Garden America - Gardening Podcast & Talk Radio Show

Jen Nation serves as the Executive Director of Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center, a nonprofit in National City, CA on an 8-acre outdoor classroom that inspires youth and adults to be healthy and active through organic gardening, environmental stewardship, and nutrition education. She is a graduate of LEAD San Diego’s IMPACT program and holds a Masters in Nonprofit Leadership and Management fro...

John brought in the tool that allows him to prune 1,500 roses without using Ibuprofen or having to ice your hands. Just watch your fingers when using this power pruner. Join Garden America LIVE every Saturday from 8-10 AM Pacific Time. Tune in to ask questions, converse with fellow gardeners or just enjoy the show. WEBSITE: https://www.gardenamerica.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gardenam...

Seth Pearsoll is Creative Director for the Philadelphia Flower Show allows him to work with a group of amazing garden, floral, and landscape designers who participate, and Seth leads the team in charge of showcasing their collective efforts. After completing his master's, Seth began working in Philadelphia at a number of landscape design firms, eventually finding his way to PHS. Today, we'll talk...

We are in the middle of Winter and it is time to garden. In this episode, we share what we are up to in our own yards and take listener gardening questions. Join Garden America LIVE every Saturday from 8-10 AM Pacific Time. Tune in to ask questions, converse with fellow gardeners or just enjoy the show. WEBSITE: https://www.gardenamerica.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gardenamericashow/ I...

In this episode, we share all the new gardening fads and trends and John will be answering questions. Join Garden America LIVE every Saturday from 8-10 AM Pacific Time. Tune in to ask questions, converse with fellow gardeners or just enjoy the show. WEBSITE: https://www.gardenamerica.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gardenamericashow/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/gardenamericaradios...

Craig Madden's Yard to Table Creations is a company dedicated to both food and gardening. They can build, maintain and harvest your garden along with providing in-house culinary services to help you maximize your garden harvest. Craig's venture combines the joy of a vegetable garden with the know-how of a seasoned chef who can help you turn your garden into delicious meals. He believes that experi...

In this episode, we share new projects in our garden and John will be answering questions. Join Garden America LIVE every Saturday from 8-10 AM Pacific Time. Tune in to ask questions, converse with fellow gardeners or just enjoy the show. WEBSITE: https://www.gardenamerica.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gardenamericashow/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/gardenamericaradioshow/ TWITTE...

In this episode, your Garden Buddies discuss what we all need to be doing now to get ready for Spring. Plan for your new plants. Get your irrigation system running right. Trim those trees and shrubs and so much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert C. Crane is the president of C. Crane Company, is a mail-order business that specializes in radios and related products. Bob will tell us about his new "garden" radio that is solar and can charge your cell phone! Remember a time when radio was the only reliable and widespread audio source available? Bob not only loves the radio, but he is also an avid gardener, and this morning the topics w...

Join us for the last show of the year! It's just John, Bryan, and Tiger talking about our successes and failures over the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part organizer, and part problem-solver, Katie Dubow's business acumen developed early. Employing friends, and other seven-year-olds, she directed a successful envelope-stuffing and stamp-licking operation for her mother's public relations firm, Garden Media. Flash forward 30 years and Katie is continuing the family tradition by introducing her daughter, Quinn, to the business of horticulture PR....

Today, John is on assignment and it's Bryan and Tiger taking your questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us today to interact with Daniel Kump, who has has been a Certified Arborist since 2008 and is District Manager of The Davey Tree Experts R/C office, located in San Diego. He graduated from Purdue in 2005 with a degree in Forestry, with an area of specialization in International Resource Management. He began his career with Davey Tree as a climber in 2008, completed the Davey Institute of Tre...

Naoko Zaima is from Japan but now lives in Santa Monica, CA, where she teaches classes on creating ikebana arrangements and sells her projects in local stores. She has also recently started a minimalist jewelry business called The Sheek. Her new book, Inspired Ikebana: Modern Design Meets the Ancient Art of Japanese Flower Arrangement is perfect for anyone interested in historic culture, flower ar...

This week, we talk about what we think every gardener needs in their sheds to help control pests, diseases and improve the plant health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Widely known as the "Queen of Succulents," Debra Lee Baldwin is the award-winning garden photojournalist who launched global interest in succulents with her book, Designing with Succulents. Prior to writing it and two other succulent bestsellers, Debra was a scout and photojournalist for Sunset Magazine and other publications. She has spoken from Canada to Florida to Hawaii, and her YouTube channe...

Since 1998, Agrowinn Fertilizers has been committed to increasing the health of humans and the health of the planet through creating the highest quality soil amendments. They sell more than 100 tons a year of pure worm castings and fertilizers, along with select gardening products. Their soil amendments perform well in all growing zones. Agrowinn's products are used by landscapers, vineyards, orga...

Leslie F. Halleck is a Certified Professional Horticulturist (ASHS) who has spent her career combining horticultural science with home gardening consumer needs. She has a B.S. in Biology/Botany from The University of North Texas and an MS in Horticulture from Michigan State University. Leslie has time spent in field research, public gardens, landscape design and maintenance, garden writing, garden...

Diane Blazek is the executive director of the All-America Selections, North America’s oldest independent plant testing organization. Since 1932, the AAS trials the latest varieties at its Trial Grounds where professional horticulturists judge and select winners based on garden performance. Tiger talks to Diane about the AAS Winners that were introduced for the 2023 garden season new plants program...

Family-owned and operated since 1972, City Farmers Nursery in San Diego specializes in organic gardening products, American-made items for the home and yard, and free advice. It is an organically maintained nursery offering a full line of organic seeds, vegetables, rare fruit trees, water-conserving plants, and alternative growing media such as hydroponics (growing plants without soil), vermicultu...

CharGuy Enterprises was founded by father and son, Guy and Charlie Dupont, garden enthusiasts and small business owners. Whether they were pulling weeds, mulching, or planting, Guy and Charlie always seemed to walk away with a few scratches, cuts, and/or rashes up and down their arms. That is when they came up with the idea for the long-sleeve gardening glove. The gloves are designed to not only p...

Fireflies are one of nature’s genuine wonders, but they need our protection now. Across the United States and worldwide, rapid and large-scale changes to our lands and watersheds mean fireflies are losing the habitats they once knew. Gardeners often don’t realize gardens make for great firefly habitats, helping to replace lost natural habitats. The trick is to make your garden as inviting as possi...

Ed Beaulieuis known as the “Pond Professor” and is a talent on National Geographic’s “Pond Star”. For more than a decade, Ed has successfully built hundreds of custom-designed ponds from small backyard water gardens to large lakes and commercial water features. He holds a B.S. in Zoology and concentrated his master’s studies in Marine Biology. He invented water systems including: Pondless® Waterfa...

In Tropical Plants and How to Love Them: Building a Relationship with Heat-Loving Plants When You Don't Live In The Tropics - Angel’s Trumpets – ... – Gingers – Hibiscus – Canna Lilies and More!, Marianne Willburn shows the world of tropical plants through the lens of human relationships. Whether it's a "friend with benefits" or a "summer romance", readers will learn how to fall in love with tropi...

Nick Davis is a grape and almond farmer in California’s Central Valley. His Instagram account focuses on sharing the real story of what farming life is like. Nick comes from a family farm and is well aware of the blood, sweat and tears that go into growing crops for the world market. His grape harvest goes into wine, juice and table grapes. Almond growers have come under criticism recently, but Ca...