Season 1
Gardening by the Yard is an American reality television series created, written and produced by Paul James, in which he gives tips and advice on different aspects of gardening, as well as related topics.
The series originally premiered in the USA on HGTV in 1996 and continues to air today. There are 16 seasons to date.
Gardening by the Yard premiered in South Africa on DStv's The Home Channel on Saturday 31 May 2008, at 08h30. There are 13 half-hour episodes in the first season.
The series starts with Season 11, which acts as Season 1 (the first 10 seasons were not aired in South Africa).
Repeats
Saturdays: 16h30, 23h30
Sundays: 11h30, 19h30
Synopsis
Hosted by professional gardener Paul James, Gardening By The Yard is a gardening show that gives tips and advice on different aspects of gardening, as well as related topics eg: how to protect your skin if you're a keen gardener.
Other topics in the season include: diagnosing plant problems, the ideal time to plant specific plants and how to create different plant combinations.
The show also features other garden experts in different areas.
In the premiere episode entitled Chores: Paul tackles chores around the garden-he fills the gaps between flagstones, dresses up his iron basket with flowers, and pulls potatoes and garlic for dinner.
In Portland, Oregon, expert Allan Rogers talks about his perfect peonies. Next, Mark Jones shows how to build inexpensive arbors for spiffing up the garden. Finally, how to determine a plant's hardiness.