When I had Erin on last year for Episode 1-9 she was in the end phase of finishing her first book. That book was Butterflies: Backyard Guide which has recently been published. I knew during our last conversation that I wanted to have Erin back on the podcast to talk not only about putting the […]
Ep. 2-8: Perennial Edibles And The Garden As Art | Renee Garner
Perennial onions about to take over! Egyptian walking, potato onions, multipliers, and l'itoi A post shared by Renee Garner (@wolfienthesneak) on Jul 27, 2016 at 11:03am PDT Today’s guest is Renee Garner an artist based out of North Carolina. We ‘met’ online at least a decade ago on Gayla Trail’s You Grow Girl forums, when […]
Ep. 2-7: A Grassy Obsession | John Markowski
Winter/Fall contrast with Joe Pye Weed and Panicum 'Northwind'. Me like both. #garden #gardening #gardensofinstagram #wintergarden #joepyeweed #panicum #grass #ornamentalgrasses #nativeplants A photo posted by john markowski (@jmarkowski0) on Dec 15, 2016 at 8:21am PST If you have been reading garden blogs for any length of time you’ve probably come across John Markowski’s The Obsessive […]
Ep. 2-6: Urban Backyard Edible Gardening | Kara Bova
A photo posted by Kara (@nourishingpursuits) on Dec 19, 2016 at 5:17am PST Today’s guest is an urban backyard gardener who focuses on growing edibles for her family. Kara Bova is based out of North Texas and gardens in zone 8a and documents her garden at Nourishing Pursuits. In that space she also writes educational […]
Ep. 2-5: Adapting Where You’re Planted | Nicole Poole
Last one. Greens, greens & more greens. Sorry for the overgram of the garden today. BUT FALL gardens rock! #backyardgarden #urbangarden #houstongarden A photo posted by Nicole (@offshorewife) on Oct 13, 2016 at 4:00pm PDT This week’s episode is another gardener from the Houston area who has roots in northeast Louisiana. Nicole Poole began gardening […]
Ep. 2-4: Gardening Year in Review | Curtis Whitlock
I had my brother on the podcast last January for Episode 1-4 and it was a delight to have him back on the podcast for the second season of the show. He’s a gardener based out of Fort Worth, Texas where he grows a lot of edible crops and raises chickens in his suburban backyard. […]
Ep. 2-3: Building a Bat House | Chris Little
Today’s guest is my husband Chris who I had on to discuss the bat house he built for our backyard over the course of this last summer. It’s huge—well, at least for a backyard! In this episode he talks about his reasons for building the bat box, methods, and some of the complications he had […]
Ep. 2-2: Local Food, Farmers Markets, and Simple Living | Lisa Valinsky
A few years ago I came across Lisa’s blog and was intrigued by her writing about life in New England, from the gorgeous farmers markets she visited, the the wonderful places she was often hiking. Over time we made a connection and have become internet friends and after seeing Lisa post about getting a garden […]
Ep. 2-1: Planning + Using Your Harvest | Julie Rorrer with Gardenkeepr
Earlier this year I came across Julie’s Instagram feed where she posts as Gardenkeepr, her garden planner business. I was intrigued but not quite ready to bit the bullet with garden planners—I’ve been burned in the past. Recently she updated her planners for 2017 which included a downloadable PDF version in addition to a digital […]
Ep. 1-13: The Wonder of Beginning | Mandy Steward
It was the fall of 2010 and I was fresh off the Appalachian Trail with my husband and came across Mandy Steward via a mutual friend. I was itching to reinvigorate my creativity after many months of hiking and here was this artist whose words spoke to me. I’ve been a fan of her work […]