It's Time to get Growing!
Australian TV and garden design sensation Jamie Durie joins PBS and the longest-running gardening show on television
New host Jamie Durie
For more than three decades the Emmy Award-winning PBS series The Victory Garden has been dedicated to giving viewers the confidence and inspiration to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty. Now, with so many Americans aspiring to create outdoor living spaces and take better care of the environment, the series is adding a new face to its cast with Australian TV host Jamie Durie.
“My inspiration comes from the natural beauty of the Australian landscape and the international travel I’ve been lucky enough to do,” says Durie. “But the more I’ve traveled, the more I’ve seen how important it is to protect the environment, so my goal has become to combine these raw elements of nature and to connect people with plants in a functional, creative, and evocative way. In doing this, they automatically become ambassadors in helping to protect our delicate environment.”
Durie’s international, environmental influence will be evident in new Victory Garden segments this season, including how to collect rainwater and reduce water waste, how to translate inspiration found at larger gardens into smaller spaces in your own backyard, and how to work with local weather conditions instead of against them by finding the right plant for the right place.
Also joining us this season is renowned chef, gardener, best-selling cookbook author, and avid proponent of sustainable farming, Michel Nischan. His earth-to-table philosophy highlights respect for pure, local, natural ingredients and their intense flavors-will be featured on the show.
And returning for Season 32 are the familiar faces and sage advice of resident horticulturist and all-around gardening expert Kip Anderson, beloved gardening correspondent Paul Epsom, and lifestyle co-host Sissy Biggers. Together, they will provide simple, easy lessons to help today’s busy gardeners make the most of their time outdoors — each and every weekend.
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