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ARIZONA SPRING
LANDSCAPING & GARDENING
A KAET-TV/CHANNEL 8 PRODUCTION

Available on DVD Spring 2004

Learn how to beautifully landscape and care for your yard using water conservation techniques in this production broadcast from the Desert Botanical Garden. The six 30-minute programs will feature noted horticulturists, plant experts, landscape architects and designers with tips to help you plan, plant and maintain a yard using low-water usage native plants and trees. Arizona Spring Landscaping & Gardening is an invaluable guide to a lush, colorful, low-maintenance landscape that will thrive in Arizona's summer heat.

Also featured are walking tours through Arizona's botanical gardens: Desert Botanical Garden, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Tohono Chul Park, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson Botanical Garden, and Glendale Xeriscape Demonstration Garden.

Arizona Spring Landscaping & Gardening is underwritten by SRP and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Descriptions for the six-part Arizona Spring Landscaping & Gardening are as follows:

Part 1 "Spring in the Desert"
Tips for growing wildflowers, plus walking tours of the Desert Botanical Garden and Tohono Chul Park and the Sensory Garden at the Tucson Botanical Garden.

Part 2 "Spring Maintenance"
Information on pruning and fertilizing, along with a visit to the Demsontration Garden at Boyce Thompson Arboretum.

Part 3 "Wise Watering"
Planning and installing drip irrigation systems and a tour of the Desert Botanical Garden's Center for Desert Living and Glendale's Xeriscape Demonstration Garden.

Part 4 "Edible Plants, Vegetables and Herbs"
Learn about desert edibles, desert vegetable gardening and anti-bug home recipes. Then, join our hosts for a tour of the Herb Garden at Tucson's Botanical Garden.

Part 5 "Cover the Ground"
Local landscape artists offer advice on groundcovers, ornamental and native grasses and patio gardening. Plus, helpful tips from the experts at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum Patio Garden.

Part 6 "Enjoy Your Garden"
Learn how to attract wildlife and birds to your garden from the experts at the Bird Garden at Tucson Botanical Garden, the Hummingbird Garden at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum and the Garden for Children at Tohono Chul Park.

For information on how to purchase a videocassette, visit the Arizona Collection Video Store.

The program is closed captioned.

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