Re: DIY TV grump

In a message dated 3/18/03 10:01:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, Blee811@aol.com 
writes:


> The topics sound disappointing, Al. I hope they haven't also scrubbed Josh 
> to 
> innocuousness--he can be very clever and entertaining. But if they want 
> white 
> bread, and restrain him, I suspect he can be flavorless if need be.  I 
> guess 
> we'll have to wait and see.

 I haven't been too interested in DIY garden programs and can comment that 
their TV program schedules posted on their website are not accurate.  Using 
the EST schedules those posted never appear on our EST DIY channel.

However, do not give up on Proven Winners.  This company does not grow or 
sell plants.  I also read the pro-magazine articles on Proven and this 
company along with several other were profiled.   Proven is the Canadian one, 
I think, and a different concept that other wellknowns as Monrovia.

Proven is a testing and marketing group which has worldwide access to new 
plants bringing the plants to growers and assisting retailers with publicity. 
 They are responsible for many new plants of interest to all gardeners.   
Several American companies are formed to do exactly the same thing.  Here is 
a link:

<A HREF="http://www.provenwinners.com/press/comp-background.phtml";>Click here: About Proven Winners</A> 

Admittedly this is publicity link but if you wish to search further, many 
respected names in horticulture are part of this organization.  It is 
intended that if you see this name on a plant tag, you may have also read or 
heard of the success of the plant and feel you know what you are purchasing.

If our Josh is part of this plan, he may or may not be limited to their 
introductions but they are newest and the best plants of recent introduction. 
 Not by any means all the new plants but a very good selection of those we 
are going to see in North America.

I can't find the magazine article tonight but will look around for it and see 
if they mention sponsoring a DIY program.  Think also that if this company or 
any combination of plant people want to get on TV they must have channels who 
will host them.  

I was in Boston, at the show, the last two days and saw Roger Swain.  I also 
picked up a schedule of where and when he will be appearing.  It seems they 
have tried to film a quality horticultural show and will be syndicated.   No 
channel or local station, at this time, wants it.  It may turn up in your 
area as it will be in mine on a local channel some awful hour before golf or 
football and not be promoted.  So far they are only in four markets.  Some 
programs have been taped, they are taped at Weston Nurseries in Mass., but 
the distribution is not wide at this time.   BTW, Swain has a Ph.D., not in a 
horticultural area but in the study of South American ants. 

So if you can get Proven Winners behind you, you might get on a cable 
channel.  Horticultural programs that deliver real information, not the oft 
repeated HGTV types, are not truly wanted, I guess.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4

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