Shrubby Buddies

If you like the color orange then you’re in luck! Relax, peel a tangerine and enjoy an episode full of our favorite orange plants. From foliage to flowers you’re sure to learn about a new plant that’ll tickle your navel. Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

Have some fun with the Shrubby Buddies this week, as we make plant groupings from word associations.  Warning: This episode may contain silly content... Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

In this week’s episode, we catch up on the past two weeks, discuss Cultivate ‘25, talk unpopular opinions and provide advice on how to stay busy in the summer garden!   Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

On this week's episode we are taking a walk around the trade show at American Horts, Cultivate '25!  Along our walk we stopped to catch up with a few friends, new and old, and asked them a few questions to give y'all a little inside into their lives, and what they do to help better this industry.  Hope you enjoy! Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

It's hot out there folks, and if you're going to be in the garden you may as well be out of the sun.  In this episode we'll discuss tried and true shade tolerant plants that can brighten the darkest corner of your garden.  Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

In this week's episode, we take our talents to Dutchmill Greenhouse!  Join us for an hour of fun plant trivia that we hosted for the wonderful Summer Solstice event, held this past weekend in the greenhouse "Breathing Room!"  Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

In this week’s episode we pay tribute to the wonderful serviceberry, and many other tasty landscape forage you may be passing by. So if you're stranded in the forest, or lost in the city without a snack to power you through, you'll want to listen and learn all about these wonderful treats that nature provides! Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

Trees are cool, duh!  Let's take a look at some of the reasons why trees are so special, how to tell them apart and what they can do for you.  Touch trees! Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

In the final episode of our series on foliage texture, let's take a look at delicate, fine textured leaves.  Forget the lingerie, this is all the lace and frill you need in your life. Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

On this week's episode let’s continue our series on foliage texture as we highlight perennials with strappy, grass-like leaves. We’ll also give suggestions on what to pair and group with your strapping, photosynthetic lads and lasses. Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

In this episode, we’re going foliage full frontal. Join us as we dive deep into the world of bold, bodacious foliage and the leafy drama queens that steal the spotlight in any perennial garden. Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

On this week's episode, let's take a dive into some of our favorite annual flowers and foliage plants sure to make your house WOW this summer!  So take some notes, and get your list ready for a weekend of shopping at your favorite garden center; it's a color blast-o-rama! Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

In this week's episode of the podcast, we explore what mulch is, how it should be used, and how we may have it all wrong.  So listen as we discuss good mulch practices, and what you should be doing to give your plants the best chance to thrive! Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

Earth Day is every day, but especially today!  In this episode the Shrubby Buddies get fresh with your mother, Mother Earth that is!  Sit back and relax as we expose our favorite plants, perfectly suited for her ecological pleasure.   Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

In this weeks episode, we talk about the garbage invasive plants that everyone keeps planting in their landscapes!  We discuss what they are, why you shouldn't be planting them, and offer a robust list of more appealing and responsible alternatives!  Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

On this weeks episode, we share some tips for your next visit to the local garden center and how you can make it a successful trip!  We also share some insight into early spring veggies, and what you should be planting outside NOW! Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

On this week’s episode we gush about our favorite early flowering trees and shrubs!  Join us, and learn what you can be adding to the landscape to make your neighbors envious of your post-winter gardens!  Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

Matt and Tim are back at ya from zone 6b! In this episode let’s trim some plants, prep the gardens and get ready for another growing season! From edging to mulching and mowing to culling, we hope to get you and your gardens all tuned up for spring ‘25. Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

On this episode we are just dropping in to say hey, and fill you all in with what we've been up to!  So join us from the snowy cabin in the Motherland, and enjoy this very informal bonus episode! Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

No lumps of coal here - From threads to kicks, and power tools to more simple ones, the Shrubby Buddies have you covered! Get your special gardener, plant nerd or outdoors lover the perfect gift for the 2024 holiday season.  Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

It’s getting cold so your tropical plants came inside, now what? In this episode the Shrubby Buddies help make the transition from outdoors to indoors more simple and rewarding. Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

Take a stroll with the Shrubby Buddies as we record our first episode on the move, walking about the Chadwick Arboretum at The Ohio State University. We’ll gush about the charming character of fall trees and evergreens, and listen as we meet Ohio’s newest tree nemesis for the very first time. Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

Strategies for fall garden cleanup that will set you up for spring success. Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

There are tons of plants turning color out there and in this episode the Buddies share with you the elite ones, the A-listers, the heavy hitters. Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!

Get to know the buddies as Matt and Tim ask one another questions, raw and unscripted. The plant questions should be easy, but watch out for those curveballs, boys. Have a question, comment, or concern? Send us a text right here!