People, Places, Plants: Episode 04: Family's Joy

PEOPLE: A FAMILY'S JOY - Paul meets Joy Longfellow - granddaughter of the owners of Longfellow's Greenhouses in Farmingdale Maine - who has been awarded a scholarship to Cornell University and plans to do great horticultural things with it. PLACES: FIELD OF DREAMS - Paul travels to Vassalboro, ME, where a family has found perennial success off the beaten path. PLANTS: DWARF CONIFERS - Roger joins Peter Del Tredici of Harvard's Arnold Arboretum for a look at slow-growing conifers and their use in the landscape. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: ASK PEOPLE, PLACES, AND PLANTS - Roger explains why phlox seedlings may not duplicate the color of the mother plant, why tar spot blemishes on maple leaves are harmless, and how to harvest and store winter squash.

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