Podcasts about garden trends

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!Can Retirees BENEFIT From A Recession? Chris Carosa - Certified Trust & Fiduciary Advisor - Senior Contributor to Forbes and author of Hey! What's My Number: How to Improve the Odds You Will Retire in Comfort has the answer.Most compounded versions of popular drugs used for weight loss including Wegovy and Zepbound may soon no longer be available after a U.S. judge declined an initial injunction to allow compounding pharmacies to continue making versions. What does this mean for patients using these weight loss drugs? Dr. Lydia Alexander - current President of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), a board-certified expert in obesity medicine, lifestyle medicine, and internal medicine discussed it with Dan.20+ tips for a budget-friendly vacation (and five costly mistakes). With  Alyssa Giacobbe – Boston Globe Magazine contributor.Garden Trends & Basic Gardening Tips for Beginners. When is a good time to start preparing your gardens in New England? What should you be doing to get your gardens ready for the season? Katie Tamony – Chief Marketing Officer at Monrovia Plants checked in!Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Reflections on past gardening year; inspiration for next?

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert, Teresa Watkins chats with Katie Dubow, President of the Garden Media Group about their 2025 Garden Trends report. The Dirty Word of the Day. Garden topics include using peanut shells on top of compost; sooty mold on gardenias, mulching in the garden, and more to-do's in the landscape. https://bit.ly3c1f5x7 Look for Better Lawns and Gardens New Year's Special with Teresa Watkins, Tom MacCubbin and Lizzie Steele. Saturday, December 28th 7am – 9am. Sign up for Teresa's monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa's what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa's Design Tips; and more. https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7 #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKow 

This week we are talking all about weather trends and forecasts for 2025 with Carol Connare of the Old Farmer's Almanac. Carol is the 14th editor in the history of the publication, and the second woman to hold the title. In her role as editor-in-chief, Carol oversees the development of the annual publication, working closely with writers and other editors to develop “new, useful, and entertaining matter.”  To learn more about Carol and the Old Farmer's Almanac, click here: https://almanac.com/Author/Carol-Connare To purchase your copy of the Old Farmer's Alamanac: https://amzn.to/3Z3XvQK  Show Notes: Thank you to our sponsors: Organic REV | Homestead Movie Organic REV Organic REV is an organic growth stimulant that can increase nitrogen efficiency by up to 25%, replaces depleted soil carbon and bacterial biomass, and absorbs nutrients to make them more readily available to plants via their root systems. Promo Code: Use promo code JILL10 for 10% off your order Want to learn more about Organic REV? Enroll in my FREE course that teaches you how to use REV in seed starting, transplanting and so much more! Click here to enroll. Homestead Movie In theaters December 20th 2024. Click here to enter giveaway. About: A nuclear bomb is detonated in Los Angeles, and the nation devolves into unprecedented chaos. Ex-Green Beret Jeff Eriksson and his family escape to The Homestead, an eccentric prepper's fortress nestled in the mountains. As violent threats and apocalyptic conditions creep toward their borders, the residents of The Homestead are left to wonder: how long can a group of people resist both the dangers of human nature and the bloodshed at their doorstep?    My Products: 2024 Complete Garden Planner https://journeywithjill.net/shop/ Vegetable Gardening for Beginners Book: https://amzn.to/3TZeJux Products I recommend: Recommended Brands & Products page:  https://journeywithjill.net/recommended-brands-and-products/ https://www.amazon.com/shop/thebeginnersgarden Connect with Jill:    Sign up for Friday Emails: https://journeywithjill.net/gardensignup YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneywithjillNet/videos   The Beginner's Garden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebeginnersgarden/ Link to Beginner's Garden Podcast past episodes: https://journeywithjill.net/podcast (*links above contain affiliate links, which means if you click through and make a purchase, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you.) * * * LIMIT OF FOURTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED (14,100) ENTRIES PER PERSON/EMAIL ADDRESS. * * *** NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE OR PAYMENT DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. The 300K Instant Homestead Giveaway is open only to legal residents of the 48 Contiguous U.S. States (VOID in AK and HI) & DC, 21 or older. Void elsewhere and where prohibited.. Promotion starts 10/117/24 and ends 12/22/24. To enter, visit https://angel.com/homesteadgiveaway . Sponsor: Angel Studios, 295 W Center Street, Provo, UT 84601.. Subject to complete Official Rules at https://bit.ly/HomesteadSweeps.

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Katie Dubow of the Garden Media Group all about 2025 gardening trends. The plant profile is on Silver and Gold Chrysanthemum and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What's New segment. We close out with the Last Word on Soil Solarization from Christy Page of Green Prints. BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/support. If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 176: Garden Trends for 2024 https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-176-garden.html ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 131: Garden Trends of 2023 https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-131-garden.html ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 86: 2022 Garden Trends https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-86-2022-garden.html Visit https://shop.kathyjentz.com/ to browse our new online store! Show Notes will be posted after 12-10-2024. We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message Note that we may use these messages on a future episode. And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform plus share us on social media with #GardenDC, so other gardeners can find us too! Episode Credits:Host and Producer: Kathy JentzInterview Edit and Show Notes: Zachary Intrater Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany Recorded on 12-7-2024. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/support

This week we are talking about the design trends that are slated to be big in 2024. We've got edimentals, goth gardens, bright colours, hortirfuturism, gravel gardens, wildlife friendly gardens and peach palettes. As always we share what we've been up to in the garden and what our garden plans are for the next few weeks.If there's anything you're desperate for us to dive into in future episodes then get in touch weliketogarden@gmail.com. We would LOVE to hear from you! 

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! The 2024 Garden Media Garden Trends Report shares information to enhance garden customer experiences and shape winning new products. The theme for 2024 is Eco-Optimism. The growing awareness of our global climate's volatility has increased the number of people planting for pollinators. Cynthia Brian weaves the trend report into what's growing in her garden. Managing editor at True Leaf Market, Ashleigh Smith joins Cynthia Brian to discuss the seeds of True Leaf Market where building strong relationships with suppliers, customers and home garden seed industry helps them provide the best seeds possible. True Leaf Market is a national certified organic, non-GMO seed and horticultural company that specializes in supplying a large selection of conventional, heirloom and organic seeds to home gardeners everywhere. True Leaf Market believes that when we all grow together, we grow together. www.trueleafmarket.com   Have you made a plan on how to budget this year? What are your goals? If you want to increase your net worth, have money for retirement, and dollars to spend, you need a plan! Stop stressing and start setting t a personal goal to get your finances and investments on track. These budgeting tips will help you get ahead in 2024. Follow StarStyle®: https://www.StarStyleRadio.com https://www.instagram.com/starstyleproductions/ https://twitter.com/cynthiabrian https://thestarlady.wordpress.com https://substack.com/@cynthiabrian

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! The 2024 Garden Media Garden Trends Report shares information to enhance garden customer experiences and shape winning new products. The theme for 2024 is Eco-Optimism. The growing awareness of our global climate's volatility has increased the number of people planting for pollinators. Cynthia Brian weaves the trend report into what's growing in her garden. Managing editor at True Leaf Market, Ashleigh Smith joins Cynthia Brian to discuss the seeds of True Leaf Market where building strong relationships with suppliers, customers and home garden seed industry helps them provide the best seeds possible. True Leaf Market is a national certified organic, non-GMO seed and horticultural company that specializes in supplying a large selection of conventional, heirloom and organic seeds to home gardeners everywhere. True Leaf Market believes that when we all grow together, we grow together. www.trueleafmarket.com   Have you made a plan on how to budget this year? What are your goals? If you want to increase your net worth, have money for retirement, and dollars to spend, you need a plan! Stop stressing and start setting t a personal goal to get your finances and investments on track. These budgeting tips will help you get ahead in 2024. Follow StarStyle®: https://www.StarStyleRadio.com https://www.instagram.com/starstyleproductions/ https://twitter.com/cynthiabrian https://thestarlady.wordpress.com https://substack.com/@cynthiabrian

What are you planning on doing in the garden in 2024? The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has spoken to gardeners, growers and professional nurseries and landscapers throughout America to find out what's on their to do list this year…or not to do.For example, quieter gardening is a trend. So is how leaves from your trees are being put to use. Among the popular plants for 2024: Fruit trees, houseplants, ornamental grasses, sedges and an overwhelming demand for hydrangeas. Also homeowners are getting tired of dealing with one commonly used plant that has lots of problems and requires lots of work: boxwoods.We talk with the vice president of horticulture for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Andrew Bunting, about these trends. Plus he has info about the upcoming edition of the largest flower show in the nation, The Philadelphia Flower Show, which has been going strong since 1829.We're podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beautiful Abutilon Jungle in Suburban Purgatory, it's the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots and Dave Wilson Nursery. Let's go!Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, GardenBasics.net. Transcripts and episode chapters also available at BuzzsproutPictured:  A Butterfly Lands on a ZinniaLinks: Subscribe to the free, Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter https://gardenbasics.substack.com Smart Pots https://smartpots.com/fred/ Dave Wilson Nursery https://www.davewilson.com/home-garden/Book: The Plant Lover's Guide to Magnolias by Andrew BuntingPhiladelphia Flower ShowPennsylvania Horticultural Society's Gold Medal Plants of 20232024 PHS Garden Trends ListAll About Farmer Fred: The GardenBasics.net websiteThe Garden Basics with Farmer Fred Newsletter, Beyond the Basics https://gardenbasics.substack.comFarmer Fred website: http://farmerfred.comThe Farmer Fred Rant! Blog http://farmerfredrant.blogspot.comFacebook:  "Get Growing with Farmer Fred" Instagram/Threads: farmerfredhoffman https://www.instagram.com/farmerfredhoffman/Farmer Fred Garden Minute Videos on YouTube Got a garden question? • Leave an audio question without making a phone call via Speakpipe, at https://www.speakpipe.com/gardenbasics• Call or text us the question: 916-292-8964. • Fill out the contact box at GardenBasics.net• E-mail: fred@farmerfred.com As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from possible links mentioned here.Thank you for listening, subscribing and commenting on the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast and the Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter.

On this episode, you'll learn what 5 new garden trends to watch for in the new year (2024) and how you can add them to your garden! This episode is based off of Garden Media Groups yearly "Garden Trends" for 2024 and you can get the full report, including all 7 trends, by going to GardenMediaGroup.com and signing up for the report!   Watch us talk about these five trends in our latest Garden Weekly News Roundup on Youtube!   Seed sowing starts right now (especially for peppers, tomatoes, and other plants)! Get your Little Dibby or Dibby XL Now to start sowing your seeds at the right depth, everytime! Dibbies from our Etsy Shop Dibbies on Amazon   All rights reserved for Spoken Garden. Music by Benjamin Tissot.

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Much like the fashion and home decor industries, gardening has trends too! Andrew Bunting, VP of Horticulture at The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Bailey Van Tassel review the top ten trends for 2024 in the garden. A trend among the trends revolves around the growing passion that gardeners have for the environment and stewardship of land, but we also chat about particular plant varieties, the pursuit of hard-to-find houseplants, and homegrown national parks. For information on the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, visit them at PHSonline.org Andrew's Favorite Book: The Manual Of Woody Landscape Plants" by Mike Derr For more information on Bailey, www.baileyvantassel.com

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Katie Dubow of the Garden Media Group all about 2024 gardening trends. The plant profile is on Collards and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What's New segment. We close out with the Last Word on Crape Murder by Craig McManus, host of The Garden Question Podcast. If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 131: Garden Trends of 2023 https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-131-garden.html ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 86: 2022 Garden Trends https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-86-2022-garden.html Show Notes will be posted after 12-13-2023. BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at:  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/support. We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message Note that we may use these messages on a future episode. And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform plus share us on social media with #GardenDC, so other gardeners can find us too! Episode Credits: Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz Recorded on 12-9-2023. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/support

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins keeping with the theme of Halloween has the Dirty Word of the Day is Witches Broom. Teresa is joined by The Garden Media Group President, Katie Dubow to hear the Garden Trends Report 2024.  Garden questions include Planting wrong palm trees, how to cut back milkweed, cocktail tree issues, what kind of soil for celery seeds, can Barbados Cherry grow in Tallahassee, and more.  https://bit.ly3c1f5x7 Graphic and photo credit: TeresaWatkins, The Garden Media Group Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7 #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #WDBO #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKow 

Welcome back! This week we are delving into some of the predicted 2023 garden trends (spoiler alert: we are obsessed with them). Trends we are discussing are meadowscaping, new Victorian, dark planting schemes, new Scandinavian, herb gardens and Greek style.

Each year the powers that be in the horticulture industry declare what the trends are—what color is “in” and what design styles we're all meant to adhere to, and what plant is hot—or not. Today's guest and I beg to differ, and have decided to do some trend declarations of our own ... from big bold perennials to why you should learn to propagate and share some plants.  Dr. Jared Barnes is an Associate Professor of Horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas, and the creator of the Plant-ed blog and e-newsletter, and the monthly Plantastic Podcast. He has been gardening since about age 5, and I'm so glad to welcome him here today to do some forecasting together.

With the days growing longer and the weather warmer, the itch to be outside in the garden is growing stronger. This makes it a perfect time to look at what's trending in 2023. This week on Down the Garden Path, Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing welcome returning guest Katie Dubow to share what's trending in the 2023 Garden Trends Report.  About Katie Dubow Katie Dubow is the President of Garden Media Group, a women-owned and run public relations firm specializing in the home and garden industry and celebrating its 31st year in business. Author of the annual Garden Trends Report, Dubow travels the world scouting and presenting garden trends to audiences from Italy to Chicago. Dubow lives and gardens in West Chester, PA, with her husband, two daughters, one dog, and six chickens. Find her in the garden with her children, practicing yoga or dancing to Zumba. Her goal is to convince people that brown thumbs can, in fact, be turned green. Some of the questions and topics covered: For our new listeners or those who are not familiar with Garden Media Group, tell us a bit about what goes into producing the report each year. ‘I Believe in Me' is the title of the report this year. Can you tell us why you chose it? Let's walk through some of the main points that make up the Garden Trends report: Tesla Effect Backdoor Revolution Accessible Gardening PlantTok All Greek to Me Redrawing the Map Colour of the Year Click here to get your copy. Find Garden Media Group online: Website: www.gardenmediagroup.com Facebook: Garden Media Group Instagram: GardenMedia Pinterest: GardenMedia LinkedIn: Garden Media Group Twitter: GardenMedia Down the Garden Path Podcast Each week on Down The Garden Path, professional landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing discuss down-to-earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes. As the owner of Down2Earth Landscape Design, Joanne Shaw has been designing beautiful gardens for homeowners east of Toronto for over a decade. A horticulturist and landscape designer, Matthew Dressing owns Natural Affinity Garden Design, a landscape design and garden maintenance firm servicing Toronto and the Eastern GTA. Together, they do their best to bring you interesting, relevant and useful topics to help you keep your garden as low maintenance as possible. In their new book, Down the Garden Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Your Ontario Garden, Joanne and Matthew distill their horticultural and design expertise and their combined experiences in helping others create and maintain thriving gardens into one easy-to-read monthly reference guide. It's now available on Amazon.

For the past three-plus weeks, Northern California has endured intense storms (bombogenesis) with strong winds and extreme precipitation. Substantial atmospheric rivers caused flooding, mudslides, debris flows, and power outages. Rock-filled dry creeks are raging, trees have been uprooted, and many residences required sandbags as protection from the heavy showers. Although it's always best to adopt classic styles, knowing what is trending is fun. Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian, shares part two of trends in the garden for 2023. Throughout the centuries, food has not only nourished our bodies, but it has also been a salve for our soul. The way to our hearts is often through our stomachs. Find out why food is a gift, why we choose specific things to eat, what is healthy and what is not. Do certain cultures offer healthier choices? Do you know what food could find disease? Whatever the occasion, dining is normally the center of the event, or at least, the favorite part. https://www.instagram.com/starstyleproductions/  http://twitter.com/cynthiabrian http://goddessgardener.tumblr.com/ BUY NFTS at https://www.StarStyleCommunity.com

For the past three-plus weeks, Northern California has endured intense storms (bombogenesis) with strong winds and extreme precipitation. Substantial atmospheric rivers caused flooding, mudslides, debris flows, and power outages. Rock-filled dry creeks are raging, trees have been uprooted, and many residences required sandbags as protection from the heavy showers. Although it's always best to adopt classic styles, knowing what is trending is fun. Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian, shares part two of trends in the garden for 2023. Throughout the centuries, food has not only nourished our bodies, but it has also been a salve for our soul. The way to our hearts is often through our stomachs. Find out why food is a gift, why we choose specific things to eat, what is healthy and what is not. Do certain cultures offer healthier choices? Do you know what food could find disease? Whatever the occasion, dining is normally the center of the event, or at least, the favorite part. https://www.instagram.com/starstyleproductions/  http://twitter.com/cynthiabrian http://goddessgardener.tumblr.com/ BUY NFTS at https://www.StarStyleCommunity.com

1. In our 1st segment we're going to do some Spring Dreaming! Julio & I will be discussing Top Garden Trends for 2023!! 2. Nothing is more stunning then a Red Cardinal against a white snow background. We'll discuss the best way to attract Cardinals 3. Pantone has announced the color of the year! Viva Magenta! We'll discuss the impact of Pantone's influence on everything from fashion to gardening 4. Leaf shine is always available in the house plant area at your local Garden Center… but does it really do anything? We'll explain why a little shine can help your houseplants 5. This week's "House Plant Rant" we're talking about Dieffenbachia.

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What can you expect in the gardening world in 2023? Individuality and access to critical resources will be in vogue throughout these next twelve months. The theme is I Believe in Me! for our gardens. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Do you want to be an early riser? Find out ways to change your internal clock to get more out of daylight hours. Vitamin D is critical to good health. It aids calcium absorption and helps our muscles and nerves function properly. Do you get enough vitamin D? Find out the ways you can incorporate Vitamin D in your daily diet. Happiness manifests itself in a community. The relationship between health and social connection is deep rooted. Has capitalism put an emphasis on productivity over happiness? Let's find our purpose and joy in an organization. https://www.instagram.com/starstyleproductions/  http://twitter.com/cynthiabrian http://goddessgardener.tumblr.com/ BUY NFTS at https://www.StarStyleCommunity.com

What can you expect in the gardening world in 2023? Individuality and access to critical resources will be in vogue throughout these next twelve months. The theme is I Believe in Me! for our gardens. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Do you want to be an early riser? Find out ways to change your internal clock to get more out of daylight hours. Vitamin D is critical to good health. It aids calcium absorption and helps our muscles and nerves function properly. Do you get enough vitamin D? Find out the ways you can incorporate Vitamin D in your daily diet. Happiness manifests itself in a community. The relationship between health and social connection is deep rooted. Has capitalism put an emphasis on productivity over happiness? Let's find our purpose and joy in an organization. https://www.instagram.com/starstyleproductions/  http://twitter.com/cynthiabrian http://goddessgardener.tumblr.com/ BUY NFTS at https://www.StarStyleCommunity.com

Join Garden America LIVE in Facebook every Saturday from 8-10 AM Pacific Time.Tune in to ask questions, converse with fellow gardeners or just enjoy the show.Go to https://www.facebook.com/gardenamericashow/ to watch via Facebook Live.Garden America can also be heard on your local radio stations via the Biz Talk Radio network every Saturday from 8 AM -10 AM Pacific (11 AM-1 PM Eastern Time) athttps://biztalkradio.com.HOSTS: Bryan Main, Tiger Palafox, and John Bagnascohttps://www.gardenamerica.com/

Over the last couple years we saw a huge influx of new gardeners that wanted to grow veggies, preserve their harvest, and turn their backyards into a little paradise. 2023 is going to take those new-found gardening skills and attitude of self-reliance to a whole new level. Basically, the training wheels are off, and your imagination is the limit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepgrowing/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepgrowing/support

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Katie Dubow of Garden Media Group all about 2023 gardening trends. The plant profile is on Poinsettia and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What's New segment. We close out with Dr. Allan Armitage*, who returns to share the Last Word on Solution Gardening. Note that this is the last episode of our season three year. We will be back in January 2023 with many more garden experts and inspiration for the coming year. BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support. SHOW NOTES will be posted here on 12-6-22. *Dr. Allan Armitage is also offering a discount for free domestic shipping when ordering his books expiring on December 6, 2022, at allanarmitage.net enter code LAST WORD at checkout. If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 86: 2022 Garden Trends https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-86-2022-garden.html We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/message Note that we may use these messages on a future episode. And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite platform so other gardeners can find us too! Episode Credits: Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz Editing: Brandie Bland Show Notes: Jaime Breeden Recorded on 12-3-2022. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,  garden expert Teresa Watkins discusses future gardening trends for 2023 with Garden Media Group President Katie Dubow. New trends that embrace “Individual Accessibility” and believing in yourself with the #Teslaeffect, “Down-aging,” 2023's Color of the Year, and much more. Garden questions and texts include gardening updates from North Florida listeners, soil for citrus and how often to water citrus in containers, growing citrus in Zone 8, how bad are mushrooms in your lawn, crapemyrtle buds that don't open, transplanting vegetables into larger pots, lichens on oleander, brown to green ratio for compost, growing citrus indoors, propagating Simpson Stopper, Impatiens not blooming well, zoysia grass, and more.  https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7 Join Teresa on her exciting and historic tour of the Best English Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show. https://bit.ly/3xU7JGT  Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins, Garden Media Group Listen to Better Lawns and Gardens every Saturday 7 am - 9 am EST.  Call in with your garden questions 1.888.455.2867, or text 23680.   #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #tropical #floridalife #photography #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKow #tours #Chelsea #UK #London #ChelseaFlowerShow #gardentrends #trends 

HTA president Boyd Douglas-Davies and chairman James Barnes speak about the upcoming HTA conference on 13 September at Birmingham ICC.The conference will look at future trends and present the challenges and opportunities facing the UK's horticulture industry by exploring areas such as the retail revolution, consumer insights, what garden design will look like nationally and globally in 2030.On this podcast, Barnes and Douglas-Davies discuss trade and lobbying issues and how the conference will help businesses with their horizon scanning.Douglas-Davies tells HortWeek editor Matthew Appleby: "We've all got to be super-conscious the next few years are going to be very challenging for all sectors of the industry. These problems we have with us are established and settled for the long haul...so we need to focus on the long term. There's definitely price rises coming."Speakers at the conference include economist Vicky Pryce from the Centre for Economics and Business Research, Simon Reeve, Mark Gregory, Tayshan Hayden-Smith, Tim Briercliffe, Dominic Harrison and Arit Anderson. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I share the top 5 garden trends for 2022. Please be sure to like, comment and share! Got a real estate question? Share it in the comments below! Subscribe to Jason's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ItsAllAboutTheRealEstate Check out other episodes of The AskJasonGelios Real Estate Show Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU7f-6MnAvo&list=PLiRVzHeT4hfc_zObdgb2_hpwyIj8qsej0 Follow on FB: https://www.facebook.com/jasongeliosrealtor/ In the press: https://www.itsallabouttherealestate.com/press.html Purchase Jason's real estate book: THINK LIKE A REALTOR® here: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Think-like-REALTOR%C2%AE-selling-residential/dp/0578448866/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Think+like+a+realtor&qid=1559215969&s=gateway&sr=8-2 Barnes And Nobles Online: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/think-like-a-realtor-jason-gelios/1131000728?ean=9780578448862 Indiebound.org: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780578448862 Signed real estate book copy requests: ItsAllAboutTheRealEstate.com Hire Jason Gelios At ItsAllAboutTheRealEstate.com Subscribe to VALUE PACKED Free e-newsletter here: https://www.itsallabouttherealestate.com/connect-with-jason-gelios.html Broker Disclosure: https://www.itsallabouttherealestate.com/connect-with-jason-gelios.html About Jason Gelios REALTOR® Jason Gelios is an award winning top producing REALTOR® in Southeast Michigan, Author of the real estate book ‘Think Like a REALTOR®: A little book about buying and selling residential real estate through the eyes of a REALTOR®, creator of The AskJasonGelios Real Estate Show, and an Expert Media Contributor of real estate expertise to outlets such as Money, Yahoo, Realtor.com, Bankrate and more. Jason educates aspiring home buyers, sellers and existing home owner's tips and real world knowledge to help achieve their real estate goals. Jason is also a local speaker educating home buyers on the process of purchasing a home. He is known for his transparent and honest way of representing buyers and sellers so that they have a deeper understanding of the process and walk away feeling valued.

Garden trends for 2022 include Gardening for Climate Change. What's that, you ask? It's on today's Garden Bite. Also other trends for this year including Small space gardening and the continuing trend of vegetable gardening. Gardening overall has exploded over the last 2 years as the world has dealt with a number of things, not the least of which has been the pandemic.

Ken says that gardening is better than 'going to the gym' for exercise as he reviews the trends from the latest garden centre sales statistics.

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on October 16 and 17, 2021 on AM740 and FM 96.7 in Toronto. Topics covered on the show track the lifestyle articles and themes published in Tonic Magazine. This week we'll discuss probiotics with Dr. Krista Mackay ND, cooking with vegetables in the allium family with Shauna Lindzon, the concepts of spontaneous and responsive desire with Carlyle Jansen and the top garden trends for 2022 with Melissa Cameron

Welcome to the new year and a new season of Down the Garden Path! In this week's episode, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing review Garden Media Group's 2022 Garden Trends Report with returning guest Katie Dubow. Katie Dubow is the President of Garden Media Group, a women-owned and run public relations firm specializing in the home and garden industry and celebrating 33 years in business. Author of the annual Garden Trends Report, Dubow scouts the world for garden trends. Don't miss Joanne and Matt's conversation with Katie Dubow, president of Garden Media Group, about the 2022 Garden Trends Report. Some of the questions and topics covered: Tell us about yourself and what you do for Garden Media Group. What else does Garden Media do to support the industry? The trends report is highly anticipated every year and it's something Garden Media Group has published annually since 2001. How much work goes into producing the report and how are you able to spot trends? What was some of the thinking behind the report title this year: From Crisis to Innovation? Let's walk through some of the main points that make up the Garden Trends report. Shoppertainment On-Demand Flowers Living Television Bridging the Gap Click here to get your copy. Find Garden Media Group online: Website: www.gardenmediagroup.com Facebook: Garden Media Group Instagram: GardenMedia LinkedIn: Garden Media Group Twitter: GardenMedia Each week on Down The Garden Path, professional landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing discuss down-to-earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes. As the owner of Down2Earth Landscape Design, Joanne Shaw has been designing beautiful gardens for homeowners east of Toronto for over a decade. And Matthew Dressing is a horticulturist and landscape designer. He owns Natural Affinity Garden Design, a landscape design and garden maintenance firm servicing Toronto and the Eastern GTA. Together, Joanne and Matthew do their best to bring you interesting, relevant and helpful topics. Their goal is to help you keep your garden as low maintenance as possible.

Eat less sugar. Eat more fiber. Eat out of the garden more! Have you set your New Year's resolutions yet?  We'll talk with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Andrew Bunting about some good gardening habits to start in 2022.The UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden's Superintendent Emeritus, Warren Roberts, ushers in the New Year with a plant that just might be putting on  a show right now with its colorful berries or reddish leaves. It's the Heavenly Bamboo, also known as Nandina domestica, and it's our Plant of the Week.We're podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beautiful Abutilon Jungle in Suburban Purgatory, it's episode 159 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots and Dave Wilson Nursery. And we will do it all in way over 30 minutes, because there's a lot to talk about. Happy New Year! Let's go! November through January, the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast slows its production schedule. Look for new episodes each Friday. In February, we will return to twice a week podcasts, on Tuesdays and Fridays.Pictured:Bee on DaisyLinks:Subscribe to the free, Garden Basics with Farmer Fred Newsletter Smart PotsDave Wilson NurseryPennsylvania Horticutural Society Gold Medal Plant List (Outstanding plants, especially for the Mid-Atlantic region)2022 Garden Trends from the Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietyOlbrich Gardens,  Madison Wisconsin (Gravel Gardens)Dehydrators (you grew it. now eat it!)More episodes and info available at Garden Basics with Farmer FredLive links, product information, transcripts, and chapters available at the Buzzsprout home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred. Got a garden question? • Leave an audio question without making a phone call via Speakpipe, at https://www.speakpipe.com/gardenbasics• Call or text us the question: 916-292-8964. • E-mail: fred@farmerfred.com All About Farmer Fred:The  Garden Basics with Farmer Fred Newsletter Farmer Fred website: http://farmerfred.comDaily Garden tips and snark on TwitterThe Farmer Fred Rant! BlogFacebook:  "Get Growing with Farmer Fred"Instagram: farmerfredhoffmanFarmer Fred Garden Videos on YouTubeAs an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from possible links mentioned here.And thank you for listening.

In this episode, we talk with Katie Dubow, president of Garden Media Group, about 2022 Garden Trends. The plant profile is on Aucuba and I thank our Fall 2021 interns. This is the last episode of 2021. We will be back with new episodes in January 2022. BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support. Episode 86 -- Recorded on 12-11-2021. Episode Credits: Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz Interview Edits: Charlotte Crook Show Notes: Melena DiNenna --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support

Firstly, I would like to say thank you to everyone who has downloaded and listened to this series of The Plotting Shed.  This is the last show in this series - we will be back in the Spring of 2022 with a new exciting series.So what will happen in the world of gardening in 2022, where is gardening going and what should you be focussing on for next year.PLUSa few little snippets of information and facts you might not have ever known about plants!The 5 best plants for freshening your air are: Epipreminum Aureum (Pothos); Spathiphyllum Wallisii (Peace Lily) Dypsis Lutescens (Areca Palm); Sanseveria Trifasciata ( Mother in Laws Tonngue) and Ficus Bougainina (Weeping Fig).Peter Wohhlebein - The Hidden Life of Trees and finally the worlds longest plant name.... Ornithogalum Adseptentrionesvergetulum !! :) Please do get in touch and let me know what you would like us to focus on for the next Plotting Shed Series in March next year.  Email rachel@plantplots.comSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/theplottingshed)

Lockdown has been crazy and its time we look at a borderless summer. With Australia reaching a staggering 50% in vaccinated people its great to see more and more people planning a Christmas with loved ones. A 2021 garden this summer will be filled with family and friends from around the country. So jump on board, relax and unwind and hear about these exciting new garden trends for summer 2021.

Better Lawns and Gardens  Hour 2 – Teresa talks to one of her favorite garden celebrities, Katie Dubow, president of Garden Media Group about the Garden Trends Report 2022. Learn about localtopia, shoppertainment, and what future gardening trends for 2022 will be! Calls and text questions include when and how to divide lovegrass, Heritage tomato seeds, tomato plants, croton scale,  chemicals to spray on turf weeds, vegetables you can plant right now, and more. https://bit.ly/3mBsq3L Photo Credit:  Garden Media Group Like us on Facebook and please share with your family and friends!   Teresa's third book, "A Gardener's Compendium Volume 3 Gardening with The Senses" is now out!  Listen to Better Lawns and Gardens every Saturday 7 am - 9 am EST.  Call in with your garden questions 1-888-455-2967, or text 23680.  #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #tropical #floridalife #photography #SHE #fertilizer #turf #grass #landscaping #fruits #vegetables #Orlando #Tampa #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #BLGradio #Fall #WRLN #WiOD #GardenMedia #GardenTrends #2022 

Today in botanical history, we celebrate the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, an English botanist and a Patron Saint of gardeners. We'll hear an excerpt from a book by Tim Robbins featuring September in Louisiana. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that inspires us to make plants feel right at home in our homes. And then we'll wrap things up with a milestone moment in the history of Australia - the stunning loss of the Garden Palace that happened on this day 139 years ago today.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there's no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you'd search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Curated News 2022 Garden Trends Report: From Crisis to Innovation | Garden Media Group    Important Events September 22, 1694  Birth of Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English statesman and writer. He's remembered for his letters to his son and other notable people of his day. He once advised his son, l recommend you to take care of the minutes, for hours will take care of themselves… Yale University has Chesterfield's note containing the words to On a Lady Stung By a Bee.   To heal a wound a bee had made  Upon my Chloe's face, It's honey to the part she laid, And bade me kiss the place. Pleased, I obeyed, and from the wound Suck'd both the sweet and smart ; The honey on my lips I found, The sting within my heart.   September 22, 1800  Birth of George Bentham, English botanist, writer, and teacher. He was going to be an attorney but pursued botany after living in the country. His thinking was preserved in a diary, which he kept for over fifty years. George once wrote, I decided that my means were sufficient to enable me to devote myself to botany, a determination which I never…. [had] any reason to [regret]. George's longest professional friendship was with the botanist John Stuart Mills who had lived with the Bentham family as a teenager. A pragmatist, George finished his Flora of the British Islands by writing every morning before breakfast. He purposely used simple language so that his book could reach a wider audience. George wanted everyone to see fundamental differences in plants. The useful way he classified plants laid the foundation for modern taxonomy. Later in his career, George co-authored the three-volume Genera Plantarum with Sir Joseph Hooker. The "Bentham & Hooker system" was widely used and made plant classification easier. George also worked with Ferdinand Mueller to create an impressive nineteen-volume flora of Australia. In 1830, George discovered Opal Basil (purple) which is prized for its flavor and color. But the plant George is most associated with is an Australian sister plant to tobacco, Nicotiana benthamiana. The plant was named in his honor and is used to create vaccines for the Ebola virus and the coronavirus. George died two weeks shy of his 84th birthday.   September 22nd   Today is the Feast Day of Phocas the Gardener, a Turkish innkeeper and gardener who lived during the third century. A protector of persecuted Christians, Phocas grew crops in his garden to help feed the poor. His garden aided him in living his most-remembered virtues: hospitality and generosity. When Roman soldiers arrived in his village, Phocas offered them lodging and a homemade meal using the bounty of his garden. As they talked, Phocas realized they had come for him. While the soldiers slept, Phocas went out to the garden to dig his own grave and pray for the soldiers. In the morning, Phocas revealed his identity to the soldiers who reluctantly killed him. Although gardening can be a solitary activity, Phocas illustrated how gardens create connection and community. Phocas is the Patron Saint of flower and ornamental gardens,  farmers, field hands, and market gardeners.   Unearthed Words Louisiana in September was like an obscene phone call from nature. The air--moist, sultry, secretive, and far from fresh--felt as if it were being exhaled into one's face. Sometimes it even sounded like heavy breathing. Honeysuckle, swamp flowers, magnolia, and the mystery smell of the river scented the atmosphere, amplifying the intrusion of organic sleaze. It was aphrodisiac and repressive, soft and violent at the same time. In New Orleans, in the French Quarter, miles from the barking lungs of alligators, the air maintained this quality of breath, although here it acquired a tinge of metallic halitosis, due to fumes expelled by tourist buses, trucks delivering Dixie beer, and, on Decatur Street, a mass-transit motor coach named Desire. ― Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume   Grow That Garden Library Wild Interiors by Hilton Carter This book came out in 2020, and the subtitle is Beautiful plants in beautiful spaces. And this book has one of my favorite covers ever! So hats off to the book designer who came up with that incredible cover. Hilton is a plant stylist, a plant whisperer, and a plant coach, and all of that comes into play in this inspiring book of home interiors that are full of life, style, balance, health, and of course, plants. Carter is a master of greenery, and his approach to creating a welcoming room is making your plants feel right at home. Carter uses his book to take us on a tour of a dozen different homes that all feature their own unique ways of incorporating plants into their interiors and design. Each space is thoughtfully laid out, super comfortable, and beautiful. This book is 224 pages of plants at home in the home - and what a welcome addition for each of us to make. Lots of plant styling inspo in this book! You can get a copy of Wild Interiors by Hilton Carter and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $17   Today's Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart September 22, 1882  On this day, at 5:40 am, the iconic Garden Palace in the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney was destroyed in a fire that consumed the entire fourteen-hectare structure in forty minutes. The flames could be seen for twenty miles. Modeled after the Crystal Palace but constructed primarily with timber, The Garden Palace was built at a record pace and completed in just over eight months for the Sydney International Exhibition in 1879. It dominated Sydney's skyline for only three years. In its glory, a statue of the Queen stood beneath the palace dome made of thirty-six stained-glass windows. After the Exhibition closed, the Garden Palace was unfortunately used to store important records (including the 1881 census) and countless irreplaceable Indigenous artifacts. The cause of the fire has never been established. At the time of the fire, a French artist named Lucien Henry captured the fire on canvas. His assistant, George Hippolyte Aurousseau, recalled the moment in a 1912 edition of the Technical Gazette: Mister Henry went out onto the balcony and watched until the Great Dome toppled in; it was then early morning; he went back to his studio procured a canvas, sat down, and painted the whole scene in a most realistic manner, showing the fig trees in the Domain, the flames rising through the towers, the dome falling in and the reflected light of the flames all around. Today the Pioneer Memorial Garden rests on the site where the dome would have been. Built in 1938, the garden commemorated the 150th anniversary of European settlement in Australia.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

This week on Down The Garden Path, we wrap up our month-long talk about hardscaping with a look at water garden trends. Joining us is returning guest Ernest Williams from Aquascape. Ernest Williams is the Territory Sales Manager at Aquascape for Eastern and Northern Ontario. Aquascape is a manufacturer of water garden products and connects people to water the way nature intended. Homeowners have been enjoying professionally installed Aquascape water features or doing it themselves for close to 30 years. Ernest has been with Aquascape for over 15 years, and in the horticultural industry for 22 years. Ernest has been involved in many aspects of the water feature business including warehousing, purchasing, sales, installing, training, and consulting. He encourages everyone to take the "plunge" into the water feature lifestyle. "When the water feature is done right, they'll never look back!" Join us this week for our conversation about water garden trends with Aquascape's Ernest Williams. Ernest answers our questions and tells us about the upcoming trends: What’s changed in water gardens over the last three years? What are the current and emerging trends in water gardening? Pondless water features have increased in popularity. New for the 2021 season are many water features that also incorporate fire, like Basalt columns that include propane torches. What’s new and exciting at Aquascape? Aquascape has products like a rain exchange system that can help with stormwater management. They also have an assortment of water treatment solutions for your pond. Ernest answers a listener's questions about the pros and cons of a prefab pond liner vs a rubber liner. He explained and walked us through the many benefits of a rubber liner in our climate here in Ontario. How do you determine the pump size that you need for your pond? Ernest does the math for us! For more great insight on setting up your water garden feature, be sure to listen to our past shows featuring Aquascape: Podcast Water Features for the Garden with Aquascape Radio Show More About Ponds with Aquascape Water Features for the Garden Find Aquascape online You can find Aquascape online here. About Your Hosts Each week on Down The Garden Path, professional landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing discuss down-to-earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes. As the owner of Down2Earth Landscape Design, Joanne Shaw has been designing beautiful gardens for homeowners east of Toronto for over a decade. And Matthew Dressing is a horticulturist and landscape designer. He owns Natural Affinity Garden Design, a landscape design and garden maintenance firm servicing Toronto and the Eastern GTA. Together, Joanne and Matthew do their best to bring you interesting, relevant and helpful topics. Their goal is to help you keep your garden as low maintenance as possible. Don't forget to check out Down the Garden Path on your favourite podcast app and subscribe!

This Focal Point Friday we're looking at garden trends for this year, both for the veggie gardener and the flower gardener or home landscaper. 2020 and pandemic life saw crazy upticks in the number of people working from home, strong home sales that seem to be continuing, and a renewed interest in gardening, for both food and aesthetics. And as COVID restrictions continue, there are trends popping up for 2021 that are reflecting this continued modified lifestyle. So, whether your goal is to hunker down in your own beautiful, plant-filled retreat or to maybe sell your home while the market is hot, understanding what garden trends are on the horizon for this year will help you plan and purchase better and improve your gardening skills. So, let's dig in to what garden trends we're seeing for 2021. The Practical Permaculture book mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Permaculture-Landscapes-Community-Whole/dp/1604694432 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/justgrowsomething/message

Today we celebrate a young botanist that wrote the first flora of Ireland at the age of 22. We'll also learn about the Father of Serbian botany. We hear words about the birds of winter - creatures that entertain us at our bird feeders and fly freely over our winter gardens. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that has a charming title and it's all about something called Everlastings - or dried flowers. And then we’ll wrap things up with a play about Australia’s top gardener, and it’s called Edna for the Garden.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Curated News Our Garden Editor Clare Foster On The Big Gardening Trends For 2021 | House & Garden | Clare Foster   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events February 25, 1856 Today is the anniversary of the Irish botanist and horticulturist Katherine Sophia Kane. Orphaned as a little girl, Katherine was taken in by her father’s older brother - her uncle - Matthias O'Kelly, and she grew up alongside her cousins. A naturalist, Uncle Matthias fostered Kate’s love for the outdoors and, ultimately, her focus on botany. When Kate was 22 years old, she anonymously published a book that became the first national flora of Ireland, and it was called The Irish Flora Comprising the Phaenogamous Plants and Ferns. With the help of the National Botanic Garden’s John White, Kate’s little book was released in 1833, and it described not only all the Irish flowering plants but also ferns and other cryptograms. Accurate and informative, Kate’s book became a textbook for botany students at Trinity College in Dublin. Three years later, in recognition of her work, Kate became the first woman to be elected to the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. The story of how Kate met her husband Robert is similar to how John Claudius Loudon met his wife, Jane Webb: through her book. In Kate’s case, proofs of The Irish Flora had mistakenly made their way to Robert’s desk. Curious about the work, Robert tracked down Kate’s address and personally returned the proofs to her. The two were married in 1838, and they went on to have ten children. In 1846, Robert was knighted, and Kate became known as Lady Kane. An economist, a chemist, and a scientist, Robert was hired to serve as the President of Queens College. And although Kate was happy for her husband, she put her foot down and refused to move to Cork. Apparently, Kate had designed a magnificent garden with many exotics planted all around their home in Dublin, and she was loath to leave it. And so, much to the school’s dismay, Robert commuted to work until the College insisted he live in Cork during the schoolyear in 1858. And here’s a fun little story about Kate and Robert: as they were both scientists, Kate and Robert would send notes to each other in Greek.   February 25, 1888 Today is the anniversary of the death of the famous Serbian botanist, Josif Pančić (“pahn-Cheetz”) In 1874, Josif discovered the Ramonda serbica, commonly known as the Serbian phoenix flower. Like the peace lily, this flower is an excellent indicator plant and flops quite severely when dehydrated. At the same time, it has incredible abilities to revive itself with watering. In Serbia, the flower of the Ramonda serbica is associated with peace after it became a symbol of Armistice Day, which marked the end of WWI. As for Josif, he became known as the father of Serbian botany. Late in his career, Josif came up with the idea for a botanical garden in Belgrade. Built in 1874, the garden proved to be a bit of a disappointment. In no time, it was apparent that the location was poorly sited because it flooded very quickly and damaged most of the various botanical specimens. Sadly Josif never saw the new, lovelier location for the garden. Perfectly situated in the heart of Belgrade, the land was donated by the Serbian King Milan I.   Unearthed Words Our feeders are only fifteen feet from the window, and binoculars bring the birds practically into my lap. The perky little Sparrow with the black dot on his fluffy breast is a Tree Sparrow, and the one with no dot is a Field Sparrow. I often mix these up. The lady Junko has touches of brown. The male is charming with his slate gray head and back and creamy undersides.   The Nuthatch is another winner. He creeps cheerfully down the maple trunk headfirst. Sometimes his world is upside down, sometimes right side up. He views it with equanimity either way. With a long bill, he reaches out, quickly snatches a seed, and flies off. The markings of the Nuthatch are the essence of winter. His blues and greys are the mist that drift over the meadow and brush against Pop’s Mountain at dusk. The golden tans on his underside are wisps of dried grass in the meadow, Beech leaves in the woods with sun shining on them, or last year's Oak leaves that still cling. — Jean Hersey, American writer and authors, The Shape of a Year, February   Grow That Garden Library Everlastings by Bex Partridge This book came out in 2020, and the subtitle is How to Grow, Harvest, and Create with Dried Flowers. In this book, we learn so much about dried flowers from the floral artist Bex Partridge - the owner of Botanical Tales. A specialist in working with dried flowers - known as everlasting flowers - Bex inspires us to grow, harvest, and create with dried flowers. Sharing her own wisdom from working with everlastings, Bex shares her tips for incorporating dried flowers into your garden planning and home decor. Bex loves dried flowers, and she fervently believes that something magical happens to flowers when they're dried. Although their vibrancy may be slightly dulled by drying, Bex feels that ultimately drying magnifies the bloom’s beauty. One tip that I learned from Bex is to target plants with woody stems because those plants tend to dry beautifully. This book is 160 pages of Everlastings - preserved flowers, preserved memories, and magnified ethereal beauty that is everlasting. You can get a copy of Everlastings by Bex Partridge and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $13   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart February 25, 1989 It was on this day that a newspaper out of Melbourne, Australia called The Age ran a story written by Anna Murdoch about a brand new play called “Edna for the Garden,” and it was all about the charismatic Australian gardener, designer, and writer Edna Walling. Here’s an excerpt: “The women who created The Home Cooking Theatre Company in Melbourne [the writer, Suzanne Spunner, and director Meredith Rogers] have a [new] production, called 'Edna for the Garden,’ the story of Edna Walling, one of Australia's great artists of gardening. Edna Walling, who wrote an enormous amount about her philosophy of gardening and the environment, died in 1973 in her late 70s. [Edna] devoted her passionate life to creating extraordinary gardens, mainly in Victoria, some of which are still beautifully maintained.  She spent her childhood in Bickleigh, an old village in Devon, England, and came to Melbourne, aged 18, infused with the intense romanticism of the English countryside where she had watched such subtle beauties as “Wind in the Willows.”  [Edna’s] own photographs were almost always of pathways...  “She liked the idea of different areas in a garden so that you couldn't take it all in in one view."  One of Edna Walling's precepts was to "always sweep up to a house in a curve, never in a straight line.”  People would say: 'You must have Edna for the garden.' [and that saying inspired the name for the play!] "It's only at the end of her life that you sense disappointment as she saw the sprawls of Melbourne and what was happening with conservation.  Edna Walling built her own house at Mooroolbark near Croydon and then bought seven adjoining hectares and created a rural community called Bickleigh Vale, where she designed very English-looking cottages that bore no relationship to the Australian climate and environment. "The people who live there have now formed 'the Friends of Edna Walling' to protect it," Ms. Spunner says. "Some of them knew her. They talk almost as if she is still there, a kind of spirit of the garden."  Finally, there was one little story that I discovered about Edna a while ago, and that was her potato-throwing technique. Edna would throw potatoes on the ground, and where they landed would dictate where the significant trees would be planted in her garden designs. Basically, this technique helped ensure a more naturalistic style as Edna was laying out gardens. And even if the potatoes would land almost on top of each other, Edna let the chips - or should I say potato chips - fall where they may. In any case, this is how Edna’s gardens end up without a contrived or overly planned feeling; there’s a beautiful sense of randomness to Edna’s work. And it was Edna Walling who said, “There are many possible approaches to Australian garden design, and they all reflect the designer’s individual response to gardens. For my part, I love all the things most gardeners abhor - like moss in lawns, lichen on trees, more greenery than color - as if green isn’t a color - bare branches in winter, and root-ridden ground wherein one never attempts to dig, with a natural covering of leaves of grass or of some amenable low-growing plant.  I like the whole thing to be as wild as possible so that you have to fight your way through in places.”   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Today we celebrate the writer inspired by the Oxford Botanic Garden - a place he saw every day. We'll also learn about medicine with roots in the soil in Indiana. We’ll hear a lovely excerpt about a harbinger of spring: Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) We Grow That Garden Library™ with a fantastic book about botanical baking with a master baker. And then we’ll wrap things up with the story of a surprise found in a botanist’s garden.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Curated News Predicting the New Year's 2021 Garden Trends | Ag Week | Don Kinzler   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events January 27, 1832  Today is the birthday of the English mathematician and writer Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - also known as Lewis Carroll. Lewis had worked as a librarian at Christ Church College in Oxford. His office window had a view of the Dean's Garden. Lewis wrote in his diary on the 25th of April in 1856 that he had visited the Deanery Garden, where he was planning to take pictures of the cathedral. Instead, he ended up taking pictures of children in the garden. The children were allowed in the Deanery Garden, but not in the Cathedral Garden, which was connected to the Deanery Garden by a little door. And so, it was the Oxford Botanic Garden that inspired Lewis Carroll to write Alice in Wonderland. The same garden also inspired the authors, JRR Tolkien and Philip Pullman. In Lewis Caroll’s Through the Looking-Glass is this favorite passage among gardeners: “In most gardens," the Tiger-lily said, "they make the beds too soft-so that the flowers are always asleep.”   January 27, 1950 On this day, Science Magazine announced a brand new antibiotic made by Charles Pfizer & Company, and it was called Terramycin. Last year, when I shared this item, I don't think many of us were as familiar with the word Pfizer as we are today - living through the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 1950s, Pfizer was a small chemical company based in Brooklyn, New York. And it turns out that Pfizer had developed an expertise in fermentation with citric acid, and this process allowed them to mass-produce drugs. When Pfizer scientists discovered an antibiotic in a soil sample from Indiana, their deep-tank fermentation method allowed them to mass-produce Terramycin. Now, Pfizer had been searching through soil samples from around the world - isolating bacteria-fighting organisms when they stumbled on Terramycin. Effective against pneumonia, dysentery, and other infections, Terramycin was approved by the USDA. And the word Terramycin is created from the two Latin words: terra for earth and mycin, which means fungus - thus, earth fungus. And Terramycin made history: Terramycin was the very first mass-marketed product by a pharmaceutical company. Pfizer spent twice as much marketing Terramycin as it did on R&D for Terramycin. The gamble paid off; Terramycin, earth fungus, is what made Pfizer a pharmaceutical powerhouse. And so, there's a throughline from the vaccine we are using today, all the way back to that bacteria found in the soil in Indiana that ultimately became Terramycin.   Unearthed Words In much of North America, skunk cabbage has earned the widespread reputation as the first flower of spring. It might be more accurate, however, to call it the first flower of winter. “The skunk cabbage may be found with its round green spear-point an inch or two above the mold in December,” reported naturalist John Burroughs. “It is ready to welcome and make the most of the first fitful March warmth.” Henry David Thoreau observed that new buds begin pushing upward almost as soon as the leaves wither and die in the fall. In fact, he counseled those afflicted with the melancholy of late autumn to go to the swamps “and see the brave spears of skunk cabbage buds already advanced toward the new year.” People living in colder parts of North America have long watched for skunk cabbage as a sign of spring. The tip of the plant’s spathe or sheath begins to push through the still-frosty earth and to stand tall when the first faint breaths of warmer air begin blowing. This process can occur in January with an unusually long January thaw—a “goose haw,” as some New Englanders call it—or it can happen as late as March. — Jack Sanders, Hedgemaids and Fairy Candles, The First Flower of Winter   Grow That Garden Library Botanical Baking by Juliet Sear This book came out in 2019, and the subtitle is Contemporary baking and cake decorating with edible flowers and herbs. In this book, celebrity baker Julia teaches how to make and decorate the most beautiful botanical cakes – using edible flowers and herbs to decorate your cakes and bakes. After working in the baking industry for two decades, Julia knows what flowers are edible and what flowers have great flavor. She also shares everything you need to do to work with edible flowers: “how to use, preserve, store and apply them, including pressing, drying and crystallizing flowers and petals.” Julia shares 20 botanical cakes that feature edible flowers and herbs. Her creations include a confetti cake, a wreath cake, a gin and tonic cake, floral chocolate bark, a naked cake, a jelly cake, a letter cake, and more. Known in the U.K. for her beautiful bloom-covered cakes, Julia counts royalty and celebrities among her many clients. This book is 144 pages of botanical baking with edible flowers and herbs. You can get a copy of Botanical Baking by Juliet Sear and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $13   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart January 27, 1994 On this day, The South Bend Tribune out of South Bend, Indiana, shared an article by Doug Glass called, “Botanist Finds Endangered Plant in His Garden.” “For someone who makes his living studying plants, George Yatskievych is an indifferent gardener. It took [him] several months to notice that a load of topsoil delivered to his home in St. Louis was sprouting several clusters of trifolium stoloniferum, also known as Running Buffalo Clover. This native plant had all but vanished in Missouri. “I was out weeding a flower bed near this topsoil, down on my knees, when I sort of came nose to nose with these things,” said George, who works at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. "You spend all this time and effort looking for this in nature. . . . (The discovery) was so unexpected."  Yatskievych and other botanists took the six clovers found in his topsoil and began a project to reintroduce the plant to Missouri. Now, some five years after his discovery, the Missouri Department of Conservation oversees some 700 seedlings in 25 experimental plots statewide.”   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

In the Age of Quarantine, the Old West Makes a Comeback with John Layne's Second Novel, Red River Reunion. From the author of Gunslingers: A Story of the Old West, Red River Reunion is a classic Western Fiction novel set in 1877 that traces the lives of U.S. Deputy Marshal Luxton Danner and Texas Ranger Wes Payne during their latest Texas adventures, where they risk everything to defend the meek, uphold frontier law, and satisfy their pursuit of doing what no other men can. The garden industry says it is in the middle of a “Great Rest!” according to the Garden Media 2021 Trends Report. There have been sad endings and joyous beginnings. How will gardens help us be more resilient in 2021? Everyone still wants all the services, but now they must be outdoors. 2021 will be the year of renewal by nature. A vaccine alone will not be enough to rapidly extinguish the pernicious pandemic of Covid-19. Most likely it will take at least another year for the layers of defense to provide a barrier.

In the Age of Quarantine, the Old West Makes a Comeback with John Layne’s Second Novel, Red River Reunion. From the author of Gunslingers: A Story of the Old West, Red River Reunion is a classic Western Fiction novel set in 1877 that traces the lives of U.S. Deputy Marshal Luxton Danner and Texas Ranger Wes Payne during their latest Texas adventures, where they risk everything to defend the meek, uphold frontier law, and satisfy their pursuit of doing what no other men can. The garden industry says it is in the middle of a “Great Rest!” according to the Garden Media 2021 Trends Report. There have been sad endings and joyous beginnings. How will gardens help us be more resilient in 2021? Everyone still wants all the services, but now they must be outdoors. 2021 will be the year of renewal by nature. A vaccine alone will not be enough to rapidly extinguish the pernicious pandemic of Covid-19. Most likely it will take at least another year for the layers of defense to provide a barrier.

Need inspiration on a meaningful gift for the gardener in your life? check out my blog for a few unique ideas for stocking stuffers, creatively curated box ideas, and the gift of knowledge.https://cottageinthecourt.com/holidayhorticulture/useful-gifts-for-the-gardener/ Katie Dubow, Owner of Garden Media Group is my guest today. Katie shares not only her top-five picks of garden trends, but what's next for GROW with Katie, the weekly Homestead Gardens Show, and QVC plants we need to know about. To see the Garden Trend Report, click here I ask that you follow me... Https://www.cottageinthecourt.com...Instagram and Twitter: @cottageincourt...Facebook: CottageInTheCourt, and sometimes on Medium: Cottage In The Court If you live in the DMV and want to know what's happening locally and in our gardens, follow the collaborative podcast by two garden communicators, Peggy Riccio and Teresa Speight. Two garden fanatics talking about real gardening as it occurs right in our own yards!! Check out Gardens 'n Plants Podcast If you would like to stay in the know, please subscribe to Apple Podcasts. In the meantime...garden, Teri, Cottage In The Court #gardencomm

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It is essential that we design well being into our home and work places if we want to support our physical and mental health. We live in a high tech wired world where we need to build in benefits for enhancing and encouraging longevity and healthy living. What if everything sparks joy? In her new book, The Clutter Remedy, Marla Stone goes beyond tidying up to offer long-term strategies for staying organized and for creating spaces that reflect and suit the reader, and not some “expert's” ideal. www.i-deal-lifestyle.com What role will horticulture play in the cities of the future? How are frogs and mushrooms connecting people to gardening? Why are more college students entering the gardening field? Find out what the Garden Media Group has to say about landscape trends in 2020.

Today I want to tell you about the top 5 garden trends for 2020.  Each year there are new trends and the start of another is a great time to hear about upcoming trends, especially for gardening. Here are the top 5 garden trends for 2020, compiled from Garden Design, the National Association of Landscape Professionals, and from Garden Media Group.  Listen to hear about the top 5 garden trends for this new year! Podcast webpage.   Find other one-minute topics at spokengarden.com/podcast   Connect with us on Instagram or Pinterest And, find us on your favorite podcast platform and Alexa!    See ya in the Garden!   All rights reserved for Spoken Garden. Music by The Lookers.

In this week's episode of Down The Garden Path, Katie Dubow from Garden Media Group joins Matthew to discuss 2020 Garden Trends. 2020 Garden Trends Garden Media has once again put together its garden trends report. This highly anticipated annual report is one of the most widely read in the industry. We're thrilled to welcome Katie back onto the podcast this week. Who is Katie Dubow? Katie Dubow is Creative Director at Garden Media Group, a women-owned and run public relations firm specializing in the home and garden industry. It's currently celebrating its 31st year in business. Author of the annual Garden Trends Report, Dubow travels the world scouting and presenting garden trends to audiences from Italy to Chicago.  Dubow is a guest host on QVC for Cottage Farms, judge at the Philadelphia Flower Show, and the inaugural recipient of the Emergent Communicator Award from the Association of Garden Writers. She also serves as vice-chair of the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association. She is also an awarded member of the 2018 Forty Under 40 from Greenhouse Product News. Download your copy of the 2020 Garden Trends Report here. Down the Garden Path Join us each week as we take you for a walk Down the Garden Path. Landscape designers and gardeners themselves, Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing think it is important and possible to have great gardens that are low maintenance. They want to help you make it happen! In each episode, Joanne and Matt bring you interesting, relevant and helpful topics you can use in your own. We learn right along with you, from each other, from our research and from the guests that join us.

After searching in a scout-sniper platoon, Tom Voss came home carrying invisible wounds of war—the memory of doing or witnessing things that went against his fundamental beliefs. Voss and his sister, Rebecca Anne Nguyen have co-authored the book, Where War Ends. They converse with Cynthia Brian about Voss's pursuit of mediation where he discovered breathing techniques that moved him from despair to hope. Hindsight may be 2020, but in this year of 2020, we can live healthier and happier by embracing an attitude of gratitude every day. Despite losses and challenges when we search for the good in tiny details, we can move on and find joy. Discover how you can make an attitude adjustment in 2020. What are the coolest trends in the garden for 2020? Trends drive sales and new life into gardens. Predications indicate that the green industry will be at the forefront of urban growth and development. Goddess Gardener Cynthia Brian shares the treasure chest of what's happening for 2020.

How do you take a stable company rooted in agriculture for over 100 years and turn it into a growth company? According to Ken Wasnock, you focus on the people. Listen in as Ken shares his story and the wonderful work he and his team are doing at Harris Seeds, a Garden Trends, Inc. company.

2020 Garden Trends: I have to confess that I have weeded out and discarded a lot of press releases and new product announcements I’ve received each week as a garden writer all these years, touting this new gimmicky gadget or... Read More ›

Every spring there is an industry event that takes place in California called the California Spring Trials, aka CAST, for short. It's an event where all the big plant breeders come, to present the new plant introductions for the coming year. All the latest and greatest plants that have taken years of breeding and trialed in gardens across the country. It's probably the equivalent of a New York fashion show only the plants are center stage, rather than models. Joining us on this #landscapechat episode is Kate Spirgen, newly promoted editor at Greenhouse Management's Produce Growers and Garden Center magazines. CAST is an event that relatively few attend, but it has significant impact for those of us in the landscape industry. If you want to know what will be available and learn about new plant varieties, CAST is the place to be. Check out Greenhouse Management's behind the scenes and see some of some of the fascinating new plants. CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS Follow Kate at Greenhouse Management on Twitter and Facebook CONNECT WITH US Enjoy this episode or have questions? We want to hear from you. Connect with Chris Sabbarese at Corona Tools on Twitter and our new GILN Facebook Group. This closed group is like-minded individuals who care about and discuss, gardening and plants, trees and landscaping related topics.

The years seem to fly by and here we are with another one at our doorstep. Cynthia Brian offers quips and tips from several of her favorite sources to bring you a year filled with joy and fulfillment of your dreams, goals, and desires. Margaret Winslow met midlife aging not head-on, but ass-on, fulfilling a childhood curiosity about donkeys by answering a for-sale ad for a “Large White Saddle Donkey” in the American Donkey and Mule Society's magazine, The Brayer. Her midlife decision to adopt Caleb, a 700-pound white Andalusian donkey, upended her life — and her understanding of herself. Her book is Smart Ass. In 2019 we shift our focus from ME to SHE, as in Mother Nature. The report examines the intrinsic connection we have with nature and how we are banding together to save the planet. We will begin to develop a healthier relationship with technology, get outside and back in touch with our roots. Cynthia Brian shares the trends for 2019 by the Garden Media Group.

Curious about the Garden Trends coming up for 2019? We are! Join Matthew Dressing and Joanne Shaw on Down the Garden Path where each week they enjoy discussing down to earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes. In each episode, we bring you interesting, relevant and helpful topics to help you achieve a great garden. We learn right along with you from each other, from our research or from the guests that join us here. If you have a garden and want to make it as low maintenance as possible then this podcast is for you.  As Landscape Designers and gardeners themselves, Joanne and Matthew think it is important and possible to have great gardens that are low maintenance and they want to help you make it happen. This week we are excited to discuss Garden Trends with Katie Dubow with The Garden Media Group. a public relations firm that specializes in the lawn and garden industry. Garden Media have put together once again their annual trends report which is one of the most widely read in the industry.  Listen in as we discuss the Garden Trends for 2019. 

Katie Dubow is back on the show today and she’s sharing the 2018 Garden Trends Report released by Garden Media Group. It’s their 17th annual Garden Trends Report for 2018, Nature’s Rx for Mental Wellness - nature is the best medicine! “We already know gardening works wonders for our health,” says Garden Media Group founder Susie McCoy.… Author information Jennifer Ebeling Producer & Host at Still Growing... Gardening Podcast Jennifer Ebeling is a proud Minnesotan and U of MN alumni. Gooooooo Gophers! Each week, Jennifer produces and hosts Still Growing - a gardening podcast dedicated to helping you and your garden grow. The show is an in-depth interview format. Guests featured on the show share a passion for gardening and include authors, bloggers, professional gardeners, etc. Listeners and guests of the show can join the Still Growing community on Facebook. It's a place to ask questions, share garden stories, interact with great guests featured on the show, and continue to grow and learn. Jennifer and her husband Philip have four children, a big golden lab named Sonny, and live in lovely Maple Grove, Minnesota. P.S. When she's not teaching her four kids a new card game - or teaching them how to drive a car - Jennifer loves inspiring individuals and groups to maximize and personalize their home & garden. Facebook The post SG593: The 2018 Garden Trends: Nature’s RX for Mental Wellness with Katie Dubow appeared first on 6ftmama. Related posts: SG546: The 2017 Garden Trends Report with Katie Dubow #Grow365 New Years Bonus Replay – The 2017 Garden Trends Report with Katie Dubow #Grow365 SG553: How Native Plants Bring Nature Home with Peggy Anne Montgomery

Katie Dubow is the Creative Director of Garden Media Group. She is here with us today to discuss the 2017 Garden Trends Report! Every year Garden Media Group produces a fantastic report on what gardeners can expect for the following year. In this year’s report, there are seven main trends and Kaite helps shed some light on them. Author information Jennifer Ebeling Producer & Host at Still Growing... Gardening Podcast Jennifer Ebeling is a proud Minnesotan and U of MN alumni. Gooooooo Gophers! Each week, Jennifer produces and hosts Still Growing - a gardening podcast dedicated to helping you and your garden grow. The show is an in-depth interview format. Guests featured on the show share a passion for gardening and include authors, bloggers, professional gardeners, etc. Listeners and guests of the show can join the Still Growing community on Facebook. It's a place to ask questions, share garden stories, interact with great guests featured on the show, and continue to grow and learn. Jennifer and her husband Philip have four children, a big golden lab named Sonny, and live in lovely Maple Grove, Minnesota. P.S. When she's not teaching her four kids a new card game - or teaching them how to drive a car - Jennifer loves inspiring individuals and groups to maximize and personalize their home & garden. Facebook The post New Years Bonus Replay – The 2017 Garden Trends Report with Katie Dubow #Grow365 appeared first on 6ftmama. Related posts: SG546: The 2017 Garden Trends Report with Katie Dubow #Grow365 SG593: The 2018 Garden Trends: Nature’s RX for Mental Wellness with Katie Dubow Christmas Replay Bonus — How to Draw Insight From the Gardens and Plants of the Bible with Shelley Cramm

Katie Dubow is the Creative Director at Garden Media Group. A trend spotter and passionate gardener herself, Katie shares an overview the 2017 Garden Trends Report! Every year Garden Media Group produces a fantastic trend report on the state of gardening for the coming year. In this year’s report, there are eight trends that inspire clean gardening which, thanks to technological advances and consumer demand, can happen 365 days-a-year. #Grow365 Author information Jennifer Ebeling Producer & Host at Still Growing... Gardening Podcast Jennifer Ebeling is a proud Minnesotan and U of MN alumni. Gooooooo Gophers! Each week, Jennifer produces and hosts Still Growing - a gardening podcast dedicated to helping you and your garden grow. The show is an in-depth interview format. Guests featured on the show share a passion for gardening and include authors, bloggers, professional gardeners, etc. Listeners and guests of the show can join the Still Growing community on Facebook. It's a place to ask questions, share garden stories, interact with great guests featured on the show, and continue to grow and learn. Jennifer and her husband Philip have four children, a big golden lab named Sonny, and live in lovely Maple Grove, Minnesota. P.S. When she's not teaching her four kids a new card game - or teaching them how to drive a car - Jennifer loves inspiring individuals and groups to maximize and personalize their home & garden. Facebook The post SG546: The 2017 Garden Trends Report with Katie Dubow #Grow365 appeared first on 6ftmama. Related posts: New Years Bonus Replay – The 2017 Garden Trends Report with Katie Dubow #Grow365 SG593: The 2018 Garden Trends: Nature’s RX for Mental Wellness with Katie Dubow SG577: Day One of the 2017 Garden Bloggers Fling

Julie and Lian take on mid-week with a new podcast: The New TV Season is On! Sleepy Hollow? Yes. Junior Master Chef? Not so much Our tribute to Millennials: what you need to know about this generation and what they will be growing in their garden The Worst Passwords of 2013 Crimes Against Real Estate Would you fly Hello, Kitty Air?  Old Dog/New Tricks: Lian learns to do a webinar and be a celebrity auctioneer

In this show Ken talks about the marvelous Tiffany exhibit in NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Also, we have an enjoyable and informative talk with Bill Mills, a garden designer in Charleston, WV.