Luke Ruggenberg is on the show today. Luke is the author of Twenty Reasons Not To Garden (And Why I Ignore Them All) and it was that clever book title that lead me to buy Luke’s book and then track him down on Twitter and get him to be a guest

Stoneleigh: America’s Newest Public Garden, PLUS an in-depth chat with Ethan Kauffman about his vision and the plants he loves most in the garden

May 11th, 2018

Ethan Kauffman is on the show today. Ethan’s the director at Stoneleigh - America's newest public garden. I got the chance to talk plants with Ethan (that was exciting!) and not surprisingly, I learned a ton from him, and hopefully, you will,

Practical Organic Gardening Explained, Plus How to Solve Garden Challenges Naturally with Mark Highland

Apr 20th, 2018

Brand New Podcast - Just in time for Spring! Practical Organic Gardening Explained, Plus How to Solve Garden Challenges Naturally with Mark Highland.Author informationJennifer EbelingProducer & Host at Still Growing... Gardening Podcast

Growing Money: Calculating The Real Value of Trees with Al Zelaya

Mar 16th, 2018

Al Zelaya is on the show today and we’re talking about the real value of trees. You know the old saying, "money doesn’t grow on trees”? Well, Al Zelaya might beg to differ. He's been working on tree valuation for quite a while and he’s ab

Composting Solutions: Cleaner, Faster Methods to Redefine Rotten with Michelle Balz

Mar 9th, 2018 1h 28m

Michelle Balz (pronounced Balts) is on the show today and she’s the author of Composting for a New Generation: Latest Techniques for the Bin and Beyond . A long-time backyard composter with a passion for reducing our impact on the planet, M

How to Create a Foliage Framework for your Garden with Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz

Mar 2nd, 2018

Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz are on the show today and they are the authors of Gardening with Foliage First: 127 Dazzling Combinations that Pair the Beauty of Leaves with Flowers, Bark, Berries, and More. As landscape designers, Karen an

How to Keep – Not Kill – Houseplants with Barbara Pleasant

Feb 23rd, 2018

Barbara Pleasant (SG584) is back on the show and she's the author of The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual. Barbara shares some excellent tips:- why you should buy plants from low light areas- Container vs. Plant: who lives? who dies to live

SG601: The Chinese Kitchen Garden with Wendy Kiang-Spray

Feb 16th, 2018

Wendy Kiang-Spray is on the show and she's the author of The Chinese Kitchen Garden. And boy, do I love this book. It’s half how to grow, half how to cook, and half an amazing glimpse into the wonderful Kiang-Spray Family - so that’s 150% worth

SG600: My Apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto with Leslie Buck

Feb 9th, 2018

Today’s show is a dream come true for me - Leslie Buck is on the show and she's the author of Cutting Back: My Apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto. Cutting Back is Leslie’s charming memoir of her time spent in the gardens of Kyoto, Japan.

SG599: The Smart Start Garden Planner with Megan Cain

Feb 2nd, 2018

Megan Cain (SG557) - aka The Creative Vegetable Gardener is back on the show today and we’re discussing how to garden smart and how to be a smart gardener with the help of her Smart Start Garden Planner. Think of all the adjectives you asso

SG598: Top Easy-to-Grow Houseplants with Lisa Eldred Steinkopf

Jan 26th, 2018 1h 46m

Lisa Eldred Steinkopf, a.k.a. The Houseplant Guru, is on the show today and guess what we’re talking about? Ding! Ding! Ding! You’re right! Her new book on houseplants published by Cool Springs Press called Houseplants: The Complete Guide to C

SG597: How to Speak Chicken with Melissa Caughey

Jan 19th, 2018

Guten Tag. Ola. Bonjour. Bur-dup?That’s the official greeting of the world's most abundant domestic animal - chickens. Today we’re learning How to Speak Chicken with expert chicken translator Melissa Caughey of the blog Tilly’s Nest and the ne

SG596: The Naturalist’s Notebook with Nat Wheelwright

Jan 12th, 2018

Naturalist Nat Wheelwright is on the show today and he’s sharing an incredible resource he created with Bernd Heinrich - it’s a 5-year-calendar-journal and it’s called The Naturalist’s Notebook. When Storey Publishing sent Nat's book to me befo

SG595: Thanksgiving in the Garden with Lynn Gendusa

Nov 23rd, 2017

Columnist Lynn Gendusa is back on the show today and she’s sharing a beautiful article she wrote last year for Thanksgiving and it’s called Thanksgiving in a Garden. Lynn has a knack for telling stories that tug at heart strings and give us a r

SG594: Staying Healthy During Cold & Flu Season with Plants From Your Garden with Herbalist Katja Swift

Nov 17th, 2017

Brand New! Plant remedies for preventing colds and flu (since avoiding getting sick is on everyone’s mind as we head into winter). We discuss "the pizza herbs" like Thyme, Sage, Rosemary, Oregano, Bee Balm (Monarda), Lavender, and "the cool min

SG593: The 2018 Garden Trends: Nature’s RX for Mental Wellness with Katie Dubow

Nov 10th, 2017

Katie Dubow is back on the show today and she’s sharing the 2018 Garden Trends Report released by Garden Media Group. It’s their 17th annual Garden Trends Report for 2018, Nature’s Rx for Mental Wellness - nature is the best medicine! “We alrea

SG592: Trees: Caring for the Garden’s Gentle Giants with Rex Bastian

Nov 3rd, 2017

Trees are the Gentle Giants of our Gardens and today we are so fortunate to learn from Master Arborist and Beloved Industry Expert Rex Bastian. Trees are so essential to our lives. They give us oxygen. They anchor the soil. They provide shelt

SG591: Goodnight Garden – A Punch List for the Final Week in the Garden

Oct 27th, 2017

In most parts of the country, winter is making an early entrance. In Minnesota, snow and sleet arrived four full days before Halloween. Snow events and freezing temperatures bring gardening to a hard stop. This week, we’re saying goodnight to o

SG590: How to Save Seed with Cheryl Moore-Gough

Oct 20th, 2017

Cheryl on Facebook Email Cheryl Seed Saver Extraordinaire and co-author of The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds: 322 Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs, Cheryl Moore-Gough is on the show today. Cheryl is going to help us learn

SG589: How to Save the Monarch with Kylee Baumle

Oct 13th, 2017

On today’s show, I welcome a tender-hearted friend of the Monarch cause - Kylee Baumle and she’s written a book called The Monarch: Saving Our Most-Loved Butterfly. Now, I’m going to tell you something most professionals in the gardening indust

SG588: How to Creatively Use Stone in the Landscape with Jan Johnsen

Oct 6th, 2017

On today’s show, I welcome award-winning designer Jan Johnsen to the show to discuss her book - The Spirit of Stone - in which she presents a beautifully photographed, inspiring guide to 101 Practical & Creative Stonescaping Ideas for Your Gard

SG587: Top Tomato Picks by Epic Tomatoes Author Craig LeHoullier

Sep 29th, 2017

Today’s show is all about top tomato varieties - with one of the country’s leading tomato experts - Craig LeHoullier the author of Epic Tomatoes. In his book, Epic Tomatoes, you get a chance to have Craig mentor you through the wide, wide wo

SG586: Designing with the Queen of Succulents – Debra Lee Baldwin

Sep 22nd, 2017

If you are a fan of succulents - and it seems that they’ve justifiably charmed every living, breathing gardener on planet earth - then today’s show will be a total joy for you. I got the chance to talk succulents with the Queen of Succulent

SG585: The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder with Marta McDowell

Sep 15th, 2017

The always fabulous Marta McDowell - the garden author from Chatham New Jersey and the author of All the President’s Gardens from Episode SG545 - is on the show today to talk about her latest book, The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder; which tells

SG584: Homegrown Pantry with Barbara Pleasant

Sep 8th, 2017

The witty and wise garden author Barbara Pleasant is on today’s show and we’re talking about her book Homegrown Pantry: A Gardener’s Guide to Selecting the Best Varieties & Planting the Perfect Amounts for What You Want to Eat Year-Round. How m