Recent Gardening Posts

SG584: Homegrown Pantry with Barbara Pleasant

September 8, 2017

The witty and wise garden author Barbara Pleasant is on today’s show and we’re talking about her book Homegrown Pantry: A Gardener’s Guide to Selecting the Best Varieties & Planting the Perfect Amounts for What You Want to Eat Year-Round.How many potatoes should I plant for a family of four? Which fruits should I freeze…

SG583: Hygge in the Garden

August 25, 2017

Are you ready to get cozy? I hope so – because today’s show is all about hygge (“pronounced “hoo-gah”).  Hygge is a Danish cultural phenomenon and a word that really it too all-encompassing to have an English equivalent. However, to get a feel for it: hygge generally describes the feeling of being cozy, comfortable, and…

SG582: Plant Explorers with Karen Rexrode

August 18, 2017

I’m so delighted to have Karen Rexrode on the show today. Karen is giving an encore presentation of her keynote presentation, Plant Explorers, heard Saturday night at the 2017 Garden Blogger’s Fling. Karen is a gem of horticultural wisdom – she’s quite a find in her own right! Karen is a Northern Virginia Gardener, a…

SG581: Stylish Outdoor Garden Containers with DIY Divas Annette Gutierrez and Mary Gray of Potted

August 11, 2017

In Today’s show I’m getting to do something I truly love to do, talk DIY with two DIY Divas – Annette Gutierrez and Mary Gray. They are the authors of the new book Potted: Make Your Own Stylish Garden Containers.  Decorating can be incredibly expensive, but Annette and Mary are masters at repurposing and they…

8-11-17 Plant Support Group in Quotables

August 11, 2017

Quotables Heard Weekly on the Still Growing Gardening Podcast           Psst… The stars are interactive – so click around. About the Quotables Segment This week’s Quotables post is read aloud in the Quotables Segment included in the Garden News Roundup as part of the Still Growing Gardening Podcast – a weekly Podcast dedicated…

8-11-17 Garden News Roundup

August 11, 2017

Heard Weekly on the Still Growing Gardening Podcast The Garden News Roundup This is a curated group of posts and articles that I have shared over the past week with the listener community and in the Free Facebook Group: the Still Growing Podcast Group.  The Garden News Roundup is made up of a dozen different segments…

8-4-17 Garden News Roundup

August 5, 2017

Heard Weekly on the Still Growing Gardening Podcast The Garden News Roundup This is a curated group of posts and articles that I have shared over the past week with the listener community and in the Free Facebook Group: the Still Growing Podcast Group.  The Garden News Roundup is made up of a dozen different segments…

SG580: The Echinacea Evolution!

SG580: The Echinacea Evolution!

August 4, 2017

Today’s show is all about Echinacea – it’s my all-time favorite American native perennial. In fact, one of my first recommendations to new gardeners who are looking for ornamental perennials is Echinacea. Like my Grandmother Bernadette, Echinacea is a daughter of the prairie, absolutely beautiful, and tough as nails.   And, I predict you’re going…

My garden projects for 2016

Retaining Wall & Garden Paths

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Waterfall Rehab

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Garden Lessons

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- Jane Doe

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- John Doe

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