Episodes
What's the most important gardening tool? Your body, silly, which, if you are like me, isn't quite the same as it used to be. Is there a resource where you can learn about how to improve and maintain this tool? Yes, and it's the PBS show called Garden Fit. Can you have sneak peaks at other people's fabulous gardens at the same time? Oh yes, you can. Listen to Madeline Hooper tell us about this fabulous combination of physical maintenance and envy inducing garden surveillance. --- Support...
Published 04/30/24
Published 04/30/24
Hydrangea pruning, bulbs (tulips... are they worth it? of course), transplanting polygonatum, tchotchkes in the garden (MA thinks no, Les likes a bit of whimsy), and quite a long side path of Magnolia discussion. Oh, and the MOST important spring "chore"? Pretty easy: Look. Every. Day. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 04/24/24
A DOZEN plants of the week here, as Katie Dubow of the Garden Media Group and I discuss their favorite new plants. And listeners, I DID write a blog post with links, but now my website is down. :( Still a great podcast episode and you can link to the new plants right here! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 04/05/24
Just trying to make it clear that because Marianne toured my garden I didn't take very long. The plant of the week is a weeping Salix and I throw you a few early spring seasonal tips just in case you thought I was totally selfish. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 03/23/24
Each year, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society comes out with a list of trends that we should be on the lookout for in the gardening world. Erin the impatient Gardner and I break down this list and go through all 10 points, offering opinions, critiques, and support for some wonderful gardening ideas. You may be interested to know that halfway through our interview, there's a knock at the zoom door, and Marianne Willburn sort of lets herself in. Well, I did send her the link…. Lots of...
Published 03/10/24
Linda Vater of Potager Blog and I discuss her new Garden Journal, hellebores are the plant of the week, rose pruning tips. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 02/24/24
Susan and I talk about GardenRant.com because of course that's a great blog of which she is a founding member, but we also touch on her hometown of Greenbelt, Maryland, her website of Good Garden Videos, and, of course, hula hooping, which is part of every good garden conversation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 02/09/24
Jennifer Rauschmayer of Edible Landscape Design of Plano, Texas and I talk about the ins and outs of running a business doing what you love: gardening. From getting your first paperwork done, finding clients, cultivating client and crew relationships, subcontracting, how and what to bill-- we cover it all in this long conversation. Back to regularly scheduled NOT business for the next episode, but we hope someone out there can benefit from this information that helped us as we got started...
Published 01/28/24
The Spoonmores created a gardening app called From Seed to Spoon, but more recently they have married AI and gardening with the latest app, called Grow Bot. Listen to the fascinating story of how they started out gardening for themselves, but have become app creators who are helping all gardeners with their wonderful ideas. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 01/18/24
Winter gardening... How could you? Why should you? Because you love it, basically, and there is no reason to not love it in winter if you have the right gear, attitude and projects. Marianne tells us her tips and tricks-- there is no reason not to get into it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 12/19/23
Poisonous plants, sharp tools, noxious chemicals (hopefully not in YOUR shed) and a place to compost the body-- gardens are perfect places for murder. Marta McDowell has compiled the tools, motive, detectives and authors in her latest book Gardening Can Be Murder, and you could be surprised how many laughs we have over this deadly topic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 12/01/23
What do you think of when you hear the term moon garden? White flowers can set a good scene, and summer nights filled with scents are enticing, but there are so many more good ideas to consider. Listen to my interview with Jarema Osofsky, who wrote a book on the topic! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 11/18/23
What's better than quick and good (and maybe sometimes a bit soil infused) garden tips from someone who just seems like they would be a good garden pal? Nothing, and I found out for sure that she would be. Tiffany of @QuickandDirtyGardens is knowledgeable, fun, and a great teacher about garden basics and foraging for mushrooms. Get in on this fun conversation! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 11/04/23
Kathy Jentz of Garden DC has written another book: Groundcover Revolution: How to use sustainable, low-maintenance, low-water groundcovers to replace your turf - 40 alternative choices for: - No Mowing. - No fertilizing. - No pesticides. - No problem! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 10/21/23
Author of "The Ultimate Flower Gardener's Guide" and "Glorious Shade", Jenny Rose Carey is a fount of information on how to grow. In her 4.5 acre garden north of Philadelphia, called North View, Jenny has shade, sun, dry gardens-- even a stumpery! Come into Jenny's garden and learn some good tips and information. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 10/17/23
Laura Boissonault of How's it Growing and I have a good old garden chat about her New Jersey creation, complete with green house. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 10/17/23
So brief because you know how moving is… But I just wanted to say hello and I'll be back in two weeks' time with a more normal episode. Back to unpacking! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 09/09/23
How about a book that gives you a plethora of suggestions on how to garden sustainably or regeneratively? Chris presents a wide range of ideas in her book "The Good Garden" but no mandates and no guilt about the choices you have as you care for your land. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 08/26/23
Two interviews about new gardens! Here are edited versions of Episodes 62 and 14, which were very helpful for me to re-visit with my impending move! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 08/12/23
...even though it appears that this is the 101st and counting is not my strong suit. Listen to Jen describe her booming business in Houston Texas (but willing to expand!) that sets up clients with ready to go raised beds for veg, herbs and pollinators. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 07/29/23
Garden Writers, Ranters, Speakers and friends, Marianne and Scott join me to talk about garden travel (past AND future) and the correspondence that they treat us with on the blog Garden Rant. I named this episode as #99 because somewhere along the line I must have lost count-- seems like it may instead be the big 1-0-0! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 07/15/23
I chat with Kevin Graham and Dragan Kurbalija about their farm in King George's County, Virginia. More news on my move-- we have found a place and it is tiny! How do you curate a ton of plants and containers? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 07/01/23
I interview Nick McCullough, horticulturist, nurseryman, designer, speaker and author, about his new book, written with his wife Allison and Teresa Woodard. Titled American Roots, the book explores some of the best of our gardens, and gardeners, right here in America. After last week's announcement of us moving away from this garden, I begin to talk about HOW I will choose plants to take or leave and the process of ending one garden and starting another. --- Support this podcast:...
Published 06/17/23
In this very short episode (laryngitis!) I have a special announcement about my garden. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support
Published 06/10/23