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- Reduce, Reuse, and Regrow... using Milk Jugs?!
We are knee-deep in Earth Week and today, we’re answering a listener question from our DMs about starting seeds in milk jugs! From DIY greenhouses to turning other recycling bin favourites into garden tools. Get ready to "reduce, reuse, and regrow".
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SPONSORED BY GOLDEN ACRE HOME & GARDEN
Golden Acre Home & Garden is open 362 a year for all your home and garden needs. Head online or visit us in store in Calgary, AB. www.goldenacre.ca
CREDITS
Hosted by: Brandi Warren & Colin Hayles
Voiceover by: Kaelan Shimp
Music by: Forestmusic
15 min - Earth Week: What Are Colin's Favourites?
It's Earth Week on the pod, and these two peas are on the road at the CORE Shopping Centre in downtown Calgary. We’re celebrating our beautiful planet by showcasing ideas and Earth friendly products. What's on Colin's 'favourites' list?
Come see Colin with Golden Acre Home & Garden at The CORE in downtown Calgary all this week!
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SPONSORED BY GOLDEN ACRE HOME & GARDEN
Golden Acre Home & Garden is open 362 a year for all your home and garden needs. Head online or visit us in store in Calgary, AB. www.goldenacre.ca
CREDITS
Hosted by: Brandi Warren & Colin Hayles
Voiceover by: Kaelan Shimp
Music by: Forestmusic
12 min - What's Your Garden's Microclimate?
Ever wondered why a plant does amazing in one part of your yard and fail in another part of it? It might not be the plant itself! This week we’re breaking down how to map out "microclimates"—those sneaky little pockets where external factors like house siding, hills, and wind corridors can impact what you plant! Learn how to play to conditions, and maybe, just maybe, sneak a Zone 5 beauty into our Zone 3 reality. CONNECT WITH US
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SPONSORED BY GOLDEN ACRE HOME & GARDEN
Golden Acre Home & Garden is open 362 a year for all your home and garden needs. Head online or visit us in store in Calgary, AB. www.goldenacre.ca
CREDITS
Hosted by: Brandi Warren & Colin Hayles
Voiceover by: Kaelan Shimp
Music by: Forestmusic
21 min - Cancel Your Shovel For 'No Dig' Gardening
So, you’re scrolling through your feed, and you keep seeing this term: No-Dig Gardening. What is that? Are you just supposed to lay your plants on top of the soil and let nature figure it out? It's actually a returning concept that could benefit your soil and create less maintenance work for you. We’re breaking down exactly what "No-Dig" is, and how you can start your own patch this weekend.
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SPONSORED BY GOLDEN ACRE HOME & GARDEN
Golden Acre Home & Garden is open 362 a year for all your home and garden needs. Head online or visit us in store in Calgary, AB. www.goldenacre.ca
CREDITS
Hosted by: Brandi Warren & Colin Hayles
Voiceover by: Kaelan Shimp
Music by: Forestmusic
17 min - How Your Garden Outwits, Outplays, and Outlasts to Survive
Have you ever felt like your houseplants are stuck in slow-mo, or maybe your garden suddenly decided to sprint toward the finish line? It turns out plants aren’t just sitting there—they are actively hitting "pause," "play," and "fast-forward" on their growth depending on external factors such as the weather. This week, we’re diving into research from UBC that reveals how plants actively adapt to survive climate stress.
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SPONSORED BY GOLDEN ACRE HOME & GARDEN
Golden Acre Home & Garden is open 362 a year for all your home and garden needs. Head online or visit us in store in Calgary, AB. www.goldenacre.ca
CREDITS
Hosted by: Brandi Warren & Colin Hayles
Voiceover by: Kaelan Shimp
Music by: Forestmusic a
16 min - Delegate This Garden Task to Lasers
Ever dreamed of pointing a finger at a dandelion and having it simply disappear? This week on the podcast, we’re ditching the back-breaking hoeing and messy herbicides for something way cooler: high-powered thermal energy... aka "LASERS". We’re talking laser weeding—where AI meets agriculture to vaporize weeds in milliseconds. Would this work for the home gardener too?
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SPONSORED BY GOLDEN ACRE HOME & GARDEN
Golden Acre Home & Garden is open 362 a year for all your home and garden needs. Head online or visit us in store in Calgary, AB.
www.goldenacre.ca
CREDITS
Hosted by: Brandi Warren & Colin Hayles
Voiceover by: Kaelan Shimp
Music by: Forestmusic
23 min - This ones for the Kids
Oh, to be in the mind of a child. This weeks 'question period' is going to the kids as Colin shares some fun nuggets from kids at Holy Trinity School in Calgary, AB. Things like: "Why do you like plants" to "why do plants get diseases" to "How old are you?". It's a fun one for the whole family!
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SPONSORED BY GOLDEN ACRE HOME & GARDEN
Golden Acre Home & Garden is open 362 a year for all your home and garden needs. Head online or visit us in store in Calgary, AB.
www.goldenacre.ca
CREDITS
Hosted by: Brandi Warren & Colin Hayles
Voiceover by: Kaelan Shimp
Music by: Forestmusic
26 min - 4 New Gardening Shows You Can't Miss
While we eagerly wait for warmer weather in the garden, get ready to swap your garden shears for the remote. From Zach Galifianakis getting weird with vegetables to the GOAT himself, David Attenborough, celebrating a century on Earth, the streaming world is entering its "Plant Era." We’re breaking down 4 must-watch releases that will make you want to grow a garden, save the planet, or just hide in a remote cottage with a mysterious gardener.
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SPONSORED BY GOLDEN ACRE HOME & GARDEN
Golden Acre Home & Garden is open 362 a year for all your home and garden needs. Head online or visit us in store in Calgary, AB. www.goldenacre.ca
CREDITS
Hosted by: Brandi Warren & Colin Hayles
Voiceover by: Kaelan Shimp
Music by: Forestmusic
21 min - What's Your Garden's 'Return on Investment'?
The world of gardening has definitely shifted since 2020. We went from "panic-planting" anything that would grow to finding our "new normal," and now in 2026, we’re all about the Garden ROI - Return on Investment. With the economy feeling a bit like a rollercoaster, we’re seeing a trend toward "Investment Plants" that pay out in delicious, space saving, and time saving dividends.CONNECT WITH US
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SPONSORED BY GOLDEN ACRE HOME & GARDEN
Golden Acre Home & Garden is open 362 a year for all your home and garden needs. Head online or visit us in store in Calgary, AB.
www.goldenacre.ca
CREDITS
Hosted by: Brandi Warren & Colin Hayles
Voiceover by: Kaelan Shimp
Music by: Forestmusic
21 min - To Ask or To Ghost?
It's Spring—you’re digging through the shed, ready to tackle those first dandelions, when it hits you. Your favorite weeder is missing in action. Then you remember—you lent it to Robert back in July. It’s been eight months. What do you do? We’re diving into the awkward etiquette of borrowed garden gear. Do you send the "hey, remember this?" text, or do you just mourn the loss and hit the garden center for a replacement? We’re breaking down when to fight for your tools and when to let it grow.
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Leave us a Voice Note: www.goldenacre.ca/podcast
SPONSORED BY GOLDEN ACRE HOME & GARDEN
Golden Acre Home & Garden is open 362 a year for all your home and garden needs. Head online or visit us in store in Calgary, AB.
www.goldenacre.ca
CREDITS
Hosted by: Brandi Warren & Colin Hayles
Voiceover by: Kaelan Shimp
Music by: Forestmusic
23 min
About The Helpful Gardeners
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Welcome to the Helpful Gardeners, a weekly podcast diving into the home and garden topics you want to learn more about. Colin is a certified horticulturist with decades of experience working in landscaping, gardening and houseplants in various climactic zones. Brandi is a beginner with a passion to ask questions.
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