This week we add value to our homes by simple landscaping projects. Join Nathan as he discusses things you can do around your landscape to impress potential buyers or just friends and family. From planting trees to building a fire pit, Nathan gives you ideas to really add curb appeal!

Episode 229

Late Summer Garden Tasks

This week, Nathan answers your gardening questions! Katie from Cleveland, Ga. is a new home owner and wants to learn more about taking care of her landscape. Nathan helps guide her through what she should be looking for and doing in the garden in late summer.

Episode 228

Ten Must Have Perennials for Late Summer

This week, Nathan talks about plants you MUST HAVE in your garden right now, late summer! He talks about agapanthus, Joe-pye weed, hardy hibiscus, Russian sage, Rudbeckia, maidenhair grass, Virginia switchgrass, yarrow, garden phlox, and canna lily. All of these either add beautiful blossoms or intriguing foliage to your garden at the end of summer.

Episode 227

Growing a Fall Veggie Garden

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This week, Nathan continues the discussion on growing fall vegetables! Even though it's still summer, it's time to get started for fall. Don't be late to the planting party!

Episode 226

Growing a Fall Veggie Garden

Don't forget to get your fall veggies started before it's too late! This week, Nathan reminds you to take advantage of the warm weather to get your fall veggies a head start on growing and growing well! He talks about things to do in August through October to get your fall vegetable garden off the ground. Then, he takes some time to talk about a few notable individual crops that you can grow during the cool season.

Episode 225

July Q&A Week

Beneficial Insects

This week, Nathan answers your gardening questions! Ken in Cleveland is wondering what are some common beneficial insects in our veggie gardens. Nathan talks about a handful including Assassin Bug and Parasitic Wasps. Then, he discusses ways that you can encourage beneficial insects to populate and create a community in your own space. Some of these tactics are so simple, it's easy to get started!

Episode 224

Restoring Beauty in Summer Stress

This week, Nathan tackles the lackluster, yellowy, drying-back garden of summer. If the stresses of summer have got your plants looking a bit sad, Nathan explains a few simple and basic actions you can take to help restore your garden's beauty in the dead of summer!

Episode 223

Horticultural History: The People Behind the Plants

Every plant has a story to tell, but how often do we tell those stories? This week, Nathan does just that. He will introduce you to the history and the people behind some of our most well-known garden plants.

Episode 222

Perennial Plants of the Year(s)

Since 1990, the Perennial Plant Association has awarded certain plants with the Perennial Plant of the Year award. Based on unique characteristics, performance in the garden, and disease resistance, this list of plants can help you add winners in your landscape! This week, Nathan selects a few plants from the thirty-three available and talks about why you should add them to your garden this year!

Episode 221

Horticultural History: Liberty Hyde Bailey

This week, Nathan takes a look back at the people and practices of horticultural history. Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) was a plantsman, gardener, agricultural college professor and dean, and a promoter of the rural lifestyle. Through his numerous books, articles, and other writings, he has left behind a treasure trove of information. Nathan discusses a few entries found in Bailey's 'The Horticulturist's Rule-Book' (1899) and takes a look at some interesting, but some times shocking, ways of dealing with garden pests. Perhaps by utilizing our 21st Century knowledge, we can employ a bit of these late 19th Century techniques in our gardens today.