CHEX TV air date: Fri. Apr. 19th, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate. Gary Cowie from Animal House Creations was our guest on this episode of The Garden Gate.? Gary constructs wonderful homes for many of our natural friends. He has thoroughly researched what specifications are needed for proper homes. The […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. Apr. 5th, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate. Rachel Burrows, chair of the Peterborough Garden Show was our guest. We discussed the garden show which is held the second weekend in April each year at the Evinrude Centre in Peterborough. Rachel gave us information on this […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. Mar. 22nd 2013 Click here to watch this episode of ?The Garden Gate. Vince Bierworth from the KRUZ and WOLF radio stations is spearheading a Buy Local Campaign in the Peterborough area.? As my guest this week he told about the campaign and why he feels it’s important to support […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. 8th, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate. Jillian Bishop (aka The Tomato Lady) from The Urban Tomato was my guest this week. We talked about Heritage Tomatoes and the wonderful and flavourful varieties now available. Heritage tomatoes are the old “antique” varieties that you just can’t […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. Feb 22nd, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate. Drew Monkman joins Brenda Ibey, owner of The Avant Garden Shop, to discuss how to identify your favourite birds during nature walks and birdwatching outings.It was a cold day in January but the birds were out singing and […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. Feb 8th, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate. Brenda is joined by special guest, Drew Monkman to talk about ways to attract birds to your backyard. It was a cold day in January but we saw a lovely little woodpecker enjoying some suet and peanuts and […]
Brome, the manufacturers of the BEST squirrel proof feeder, is having a contest. Come into the store for a secret code. Enter online often for your chance to win one of 150 Squirrel Buster bird feeders. We carry 5 different styles of Squirrel Busters. The Plus, peanut, finch, classic and mini. Visit our website to […]
Theresa Kazuba from CHEX TV visited The Avant-Garden Shop in late 2012 to learn more about backyard bird feeding and bird watching.? Special guest Drew Monkman also joined us for a segment of the program. Well worth watching if you’d like to learn more about choosing the right bird food, quality bird feeders and even […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. Jan. 25th, 2013 Click here?to watch this episode of The Garden Gate. This episode of The Garden Gate discussed how to attract specific birds by choosing the right feeder and also the most attractive seed to each bird. Cardinals, woodpeckers, finches and many others each have a favourite food and […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. Jan. 11th, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate. Episode 3 of The Garden Gate discussed the difference between big box store bird food and Mill Creek bird food, which we carry. Birds don’t like stale food any more than you do. Tune in to learn the […]
