Podcasts about Horticulture

June 21, 2026 - 8AM WBAP by Neil Sperry

June 20, 2026 - 1PM KLIF by Neil Sperry

Colleen Callahan and Annette Noland share the story behind The Little White Dogs Flower Farm in Kickapoo.  Meteorologist Kate Hickford from the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky recaps Sunday's severe storms in southern Illinois. Manager-to-Manager segment features the Madison County Farm Bureau.  Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week.  

In this episode of Hort Culture, the hosts dive into practical botany vocabulary that gardeners, plant enthusiasts, and curious learners can use to better understand the plants around them. Through a lively and humorous discussion, they explain key botanical terms such as petiole, midrib, leaf margin, simple versus compound leaves, deciduous plants, allelopathy, monoecious and dioecious reproduction, grafting terminology, vivipary, and plant nodes. Along the way, they connect these concepts to real-world gardening situations, from identifying trees and selecting cover crops to growing asparagus, saving seeds, grafting fruit trees, and managing tomato plants. The episode blends plant science, gardening advice, and entertaining anecdotes to help listeners build their botanical vocabulary while gaining a deeper appreciation for how plants grow, reproduce, and interact with their environment.University of Kentucky Master Gardener Basic BotanyOSU Botany TerminologyUtah State University Tree and Botanical GlossaryQuestions/Comments/Feedback/Suggestions for Topics: hortculturepodcast@gmail.comCheck us out on Instagram!

Michelle Reasor-West, Director of Horticulture for Poynter Landscape answers your gardening questions.

This week, Nigel and Tazziii live, die, and repeat once more for a dive deep into All You Need Is Kill (from 25:06), with Comic Creator and WIP Comics Member Lara Callaghan.We compare this new anime adaptation to earlier versions (including Edge of Tomorrow) and explore whether it brings anything new to the table. From there, we dig into the film's distinctive visuals and its more internal, character-led perspective, looking closely at the arcs, relationships, and themes that come up across its many loops.This week's storytelling tip is about third-act constriction: how narrowing a protagonist's options, space, and agency can intensify tension and force decisive character choices.Other stories we're enjoying include: Zerocalcare (Books), The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Book), Interview with the Vampire (Netflix), Love Through a Prism (Netflix), The Art of Sarah (Netflix), My Demon (Netflix), Cannon Busters (Netflix), Invincible (Amazon Prime), Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (Book), Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Disney+).Connect with Lara online:Website: https://wipcomics.co.ukinQ! London's Queer Comic Festival: https://inqlondoncomicfair.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wip_comicsTwitter/X: https://x.com/WIP_ComicsBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wipcomics.bsky.socialConnect with mayamada:mayamada is a manga brand and mission-driven creative agency all about equipping young and aspiring creatives to thrive on the creative journey - whether they're discovering what's possible, developing new skills, or sharing expertise with the next generation.Website: https://mayamada.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayamadatvTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mayamadatvBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mayamada.comYouTube: https://youtube.com/mayamadatvTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mayamadaJoin our Studio77 community on Discord to connect with other creatives and be part of the journey https://discord.gg/b5fmnuT

Hey Listener, In this month's episode, we're talking all about one of our favorite pollinators Bumble Bees.  We play some bee true false, learn about how they differ from other native bees. Bumble bee Resources:  Bees of Maryland: A field guide from the North American Native Bee Collaborative.Bumble Bees of Eastern United States (pdf) from USDA, Forest Service, and Pollinator PartnershipXerces SocietyBumble bee flower finderWe also have our : Native Plant of the Month:  Wild  BergamontBug of the Month: Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee Monthly Garden TipsWe currently have an open survey for ALL listeners. Whether you've listened to all of our episodes, or this is your first time. We developed an evaluation to determine if the information we share on the podcast has made a difference in your practices at home. We promise that it is a short, easy 5-minute survey, and we even have exclusive podcast stickers to give to those who participate. We are so thankful for the feedback, and we appreciate you tuning in for the podcast! You can take our survey here. The Garden Thyme Podcast is brought to you by the University of Maryland Extension. Hosts are Mikaela Boley- Principal Agent Associate (Talbot County) for Horticulture; Rachel Rhodes- Senior Agent Associate for Horticulture (Queen Anne's County); and Emily Zobel- Senior Agent Associate for Agriculture (Dorchester County).Theme Song: By Jason Inc, University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.

State and federal updates with Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow in his "Seven with Kevin" segment.Tom Taylor details International Harvester East Moline plant.  A couple of Father's Day snipits from Rita Frazer and Teagan Taylor.IHSA Friday Friday Friday segment features Tremont High School baseball coach Eddie Betson. The Turks win the IHSA Class 1A state title during the Tremont Turkey Festival weekend.  

HortWeek editor Matthew Appleby discusses the 2026 salaries report on the HortWeek Podcast with Fresh Horticultural Careers director Viki Halkett and Haymarket Recruitment marketing manager Vishnu Kannan.Higher-paid roles are becoming more common across the horticulture sector, as employers respond to rising costs and changing demand. New HortWeek research, drawing on internal sample data from jobs advertised on www.HortWeek.com, shows steady growth in roles paying £40,000 and above, reflecting a shift towards more skilled, technical and management-focused positions.The findings are based on HortWeek's analysis of salary data from across the UK gardening sector, using a consistent sample of roles advertised on HortWeek.com to compare how pay bands changed between 2021 and early 2025. The data show a clear upward movement, with mid-range and higher-paid roles taking a larger share of the market over time.The panel discusses what kind of technology is replacing manual labour in the industry — and should humans be worried about “the robots” taking their jobs?We debate whether employers are taking on fewer entry-level staff due to the recent National Minimum Wage rise and what that means for young people who want to start out in the horticultural industry.Viki tells us what kind of salaries technical experts or managers expect to earn and what will be the most highly sought-after technical and specialist skills in the world of environmental horticulture green jobs in the future.Submitted questions from Capel Manor College students are also tackled by the panel. The answers include the essential information on where you can gain work experience after gaining a horticulture qualification, what starting salaries are and what qualifications employers prefer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Director of Horticulture with Poynter Landscaping & host of KMOX's Garden Hotline, Michelle Reasor-West, joins the Chris & Amy show to talk about the show's newest pride and joy: the weed from the top of the Millennium Hotel. It turns out it is *some* kind of willow. Chris & Amy continue to have questions on how a weed gets to the top of the building and their chances of actually keeping it alive.

June 6, 2026 - Texas Lawn and Garden Hour by Neil Sperry

June 6, 2026 - 1PM KLIF by Neil Sperry

June 14, 2026 - 8AM WBAP by Neil Sperry

June 13, 2026 - 1PM KLIF by Neil Sperry

June 13, 2026 - Texas Lawn and Garden Hour by Neil Sperry

June 7, 2026 - 8AM WBAP by Neil Sperry

Newly elected Illinois FFA major state officers--Reporter Haven Cash, Sentinel Levi German and Secretary Owen Rigg.  Illinois Farm Bureau Enivonmental Program Manager Bena Pegg highlights Nutrient Stewardship Field Days this summer.  Tick and mosquito awareness from Ken Johnson with the University of Illinois Extension.  

Illinois Farm Bureau President Philip Nelson covers a number of topics including state and federal updates.Celebrating June Dairy Month with Monica Nyman from St. Louis District Dairy Council.  DTN agriculture meteorologist John Baranick talking Wednesday severe weather outlook for Illinois. 

Chad Pregracke from Living Lands and Waters details his story and previews his appearance at this week's Illinois Farm Bureau Actively Engaged Student of the Month Banquet. Don Schaefer with Springfield, Illinois based Mid-West Truckers Association provides an update on Motus, the U.S. Department of Transportation's new registration system. Joe Camp at Comm-Stock Investments looks at a new market week.  

Paul Zammit shares some of his favourite tools for getting weeds out fast and takes caller questions. Paul Zammit is a professor Horticulture and Environmental Studies at Niagara College and Ontario Today's regular gardening columnist.

Michelle Reasor-West, Director of Horticulture for Poynter Landscape and Rob Jenkins from Oh Deer answer your calls about your garden, ticks and deer's.

Summer is here - we enter the long days and sultry nights with the garden looking glorious - but always looking to the horizon for a little bit of rain to keep things looking green and lush. Herbaceous borders are set to maximum colour, vegetable beds seem to multiply in growth weekly and the gardener's tan is ever present. So enjoy the long summer days, take some time to appreciate time in your garden and join the Talking Heads pair as they continue to look after their planty spaces, as well as enjoying their gardens at home.After many weeks apart, Lucy and Saul finally catch up with each other (via Zoom) to discover what's been going on in their respective gardening lives. Saul is still recovering from The Chelsea Flower Show, and Lucy is busy prepping for her Beautiful Border at BBC Gardeners' World Live at the NEC. In the meantime, the dry spell has ended with rain falling in both Devon and Essex - giving the duo's gardens a much needed rest from the scorching conditions. If any listeners want to similarly refresh Lucy and Saul at the NEC, all biscuits are welcome!!Instagram links:Saul plantsmansaulLucy lucychamberlaingardensIntro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the showSupport the show

Horticulture educator Vijai Pandian is back to talk about what we can do to get through those phases. And in the second hour of the show, long-time guests Irwin Goldman and Jim Nienhuis are getting together for one more time.

John Maytham speaks to Don Pinnock about a proposed rescue and rebuilding plan for Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, examining concerns over staffing, conservation capacity, plant collections, funding, governance and the long-term future of one of South Africa’s most important botanical institutions. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State and federal updates from Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs & Commodities Kevin Semlow. Newly elected Illinois FFA President Bryer Nelson and his Canton FFA advisor Colton Downs. Brett Borchardt, senior meteorologist for National Weather Service in Chicago talks Wednesday derecho and Thursday tornado outbreak.IHSA Friday Friday Friday features Teutopolis High School bass fishing coach Lee Buehnerkemper. 

Monthly update from State Ag Pest Survey Coordinator Kelly Estes.  Highlighting June Dairy Month at a Fulton County farm of Bill Carlberg.  Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation's Jenna Wicks and 2027 fellow Miriam Gay.  

HEATHER HOLM BIO Heather Holm is a pollinator conservationist and award-winning author of four books: Pollinators of Native Plants, Bees, Wasps, and Common Native Bees of the Eastern United States . Both Bees and Wasps have won multiple book awards including the American Horticultural Society Book Award. She is the founder and chair of Minnesota Native Bees, an online field guide illustrating the native bees of Minnesota and beyond. Heather's expertise includes the interactions between native pollinators and native plants, and the natural history and biology of native bees and predatory wasps. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and many local publications. Heather is also an accomplished photographer and her pollinator photos are frequently featured in print and electronic publications. In her spare time, she is an active community supporter, writing grants, and coordinating and participating in volunteer ecological landscape restoration projects of fire-dependent ecosystems. The latest project is a 13-acre oak savanna restoration that will provide thriving habitat for pollinators, birds, mammals, and passive, nature-based opportunities for people. ​  You can learn more about Heather at her website pollinatorsnativeplants.com, and check out her Minnesota bee field guide nonprofit at beesmn.org   THE PLANTASTIC PODCAST The Plantastic Podcast is a monthly podcast created by Dr. Jared Barnes.  He's been gardening since he was five years old and now is an award-winning professor of horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX.  To say hi and find the show notes, visit theplantasticpodcast.com. You can learn more about how Dr. Jared cultivates plants, minds, and life at meristemhorticulture.com.  He also shares thoughts and cutting-edge plant research each week in his newsletter plant•ed, and you can sign up at meristemhorticulture.com/subscribe.  Until next time, #keepgrowing!

Illinois State Police Public Information Officer provides awareness on Scott's Law and other driving topics. Kevin Daugherty with Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom highlights Summer Ag Institutes.  Monthly update from Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Transportation and Infrastructure Rodney Knittel.  

Monthly update from State FSA Director Bill Graff and Joan Hammann, Chief Program Specialist.Tomorrow's Ag Leaders Today segment with Megan Poole from Ogle County. Tick awareness from Dr. Teresa Steckler, University of Illinois Extension Educator. Meteorologist Paul Otto with Freese-Notis Weather discusses severe storm potential for Thursday.  

Summer is here - we enter the long days and sultry nights with the garden looking glorious but always looking to the horizon for a little bit of rain to keep things looking green and lush. Herbaceous borders are set to maximum colour, vegetable beds seem to multiply in growth weekly and the gardeners tan is ever present. So enjoy the long summer days, take some time to appreciate time in your garden and join the Talking Heads pair as they continue to look after their planty spaces, as well as enjoying their gardens at home.Saul had an incredible experience at the #RHSChelseaFlowerShow, very different for his usual Monday Press Day jolly with Lucy, but instead a full on fortnight of Pavilion  , Garden promoting, media-hunting, volunteer wrangling while keeping his energy levels high (not always successful) and his brain ticking 9definitely not always successful). SO join him in this episode as he looks back at the the Flower show process and some of his highlights from the week in May where everyone talks about gardens and plants.Instagram links:Lucy lucychamberlaingardensSaul plantsmansaulIntro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show

Coverage of the Macoupin County Fair grandstand naming rights agreement with COUNTRY Financial. Conversations with COUNTRY Financial District Leader J R Early and Macoupin County Fair Board President Kim Carney Rhodes.  Illinois Farm Bureau Actively Engaged Student of the Month for June, Ava Fleener from North Clay High School.  Joe Camp at CommStock Investments previews a new market week.  

Michelle Reeser West, Director of Horticulture for Pointer Landscape, hosted the Garden Hotline with guests Bethany and Ariel from Wild Birds Unlimited.

Often called the "queen of climbers," clematis are known for their beautiful blooms and ability to add height to your garden. These vining members of the buttercup family make a beautiful addition to almost any yard and they are in full bloom right now. Cindy Haynes, professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University and Aaron Steil, Iowa State University Extension Horticulture Specialist join the program to tell us about growing and caring for clematis.

State and federal updates from Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow. Highlighting Saturday's National Trails Day with Thomas Hintz, Site Superintendent at Lincoln Trail State Park in Randolph County.  IHSA Friday Friday Friday segment features IHSA Assistant Executive Director Sam Knox. 

Talking skin cancer and melanoma awareness and education with Dr. Robert McWilliams from the OSF Healthcare Cancer Institute.  Jason Duensing previews this weekend's Fort de Chartres Rendezvous in Randolph County. Channel Technical Agronomist Kevin Rothzen discusses corn rootworm and The Watch program.  

May 24, 2026 - 8AM WBAP by Neil Sperry

May 23, 2026 - 1PM KLIF by Neil Sperry

May 23, 2026 - Texas Lawn and Garden Hour by Neil Sperry

May 17, 2026 - 8AM WBAP by Neil Sperry

May 30, 2026 - Texas Lawn and Garden Hour by Neil Sperry

May 9, 2026 - 1PM KLIF by Neil Sperry

May 31, 2026 - 8AM WBAP by Neil Sperry

May 16, 2026 - 1PM KLIF by Neil Sperry

May 16, 2026 - Texas Lawn and Garden Hour by Neil Sperry

May 9, 2026 - Texas Lawn and Garden Hour by Neil Sperry

May 30, 2026 - 1PM KLIF by Neil Sperry

May 10, 2026 - 8AM WBAP by Neil Sperry

Recapping the spring legislative session with Illinois Farm Bureau Director of State Legislation Chris Davis. Scot Loyd at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's Oral History Project highlights circus history in Petersburg and The Second City in Chicago.  

On Thursday 21st May, we learnt of the passing of Matt Biggs - horticultural everyman, incredibly nice guy, and titan in both knowledge of our industry and hobby, but also fabulous communicator as well. Matt's career spanned all mediums from Tv, Book, Press and also Radio, where he spent 30 years delighting Garden Question Time audiences with his passion and wit for horticulture. Lucy and Saul count Matt as a true garden friend having spent a lot of time with him during the show season and elsewhere - where all we can say is he truly was Gardening's Nicest Guy. Matt was battling cancer till his death, and was very vocal about the support he wanted to make to the Mount Vernon Sanctuary Garden project that he was spearheading. If you have the chance to donate in his memory, please click hereSupport the show

Michelle Reasor-West, Director of Horticulture for Poynter Landscape and Rita Diekemper, Owner of Gardens of Grace answer your gardening questions.