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My guest today is Debra Lee Baldwin, author of Designing with Succulents , Succulent Container Gardens. Both of these wonderful books are bestsellers. Debra will be talking about her latest book, Succulent Container Gardens and how we can add these beauties to our gardens. During the show, we will also be giving away a copy of her book – Succulent … Read more about this episode...

We will be talking about Country Garden magazine and James’ perspective on what makes a country garden. James has been a garden editor and writer for more than 17 years with Perennials and Nature’s Garden magazines for Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publications, as well as the former executive editor of Country Living Gardener and Rebecca’s Garden, James … Read more about this episode...

Join us as we hear from Danielle Ernest with Proven Winners talk about new annuals and perennials introduced this year, what we can expect expect for 2011 and where we can buy Proven winner plants. … Read more about this episode...

Kathy shares tips on growing colchicums in your garden. It’s just perfect for my fall garden, where I’m always searching for great plants to extend the fall season. … Read more about this episode...

Carole Brown, founder of EcoSystemGardening.com shares with us her definition of ecosystem gardening and suggests 5 things we can start doing today to begin our ecosystem garden at home. … Read more about this episode...

Chris Sabbarese joins us from Corona Tools to talk about the 7 must-have garden tools for planting a vegetable garden. The discussion goes also goes into how these same tools are used in the ornamental garden plus discussing my favorite gardening tool. Who knew tools could be so cool? … Read more about this episode...

When taking photos of your garden, consider the angle, the light, power lines, and other distractions that you walk by everyday. In person, your mind makes a correction for you. Behind the lens, you can make these corrections; by doing so, you learn to capture your garden’s most flattering side. … Read more about this episode...

Author of Energy-Wise Landscape Design is my guest sharing tips and information about conserving energy in the landscape. From placement of trees to the use of mulch, cooling the property in the summertime while allowing warm in the winter. … Read more about this episode...

Guest Chris McLaughlin shares with us everything you need to know about composting, or at least the bits we got to in this lively discussion. Learn how to turn your organic waste material into black gold as Chris takes us through the various types of composting. Whether in a townhouse or living on acreage, there is a composting method for … Read more about this episode...

Hydrangeas make wonderful hedges, specimens and cut flowers to enjoy indoors. There is just something magically about a big pink, blue, or white flowerhead welcoming us in the garden. Special guest, Tim Wood, plant breeder with Spring Meadow Nursery, talks about hydrangeas in general, new introductions and even what’s being developed for the future. Tune in and also learn how … Read more about this episode...

In the 1970s, J.C. Raulston noticed that America was landscaped with the same 40 plants and set about to change that. Learn how this one man changed the face of our landscapes today by exposing us to newer and different plants. The late Dr. Raulston, professor at NC State University, or J.C., as he was known to his students, was … Read more about this episode...

Discover the writings of Beverley Nichols through excerpts in Roy C. Dicks book Rhapsody in Green. Nichols, a prolific writer on many topics; topics that came and went during his career, yet Nichols wrote about his garden during his entire gardening life. Nichols work, and organized by Dicks, allows us a peak into this man’s garden forays with a … Read more about this episode...

Anytime is a good time to plant vegetables among your ornamentals or to carve out a little patch of land for your own little vegetable bed. Hear advice from my guest, Robin Ripley, co-author of Grocery Gardening. Robin also shares some easy recipes and offers tips of growing vegetables. … Read more about this episode...

Welcome to Gardening With Confidence™, a WebTalk radio show for the everyday gardener, where everyday something fun can be done in the garden. My introductory show introduces my garden, Helen’s Haven™, a certified wildlife habitat on a half acre, suburban lot, in Raleigh, NC, My guest is Kelley Sensor, editor with the National Wildlife Federation. Kelley gives tips and advice … Read more about this episode...