Leslie Harris and Marianne Willburn

The Garden Mixer

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The Garden Mixer is a bi-weekly gardening podcast hosted by Marianne Willburn, garden author and columnist, and Leslie Harris, host of Into the Garden with Leslie. Each episode blends practical gardening advice for beginners, thoughtful insight for experienced gardeners, and plenty of humor, as Marianne and Leslie mix opinions, strategies, listener questions, expert guests, and the occasional cocktail. If you’re looking for a gardening podcast that’s honest, informative, and genuinely fun — not preachy or perfect — this is your place.🌱 Gardening shouldn’t be boring.📺 Full video episode

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Leslie Harris and Marianne Willburn

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03: Daffodils, Piedmont Master Gardeners, and Nathan Colberg 10.04.2021 26:55

The Plant of the Week is a spring fave, the daffodil. This week's interview promotes the Virtual Spring Lecture Series provided for free by Piedmont Master Gardeners. The Playlist talks about what to do in your garden this week and promotes a local musician.

04: The Paperbush, Anne Blackwell Thompson, and Pruning Your Roses 10.04.2021 25:00

Plant of the Week is Edgeworthia chrysantha , update on Historic Garden Week prep, interview with Anne Blackwell Thompson of Blackwell Botanicals on display at Quirk Gallery , and The Playlist includes winter annual weeks and Margaret Roach’s Podcast A Way to Garden .

05: Dogwoods, Historic Garden Week, and Mulch 10.04.2021 24:26

The Plant of the Week is the State Flower AND tree of Virginia. This week's interview is with two of the three chairs of Albemarle’s part of the state-wide Historic Garden Week . The Playlist includes mulch information and American singer and songwriter Rusty Gear

06: Canadian Hemlock, Kelly D. Norris, and Perennial Division 10.04.2021 24:22

The plants of the week are the Hemlock and the River Birch (both natives). This week's interview is with Horticulturist Kelly D. Norris about his latest book New Naturalism. The Play List talks about early perennial division and Tom Christopher’s podcast Growing Greener

07: Twin Leaf, Peggy Cornett, and Haydn String Quartets 10.04.2021 24:20

The Plant of the Week is the Twin Leaf or Jeffersonia diphylla. This week's interview is with Curator of Plants at Monticello Peggy Cornett. The Play List includes what to do in your garden this week and what Jefferson would have listened to: Haydn’s String Quartets. https://www.monticello.org/ http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a409 https://en.wi...

08: Tulip Poplars, Jason LaRose, and How to Shop for Plants 10.04.2021 26:06

The plant of the week is the tulip poplar. This week's interview is with arborist Jason LaRose from Queen City Silviculture. The Play List includes what to shop for and Vivaldi's Spring. Corrections 3:21 / Plant of the week 4:19 / Interview 6:25 / Play List 20:42

01: Hellebores, Matt Berry, and How to Prune Azaleas 31.03.2021 25:47

In this first episode, Leslie introduces herself and how she got into gardening. She also introduces the Plant of the Week, the Hellebore. Matt Berry of Dos Amigos Landscaping talks about how to hire the right landscaping contractor, and The Playlist includes information about tree care, and azalea pruning. Her listening recommendation: Winter Garden by Eraldo Bernocchi, Harold Budd and Robin Guth...