View the final and concluding episode of the Saugus Iron Works perennial and herb garden tour.

http://vimeo.com/49330009

Join us for an evening for family and children. Bring your own pumpkin. Be sure to open the top and clean out the seeds well before coming.. Email sctvgarden@comcast.net for reservations and information.
Be sure to check out the links on my company web site http://www.hortservices.net

Filming at "The Flower Shop" in Revere with our co host Mary LeBlanc begins tomorrow morning. We'll be looking forward to seeing Mary in all her glory as she walks us through a number of simple floral arrangements you can easily do with store bought cut flowers. Also, be watching for our program ad soon to be released on Channel 8 in SCTS herein Saugus, Massachusetts.

 

 

"An Evening With The Saugonian Gardener"
Here's our open forum seminar held at the Saugus Public Library on August 29th
http://vimeo.com/49026255

During our open forum seminar, discussion was brought to the floor regarding issues pertaining to proper tomato culture and care. In further research of the issue, I came across the following link pertaining to various problems with good and healthy tomato pants and fruiting.

http://www.agrisupportonline.com/Articles/cracking_in_tomatoes.htm

The information herein should offer suggestions to a good and healthy tomato harvest with fewer problems in their culture.

In reference to insect holes in basal plants. My feeling is that various worms are the culprit doing damage during the night hours as they are nocturnal and are not visible during the daylight hours.
From further research, I found the following example of basal and insect damage brought on during the night hours. Note: This example is only a possibility as there are numerous insects that can devastate basal plants in the garden.

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Any and all questions and viewing of our program as well as information may be viewed on our web sites at http://www.hortservices.net  and http://www.saltmarshflowers.com

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Thank you for viewing... chet stentiford & Mary LeBlanc

Greetings once again to Creative Gardens with the Saugonian Gardener... The following is an article posted in the Lynn, Ma. daily Evening Item on August 30th in the Saugus community section, so I thought I'd share it with you. The interview was a bit different than what was later published, so I'd like to add that my co host, Mary LeBlanc is a huge contributor to our show and unfortunately she didn't receive the notoriety as I had hoped and dictated to the interviewer. So..Here' to you Mary, without ya, the show wouldn't be as successful as it is. Thank you..
"An Evening With The Saugonian Gardener, Wednesday, August 29th at the Saugus Public Library.

Creative gardens program at Saugus Public Library Originally Published on Thursday, August 30, 2012 By Matt Tempesta / The Daily Item SAUGUS — A local gardener and Saugus Community Television Station host brought his horticultural show to the public Wednesday night at an open gardening forum at the Saugus Public Library.

Chet Stentiford, who hosts “Creative Gardens with the Saugonian Gardner” on Channel 8, gave demonstrations on floral arrangements as well as tips on lawn and garden care.

“This is the first one,” said Stentiford. “It’s an opportunity for people to ask questions pertaining to their lawn and garden problems, and an opportunity for us to get some feedback on our program.”

Stentiford hosts “Creative Gardens” with fellow gardener Mary LeBlanc. The two started the show in the spring.

“For years and years I’ve kind of looked for my niche in the horticultural field and I discovered it was more in the framework of teaching and presenting,” said Stentiford. “So I decided to create a program on public access …”

Since starting the show, Stentiford said he’s actually had people recognize him and stop him on the street.

“People would mention the show, but we were getting very little feedback,” said Stentiford. “I mentioned to my co-host that we have to find a way to get some feedback people as to what they would change about the show or how we could make it more usable for them.”

That’s when Stentiford said he came up with the idea for Wednesday’s forum.

“I thought by putting together an open forum, people could bring in samples of lawn areas that are infested with insects, or question us about problems with their garden or suggestions to make the program more entertaining,” said Stentiford.

Stentiford has owned his own business, Horticultural Service, for 30 years and has won numerous flower show awards, and recently wrote his first e-book called “The Hidden Gardens of Marblehead,” which is available on barnesandnoble.com.

“Basically I did a tour of seven gardens in Marblehead, one of them including Jeremiah Lee Mansion,” said Stentiford. “It took about three months to put together and edit and compile it as a finished manuscript. It’s designed for the Nook and Kindle.”

Stentiford said his show is designed for the “novice gardener,” but can also be enjoyed by more experienced gardeners.

Since its first airing, Stentiford has done five shows, including one at St. John’s Episcopal Church, a two-part consultation episode at a local home and another two-part show at the Saugus Iron Works, which is currently airing.

“I think this one might be the best one we’ve done,” said Stentiford. “We met with the woman who is the site horticulturist and the person who maintains the gardens at the Iron Works. We discussed the authenticity of the 17th century and how it pertains to the gardens there, and she gave us the history of the creation of the garden.”

Stentiford said he’s looking to do another show in mid-September along with Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s specials.

For more information on Chet Stentiford’s business visit hortservices.net or Mary LeBlanc @ saltmarshflowers.com.