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Into the Garden with Leslie is about gardening, mainly ornamental, and the point is to get people informed and possibly amused by the many aspects of digging in the dirt. We give you a Plant of the Week, an informative interview, and seasonal tips and tricks. Come listen along as Leslie tries to strike a balance between her growing interest in native plants and her love for luscious hostas and hydrangeas. We will discuss everything from design to compost, and lots of fun guests will fill in for Leslie's ignorance of vegetable gardening and house plants. Come Into the Garden with Leslie!

Leslie Harris


    • May 9, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 149 EPISODES

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    The Into the Garden with Leslie podcast is truly a gem in the world of gardening podcasts. From Leslie's candor and sense of humor to the overall pace and tone of each episode, it feels like listening to a friend who generously shares their knowledge. This podcast has been such a gift, as I have learned so much from Leslie and her guests.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Leslie's extensive knowledge about annuals, perennials, and shrub gardening. Even though I garden in a different region, I find that her information is almost always pertinent. Her enthusiasm and fresh perspective make each episode enjoyable to listen to. Additionally, her interviewing skills are top-notch, allowing her guests to speak and share their expertise. Through her recommendations on Instagram accounts to follow, I have discovered other gardeners that she likes and admire their work as well.

    As for the worst aspects of this podcast, it is hard to find any significant flaws. However, one minor drawback may be that it focuses primarily on gardening in Leslie's region. While she does provide valuable information that can be applied elsewhere, listeners outside of her area might not find all the advice directly applicable to their own gardens.

    In conclusion, The Into the Garden with Leslie podcast is an absolute delight for both experienced gardeners and beginners alike. Leslie's humor and knowledge create an engaging listening experience that leaves me wanting more episodes. The emphasis on using native plants and advocating for birds and insects adds another layer of importance to this podcast. Overall, I highly recommend tuning in and giving this podcast a listen – you won't be disappointed!



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    Steph Green, the Aster, 79

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 69:22


    Both the New England Aster and the Chinese Tartarian Aster are making merry in my garden right now, so those are our Plants of the Week. I chat with Steph Green of Contained Creations who has begun an exciting new website that can have us all re-creating and enjoying her magical container combinations. Other topics include expert input on the question of Asclepius curavassica from Doug Tallamy and some science about mulching from an article written recently by Charlie Nardozzi. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/intothegarden/support

    #15 Linda Vater

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 69:25


    This week, the girls welcome Linda Vater to the Mix and try to stay focused on important topics like Marianne's new topiary snail. Linda Vater is a blogger, garden designer, stylist andlifestyle influencer with a penchant for grabbing shears and a gin and tonic and going after defenseless shrubs who don't know how much they're going to love their new look.She has gardened for decades in Oklahoma City and is nationally known for inspiring others to shine a garden lens on everything from what's for dinner to what you're picking up at a thrift store. Topiary, downsizing, and seeing the extraordinary in ordinary plants are all in the mix this week with Linda.  Join us!_______________________________________Be sure to hit the subscribe button so we can keep you smiling while you hit the mess [your garden] out there.The Garden Mixer |Podcast on SpotifyFull Show Notes at The Garden Mixer Podcast's Substack________________________________Socials – Pick Your Platform:Follow us on Instagram @thegardenmixerIndulge us on TikTok @the.garden.mixer Spar with us on X @gardenmixerpod“French Bistro” theme by Adieu Adieu. License D0LZBINY30GGTBBW

    #14 1/2 One More Sip: House Plant Vacation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 17:06


    This week we're mixing up indoor/outdoor lines with a #houseplantvacation. Do you allow your hard-working houseplants a little time off during the growing season to be the plants they were born to be? Just as we could all use a little time soaking up the sun, getting the drinks in, and feeling fresh air on our faces, our houseplants could too. What a shame that time outside doesn't make us look years younger like our plants.Marianne shares her thoughts as the author of Tropical Plants and How to Love Them, and Leslie shares her desperation as someone who wants a clean & beautiful house at the beginning of spring.Subscribe at The Garden Mixer Substack for full show notes, links and laughs.

    #14 The Spring Hangover Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 63:51


    For those who begin to garden in May with the aid of a smoking credit card, an SUV, and a minion or two, very little goes wrong as the spring garden joyfully romps towards summer. But for those who started partying hard as early as February, the super-sized hangover is real.Where did the color go? Where did the time go? Why do I have a headache? The strength of spring is equaled only in its spectacular demise.There are spring ‘gaps' in every garden, but they're not the same for everyone. This week the girls aim to clean up from the rager that just happened, reclaim that spring energy with succession planting strategies, and figure out how to push the daffodil foliage under the sofa.For full show notes, links and laughs, subscribe at ⁠The Garden Mixer's Substack.⁠ Comments, questions or suggestions? We'd love to hear them. Drop us a line at comments@thegardenmixer.com - and don't forget to leave a review on Spotify, YouTube or Apple Podcasts.

    Should You Label Your Plants?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 20:52


    In One More Sip of the Garden Mixer, episode 13 1/2, Marianne and Leslie give you the lowdown on this burning garden question.

    #13 The Yellow & Blue Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 72:48


    When the spring erupts in tones of yellow, lemon, gold, and that weird orangey-mustard that you're not sure you love, it's time to bring on the blue. Leslie Harris and Marianne Willburn have suggestions for how to achieve that in your garden, and dip briefly into the controversy surrounding the [almost] universally loved daffodil. From blue bells in the woods to blue spells when you're pulling out Vinca minor by the fistful, they'll touch on some of gardeners' favorites, and get sucked down a rabbit hole or two on their way.For full show notes, links and laughs, subscribe at The Garden Mixer's Substack. Comments, questions or suggestions? We'd love to hear them. Drop us a line at comments@thegardenmixer.com

    One More Sip Gardening Clickbait #12 1/2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 17:55


    Welcome to One More Sip (of The Garden Mixer)…a short form 15-minute episode for in-between weeks where Leslie & Marianne try — so far, successfully — to discuss one random topic that deserves some attention. But not necessarily agreement.  This week we're talking gardening click-bait. The good, the bad, and the what-the-actual-hell? There have always been hucksters, shysters, snake oil salesmen, and dodgy characters selling magic beans.  And now we have the internet. What's the best way to approach the clickbait that tempts us all?  Leslie's approach is to watch two seconds and send it to Marianne to annoy her. Marianne's approach is to dutifully wade through it and get annoyed.  Smart people can do better than both of them. But what's truly bad? What's just clever marketing? What do you believe? Where should you go for good information? Links in the full show notes at The Garden Mixer's Substack.  Join us for One More Sip of The Garden Mixer, and send us your comments, questions and suggestions at comments@thegardenmixer.com

    #12 The Brie Arthur Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 101:58


    It's a wild mix of topics this week on The Garden Mixer. Along with their guest, author and speaker Brie Arthur, Leslie and Marianne talk plant propagation, foodscaping, blooming shrubs, maintenance-hungry perennials, and lifechanging illness. Turns out Brie is not just an expert on making baby plants, but can also share a thing or two about physically & mentally dealing with tick borne disease when your life is lived 100% in horticulture. It's not going to stop her -- or either of them for that matter. (spoiler alert: Grey Goose vodka is your friend.) Join Leslie and Marianne for another episode of laughs, irreverence, and a viburnum or two on The Garden Mixer.Read full show notes, links and laughs at The Garden Mixer Podcast on Substack.We LOVE to hear from you. Comments & questions? Get in touch at comments@thegardenmixer.com

    #11 1/2 One More Sip: Poisonous Plants Freak Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 15:25


    Much like days when you intend to start tomato seeds and end up digging the outline for the new pond, our bi-weekly conversations mix up topics, plants , and guests, and keep us on our toes.We love that mix, but this week, we're experimenting with One More Sip -- a short form episode for in-between weeks that deals with one topic only.At least that's what Marianne promised. This week we're talking poisonous plants. Do you feel like there is a lot more made of plant toxicity in academia, social media and news than there needs to be? We do. And we want to talk about it.What's reasonable. What's not. How can you adapt your garden? Do you need to? When does it make sense to pay attention, and what is unnecessary fear mongering? From Digitalis to daffodils... the list is long and it contains plants that most gardeners would never do without. Feeling societal pressure to do without them anyway? You need some moral support -- or at the very least a couple experienced gardeners in your corner. Join us.

    #11 The Dixter Pruning Download Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 74:49


    How much can you learn about pruning when your loppers are older than most Influencers? It turns out, quite a lot when you're taught by the right people. This week, Leslie grills Marianne on her recent trip to the UK and the Great Dixter Symposium where pruning was on the menu (along with some incredible food thanks to Claire Rooney @thelayeredcook Now's the time to get into the garden and prune, and the girls advocate a bold approach (with a little insurance on the side). From Rosa rugosa to Wisteria ahem sinensis (and frutescens), cautious pruners may just find that the pruning jobs they dreaded are now the best part of gardening.But what, exactly, do knife fights and crotches have to do with pruning? You'll have to listen. Or watch! The Garden Mixer Video Edition is now on YouTube.Please send your comments, questions and snark to make us laugh at comments@thegardenmixer.comFull show notes at The Garden Mixer's Substack.The Garden Mixer is also on Instagram @TheGardenMixer TikTok @the.garden.mixer & X @gardenmixerpod

    #10 The Impatient Seeds Episode with Erin Schanen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 76:07


    We're clinking glasses this week with Erin Schanen, YouTube's Impatient Gardener, and we're not asking her about her tomatoes.That's right, who needs to eat when June is a feast for the eyes? We'll be interrogating Erin on the flower seeds she practically starts in her sleep, the ones that need a little more attention, and the favorites she would never be without.First, there are a couple topics the girls want to hash out over Marianne's timeless gin & tonic and Leslie's 1990s glass of buttery chardonnay. From what Leslie thinks of her Lomi, to how Marianne could possibly make a gardening podcast X-rated, there's a lot of fun in store. Join us.Find the full time-stamped show notes, links & laughs at The Garden Mixer Podcast Substack

    #9 The Cheeky Seeds Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 75:05


    After an ill-advised foray into AI generated humor, the girls toast another conversation with a large glass of Cheeky Red and an expensively-bittered Old Fashioned, and turn their attentions to getting organized in the face of seed starting chaos, adding some healthy crunch to your winter sandwiches, and painlessly and trendily composting when you don't have chickens, time, or balcony space for a questionable pile of yesterday's dinner scraps. Marianne goes over her trusty Grab & Go method (which she intends to patent just as soon as her workload diminishes), and Leslie feigns not only interest, but intent – excited to do something about the shocking mess on her dining room table that threatens to hang around for several months if harsh steps are not taken. Some seed starting that doesn't require mess, packets or constant chaos is counter-raised alfalfa sprouts – and Marianne tries to make a new convert in Leslie. What Leslie is far more interested in, however, is compost.  And she loves her Lomi. But she's got her work cut out for her trying to sell a Porche to a girl that drives a VW Bug. 

    #8 The Boxwood and Cigarettes Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 70:39


    This week the girls mix inappropriate metaphors with vague certainties, and come up with yet another episode to amuse and inform their eight listeners. Without an ounce of humility, Leslie jumps out of the gate with nonsense about a distillery (possibly illegal) where she condenses her vast garden experience into enviable, crystal-clear drops of purity…and assumes Marianne does likewise. Marianne reminds her that they are both just old — however not too old to enjoy a long, luscious, beautiful, lingering, sensuous, gratifying, fully-satisfying-smoke-a-cigarette spring. Let's hope they both get one soon. Other topics this episode include Nancy Goodwin's garden at Montrose, Blight resistant boxwood, the wonders of The Mid-Atlantic Nursery and Trade Show, and what a bird table or feeder can do for your state of mind. (As in, smoke-a-cigarette-afterwards-joy.) _______________________________________ Full show notes, links, and laughs at: thegardenmixerpodcast.substack.com

    #7 The Chicken Soup Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 72:58


    Chickens in broth and chickens in gardens are under the penetrating Garden Mixer gaze this week as Leslie Harris & Marianne Willburn move past their respective Christmas viruses and valiantly into the new year.     Suffering her way through a strong cup of homemade broth while Leslie goes back to the red wine, Marianne makes a case for why chickens have made sense for her soil, plants, and kitchen for the last 22 years. But why is she so militant about keeping them cooped? Mahonia, Galanthus, and Garden Tours feature in this episode; as well as Marianne's channeling of Debbie Downer for her latest anti-tech rant on GardenRant. Proving once again that if you're going to any event, you'll have way more fun with Leslie. _________________________ Full show notes, links and chicken soup recipes at ⁠The Garden Mixer Podcast⁠ Comments? Questions? Suggestions for better drink choices? Send them all to ⁠comments@thegardenmixer.com⁠ or check out their Instagram @thegardenmixer

    The Big [Old] Book Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 58:20


    Leslie Harris and Marianne Willburn mix old books, new coats, and the usual laughs in the first episode of 2025.  In response to a listener's request, Leslie is forced to indulge Marianne's book recommendations for the winter months; and adds a surprising number of titles herself – pondering the secret sauce that makes a book capture her otherwise 8-minute attention span.  True to her nerd identity, Marianne delivers her list of favorite reference books with affected speech patterns; but due to her shameful (and unresolved) issues with envy, the girls can't come to agreement over the merits of Vita Sackville-West or indeed, how many servants and/or lovers she had. And what do Carhartt and Barbour now have in common anyway?   Comments? Questions? Suggestions for better drink choices? Send them all to comments@thegardenmixer.com or check out their Instagram @thegardenmixer --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegardenmixer/support

    The Downsized Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 61:26


    In this episode of the newly logo'd and newly music'd The Garden Mixer, Marianne tries her hand at interviewing Leslie -- posing transparently self-serving questions about Leslie's transition to a tiny garden in order to make herself feel better about the future. In her  (self-described) "penetrating and 60 Minutes-esque style", Marianne is after information that all gardeners secretly wonder about in their more overwhelmed moments: Do I want to garden here forever? Can I garden here forever? What does it feel like to downsize when you love your big garden? What does it mean to have a balanced life like normal people? Other discussion topics include bulbs (yes, apparently the two of them are still planting); exciting group trips to the UK and Portugal that Marianne is planning with her travel buddy Andrea Gaspar;  and how to gather interesting greens and garden bits without being caught by your neighbors.  Questions, comments, or kudos? They'd love to hear them at: comments@thegardenmixer --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegardenmixer/support

    Upping your Bulb Game with Scott Beuerlein: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 64:13


    This week on The Garden Mixer, Leslie Harris, Marianne Willburn, and their guest, Scott Beuerlein from The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, continue to wrestle over the big topic of bulbs for the benefit of listeners who still have bags of obligation awaiting them in the garage.    Big ones, little ones, early ones and late ones are discussed on their merits and – as Marianne is involved – their possible vulgarity.  Sales are discussed. Vendors are endorsed. Scott once again endears himself to listeners by commiserating over post-bloom daffodil foliage, while Leslie issues judgement over braiding it, and offers alternatives.  Meanwhile, Marianne talks about one of the problems of foliage that has nothing to do with looks but everything to do with successfully pairing bulbs with the rest of your garden. As usual, it's a fun and informative mix up of plants and points of view, with the promise of more sophisticated drinking choices in future episodes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegardenmixer/support

    Upping Your Bulb Game with Scott Beuerlein: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 50:50


    In this week's episode of The Garden Mixer, Leslie Harris & Marianne Willburn stir up a spirited two-part discussion about all things bulb with their inaugural guest, Scott Beuerlein of The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Horticulture Magazine, and GardenRant. Whether you're going for naturalistic layers or the hypnotizing effect of thousands en masse, there's more than one way to make the most of what you've still got left to plant, and they've all three got an opinion over which is best.  Scott and Leslie inevitably gang up on Marianne's design ideas and drink choices (even as Scott quaffs boxed red wine and admits some of his best displays are by accident); Marianne sexually harasses Leslie and snidely rejects her Bulb Spiral; and Leslie reveals her worst bulb planting mistake made while under the influence of inexperience (which they all agree is fairly common when you're just starting out).  And what does a poached egg have to do with bulb planting anyway?  Marianne thinks it makes for a profound analogy, even if Scott is irritatingly better at expressing it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegardenmixer/support

    The Garden Mixer: Fall Berries, Winter Annuals, etc

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 73:29


    On this episode we talk about the premeditated murder of some large Abyssinian bananas, how Leslie is meh on winter berries, peonies (Leslie protests the look of singles, Marianne protests Leslie's color choices), a good thing to do with excess cherry tomatoes (an alternative from leaving them in unlocked cars). We do several "Book Moments". Who are we kidding... only Marianne has book moments while Leslie continues to rely on the brain that lives in her back pocket. Deer deterrents, when plants fail, is it our fault and should we consider Mahjnong if we have a a black thumb? Also, Black Thumb; is that code for "I don't like to fuss with plants"? Winter annuals, and then finally (it's another long one, good people), shouldn't we have a guest for the next episode? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegardenmixer/support

    The Garden Mixer with Leslie Harris and Marianne Willburn Inaugural

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 76:31


    Marianne and Leslie mix it up on native plant zealotry, which perennials have the best fall color, botanical Latin sources, and more in their inaugural podcast episode in which we call it what it will be called: The Garden Mixer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegardenmixer/support

    Marianne Willburn Joins the Podcast Formerly Known As...

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 71:41


    Topics include: What should we name this new enterprise of doing this podcast together? Don't worry, we quickly get into garden things such as... What's blooming in the fall garden right now? What plants are worthy of our winter indoor space and how do we get them ready to join us? Can we improve the sound on this podcast so it doesn't sound like Leslie's sitting in the bottom of the barrel? Come with Leslie Harris and Marianne Willburn as they talk about gardening in a new podcast yet to be named, but formerly known as Prince. Kidding-- former known as Into the Garden with Leslie. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    Karl Gercens of Longwood and Garden Travel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 45:51


    If you like gardening, you can't not enjoy traveling to see gardens. The inspiration that you can get from any scene, pattern, color scheme or even a simple plant pairing is so great to take home. Karl Gercens of Longwood Gardens has been to see THOUSANDS of gardens over many years and he tells us his secrets of when to go, how to prepare (hint: that may not be a thing) and how to enjoy a good garden trip. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    With Marianne Willburn Mid September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 76:35


    Well, we go over my Instagram saga, but you can FF through that if you want! By the way, I am back on now, @LeslieHarrisLulu and hope you follow me. Marianne and I discuss "de-browning" the garden, plant pronunciation, the chop and drop method of composting, arthritic hands, and other gardening nuggets for you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    Marianne Willburn on Native Plants

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 73:38


    Marianne and I touch on my (too) quick visit to her garden, gardening with spouses, how to make instant and free improvements to the garden, but mostly we go down a bit of a rabbit hole in terms of native plant zealotry. Is there too much judgement on this subject? Will you judge us for even wondering if there is? :) Come enter the fray and see what you think. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    Heather Andrews, Garden Thoughtfully

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 52:30


    Heather and I met at a speaking gig in North Carolina last fall. Her mantra is Garden Thoughtfully. What a coincidence because my presentation at that Master Gardeners symposium was called Thoughtful Gardening. We are on the same page in terms of gardening with both beauty and habitat in mind. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    Marianne Willburn on Drought and Heat in the Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 67:23


    Did you feel the dog days of summer WAY earlier than you usually do? Marianne Willburn and I talk about climate change in the garden and some good strategies to learn from what your plants are experiencing, without succumbing to the doom and gloom that generally accompanies the topic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    Scott Beuerlein on Horticulture Magazine Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 66:49


    Podcasters often host interesting experts in the field on which they love to talk. This episode is no different, but because the expert, Scott Beuerlein, Director of Horticultural Outreach at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, does a monthly column interviewing all kinds of interesting people in horticulture, you are going to get a bigger bang for your buck. Scott and I talk about a lot of the different people in the industry that he and I find interesting and here's a bonus: Scott is very interesting all by himself!. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    Marianne Willburn, Unpacking the English Garden Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 59:32


    Marianne and I are home from our travels and in this episode we talk about the very successful first garden tour put together by Marianne and Andrea Gasper. So many fabulous English Gardens-- Rousham, Kiftsgate, Wisley, Blenheim, Waterperry, and that's just the half of it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    Back From Travels Quick Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 17:04


    After a month away, I would like to re-introduce myself as the not serious and American garden Podcaster, Leslie Harris. I'll catch you up on how my garden fared with not much attention for over 30 days; what worked well in terms of planning for leaving it, and what didn't work as well. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    Marianne Willburn England Garden Tour Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 71:12


    Summer is coming and so are vacations. How do we prepare our gardens to get along without us? Marianne Willburn and I discuss tips and tricks on this topic and we also preview the fabulous garden tour in England that she and Andrea Gaspar have organized and I am attending! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    Madeline Hooper and Garden Fit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 63:01


    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 this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    The Spring Garden with Marianne Willburn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 68:45


    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

    Katie Dubow and New Superstar Plants

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 67:58


    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

    Marianne Willburn Garden Tour HERE, 119

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 41:02


    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

    Erin Schanen and the Philly Trends

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 77:57


    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 laughs and lots of good gardening information on episode 117. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    Linda Vater, 116

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 73:16


    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

    Susan Harris of Garden Rant, 115

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 56:12


    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

    SPECIAL EPISODE How to Run a Gardening Business, 114

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 82:02


    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 doing what we love for a living! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothegarden/support

    Carrie and Dale Spoonmore, 113

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 66:57


    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

    Marianne Willburn and Winter Gardening, 111

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 67:03


    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

    Marta McDowell, Gardening Can Be Murder, 110

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 51:02


    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

    Jarema Osofsky and Moon Gardens, 109

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 61:38


    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

    Tiffany Garner of Quick and Dirty Gardens 108

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 63:25


    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

    Kathy Jentz and Groundcovers, 107

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 67:33


    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

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    Laura Boissonault

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 61:08


    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

    Jenny Rose Carey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 65:57


    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

    We did it! We moved! 104

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 6:30


    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

    Chris McLaughlin of "The Good Garden" 103

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 53:28


    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

    Page Dickey and Sister Sue Ann

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 45:40


    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

    Jennifer McDonald of Garden Girls, and Celebrating 100 Episodes...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 59:15


    ...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

    Garden Ranters Marianne Willburn and Scott Beuerlein, 99

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 60:09


    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

    Gardening Gays, 98

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 62:42


    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

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