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This weekly podcast series is for people who love to garden and spend time outdoors and who really care about environmental stewardship. Hosted by Joe Lamp?l, national gardening television personality and author of The Green Gardener's Guide, Joe shares his unique, insiders perspective with NPR style stories, interviews with nationally acclaimed experts, answers listener's questions and offers useful tips, all in a fresh, insightful and entertaining way.
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW024.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now With so much interest in taking care of the health of our planet and our bodies, the term organic has more meaning today than ever before. And, rightly so…chemicals and pesticides are so widely used in farming and home gardening almost every person in the US has pes…
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW037.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Organic labeling is becoming more common on the food and products we buy these days. While "Certified Organic" has become well know when it comes to selecting chemical-free edibles, there's another label that matters just as much when it comes to identifying the pro…
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW036.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now As an avid reader of gardening magazines, there's one author I've been following for a number of years. And it's hard not too since he's in just about every magazine I read. I'm referring to author, professor, and horticulturist Lee Reich, Ph.D. He's all about the a…
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/035GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now With so much talk around GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms) in the news these days, this podcast is a discussion with Jeffrey M. Smith, the leading consumer advocate promoting healthier non-GMO choices. He’s also the author of the world's bestselling and #1 rate…
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/034GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now If you love the topics surrounding this podcast series, you’ll love this conversation with National Wildlife Federation’s David Mizejewski. He’s the host and co-producer of Animal Planet’s Backyard Habitat and he is everywhere in the media. Today, he’s ours for not …
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/033GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now If you love the topics surrounding this podcast series, you’ll love this conversation with National Wildlife Federation’s David Mizejewski. He’s the host and co-producer of Animal Planet’s Backyard Habitat and he is everywhere in the media. Today, he’s ours for not …
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/032GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now No matter where you live, water conservation is key to being a more sustainable gardener. Waterwise gardening expert, Nan Sterman and award winning author, television and radio host, shares important insights and practical tips for using this precious resouce more r…
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/031GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now In Part 2 of this popular discussion, horticultural myth buster, Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott presents more research-based, eye-opening insights in this fun and insightful dialogue. Drawing from her award winning book; The Informed Gardener and its sequal, The Informed G…
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/030GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Horticultural myth buster, Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott presents plenty of research-based, eye-opening insights in this fun and insightful dialogue. Drawing from her award winning book; The Informed Gardener and its sequal, The Informed Gardener Blooms Again, Dr. Chalker…
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/029GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now After reading Jeff Lowenfel's book, co-authored with Wayne Lewis; Teaming with Microbes-The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, I've never looked at soil the same way again. What we do to it either fosters the life below the surface that sustains our plan…
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028 GGW – What’s Wrong with my Plant; and how do I fix it? An interview with authors David Deardorff & Kathryn Wadsworth
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW028.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Finally, the book we’ve all been waiting for is here. What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?) provides an easy system for visually diagnosing any problem, and matching it to the right cure. This podcast interview with the authors provides a delightful ove…
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/027_GGW.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now She's baaaack. Ornamental plant entomologist, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans is back for an unprecedented third time. And this time she's telling us eveything we need to know to keep the pests outdoors when the plants come inside. She has an update on the biggest pest pr…
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW026.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This show is an interview with Paul Tukey. You might know Paul as the founder of SafeLawns.org or as host of People, Places and Plants on HGTV, or perhaps, author of The Organic Lawncare manual. Today he’s back to fill us in on his biggest and most exciting project …
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW025.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Co-host and Chef Nathan Lyon of Growing a Greener World, has a lot more to say then time (or producers) allow during each episode. But Nathan has never been at a loss for words, and this podcast is a testament to that. Find out how he became interested in food and c…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW023.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Over the last few years, canning and preserving has grown in popularity in a big way. More people are looking for ways to preserve fresh-from-the-garden-flavors to stretch the meal dollar and know what it is in their food. The post 023 GGW – Canning & Preserving…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW022.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l fills you in on his latest project, The Twenty-five Dollar Organic Victory Garden Challenge and tells you how you can read and SEE what he’s doing all along the way. Plus, and interview with Fern Marshall Bradley, author of Reader’s Digest’s…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW021.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Well, not since the early forties has there been so much talk about Victory Gardens. But with a downturn in the economy, the responsibility to feed our families healthier, chemical free food, and our desire to live more sustainable lives, growing our own groceri…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW020.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This is a special edition of the podcast. In light of breaking news regarding the possible purchase of the SF Flower Show, Joe Lamp’l sits down with Tim O’Shea, Steering Committee Chair of the newly appointed transition team tapped to lead the SF Flower & Garden…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW019.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l takes on the issue of dealing with deer, and other four-legged pests. Joe interviews Neil Soderstrom, author of Deer-Resistant Landscaping and talks with James Messina of Messina Wildlife on the subject of deer repellents. All that and more……
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW018.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l picks right back up where he left off last time the “Bug Lady”, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans was on. Back by popular demand, Suzanne gets on a roll again as she shares her passion and wisdom on great ways for us all to manage insect pests in a m…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW017.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews National Gardening Association’s Market Research Director, Bruce Butterfield. The NGA recently released the findings of their latest survey, entitled The Impact of Home & Community Gardening in America. The findings support a huge…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW016.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews Paul Tukey, author of The Organic Lawn Care Manual, Founder of Safelawns.org and the American Horticulture Society’s Communicator of the year in 2006. He’s also host of HGTV’s People, Places & Plants. Paul shares some very interes…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW015.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews award-winning and best-selling author Tracy DiSabato-Aust to discuss her brand new book, 50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants. Find out what are the criteria that makes each of these plants pass “Tracy’s test of toughness”. She’…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW014.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews Ornamental Entomologist Suzanne Wainwright-Evans. Fasten your seatbelts because this show is loaded with information. Suzanne talks about the best way to attract beneficial insects, discusses the truth about buying beneficials, th…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW013.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews Duane Kelly, who along with his wife, Alice, founded and has managed the Northwest and San Francisco Flower & Garden Shows for the past 21 years. Although these shows are the second and third largest shows of their kind in the cou…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW012.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews Dr. Steven Cline, the person credited with founding and managing the largest and most successful plastic pot recycling program in the country, found at the Missouri Botanical Garden. He clearly understands the challenges to starti…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW011.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe interviews Roger Doiron, recent Grand Prize winner of the OnDayOne.org’s contest. Citizens were encouraged to submit their ideas to set a positive global agenda for President Obama. Roger’s idea, entitled Eat the View was to grow a large organic Vi…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW010.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now In this episode, Joe Lamp'l interviews Territorial Seed Company's Josh Kirshenbaum to find out what makes one seed company different from another. We find out that all seeds are not created equal. Next Joe talks to Barbara Pleasant. She's an author of many books…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW009.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now In this episode, Joe interviews Jeff Gillman, author of The Truth About Organic Gardening; Benefits, Drawbacks and the Bottom Line. This is an eye-opening interview that even discloses some bad characters in organic gardening practices. Click to View Show Notes …
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW008.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now In this episode, Joe shares his insights into the many virtues of seed catalogs. They’re all showing up in your mailbox now, so what to do with them? Next, Joe interviews Susan Harris of the wildly popular gardening blog, Garden Rant to find out what makes this …
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW007.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week, Joe interviews Professional photographers Alan Detrick on the release of his new book, Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers and former Senior Staff Photographer for Southern Living Magazine, Joe De Sciose shares his views on how media loo…
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW006.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week, Joe interviews Rick Dungey, of the National Christmas Tree Assoc to discuss the topic of which is greener, a real tree or an artificial one that can be reused for years. Rick shares some interesting points in this lively discussion. We also address th…
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW005B.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now In this episode, garden travel tour expert Marty Wingate discusses the appeal and unique benefits of touring gardens abroad in small groups. Next Joe explains why tree topping is so harmful to their longevity and Dr. Stephen Kress is back to share information on a …
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004 GGW – Winter Composting, Caring for Birds in Winter, Poinsettia Facts, How to Kill a Houseplant
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/joelampl/GGW004.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews National Gardening Association’s Market Research Director, Bruce Butterfield. The NGA recently released the findings of their latest survey, entitled The Impact of Home & Community Gardening in America. The findings support a huge…
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW003D.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week, Joe Lamp’l shares how to know the mulch you are buying is free of hazardous material, like arsenic. Joe also interviews the grower of the world’s largest pumpkin for 2008. This story has great drama and you don’t want to miss it! And, from extreme garden…
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/_GGW002D.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week’s featured stories include a follow up to last week; Now that you know why leaves change color each autumn, now learn Why leaves fall in fall. Also learn more about the latest issues with Plastic Pot Recycling. So many pots—so few options! And learn how …
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/joelampl/GGW001D.mp3] Click the Arrow to Listen Now Debut show! Joe Lamp'l explains why leaves change color each fall, how to get great deals at the nursery, what to do with all those fall leaves to create super soil and a community garden story you won't want to miss. Click to View Show Notes The post 001 GGW – A C…
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