Back To My Garden - Discover Your Passion For Gardening

Jane Perrone loves being outside, experiencing first hand the infinite intricacies and fascinations.  She loves growing her own delicious, fresh food.  She blogs about gardening at www.Perone.blogs.com  Jane is a journalist and gardening editor at The Guardian, one of the biggest newspapers in England.   In This Episode You’ll Discover … Water conservation in the UK Mint:  rat repellent, tea and 99 other powerful uses Technology and the future of gardening – robots, automation and sensors Sponsors: How healthy are you really? Take the test at  http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com Discover weedless gardening – Straw Bale Gardens by Joel Karsten Need an aquaponics

Kirsten Lints loves growing veggies, starting seeds, and cooking with fresh, delicious ingredients from her garden.  She is a talented designer and loves the connection between her satisfied clients and their new landscapes.  Kirsten is a certified Professional Horticulturist and a Master Gardener.  www.GardensAliveDesign.com     In This Episode You’ll Discover … Starting seeds indoors in January easy landscaping design ideas for flower and vegetable gardens Is watering your garden an optional choice? Large leaf basil – indispensable in the garden   Sponsors: How healthy are you really?  Take the test at  http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com Ditch the wheelbarrow and check out the

Ruth Kassinger loves the way her conservatory garden lifts her spirits during the cold winter months.  She is a celebrated author of ten books for both kids and grownups on science, history and gardening.  Ruth’s brand new book is called A Garden of Marvels and explores the untold history of the first botanists and extraordinary plants.  www.GardenofMarvels.com     In This Episode You’ll Discover … The therapeutic value of growing and caring for plants Paradise under glass — test your gardening abilities The pleasure of citrus trees in your home Knockout roses Why pruning works — or doesn’t Sponsors: How

Tracy Fredrychowski loves that through gardening she knows exactly where her food comes from.  She and her family left the rat race in the big city and moved to their own little slice of paradise where they grow fresh food, raise chickens, bees and enjoy the fresh air of homesteading life.   www.OurSimpleHomestead.com

 

In This Episode You’ll Discover …

* How canning for the first time builds character

* Simplify!  the magic secret of homesteading success

* Soil testing and why every gardener needs to do it

* Can you have too many watermelons?

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* The new aquaponics for beginners resource you need to see!

* Love canning and home cooking?  Click here for our guide to pressure cookers/canners.

Resources & Books:

Farmers’ Almanac

Clemson University Horticulture

The New Southern Living Garden Book: The Ultimate  Guide to Gardening

 

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Todd Haiman believes that a garden should make you feel you’ve entered into privileged space. A place not just set apart, but reverberant. He is a landscape and garden designer, as well as a former instructor of landscape design at Columbia University. He blogs at www.ToddHaimanLandscapeDesign.com     In This Episode You’ll Discover … The culture and respect of gardens in England Yards versus Gardens in America garden landscaping ideas for problem spaces and small patios What to start with when designing your garden   Sponsors: How healthy are you really? Take the test at http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com Don’t Panic, it’s

Pamela Anthony loves the simplicity of gardening.  The therapeutic nature of the outdoors and the tranquility brings her joy.  She is a master gardener, designer and creator of amazing spaces.  www.facebook.com/pages/Beehind-Thyme-Farm-Garden

 

In This Episode You’ll Discover …

* Raising honey bees to support and orchard

* Boxwoods and topiaries

* “Derby weekend” is planting time

* Garden and floral design

Sponsors:

* Don’t Panic, it’s Organic! Are you a serious student of organic gardening? CLICK HERE for one of my favorite resources loaded with tips for building your own organic garden.

* How healthy are you really?    Take the test at  http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com

Resources & Books:

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

A Way to Garden by Margaret Roach

The Heirloom Life Gardener:  The Baker Creek Way of Growing Your Own Food Easily and Naturally

 

 

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Brijette Romstedt is the owner of San Diego Seed Company, the only urban producer of organic, heirloom seeds in all of California.  Her seeds are hand-harvested, and hand-packaged in San Diego, and sold online and through many local nurseries.  Brijette works with numerous charities and educational forums to teach the importance and value of seed saving.    SanDiegoSeedCompany.com   In This Episode You’ll Discover … California Heirloom Seeds Growing practical food to help local communities “cool season” gardening in San Diego Converting lawns to native plants or edible gardens Can you use molasses as a fertilizer? Oh No! Sponsors:

David Corscadden is passionate about the outdoors, connecting with nature and the environment.  He loves how gardening can form a bridge to bring people together.  He is a brilliant blogger where he writes about plants, nature, gardening and food.  In 2013 his blog www.BeyondTheWildGarden.wordpress.com was named to the Garden Blog Hall of Fame and in 2014 it was named Best Great Outdoors Blog.     In This Episode You’ll Discover … The “grow-your-own” popularity Disaster in the garden – the water feature experiment Lavender & sunflowers The youth movement in horticulture Sponsors: How healthy are you really? Take the test

Alex Anderson loves gardening and embraces it for its artistic and therapeutic values.  She is an active garden blogger, sharing tips as diverse as worm beds, composting, edibles and rock gardens.  She has gardened on both coasts and calls Huntington Beach, California home.   www.PeaceLoveAndGardening.com   In This Episode You’ll Discover … Why hydrangeas are blue and purple and how to change their color Green gifts — the perfect present to encourage gardening “Repurposing” water from the kitchen to the garden “California Friendly” Backyard gardening a few miles inland Sponsors: How healthy are you really? Take the test at http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com Don’t

Stephen Scott loves that in gardening, every year can be better than the previous one.  He believes that gardeners are eternal optimists.  His non-GMO heirloom seed company, Terroir Seeds, has amazing varieties of herbs, flowers and vegetables, and his online store at UnderwoodGardens.com also carries organic teas, tools and unique garden gifts.

 

 

In This Episode You’ll Discover …

* Non-GMO Heirloom seeds

* French gardens

* Composting secrets – low & slow vs. hot & fast

* Strategies for pollinators:  herbs & flowers

Sponsors:

* How healthy are you really? Take the test at http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com

* Don’t Panic, it’s Organic! Are you a serious student of organic gardening? CLICK HERE for one of my favorite resources loaded with tips for building your own organic garden.

Resources & Books:

Terroir Seeds

Growing Vegetables with a Smile by Nikolay Kurdyumov

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Transcript:

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