GRANITE FALLS, Minnesota, April 9, 2026 —“Bee’s Books and Blooms,” the next episode of Prairie Yard & Garden, airs Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. on Pioneer PBS. Host Mary Holm visits a Grand Forks garden that serves as both a personal retreat and a neighborhood gathering space, featuring vibrant flowers, fresh vegetables and a Little Free Library.
The garden is maintained by Mary and Allan Morken, who have transformed their yard into a community-focused space rooted in Mary’s lifelong appreciation for gardening and reading — interests inspired by her mother.
What began as a personal tribute has grown into a neighborhood destination with perennial plantings, a designated Monarch Waystation and a backyard cutting garden where children can create bouquets. The couple also shares practical techniques, including seed-starting methods and the creation of educational garden signage.
The episode also explores food safety and gardening best practices. Dr. Julie Garden-Robinson of North Dakota State University’s Field to Fork program discusses the importance of proper food preservation, emphasizing safe canning methods.
Annie Klodd of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum offers guidance on planting in boulevard spaces, recommending durable, salt-tolerant trees and low-growing pollinator gardens to improve these often underutilized areas.
Prairie Yard & Garden rebroadcasts Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Mondays at 1 p.m. following the initial broadcast on Pioneer PBS.
How to Watch
Viewers within the viewing area can watch the live program on 10-1, 20-1, 8-1, Dish, DirecTV and Mediacom.
In addition to station broadcasts, viewers in Pioneer PBS’s viewing area can also stream the premiere live at pioneer.org/live, on YouTube TV, Prime Video, Hulu Live or via the “Live TV” button on the PBS app and pbs.org.
Full episodes can also be streamed at pioneer.org/pyg, the PBS app, the Prairie Yard & Garden YouTube channel and pbs.org/show/prairie-yard-garden.
Support
Due to recent funding cuts to Pioneer PBS and other PBS stations across the nation, shows, particularly local programming like PY&G, that you love are in jeopardy. Consider becoming a member of Pioneer PBS or Friend of Prairie Yard & Garden to support the programs you love. For more information, including how to support Pioneer PBS, visit pioneer.org.
About Prairie Yard & Garden
Prairie Yard & Garden (PY&G) is a Midwest gardening program produced by Pioneer PBS. The show has been hosted by Mary Holm for 12 seasons. Mike Cihak also returns for his 31st season producing and editing the show. Production assistants Gorden McIntosh and Vivian Heltemes provide additional videography. PY&G is sponsored by Shalom Hill Farm, Heartland Motor Company, North Dakota State University, Friends of Prairie Yard & Garden and members of Pioneer PBS.
About Pioneer PBS
Established in 1966 Pioneer PBS is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing stories from rural Minnesota with the world. For more than 60 years, Pioneer PBS has amplified local voices and reflected the people, places and issues that matter most to our region.
Headquartered in Granite Falls, Minnesota, with towers in Appleton, Worthington and Fergus Falls, Pioneer PBS reaches more than one million viewers across western Minnesota, the eastern Dakotas and northern Iowa. We are honored to be your television station—the only station in western Minnesota telling your stories. As we celebrate 60 years of storytelling, we invite you to help ensure these stories continue for the next 60 years and beyond.
Learn more at pioneer.org or call 800-726-3178.
