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The Garden Path Podcast

Life lessons and conversations from the garden. Whether you are a beginner or life long gardener, we all have something to learn from our gardens. Conversations include topics on edible gardens, flower gardens, permaculture, urban farming, pollinators, natural history, and much more!
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Ep. 3-1: Gardening Resources

Welcome back for a third season of the podcast! I’m excited to have another season of this podcast to share with y’all! This episode talks about how you can support the podcast (via rating and reviewing the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcatcher!), how you can subscribe to the podcast newsletter, foraging safety, […] The post Ep. 3-1: Gardening Resources appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Oct 04, 201732 min

Ep. 3-0: Why Do You Garden & Season 3 Coming Soon

Hello there! Just a little note that the first episode of the third season of the podcast is going to air on October 4th. In the meantime I want listeners to help me with something. I want to know why you garden. What I would like is for you to record a minute or two […] The post Ep. 3-0: Why Do You Garden & Season 3 Coming Soon appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Aug 27, 20172 min

Ep. 2-14: Season 2 Finale | Garden Happenings & Podcast Brainstorming

It’s been a wonderful second season of the podcast! Thank you so much for listening and subscribing and especially a thanks to all of my podcast guests who really made this season! Those guests and their episodes are below: Episode 2-1: Julie Rorrer Episode 2-2: Lisa Valinsky Episode 2-3: Chris Little Episode 2-4: Curtis Whitlock […] The post Ep. 2-14: Season 2 Finale | Garden Happenings & Podcast Brainstorming appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

May 23, 201726 min

Ep. 2-13: Micro Farming & Small Space Gardening | Amy Stross

Back in 2013 and 2014 I spent a lot of time searching for gardening podcasts. During that time there weren’t too many general gardening podcasts around but there were several permaculture shows that I listened to. One day I came across one called the Tenth Acre Farm Podcast and listened intently to what the podcaster […] The post Ep. 2-13: Micro Farming & Small Space Gardening | Amy Stross appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

May 04, 201753 min

Ep. 2-12: The Secret Garden | The Garden Path Podcast Book Discusion

Several months ago I mentioned on the podcast that I was going to do a book club discussion of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden and I finally got around to finishing the book and chatting with Elizabeth, who was also a guest on Episode 1-7 last spring. Both of us are avid book readers […] The post Ep. 2-12: The Secret Garden | The Garden Path Podcast Book Discusion appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Apr 20, 201749 min

Ep. 2-11: Southern Fruit Trees and Easy Edibles | Trey Watson

A Red Gold nectarine tree blooming here today 😊 – – #nectarinetree #nectarine #fruittree #fruittreeblossoms #blossom #bloomingnow #flowering #orchard #leggcreekfarm A post shared by Legg Creek Farm (@leggcreekfarm) on Feb 24, 2017 at 8:29pm PST Last fall Trey Watson with Legg Creek Farm reached out to me, requesting to be a guest on the podcast. […] The post Ep. 2-11: Southern Fruit Trees and Easy Edibles | Trey Watson appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Apr 06, 201739 min

Ep. 2-10: Unconventional Edibles & Whole Harvest Cooking | Linda Ly

Golden beets and Chioggia beets from this morning's harvest. These beauties are going to turn into pickles! A post shared by Linda Ly (@gardenbetty) on May 12, 2016 at 10:57pm PDT I came across Linda’s blog five or six years ago when I was searching to find out if carrot tops were edible. When I […] The post Ep. 2-10: Unconventional Edibles & Whole Harvest Cooking | Linda Ly appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Mar 22, 201745 min

Ep. 2-9: Backyard Butterflies | Erin Gettler

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 […] The post Ep. 2-9: Backyard Butterflies | Erin Gettler appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Mar 08, 201743 min

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 […] The post Ep. 2-8: Perennial Edibles And The Garden As Art | Renee Garner appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Feb 22, 201738 min

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 […] The post Ep. 2-7: A Grassy Obsession | John Markowski appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Feb 08, 201740 min

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 […] The post Ep. 2-6: Urban Backyard Edible Gardening | Kara Bova appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Jan 26, 201736 min

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 […] The post Ep. 2-5: Adapting Where You’re Planted | Nicole Poole appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Jan 11, 201738 min

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. […] The post Ep. 2-4: Gardening Year in Review | Curtis Whitlock appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Dec 26, 201654 min

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 […] The post Ep. 2-3: Building a Bat House | Chris Little appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Dec 07, 201642 min

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 […] The post Ep. 2-2: Local Food, Farmers Markets, and Simple Living | Lisa Valinsky appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Nov 17, 201638 min

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 […] The post Ep. 2-1: Planning + Using Your Harvest | Julie Rorrer with Gardenkeepr appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Nov 04, 201637 min

Introducing Season 2

Season 2 is debuting November 4th! Stay tuned for upcoming guests, Julie Roerrer with Gardenkeepr.com and The post Introducing Season 2 appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast .

Oct 26, 20161 min

Minisode 2: 3 Botanical Books + A Few Good Things

Hello! A quick mini-episode where I talk about 3 Botanical & Nature books and a few other good things. Don’t forget to sign up for the newsletter over there on the right hand side if you want once a month update with special videos, podcasts, or write-ups about gardening! Also, please check out the survey […] The post Minisode 2: 3 Botanical Books + A Few Good Things appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Aug 18, 201610 min

Ep. 1-18: Summer Garden Journal 5 | Live from My Backyard + August is Brutal

It feels like summer should be winding down but in all reality, especially here in Texas, we’ve got until the end of September before thinks start looking to cool off at all. It’s in the high 90s or 100s here with a lot of humidity, which combined puts the afternoons into a situation where gardening […] The post Ep. 1-18: Summer Garden Journal 5 | Live from My Backyard + August is Brutal appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Aug 08, 201617 min

Ep. 1-17: Summer Garden Journal 4 | Cool Plants + Fall Garden Planning

July is almost over! The evenings are getting shorter and we’re heading for autumn. But summer still has a lot packed into it and I talked today about what’s going on in our Texas vegetable garden and flower garden. We got a little rain today, first decent amount in months! Sit back and have a […] The post Ep. 1-17: Summer Garden Journal 4 | Cool Plants + Fall Garden Planning appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Jul 26, 201630 min

Ep. 1-16: Summer Garden Journal 3 | It’s Hot + Good Garden Things

July is already here! We’re full-on into summer and as always in Texas, it’s hot! In this episode I talk about a variety of random gardening things starting from thanking my first reviewer on iTunes, a gardening bit I noticed on Orange Is The New Black, making and canning my first batch of blackberry jam, […] The post Ep. 1-16: Summer Garden Journal 3 | It’s Hot + Good Garden Things appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Jul 06, 201624 min

Minisode 1: 3 Of My Favorite Gardening Books

My first mini episode! This one covers three of my favorite gardening books that were already on my bookshelf! Founding Gardeners by Andrea Wulf The Heirloom Life Gardener by Jere and Emilee Gettle The Heirloom Tomato by Amy Goldman Music: Adam Selzer “True North” The post Minisode 1: 3 Of My Favorite Gardening Books appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Jun 28, 201611 min

Ep. 1-15: Summer Garden Journal 2 | Vegetable Garden Resilience

We’re finally into the swing of summer here in Texas. It’s hot, it’s humid…there’s not much deviation from here until late September. In this episode I cover finally getting the vegetable beds into a good state once again as well as thinking about switching focus to the flower beds for a few weeks. Enjoy! Music: […] The post Ep. 1-15: Summer Garden Journal 2 | Vegetable Garden Resilience appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Jun 20, 201622 min

Ep. 1-14: Summer Garden Journal 1 | Floods + Staying Sane

For the summer I’m opting for Summer Garden Journals on the podcast. As we all know it can be quite difficult to stay on top of the garden when the growing season is in full swing and I think these summer garden journals will be a great way to chronicle what’s going on here in […] The post Ep. 1-14: Summer Garden Journal 1 | Floods + Staying Sane appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Jun 10, 201619 min

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 […] The post Ep. 1-13: The Wonder of Beginning | Mandy Steward appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

May 24, 201650 min

Ep. 1-12: Starting from Scratch | NorCalKatie

When I finally joined Twitter in mid-2011 it took me awhile to get the hang of it, finding people to chat with. What I eventually discovered was a rich gardening community that I connected with. Katie was one of those people that I found and over the years we’ve chatted about gardening and other random […] The post Ep. 1-12: Starting from Scratch | NorCalKatie appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

May 11, 201648 min

Ep. 1-11: Landscaping Outside the Box | Leanne Tarleton

Howdy! In this episode I spoke with a local gardener here in Houston! I’ve been wanting to reach out to some local folks to get their take on gardening in coastal Texas where things can get hot and humid for months at a time. Leanne Tarleton gardens in The Woodlands township, a unique community that […] The post Ep. 1-11: Landscaping Outside the Box | Leanne Tarleton appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Apr 20, 201645 min

Ep. 1-10: Spring Garden Update | April 2016

It’s spring! I sat down with my husband Chris to do another garden round up. We last talked together was for Episode 3 where we did a similar round up for our plans heading into spring. Our conversation started with bats (with a banshee cat in the background) and wrapped up on a discussion about […] The post Ep. 1-10: Spring Garden Update | April 2016 appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Apr 04, 201644 min

Ep. 1-9: Becoming a Naturalist | Erin Gettler

In today’s episode I talk to naturalist, artist, gardener, and soon-to-be author, Erin Gettler. Erin is based out of Long Island and writes at The Familiar Wilderness when she’s not having a big year in projects, like she had in 2015! We talked about a variety of topics, ranging from her naturalist beginnings, being a […] The post Ep. 1-9: Becoming a Naturalist | Erin Gettler appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Mar 21, 201650 min

Ep. 1-7: At Home on the Prairie| Elizabeth

This podcast was a fun one to do and I’m willing to bet Elizabeth will be on the show again in the future. Elizabeth and I are second cousins but up until 2008 or 2009 we didn’t know each other existed. Maybe in some kind of out there way, but our mother’s had been out […] The post Ep. 1-7: At Home on the Prairie| Elizabeth appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Feb 22, 201653 min
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