Our guest this morning was Ben Raskin of Urban Farm dot org, discussing the idea of Community Gardens: many forms and functions, but all growing fresh produce and flowers locally.

Edie Tanem started off our 2nd hour with the list of Gardening Goings-On around the Bay Area in the weeks ahead; then it's right back to the phones and your gardening questions, on KSFO!

Our guest this morning was Cindy Brown, a director with the Smithsonian Gardens, part of the Smithsonian Museum complexes in Washington DC -- about 15 acres worth, in fact. We learned among other things that the carefully curated and tended gardens ar...

Our gardening event announcements were handled by Edie Tanem this morning; then it's back to the phones and America's Happy Gardener, Bob Tanem.

Our guest this morning was Austin O'Malley, talking to us about the Metal Hose that he helps to market. It's a unique garden hose entirely made out of stainless steel instead of vinyl or rubber; Bob has one and has been impressed with it.

Beverley Tanem reliably starts off our hour #2 right on time, with her authoritative list of Gardening Events around the Bay Area of the week ahead. Then it's back to America's Happy Gardener, Bob Tanem, taking your calls on KSFO!

Our guest was Kylee Bauble, author of The Monarch: Saving our Most-Loved Butterfly. She's really into butterflies, and that comes through in the 1/2 hour interview she did with us. "It flew!" she said of the time she spent with us.

Beverley Tanem launches the hour with her perennial list of Things to Do of Interest to Gardeners; then it's right back to the phones and questions for America's Happy Gardener, Bob Tanem