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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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A Naturalist’s Book of Wildflowers | Laura C. Martin

Laura C. Martin is the author of 26 books that span a 40 year career. She paints and writes from Atlanta, Georgia where she’s lived throughout her life. Gardening and art was cultivated in her from a young age with parents who enjoyed both and over the years she adapted writing her books to also […] The post A Naturalist’s Book of Wildflowers | Laura C. Martin appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Apr 28, 202138 min

Early Spring Botanical Walk at Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary

Cardamine bulbosa, bulbous bittercress, a common bottomland cress found in the spring. Sign up for the podcast newsletter —> HERE! Show Notes +Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary +Checking in on an old friend at Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary +Spring Wakeup at Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary +Early Spring Lepidopterans at Roy E. Larsen Sandyland […] The post Early Spring Botanical Walk at Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Apr 14, 202114 min

Under Western Skies: Majestic Garden Landscapes of the American West | Caitlin Atkinson & Jennifer Jewell

Photographer Caitlin Atkinson and writer and garden podcast/radio host Jennifer Jewell teamed up to bring fabulous gardens of the American West to the rest of the garden world. In Under Western Skies: Visionary Gardens from the Rockies to the Pacific Coast, we see the diversity of the western landscape beyond the 100th Meridian. Caitlin and […] The post Under Western Skies: Majestic Garden Landscapes of the American West | Caitlin Atkinson & Jennifer Jewell appeared first on The Garden Path ...

Mar 31, 202151 min

Kitchen Garden Medicinal Plants | Dr. Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Merriwether's Foraging Texas (@merriwetherforager) Sign up for the podcast newsletter —> HERE! Show Notes +Foraging Texas +Download Medicinal Herb Fact Sheet +Episode 3-20 with Dr. Mark Vorderbruggen The post Kitchen Garden Medicinal Plants | Dr. Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Mar 10, 202148 min

Snowpocalypse 2021: An Audio Journal

Sign up for the podcast newsletter —> HERE! Show Notes +The Edible Garden During and Post Deep Freeze +Read All Past Issues of the Podcast Newsletter The post Snowpocalypse 2021: An Audio Journal appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast .

Feb 23, 202157 min

Favorite Plants I Used To Grow

Sign up for the podcast newsletter —> HERE! Show Notes Miracle Fruit: Brassavola: Chalice Vine: Ylang Ylang: Passiflora edulis: +How to pollinate a passiflora vine The post Favorite Plants I Used To Grow appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast .

Feb 10, 202122 min

No-Waste Organic Gardening | Shawna Coronado

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shawna Coronado (@shawnacoronado) View this post on Instagram A post shared by QuartoHomes (@quartohomes) Sign up for the podcast newsletter —> HERE! Show Notes +ShawnaCoronado.com – Shawna’s website where you can read about her books and her Wellness University. +Purchase No-Waste Organic Gardening +@shawnacoronado on Instagram […] The post No-Waste Organic Gardening | Shawna Coronado appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Jan 27, 202132 min

How I Use iNaturalist

A black vulture seen at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. January 1, 2021. Today I’m walking y’all through how I use the citizen science app, iNaturalist! I hope it inspires you to get out and start logging nature around you! Have questions on what I talk about? Feel free to comment below and I can attempt […] The post How I Use iNaturalist appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Jan 13, 202158 min

2021 Gardening Resolutions and Goals

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Jan 01, 202118 min

Exploring the Natural History of South Llano River State Park

Western Pygmy Blue Butterfly Sign up for the podcast newsletter —> HERE! Show Notes: +Trail Camera Animals at Guadalupe and South Llano River State Parks +South Llano River State Park The post Exploring the Natural History of South Llano River State Park appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast .

Dec 24, 202028 min

Exploring the Natural History of Guadalupe River State Park

Sign up for the podcast newsletter —> HERE! Show Notes: +Guadalupe River State Park +King Ranch bluestem The post Exploring the Natural History of Guadalupe River State Park appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast .

Dec 16, 202032 min

November In The Garden

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Dec 04, 202019 min

October in the Garden

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Nov 05, 202026 min

Back to the Seepage Swamp | Finding Bartonia texana

View this post on Instagram The very diminutive Bartonia texana, Texas screwstem (G2/S2S3 in Texas, S1 in Louisiana). Chris has been far more into the research of this plant because it’s been on his goal list to find the last several years. B. texana is very habitat specific occurring in the baygall seepage swamps of […] The post Back to the Seepage Swamp | Finding Bartonia texana appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Oct 15, 202029 min

September in the Garden

View this post on Instagram One of my favorite dragonflies, and very common in my yard, the Common Whitetail, Plathemis lydia. This particular one if a male as they are the ones with the distinctive white abdomen in this species. Do you have this one flying in your garden?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #dragonflies #commonwhitetail #plathemislydia #gardening #gardensofinstagram […] The post September in the Garden appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Oct 02, 202016 min

Nature, Wild Florida, and Taking it Slow on the Florida Trail | Keith Curry-Pochy

View this post on Instagram First time finding a pine lily in Alachua county and we found a half dozen! This state threatened, fire dependent species is found in flatwoods and prairies in the Southeast US. This is my favorite flower and a treat to find close to home. #pinelily A post shared by Keith […] The post Nature, Wild Florida, and Taking it Slow on the Florida Trail | Keith Curry-Pochy appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Sep 24, 20201 hr 2 min

August in the Garden

View this post on Instagram A pest to some, this bird dropping shaped caterpillar of the giant swallowtail, Papilio cresphontes, happily chomping down on one of my citrus trees is a welcome sight for me! Over the years I've shared caterpillars with a friend who had more host plants than I did but often times […] The post August in the Garden appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Sep 02, 202020 min

Field Guides for the Beginning Naturalist

Show Notes +Texas Mushrooms Field Guide by Susan Metzler and Van Metzler +Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason +Wildflowers of Texas by Geyata Ajilvsgi +Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller +Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Southeastern North America by Seabrooke Leckie +Caterpillars of […] The post Field Guides for the Beginning Naturalist appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Aug 26, 202026 min

A Short Re-Introduction

View this post on Instagram It took a long time to not be afraid of spiders. A lot of retraining my brain not to freak out the second I got near one or one touched me and instead to invoke a curious spirit. Would I want this golden orb weaver (Trichonephila clavipes) crawling on me? […] The post A Short Re-Introduction appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Aug 18, 202011 min

Sand Scrub, Dry Prairies, and Cypress Swamps: A Convergence of South Florida Ecosystems | Stephanie Dunn

View this post on Instagram Here’s another neat looking Polygala species, Drumheads (Polygala cruciata)! Can you see those tiny, tubular shapes? The ones in the middle of those petal-like showy, deep pink bracts? Those are the actual flowers! Keep an eye out for these blooms when exploring open, moist-soil habitats. They grow near the ground […] The post Sand Scrub, Dry Prairies, and Cypress Swamps: A Convergence of South Florida Ecosystems | Stephanie Dunn appeared first on The Garden Path Podc...

Aug 18, 20201 hr 12 min

A Peek at My Fall Seed Order

Music: “Heat” by Derek Clegg Seeds talked about in this episode: Sunflower ‘Zohar’ Sweet Pea ‘Perennial Blend’ Celosia ‘ Chief Red Flame’ Ageratum ‘Blue Planet’ Plains Coreopsis Poppy ‘Black Swan’ Mustard ‘Red Giant’ Carrot ‘Atomic Red’ Showy Milkweed Common Milkweed Kale ‘Nero Toscana’ Corn ‘Rio Grande Blue’ Native Seeds Carolina Rockrose Halberd-leaf rosemallow Ludwigia alternifolia […] The post A Peek at My Fall Seed Order appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Aug 06, 202013 min

July in the Garden

Music: “Breathing” by Lee Rosevere The post July in the Garden appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast .

Aug 02, 202013 min

Botanical Biodiversity in Florida’s Big Bend | Lilly Anderson-Messec

View this post on Instagram One of my favorite milkweed species is having a real banner year. Large-Flowered Milkweed / Asclepias connivens is not easy to miss, despite its muted coloration. The large, 1inch wide blooms are fairly easy to spot, even in the grassy, wet prairies where they are found. The pale green, comically […] The post Botanical Biodiversity in Florida’s Big Bend | Lilly Anderson-Messec appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Jul 26, 20201 hr 10 min

That’s Not A Pumpkin!

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Jul 18, 202016 min

Problem Birds & Deer, Summer Harvests, and the Return of Humidity

View this post on Instagram Tomato season! . #ediblegarden #heirloomtomatoes #zone9 #houstongarden #htx #mygarden A post shared by Misti Little (@thegardenpathpodcast) on Jun 18, 2020 at 8:09am PDT The post Problem Birds & Deer, Summer Harvests, and the Return of Humidity appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Jun 20, 202016 min

Garden Catch Up: Weeds, Small Harvests, and a Break from the Heat

View this post on Instagram Blackberry season is ramping up! . A new podcast episode is out tonight! It’s on the podcast website and Spotify…should be on iTunes soon! Have a listen over the long (US) holiday weekend! . #gardening #blackberries #ediblegarden #houstongarden #gardenpodcast #organicgardening A post shared by Misti Little (@thegardenpathpodcast) on May 22, […] The post Garden Catch Up: Weeds, Small Harvests, and a Break from the Heat appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast ....

Jun 12, 202015 min

Exploring The Big Thicket

Show Notes: Watson Preserve Geraldine Watson via Texas Legacy Geraldine Watson’s obituary Geraldine Watson article in Texas Parks and Wildife, April 2012 Zebra Swallowtail Caterpillar — my blog post of the one we found The post Exploring The Big Thicket appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast .

May 29, 202030 min

Quarantine Garden Chronicles | 5

Aristolochia reticulata flowers. Aristolochia reticulata pollination information via Arkansas Native Plant Society The post Quarantine Garden Chronicles | 5 appeared first on The Garden Path Podcast .

May 14, 202014 min
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