| HOW TO MAKE AND USE PUPPETS |
18305 |
| 1999 |
color 77 min. |
12/2/99 Penn State videoconference intended for child care providers and parents. Demonstrates how to make simple puppets from ordinary materials. Discusses using puppets to solve conflicts, and storytelling with puppets. Also shows how to use puppets for transitions between activities and how to involve children in puppetry. VHS VIDEO, LEADER GUIDE. Part of BETTER KID CARE SERIES.
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| MUSIC FOR THE NON-MUSICAL |
18522 |
| 2001 |
color 68 min. |
| 11/29/01 Penn State videoconference intended for child providers and families. Focused on age appropriate musical and movement learning experiences for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Topics include Easy-to-make instruments, Songs for non-singers and Activities for bad weather days. VHS VIDEO, PROGRAM GUIDE. |
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| THE WISCONSIN GARDENER: FROM DISTANT SHORES |
18660 |
| 2004 |
color 28 min. |
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Master Gardener Shelly Ryan and her guests continue to focus on the gardening contributions of Wisconsin's immigrants first begun in Wisconsin Gardener: Melting Pot. Shelley highlights the gardening gifts of Native Americans with a visit to the Tsyunhehkwa Project in Oneida. Then she discovers how to create a hardy tropical garden at the Thai garden in Olbrich Gardens and how to grow Hmong vegetables at the Green Bay Botanical Garden. Finally, Liza Litefoot shows how to create a simple water feature and shares her love for South African art. VHS VIDEO.
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| THE WISCONSIN GARDENER: GARDEN GIFTS |
18658 |
| 2003 |
color 27 min. |
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Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests show how to create unique gifts with plants we grow and harvest. Demonstrations include creation of gourd bird houses, wreaths and garlands, a garden statue and a willow garden tower. VHS VIDEO.
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| THE WISCONSIN GARDENER: GARDENING AND COOKING WITH HERBS |
18773 |
| 2005 |
color 28 min. |
| Master Gardener Shelley Ryan takes a tour of an herb garden designed for cooking and teas. She learns about designing an herb garden and steeping herbs to use in tea and a variety of desserts. In Green Bay, Susan Beno creates herb butters, chutneys and salsas. Finally, Larry Schmitt demonstrates how to create beautiful silk scarves using herbs and plants. **Also available as a segment of “The Best of The Wisconsin Gardener: Container Gardening” - #18905**. VHS VIDEO. |
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| THE WISCONSIN GARDENER: GETTING READY FOR THE GROWING SEASON |
17868 |
| 1995 |
color 42 min. |
| Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests get their gardens, and themselves, in shape for spring. They discuss how to go about spring lawn chores, properly fertilize trees and shrubs, and how to prune fruit trees. In addition, they demonstrate a series of exercises that can reduce gardening-related injuries. VHS VIDEO. |
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| THE WISCONSIN GARDENER: GIFTS FROM THE GARDEN |
17869 |
| 1994 |
color 41 min. |
| Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests demonstrate how to create easy, special gifts from the garden. Topics covered include making a topiary, making a broom with broom corn, heirloom vegetable seeds, how to make seed flowers, succulent wreaths, and outdoor winter pot arrangements. VHS VIDEO. |
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| THE WISCONSIN GARDENER: GOURDS, PONDS AND HERBS |
18398 |
| 2000 |
color 29 min. |
Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests discuss a wide variety of gardening topics including: water gardens, fried sage leaves, wheelchair gardens, the banning of a common pesticide and creating with gourds. VHS VIDEO.
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| THE WISCONSIN GARDENER: HARVEST CREATIONS |
18134 |
| 1997 |
color 28 min. |
| Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests focus on harvest craft and gift ideas including: making a broom from broom corn, making seedflowers, making your own living wreath, making a garlic braid and carving a pumpkin while it's still on the vine. VHS VIDEO. |
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| THE WISCONSIN GARDENER: HARVEST TRADITIONS |
18884 |
| 2006 |
color 29 min. |
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Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and guests demonstrate how to make wreaths with plants and grasses; discuss heirloom squash, pumpkins and gourds at Seed Savers Exchange; and discuss a fall Hispanic celebration in which marigolds play an important part. In addition Horticulturist Christian Harper explains why fall is the time to think about spring blooming plants and creative costumes made from plants and vegetables are showcased0. DVD.
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| THE WISCONSIN GARDENER: MELTING POT |
18659 |
| 2004 |
color 28 min. |
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Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests celebrate the gardening contributions of some of our immigrants. John Elsley demonstrates the versatility of hostas. Susan Churchill shows how to make an English wattle fence. Jan Wos teaches how to turn anything into a great container and Sabi Atteyih shares great recipes from the Mediterranean. VHS VIDEO.
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| THE WISCONSIN GARDENER: STICKS & TWIGS |
18807 |
| 2006 |
color 29 min. |
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Master Gardener Shelley Ryan looks at winter projects for gardeners including pruning trees and shrubs. Jeff Epping of Olbrich Gardens shows how to create more trees by a process called grafting. Indoor projects include making delicate faerie furniture out of all those pruned sticks and twigs and creating a tabletop fountain. VHS VIDEO.
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| THE WISCONSIN GARDENER: WINTER GARDEN PROJECTS |
17875 |
| 1993 |
color 27 min. |
| Master Gardener Shelley Ryan shows how you can create a landscape that blossoms when the snow flies. Topics include seeing winter in a new way, decorative bird treats, critter damage, wreath making, ornamental grasses, winter damage and holiday plants. VHS VIDEO. |
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