Garden Bite with Teri Knight

Small space gardening continues to trend up as we head toward 2023. In fact, container gardening is the number 1 way 35 to 45 year olds prefer to garden. With that in mind, I did some research on incorporating container gardening into your landscape. I share some really fun small shrubs on today's Garden Bite. 

While it's lovely to walk out in a winter wonderland, we're also getting our nature fix indoors with houseplants. On today's Garden Bite I share a "striking" option as well as some other easy care plants. See mine on my website and tell me what your favorite is! 

In the whiteness of winter it's nice to look out and see some color! Evergreens always come to mind but they're not all green. On today's Garden Bite I explore 3 different evergreens that add a brightness to your landscape. Check them out on gardenbite.com and let me know which ones you like. You can always find Garden Bite on Facebook and also email me at [email protected]. 

On today's Garden Bite I highlight 3 new edible AAS winners. The best of the best includes personal sizes edibles and a new roma! Check them out on my website too. 

Today's Garden Bite highlights some of the 2023 winners in the Annuals category. These are the best of the best adding amazing color to your spring/summer landscapes! 

As you might take out the trash, Benjamin Vogt would like you to take out your lawn and "Prairie Up". On today's Garden Bite I talk about his new book and share some beautiful options for removing your lawn and replacing it with prairie. We also know that that doesn't work all over the country, so look to your areas native plants. For most of us it's also not so easy for us to rip out our lawns all at once! Use the winter to ponder plants to replace it with! 

The National Garden Bureau selects a bulb to celebrate each year. For 2023, it's the Amaryllis. It's another ever present flower during the holidays. Learn more about Amaryllis and which are the two most popular! And can you keep an amaryllis you bought in wax? That's on today's Garden Bite. 

At this time of year the Norfolk Pine are in stores from grocery to garden centers. Are they pine? Where do they come from? How should I care for it? That's all on today's Garden Bite. Oh, and what happened to mine!

Before you buy that fresh cut tree, know where you're going to put it! And how to care for it. That is on today's Garden Bite. What you need to do and what you don't. 

Ahh, can you smell that evergreen scent? Today's Garden Bite is about selecting a fresh cut Christmas tree. There are some things to consider as you choose the best one for your needs. Some needles can handle heavier ornaments, some have a heavier scent, some needles are soft, some are longer... Listen in and check out my website for more information.