Down The Garden Path Podcast

This week on Down The Garden Path , we speak with author and blogger Jennifer McGuinness about her new book Micro Food Gardening , hitting shelves in April 2021. Jennifer began regularly blogging as Frau Zinnie in 2011. You can find Jennifer's writing, photography and personal gardening experiences in her Connecticut garden on her website , along with interviews with garden experts. Jennifer follo...

This week on Down the Garden Path, we continue to explore ways we can have a positive impact on our environment with a discussion about electric cars with Tim Burrows. We enjoyed learning more about the topic and realize it is an important discussion to have. Change is coming but will be happening slowly.  Tim has owned and driven battery-electric cars for the past seven years and has logged over...

This week, we're continuing our "growing inside" themed episodes of Down the Garden Path. In Seed Starting 101 , Matthew Dressing and Joanne Shaw discuss starting seeds for beginners. In Seed Starting 101, Matt and Joanne review your steps for success: Start with a plan Choosing seeds Seed packages Equipment Growing media Planting Troubleshooting Hardening off Check out these other podcasts where...

We're kicking off the month of February with our first "growing indoors" episode of Down the Garden Path. In this podcast, we discuss growing indoors and with grow lights with Gardening Girl Julia Dimakos. Julia started growing food after having children and fell in love with it!  She gardens organically and tries to keep things simple while growing new and uncommon vegetables each year. Her garde...

Happy New Year! We're closing out the month of January with our first Down the Garden Path podcast of the year. Join us as we take a look forward to 2021. In this week's podcast, learn more about: What Joanne and Matthew have been doing over the past few months The hot topics that were covered at the 2021 Landscape Designers Conference Winter gardening design challenges Down the Garden Path's mont...

Can you believe it's December already? Another year has gone by and what a year it has been! A new month means a new topic here on Down the Garden Path. however, this month, we'll only be recording one live show. This month's theme and this episode's topic is Lessons from 2020. But before we hop into the recap of this week's podcast... We're excited to announce that Down The Garden Path made Garde...

We've reached the end of November here on Down the Garden Path. And although we've been talking with Garden Authors all month, we took a step back into October's ' Our Environmental Impact ' theme. In this episode, we discuss solar power with Ray Jarvis of Solar Direct Canada. Ray is the founder and owner of Solar Direct Canada . Solar Direct Canada has installed in excess of 500 solar projects in...

We are more than halfway through November on Down the Garden Path, and this month we're speaking with gardening authors. In this episode, we head to our bookshelves to take a closer look at The New Gardener's Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Grow a Beautiful and Bountiful Garden by author Daryl Beyers. Daryl Beyers is the gardening program coordinator at the New York Botanical Garden.  He...

We are halfway through November on Down the Garden Path, and this month we're speaking with gardening authors. In this episode, we head to our bookshelves to take a closer look at Garden Alchemy by author, blogger and www.gardentherapy.ca's Stephanie Rose. Stephanie Rose is an award-winning author, freelance writer, instructor, and international speaker who aims to encourage healing and wellness t...

This month on Down the Garden Path, we're speaking with gardening authors about their interesting and informative books. In this episode, we head to our bookshelves to take a closer look at Houseplant Party: Fun Projects & Growing Tips for Epic Indoor Plants by author Lisa Eldred Steinkopf. Lisa Eldred Steinkopf is The Houseplant Guru and features all things houseplants on her blog www.thehousepla...

A new month begins a new topic here on Down the Garden Path. This month, we're speaking with gardening authors about their interesting and informative books. In this episode, we head to our bookshelves to take a closer look at Growing Figs in Cold Climates: 150 of Your Questions Answered by author and fellow radio personality, Steven Biggs. Steven Biggs is a food gardener, horticulturist, college...

As we reach the end of October, we turn back to shore on our adventure into waters many dare not tread: climate change and our environmental impact. We've discussed what climate change is and what we can do to help slow it down. In this week's episode of the Down the Garden Path podcast, we wrap up the conversation with a look at the seasonal climate challenges facing us gardeners. Joining us are...

As we move through the month of October, we continue our adventure into waters many dare not tread: climate change and our environmental impact. From what climate change is and what we can do to help slow it down, to gardening in ever-changing climatic conditions, we dare venture where many fear to go. In this episode of Down the Garden Path , we continue our environmental impact conversation with...

A new month means a new topic on the Down the Garden Path podcast. Each week in October, we'll be discussing our environmental impact. On this week's episode, we welcome Rose Dunn and Christine Polle from Eaarthfeels podcast. Tune into this week's podcast for a climate conversation with Eaarth Feels' podcasters Rose Dunn and Christine Polle. Rose Dunn and Christine Polle are mothers who care passi...

This month on Down the Garden Path , we've been looking at how to extend your gardening season. We've discussed everything from fall annuals to fall bulbs and lifting your summer bulbs. In this week's episode, we continue to answer your questions on fall lawn care and finish off the month with tips and tricks for bringing your tropical plants inside. Tune into this week's podcast to learn more abo...

This month on Down the Garden Path , we look at how to extend your gardening season. We'll discuss everything from fall annuals to fall bulbs, lifting your summer bulbs, and bringing in your tropical plants. We'll answer your questions on fall lawn care, as well as provide tips and tricks on getting the most out of the fall season. In this week's episode, we take a look at fall annuals. Tune into...

In this last Down the Garden Path podcast for August, we're closing out our series on trees. Each week this month, we've been talking about deciduous trees and upright evergreens. We covered Japanese Maples , Native Trees  and spent an entire show answering listener questions about trees ! On this week's episode, we discuss native tree care with David Ordanis of Ordanis Tree Care. Tune into this w...

August is in full swing and we're well into exploring our latest topic on the Down the Garden Path podcast. This month, we're talking all about deciduous trees and upright evergreens. In this episode, we mixed it up a bit by opening the floor to our listeners. This special trees Q & A  also marks the third anniversary of the release of Down the Garden Path as a podcast. We're so grateful to all ou...

It's week two of August and that means we're fresh into exploring a new topic on the Down the Garden Path podcast. Each week in August, we'll be talking all about deciduous trees and upright evergreens. On this week's episode, we're continuing our discussion with a natural beauty of every landscape, Japanese maples. Tune into this week's podcast as we discuss Japanese maples. Some topics we cover...

A new month means a new topic on the Down the Garden Path podcast. Each week in August, we'll be talking all about deciduous trees and upright evergreens. On this week's episode, we're kicking off the month with a pseudo-follow-up to our discussion on nativars with a look at native trees. Tune into this week's podcast as we discuss native trees. Joanne and Matt share their top five picks for decid...

In this week's episode of Down the Garden Path , we reach the end of our month-long discussion on deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Each week in July, we discussed a variety of shrub-related topics including how to prune your shrubs and new and noteworthy deciduous and evergreen shrubs. On this week's podcast, we continue the discussion about shrubs with a look at nativars. Tune into this week's pod...

In this week's episode of Down the Garden Path , we continue our discussion on deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Join us each week in July as we discuss native shrubs, when and how to prune , and new and noteworthy deciduous and evergreen shrubs. On this week's podcast, we continue the discussion about shrubs with a look at new shrub introductions for 2020. Tune into this week's podcast as we discus...

In our second episode of the month on the Down the Garden Path podcast, we continue our discussion about deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Join us each week in July as we discuss native shrubs, when and how to prune, and new and noteworthy deciduous and evergreen shrubs. On this week's podcast, we take a look at evergreen shrubs. Tune into this week's podcast as we discuss evergreen shrubs. Here are...

A new month means a new topic on the Down the Garden Path podcast. This month, we're talking all about deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Join us each week as we discuss native shrubs, when and how to prune, and new and noteworthy deciduous and evergreen shrubs. On this week's podcast, we discuss pruning. Tune into this week's podcast as we discuss pruning deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Here are som...

This week on the Down the Garden Path podcast, we've reached the end of our month-long discussion about perennials! Each week in June, we discussed a variety of perennial-related topics. We covered caring for your perennials, new perennials for 2020, peonies and ornamental grasses. And in this episode, we finish off with a discussion about perennials that attract beneficial insects. Tune into this...