The Garden Path Podcast

Imagine taking an interest in all things lepidoptera to a whole new level—from curious naturalist to field guide author. That’s what my guest for this episode, Erin Gettler, did in 2017 with her book Bird Watcher’s Digest Butterflies Backyard Guide. In this episode from season 2, Erin and I chat about the work involved in […] The post Summer Encore: Backyard Butterflies Fie...

Kicking off the second episode of the Summer Encore Series is a chat with Mark Sanders of Ninth Ward Nursery. We talk about the organic start to his nursery and how he works to fill niches that are needed in the New Orleans area, including interior-scaping and plant maintenance. Below is an update from Mark […] The post Summer Encore: Bamboo, Plant Obsessions, and Creating Ninth Ward Nursery...

I’m kicking off a Summer Encore Series from Seasons 1-3 with episodes you may not have heard or dug through the archives to listen to. First off is an episode about Urban Forestry and Ecology with a knitting twist as I talk to Leigh Martin. It’s one of my first episodes and I was still […] The post Summer Encore: Urban Forestry and Communicating Ecology Through Art | Leigh Martin...

Just a short episode signing off for the season! See you again in October 2019! View this post on Instagram Foxy foxglove! . #mayblooms #mygarden #digitalis #zone9 #houstongarden #foxglove #texasgarden #rsflowers #flower_perfection #bhgflowers #gardenerslife A post shared by Misti Little (@thegardenpathpodcast) on May 17, 2019 at 6:55am PDT All of Season 4s episodes are here The post Ep. 4-19: Sea...

View this post on Instagram It is turtle crossing season, friends! that time of year when turtles make little turtles and sometimes they need to cross the street. So slow your roll and brush up on how you can safely help these little friends with shells!🐢🐢✋🚦 . . . #turtle #turtles #turtlesofinstagram #instaturtle #instaturtles #turtlesofinsta […] The post Ep. 4-18: Science and Conservati...

View this post on Instagram Buckets of food waste = buckets of potential. These scraps could be going to the landfill to turn into methane, but instead they are going to local farmers to build more sustainable food systems. It’s kind of a no-brainer! What are you waiting for? We’ll bring the buckets to you […] The post Ep. 4-17: Urban Commercial Composting in San Antonio | Kate Jaceldo with...

Viburnum rufidulum Music: Going Home by Lee Rosevere Show Notes +Big Thicket National Preserve +loblolly pine +yaupon +Sabal minor +wax myrtle +Cornus florida +Eastern redbud +swamp lily +Caddo Lake +Japanese hawkweed +American holly +Carolina jessamine +Carpinus carolinana +sensitive fern +river birch +black vulture +elderberry +Viola sagittata +Painted lady butterfly +Lone Star Trail +Mayapples...

View this post on Instagram Momentary sunshine in an otherwise rainy day. Monarch female on Cowpen Daisy. #monarchbutterfly #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorfriendly #butterfly #gardening #butterflygarden A post shared by Texas Butterfly Ranch (@texasbutterflyranch) on Sep 21, 2018 at 12:44pm PDT Music: Going Home by Lee Rosevere Show Notes +Texas Butterfly Ranch +@texasbutterflyranch on...

View this post on Instagram We are in full prep mode over here getting ready for our first market tomorrow! I don’t think I’m gonna sleep a wink tonight! SFC Downtown Market, Saturday 3/9 from 9-1 We will have ranunculus, lots of poppies, mixed bouquets, mason jar arrangements and COMPOST TEA! Can’t wait to meet […] The post Ep. 4-14: Urban Flower Farming & Regenerative Agriculture | Ca...

View this post on Instagram Sunday morning – dancing and praise song at #gardenchurch with the elegant and eloquent dried verticillaster forms of Salvia clevelandii…. #cultivatingplace #salvia #seed #formandfunction …. …. …. …. …. …. #flowersandotherstories #nativeplantsofcalifornia #gardening #gardenlife #gardeningmatters #habitatgarden #slowgardeni...

View this post on Instagram Textures. I love the textures of a well-planted veggie patch and how the leaf structures and colors create pockets of edible artwork that become as beloved and necessary as visual nourishment as they are actual nutrition. I tend to plant in blocks, usually in a minimum of a 4’x4’ square; […] The post Ep. 4-12: Edible Abundance in the North Country | Meg Cowden app...

View this post on Instagram My grandma gave me bulbs of her gloriosa lilies and now they’re trailing all over our yard, up the lemon tree, and over the fence. Fine by me. #gloriosalily #floridagarden #grandmasgarden #gloriosa #flamelily A post shared by Suwannee Rose (@suwanneeroses) on Nov 20, 2018 at 10:18pm PST Music: Going Home […] The post Ep. 4-11: Collard Greens + Mangoes: Merging Sou...

View this post on Instagram 12 Dec 2018: episode 398 – My guest, David Ward Garden & Nursery Director @bethchattogardens Subscribe in iTunes, Spotify etc or catch it on the website. pic: w/ thx Lee Connelly @skinnyjeangardener A post shared by The Sodshow (@sodshow) on Dec 5, 2018 at 5:44am PST just broke ground at […] The post Ep. 4-10: A Passion for Plants and Garden Design in Ir...

View this post on Instagram I’m loving the texture on this Thompson’s yucca, Yucca thompsoniana, at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center and Botanic Garden. We stopped by the gardens for a hike and enjoyed a bit of their gardens before heading for our destination of Davis Mountains State Park over Thanksgiving break. Since I’m finally […] The post Ep. 4-9: 2018 Garden Year in Review appeared...

View this post on Instagram This is a swale and berm system we set up to deter water away from the house. Swales and berms are great for under ground aquifers, as low maintence gardens, and are ideal for planted trees! #permacultureatx #atx #austintx #hillcountry #offgrid #greenliving #symbiosistx #permaculture #swales #berms A post shared by […] The post Ep. 4-8: Cultivating Resilient Garde...

View this post on Instagram This is the second van full of plants we’re loading to bring to the @txhotsaucefestival for this weekend! #peppers #pepperplant #pepperplants #hotsaucefestival #texashotsaucefestival #kspco #kspco2018 A post shared by Kearley Seeds & Pepper Co. (@kspco_) on Sep 21, 2018 at 5:31pm PDT Music: Going Home by Lee Rosevere Show Notes: […] The post Ep. 4-7: A Passion...

View this post on Instagram Farm Friday 👨🏾‍🌾 On Friday I’m going to be giving an update on what’s going on at the Big City Gardener farm space. Planted 6 rows: 2 cilantro, 2 arugula , and 2 mesclun greens. Still have a lot of work to do and rows to plant. Need to cut […] The post Ep. 4-6: Nurturing an Urban Gardening Community and Business | Timothy Hammond appeared first on The Garden Pa...

View this post on Instagram I have a feeling it's going to be a good tomato year. Happy Saturday!! Enjoying my Marvel stripe tomato. 🍅 A post shared by Gardenerd (@gardenerd1) on Jun 30, 2018 at 10:04am PDT Music: Going Home by Lee Rosevere Show Notes: +Gardenerd.com & Gardenerd Podcast +@gardenerd1 on Instagram +Gardenerd on […] The post Ep. 4-5: Nerding Out on Gardening | Christy...

View this post on Instagram Prepping my ethnobotany presentation today for the Native Arts Day event. It's hosted by the Rio Brazos Master Naturalist this coming Saturday at Big bear Museum in Cleburne. Trying to pick which native plants would be most interesting but also most significant to the tribes who lived here for ages […] The post Ep. 4-4: Permaculture, Natural History, & th...

Zinnia grandiflora Asclepias asperula Stretpanthus culteri Stenandrium and Physaria All photos above courtesy of Michael Eason. Photo cover from Timber Press. In the spring I previewed and then bought the newly published Wildflowers of Texas field guide which has turned out to be the book I’ve always wanted but had been missing from my field […] The post Ep. 4-3: Wildflowers of Texas |...

View this post on Instagram Good morning from the garden, the most wonderful (and weedy 😂) place of all. 💚 A post shared by Sherrie Graham (@grahamsherrie) on Aug 22, 2018 at 4:15am PDT View this post on Instagram The August post is up! The lovely Ash (@turnerfamilyfarm) shares a recipe for fermented buckwheat pancakes […] The post Ep. 4-2: Gardening, Cooking, & Slow Living in Nova Sc...

Music: Going Home by Lee Rosevere Show Notes +Ep. 1-2: A Conversation with my Mom +Amish Friendship Bread +Mark Bittman’s No Knead Bread recipe +Variegated Ajugas: Ajuga ‘Sparkler’ & Ajuga ‘Pink Lightning’ +The New Shade Garden by Ken Druse The post Ep. 4-1: Summer In My Mom’s Garden and Welcome to Season 4 appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast .

Music: Going Home by Lee Rosevere Previous episodes with Julie: Episode 2-1 Episode 3-4 The post Summer Garden Chat with Julie Rorrer appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast .

Music: Going Home by Lee Rosevere Video version: The post Summer 2018 Flower Garden Tour appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast .

Hello! Thank you for making this season successful! It was my biggest season yet and I hope to make Season 4 even bigger! If you could take a few minutes out of your day to fill out a quick survey here about the podcast season, I would greatly appreciate it! It will give me a […] The post Ep. 3-23: Season 3 Conclusion and Season 4 Brainstorming appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast .