Garden railroading segment on HGTV

[Rene Schweitzer]

The nationally syndicated Home and Garden Television Show - HGTV - will be broadcasting a short story about an Albuquerque Garden Railroad highlighting the Sulphur Spring and Alum Creek Railway. The segment will air on Sunday 26 April 2009 at 7:30 PM Eastern Time. The Narrator, Paul Jones interviews the owners about the blending of the model railroad in a backyard garden setting (Episode GBY-1806).

[ttrigg]

Gona have to e-mail myself so I can remember to set the VCR!!!!

[altterrain]

 Rene,

Is this segment part of a show or one of those short commercial segments they do?

-Brian 

[Rene Schweitzer]

 Brian,

 

Good question! It is a segment on a show called "Gardening by the Yard." I will try and include the link to that episode here.

[altterrain]

 Thanks Rene. I'm familiar with that show (Paul James, "the Gardening Guy") but don't see it much anymore since its on so early.

Please note the time is 7:30 AM and not PM ( 7:30 PM is HouseHunters time one of my wife's favorite shows). 

-Brian 

[ttrigg]

I watch the shwo every Sunday morning before I go out to get the newspaper.  The vast majority of his "segments" run about 8 minutes.  Sometimes he has a 12 minute feature segement then 2 shorter closing segments.  Since this show (as per the link) has three segements and the GRR portion is listed first, I would guess it will be another 8~10 minute segment. 

[SNOWSHOE]

I know a few months ago HGTV had a sement where their was a garden railroad.  I forgot what show it was on HGTV but it was pretty cool to see even if i caught the tail end.  I will have to remember this one.

[DennisB]

I remember seeing such a segment on a program hosted by Mark Cullen. His dad has a garden railroad display located on the outskirts of Toronto. I met Mark Cullen when he was doing a promo in Owen Sound in 2005. I asked him why they didn't do more on the hobby. He felt that one segment was enough. Go figure.

[rrehow]

Thank you for the heads up, although a HGTV fan, sometimes I miss shows I really want to see. Howard

[Rene Schweitzer]

Note: HGTV is re-running this show: April 26 at 7:30 a.m. E/P (eastern/Pacific)! Set your DVRs or TiVo!

[Jerry Barnes]

He did a show one time before on GR's, probably a repeat from a few years ago, it was okay, if it's the same one.