090-Catching up with Paul James, Superstar of HGTV’s Gardening by the Yard
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Joe Lamp'l
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2019
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Whenever the topic of gardening television shows comes up during conversations on my social media channels and as I travel for speaking engagements or filming for my show, Growing a Greener World®, one name is mentioned often – Paul James. The legendary host of HGTV’s first garden-related show, Gardening by the Yard, Paul is my […]
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover |
| 0:08.7 | everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required. |
| 0:13.1 | And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, |
| 0:18.5 | Joe Lample. |
| 0:19.5 | Hi everybody, it's Joe Lample, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner |
| 0:23.2 | Show. |
| 0:24.2 | Today is a special treat for anyone who is a fan of the classic gardening shows on HGTV. |
| 0:30.3 | In particular, I'm speaking of gardening by the yard with Paul James, the gardening |
| 0:35.3 | guy. |
| 0:36.3 | Now I know that for many of you, this was your favorite gardening show, and it was funny, |
| 0:40.8 | it was informative, quirky, entertaining, and Paul James always left you inspired in |
| 0:46.1 | wanting more. |
| 0:47.4 | He was your Gardner next door, the guy you wanted to hang out with and pick his brain |
| 0:51.4 | and help him out when he needed a hand in the garden and ultimately have a beer with |
| 0:55.7 | him at the end of the day. |
| 0:57.2 | For those of you who are too young to know about perhaps the preeminent gardening show |
| 1:01.7 | that reigns supreme on HGTV for 13 years, gardening by the yard was loved by all. |
| 1:08.2 | And I too was a huge fan of the show, and like many of you watched it religiously every |
| 1:12.9 | Saturday. |
| 1:13.9 | In fact, when I had the opportunity to audition for my first gardening show on HGTV's |
| 1:18.4 | sister network, DIY network, Paul was the guy I could relate to for communicating to |
| 1:24.0 | a television audience, and I had never been on television before. |
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