Garden Talk

Short days and long nights call for cheery plants and hot cups of tea. Tovah Martin is back to talk about caring for holiday plants and we talk to tea expert Christine Parks about growing your own tea plant.

We talk with gardening expert Lis Friemoth about her Twelve Days of Gifting list. It includes things to make gardening easier and things to make you feel as pampered as your garden.

Gardening expert Diana Alfuth is back to talk about why it’s important to fertilize your soil in a balanced way. Then Laura Jull tells us how to select a tree.

We talk with Mark Dwyer about keeping marginal zone plants from succumbing to winter. And then we’ll look at how to compost anywhere.

We’ll talk about late fall garden tasks with Laura Jull. Then Melinda Myers will give us tips on planting bulbs in pots.

As our growing season is ending we get into the weeds with two authors. First we’ll talk about using the power of science to produce healthier fruit and veggies. And […]

Herb expert, Erin Presley is back to talk about growing herbs and update us on what’s happening at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. Then we talk with Steve Stoeveken, owner of […]

Our bird population is in decline. In the first hour of the show we talk about one way to help our fine feathered friends – creating a landscape where they […]

We dig into the history of two very different species. The beautiful orchid – fought over, hunted and rare. The hearty bean – basic, a sustainer of civilizations and grown […]

This has been an unusual growing season. Garden Talk regulars Lisa Johnson and Brian Hudelson are in to talk about what they’ve seen regarding plant disease, insects and the effects […]