Fall is still a great time to think gardening!

Gardening Rhythms, a new weekly program on UPTV, provides advice and inspiration for local gardeners.  It's seen Sundays at 5 pm and (most) Wednesdays at 6:30 pm.

Winner of the 2009 WAVE Award for Educational Programming and Hometown 2010 Award, Gardening Rhythms is a comprehensive urban gardening show (for any skill level gardener) embracing the wisdom of traditional farming systems, modern scientific, permaculture and technological knowledge. The show has a lot of eye-candy for people who like gardens, and should help us get through the long winter!

Producer/host Paul Holowko's career in gardening began at the tender age of 10 when he started a professional arborist business.  His father, who holds a graduate degree in Agriculture, taught him how to prune trees using loppers and a chain saw at the age of 10. At 13, he expanded into beekeeping. And his entrepreneurial pursuits continued through college with full landscaping design and installation of residential gardens.

"Gardening Rhythms", which is made available to UPTV through PegMedia, is seen on over 90 community television stations nationwide.  It airs on UPTV Sundays at 5 pm and most Wednesdays at 6:30 pm.  Topics covered in the past weeks on UPTV have included fall pruning, advanced composting techniques and color planning for flower gardens. 

UPTV is the broadcasting service of the City of Urbana, providing governmental, educational and public access television to (and by) area residents.  It is available on Comcast Channel 6 to over 40,000 homes in Urbana, Champaign, Savoy, Bondville, Philo, Ogden and St. Joseph, as well as to ATT U-Verse subscribers in Urbana, Champaign, Springfield, Decatur and Danville.   The complete program schedule is at www.urbanaillinois.us/uptv.  Membership is free and entitles volunteers to free video and editing training and equipment use.  For more information, contact UPTV at 217-384-2452 or at uptv@urbanaillinois.us.