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Fall (#326)
- Salt (#325)
- Apple (#324)
- Pine (#323)
- Rain (#322)
- Weeds (#321)
- Cactus (#320)
- Salad (#319)
- Dry (#318)
- Orchid (#317)
- Lily (#316)
- Pepper (#315)
- Cat (#314)
- Porch (#313)
- Summer (#312)
- Terracotta (#311)
- Tree (#310)
- Spring (#309)
- Onion (#308)
- Rose (#307)
- Rock (#306)
- Mushroom (#305)
- Bean (#304)
- Herbs (#303)
- Berry (#302)
- Moss (#301)
- Bulbs (#226)
- Harvest (#225)
- Terrace (#224)
- Pumpkin (#223)
- Maple (#222)
- Charleston (#221)
- Sun (#220)
- Rice (#219)
- Shade (#218)
- Oak (#217)
- Chanticleer (#216)
- Glass (#215)
- Fruit (#214)
- Fish (#213)
- Fire (#212)
- Citrus (#211)
- Dog (#210)
- Iron (#209)
- Corn (#208)
- Bamboo (#207)
- Milk (#206)
- Butterfly (#205)
- Netherlands (#204)
- Kitchen (#203)
- Seed (#202)
- Fern (#201)
- Wood (#108)
