CHEX TV airdate: Feb. 3rd, 2017 Episodes usually air during the morning show at 7:50am, CHEX Daily at 5:15pm and the following Monday during the Noon show Click link to watch this episode online. Robins always go south for the winter. MYTH Birds will freeze if they take a bath in the winter. MYTH Birds […]
Garden Gate: Episode 107- Getting your Vitamin “N” at Kawartha Environment Centre
It was a great treat to visit The Kawartha Environment Centre at Trent University in January. I felt like a kid again. Tromping around in the snow and feeding chickadees from my hand. This centre is truly a gem for the City and County of Peterborough. Kids come to this centre and also Camp Kawartha […]
Garden Gate: Episode 106 – The Paddling Puppeteers
Chex TV airdate: Friday Jan. 6th, 2017 To watch this episode online click link here. On this episode I’m joined by Glen Caradus of The Paddling Puppeteers at The Kawartha Environment Centre. I’ve known Glen since we worked together at Peterborough Green-Up in the ’90’s. He’s always had a special way with kids, frogs […]
Garden Gate: Episode 105 – Christmas gift ideas (Dec. 16, 2016)
CHEX TV airdate: Dec. 16th Click link to watch this episode online. Our segment now appears three times on CHEX TV. During the Morning show around 6:50am, The CHEX Daily shortly after 5pm and the following Monday during the noon show. There are so many beautiful things at the shop! Especially at this time of […]
Garden Gate: Episode 104 – Ethically made Christmas ornaments and pillows
CHEX TV airdate: Friday Dec. 9th at 6:50am, and 5:20pm and Monday Dec. 12th at 12:30pm Click link to watch this episode online. If our products aren’t Canadian made or US made we aim to ensure that they are fair trade or ethically hand made. We’ve been carrying these these beautiful items are just that, […]
Garden Gate: Episode 103 Charley Harper
CHEX TV airdate: Friday Nov. 25th, 6:50am and 5:20pm Click link to watch this episode online. On this episode of the Garden Gate I feature a favourite artist of mine. Charley Harper was born in 1922 and died in fairly recently in 2007. He created art until the day he died. He was considered an […]
Garden Gate: Episode 102 – Predator birds at your feeders (Drew Monkman guest)
CHEX TV airdate: Friday Nov. 11th, 2016. Watch this episode online by clicking link. Predator birds such as Sharp shinned hawks (Picture courtesy Gwen Forsyth), Barred Owls and Northern Shrikes have been known to visit bird feeders in our back yards (and they’re not after the bird food!) It can be very shocking to see […]
Garden Gate: Episode 101 – Migrating birds at the feeder (Drew Monkman guest)
CHEX TV airdate: Friday Oct. 28th between 5 and 5:30pm. Click link to watch this episode online. Now is the time to keep your bird feeders full of quality fresh bird food! Migrating birds are more apt to drop by and visit your feeders if they are clean and full. They may drop by for […]
Garden Gate: Episode 100! – The evolution of The Avant-Garden Shop (Oct. 14th, 2016)
CHEX TV airdate: Friday Oct. 14th between 5 and 5:30pm. I can hardly believe it! But I’ve been on The CHEX Daily for almost 4 years! 100 episodes “In the can” as they say in the industry. We’ve covered a lot of information over those 100 episodes. We’ve also had a number of guests […]
Garden Gate: Episode 99 – Getting birds ready for colder weather (Sept. 30, 2016)
CHEX TV airdate: Friday Sept. 30th 5-5:30pm Click link to watch this episode online. As the days get shorter and the nights longer (and colder) birds need to fuel up on high energy food to survive. In the winter when the nights are long and VERY cold, birds need to eat from dawn till dusk […]