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Is Garden Smart coming back?

Garden Smart (2017–present) on PBS

The answer: Between seasons — last episode August 10, 2020, no return date announced yet.
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Network / streamer
PBS
Premiered
January 2, 2017
Runtime
~30 min per episode
2seasons
5episodes

About Garden Smart

Garden Smart is currently between seasons. The show last aired its most recent episode on August 10, 2020, and has not announced a return date. As of today, May 9, 2026, there is no confirmed schedule for new episodes.

Garden Smart is an instructional series that began airing on PBS in 2017. It was a practical gardening program hosted by plantsman Eric Johnson, offering viewers hands-on advice for maintaining and improving their gardens. The show explored a variety of topics relevant to gardeners, with each episode focusing on the current growing season and featuring insights from expert horticulturists across the United States.

The series featured Eric Johnson as the host, along with Richard Ludwig and Joe Lamp'l in supporting roles.

Garden Smart episode schedule

5 aired

Aired · 5

DateEp.Title
August 10, 2020 S20·E6 Deer In The Garden
January 23, 2017 S17·E4 Colonial Gardening (Colonial Williamsburg)
January 16, 2017 S17·E3 Early Spring Color (Georgia)
January 9, 2017 S17·E2 Alpine Gardening
January 2, 2017 S17·E1 Container Gardening

Garden Smart cast