Ken Druse REAL DIRT: Recent Episodes
Ken Druse
Garden historian and author Marta McDowell tells how Presidents turned the grounds of the White House green.
A Replay: Megan Cain teaches people in the Madison, WI area to create the vegetable garden of their dreams.
A Replay: The Manager of Stamp Development for the US Postal Service tells about choosing antique nursery catalog images for the latest floral stamps.
A Replay: Toby Cain from Seed Savers Exchange tells us about preserving American heirloom varieties.
Megan Cain teaches people in the Madison, WI area to create the vegetable garden of their dreams.
Sam Lemheney tells about the 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show celebrating the Centennial of the National Parks Service.
The Manager of Stamp Development for the US Postal Service tells about choosing antique nursery catalog images for the latest floral stamps.
Toby Cain from Seed Savers Exchange tells us about preserving American heirloom varieties.
Louis Bauer, the director of horticulture at Wave Hill in the Bronx, NY, is my guest. We talk about winter in the garden.
A rebroadcast: Horticulture's wunderkind, Kelly Norris, on his new book and new botanical garden as well as the future of gardening.
A Replay: Ken walks us through starting seeds his way -- from sowing medium to the garden.
A Rebroadcast: Jan Johnsen thinks gardens should be made as tranquil places. Find out how.
A Rebroadcast: If you'd like to start your own duck dynasty, tune in to my interview with Lisa Steele on fresh eggs and more.
Raymond Jungles is the best known designer of subtropical gardens. Take a winter vacation and listen to my Florida interview.
Horticulture's wunderkind, Kelly Norris, on his new book and new botanical garden as well as the future of gardening.
A Rebroadcast: Max Burton and Ken discuss trees -- including Christmas trees -- live vs. cut, and what to do with the trees after the holidays.
Landscape architect Thomas Rainer presents a treatise on garden designs inspired by natural plant communities.
Secrets of the garden revealed with Bill Thomas, executive director of Chanticleer in Wayne, PA.
If you'd like to start your own duck dynasty, tune in to my interview with Lisa Steele on fresh eggs and more.
A rebroadcast with Ruth Clausen to chat about deer-resistant bulbs, grasses and shrubs.
A Replay: This week, a fascinating exploration into native plants and their native pollinators with Heather Holm.
Let's finish bringing our houseplants back indoors -- or parts of them -- with Kathy Tracey of Avant Gardens.
A Replay: Award-winning California garden photographer, Saxon Holt, shares concepts for taking great pictures and living in a challenging climate.
Landscape architect Thomas Rainer presents a treatise on garden designs inspired by natural plant communities.
A Replay: How do I get my night-blooming cereus to bloom? Ken answers this question and chats about happenings in the garden.
A Replay: Karen Daubmann from the New York Botanical Garden joins me to talk about the popular Frida Kahlo exhibition.
This week, a fascinating exploration into native plants and their native pollinators with Heather Holm.
A Replay: Author and artist Abbie Zabar talks about writing, drawing, designing, rock and rooftop gardening and weekly trips to "The Met."
Award-winning California garden photographer, Saxon Holt, shares concepts for taking great pictures and living in a challenging climate.
A Replay: Join me and Kristin McCullin, the superintendent of the new Allen C. Haskell Public Garden in New Bedford, MA.
A rebroadcast with Veggie maven Judith Fertig, who talks about her book "The Gardener and the Grill." Who knew? Bunches of grapes on the grill (and much more).
Karen Daubmann from the New York Botanical Garden joins me to talk about the popular Frida Kahlo exhibition.
A Rebroadcast: Quill Teal-Sullivan talks about working to bring Meadowburn, a once famous garden, back from obscurity.
How do I get my night-blooming cereus to bloom? Ken answers this question and chats about happenings in the garden.
Author and artist Abbie Zabar talks about writing, drawing, designing, rock and rooftop gardening and weekly trips to "The Met."
Join me and Kristin McCullin, the superintendent of the new Allen C. Haskell Public Garden in New Bedford, MA.
Quill Teal-Sullivan talks about working to bring Meadowburn, a once famous garden, back from obscurity.
A Replay: Ken tells us about how gardeners will deal with climate change in his latest book -- The New Shade Garden
A Replay: Rochelle Greayer is the publisher of the new online and PRINT newspaper -- Pith + Vigor!
A Replay: Kerry Ann Mendez helps us think about making the garden a bit more manageable with The Right Size Flower Garden.
Rochelle Greayer is the publisher of the new online and PRINT newspaper -- Pith + Vigor!
Tom Christopher tells us about Essential Perennials -- from the tried and true to the fantastic and new.
Ken tells us about how gardeners will deal with climate change in his book premiering this week -- The New Shade Garden
I talk about my recent trip to California -- just a few of the highlights -- join me in hitting some great nurseries.
Kerry Ann Mendez helps us think about making the garden a bit more manageable with The Right Size Flower Garden.
Tom Christopher tells about Essential Perennials -- from the tried and true to the fantastic and new.
A Rebroadcast: Herb-talk with Stephen Orr, executive editor of Condé Nast Traveler and author of The New American Herbal.
A replay: Meet the tomato man, Craig LeHoullier, author of the new book, Epic Tomatoes.
This week, a general discussion of invasive plants with Dr. Alan Tasker from the USDA and APHIS.
Ken talks about some of his experiences in publishing and responds to listener questions.
Herb-talk with Stephen Orr, executive editor of Condé Nast Traveler and author of The New American Herbal.
A Replay: Sharon Lucik with the USDA tells us about some hungry pests -- alien invaders that are attacking our trees and tree crops.
A Replay: Michael Judd defines "permaculture" and introduces some new ideas for growing edibles in the garden -- including mushrooms.
Sharon Lucik with the USDA tells us about some hungry pests -- alien invaders that are attacking our trees and tree crops.
A Replay: Landscape architect Darrel Morrison shares high points of his remarkable career creating, conserving and promoting native plant environments.
A Rebroadcast: Behind the scenes of the All America Selections plant introduction trials with Executive Director Diane Blazek.
Max Burton and Ken discuss trees -- including Christmas trees -- live vs. cut, and what to do with the trees after the holidays.
Ken tells us about deer, awards, and asks for your advice on carrying over tender perennials.
A replay: "Pittmoss" is a new product made from recycled newspaper that is hoped to replace peat moss in greenhouse floriculture.
A Replay: Meredith Hill is a teacher who started growing food with kids at a New York City school and wrote about that for Organic Gardening magazine.
Michael Judd defines "permaculture" and introduces some new ideas for growing edibles in the garden -- including mushrooms.
A Rebroadcast: Seedsman and founder of the Hudson Valley Seed Library, Ken Greene -- organic heirlooms and new "Heirlooms for Tomorrow."
A Rebroadcast: Author and gardener Kristin Green lets plants participate in making creations at Blithewold in Bristol, RI.
A Replay: Landscape architect Darrel Morrison shares high points of his remarkable career creating, conserving and promoting native plant environments.
A Rebroadcast: Rick Darke talks about the importance of creating balanced, beautiful landscapes that welcome wildlife, plants and people.
A Replay: Miriam Goldberger has been growing wildflowers and producing seed in Canada for over 25 years. Now she shares her knowledge in a new book.
A Rebroadcast: Tree expert Max Burton joins me to rant about tree care and even tree removal.
A rebroadcast with Dr. Michael Balick telling us about ethnobotany, discovering new useful plants and his new book -- Rodale's 21st Century Herbal!
Landscape architect Darrel Morrison shares high points of his remarkable career creating, conserving and promoting native plant environments.
Author, plant breeder, lecturer Joseph Tychonievich joins us to talk about the annual Hortie Hoopla, hardy gladiolas and "jewel corn."
A Replay: Crystal Cady has been working as a professional in the Oregon nursery industry for 15 years -- that's half her life.
In a rebroadcast meet young Jared Barnes -- "Superseed" -- and hear this innovative teacher's take on horticulture today and tomorrow.
Rick Darke talks about the importance of creating balanced, beautiful landscapes that welcome wildlife, plants and people.
Dr. Michael Balick tells us about ethnobotany, discovering new useful plants and his new book -- Rodale's 21st Century Herbal!
A rebroadcast: Our guest is Rebecca McMackin, the Director of Horticulture at the new 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park.
A rebroadcast: Peter D'Amato is the guru of flesh-eating plants. His book, The Savage Garden, has just come out in a revised edition.
A Rebroadcast: Hear about growing unusual succulents -- weird and lovable plants -- in creative ways from our guest, Debra Lee Baldwin.
A Replay: How do you get those fancy new Echinaceas to survive? Listen to Angela Treadwell-Palmer on this week's show for that advice and much more.
Todd Forrest tells us how The New York Botanical Garden is celebrating the historical contribution of women in landscape architecture and design.
A replay with Ben Futa, who is the youngest person to ever be on the show. He truly represents the future of horticulture in America and asks, "What's your horticultural IQ?"
Ken discusses recent travels; shopping for woody plants; taking down some dead trees; and a mysterious visitor leaves suspicious evidence.
A Replay: Horticulture futurist, Leslie Halleck, talks about promoting gardening and marketing the green industry.
Author and gardener Kristin Green lets plants participate in making creations at Blithewold in Bristol, RI.
This week, Ken tells us of his adventures over the last few weeks at Fernwood Botanical Garden and experimenting with fragrance.
A rebroadcast with Riz Reyes, one of Organic Gardening Magazine's Next Generation horticulturists from Ken's article in the April/May, 2013 issue.
"Pittmoss" is a new product made from recycled newspaper that is hoped to replace peat moss in greenhouse floriculture.
Meredith Hill is a teacher who started growing food with kids at a New York City school and wrote about that for Organic Gardening magazine.
A rebroadcast with Terry Lea, the administrator of www.Davesgarden.com, who tells us the benefits of the "learning about the garden" mega-website.
Seedsman and founder of the Hudson Valley Seed Library, Ken Greene -- organic heirlooms and new "Heirlooms for Tomorrow."
A replay: Margaret Roach joins Ken to talk about her investigations into a"locavore's" version of sourcing vegetable seeds.
Miriam Goldberger has been growing wildflowers and producing seed in Canada for over 25 years. Now she shares her knowledge in a new book.
A replay in which Ken learns about new (to him) "citrus caviar" and talk about more discoveries in his kitchen "hort lab."
Bob Hyland joins me to talk about his career in the garden and the 18th annual Plant-O-Rama!
Margaret Roach joins us to talk about her investigations into a "locavore's" version of sourcing vegetable seeds.
Expert Vincent Simeone closes in on the notion of sustainability, now and forever in the life of our gardens.
A replay with Leeann Lavin whose book, The Hamptons & Long Island Homegrown Cookbook, features restauranteurs and the farmers who grow for their tables.
Behind the scenes of the All America Selections plant introduction trials with Executive Director Diane Blazek.
Max Burton and Ken continue their conversation on trees -- including Christmas trees -- live vs. cut, and what to do with the trees after the holidays.
A replay in which we learn about organic varietal honeys from buckwheat flower to orange blossom to New York City's High Line with Zeke Freeman.
Meet young Jared Barnes -- "Superseed" -- and hear this innovative teacher's take on horticulture today and tomorrow.
A rebroadcast with Ruth Clausen to chat about deer-resistant bulbs, grasses and shrubs.
A rebroadcast with Emily Main from Rodale On-Line, who tells us about spice allergies and reactions to even more surprising, yet familiar things (like your phone).
A rebroadcast with Kathleen Gagan of Peony's Envy, who tells us it is time to plant these incomparable herbaceous and woody plants to grace your garden for decades.
A re-broadcast with Barbara Robinson, who last year published a biography of Rosemary Verey, one of the 20th Century's most influential garden authors and designers.
A replay with Brie Gluvna Arthur who was the propagator and grower at Camellia Forest Nursery in North Carolina -- Hear about how she props her plants.
A replay with Scott Kunst, founder of Old House Gardens, who celebrated the 20th anniversary of the only company devoted exclusively to heirloom bulbs.
Our guest is Rebecca McMackin, the Director of Horticulture at the new 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park.
A Re-broadcast with Doug Hall, the deputy editor of Organic Gardening magazine, who discusses some of the things we can still do during the dog days of August.
Hear all about the first annual "Hortie Hoopla" intern field day from my guest, Charles Yurgalevitch, and me!
A rebroadcast with Ken discussing looking for a few good plants: Some to replace his losses, some that are rare and he's hunted for years.
Peter D'Amato is the guru of flesh-eating plants. His book, The Savage Garden, has just come out in a revised edition.
A rebroadcast with Robert Kourik, the guru of drip, who discusses setting up and using localized irrigation for gardens -- and efficient use of water.
A rebroadcast with Matthew Benson, who shares some of his professional garden photography tips. Learn how this artist creates his masterworks.
Hear about growing unusual succulents -- weird and lovable plants -- in creative ways from our guest, Debra Lee Baldwin.
A rebroadcast with Debra Prinzing, whose latest book Slow Flowers is about making arrangements every week of the year with locally-grown plants and growing your own.
How do you get those fancy new Echinaceas to survive? Listen to Angela Treadwell-Palmer on this week's show for that advice and much more.
A rebroadcast with one of the young horticulturists, Joseph Tychonievich, talking about Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener.
This week -- it's me! I tell you all about my whirlwind garden tours from Berkeley, California to Montreal, Canada.
A rebroadcast with Kelly Norris talking about his passion and his new book: A Guide to Bearded Iris. This episode is not for the faint of heart: from beauty to beasts (borers)!
A replay with Nate McCullin from The New England Wild Flower Society's Garden in the Woods, who talks about growing wildflowers and brewing compost tea.
One of the young horticulturists, Joseph Tychonievich, joins me to talk about Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener.
Horticulture futurist, Leslie Halleck, talks about promoting gardening and marketing the green industry.
Debra Prinzing's latest book is Slow Flowers about making arrangements every week of the year with locally-grown plants and growing your own.
Our guest is Riz Reyes, one of Organic Gardening Magazine's Next Generation horticulturists from my article in the April/May, 2013
Join Alan Petravich, research specialist at Longwood Gardens, for info on Clivia breeding, and eliminating viruses through tissue culture.
This week, Chris Woods, the Director of Meadowbrook Farm, gets us very excited about the "Brilliant" Philadelphia Flower Show.
Terry Lea, the administrator of www.Davesgarden.com, tells us the benefits of the "learning about the garden" mega-website.
A rebroadcast with Kerry Ann Mendez, the flower garden guru. This week, she tells us how to get our perennial beds and borders ready for spring, and start new ones.
Joel Karsten is an advocate of "straw bale" gardening -- he's planting vegetables right into decomposing bales of straw with great results.
Gregg Tepper, Director of Horticulture for Mt. Cuba Center, talks about one of America's most beautiful native and natural public gardens.
A rebroadcast with wildlife biologist Patrick Carr on the bear facts about the state of the largest land mammal in the Garden State.
Kathy Salisbury, the President of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey, talks about threatened species, parkland and inner city kids in the Garden State.
I learn about new (to me) "citrus caviar" and talk about more discoveries in the kitchen "hort lab."
Our guest is Carole Sevilla Brown, a Conservation Biologist who firmly believes that helping wildlife begins in our own backyards.
A new book, The Hamptons & Long Island Homegrown Cookbook, features restauranteurs and the farmers who grow for their tables.
David Culp, vice president of the wholesale perennial nursery, Sunny Border, talks about plants and his garden at Brandywine Cottage.
Learn about organic varietal honeys from buckwheat flower to orange blossom to New York City's High Line with Zeke Freeman.
Emily Main from Rodale On-Line tells us about spice allergies and reactions to even more surprising, yet familiar things (like your phone).
A rebroadcast with Kathleen Gagan of Peony's Envy tells us it is time to plant these incomparable herbaceous and woody plants to grace your garden for decades.
Barbara Robinson has just published a biography of Rosemary Verey, one of the 20th Century's most influential garden authors and designers.
Scott Kunst, founder of Old House Gardens, celebrates the 20th anniversary of the only company devoted exclusively to heirloom bulbs.
Brie Gluvna Arthur is the propagator and grower at Camellia Forest Nursery in North Carolina -- Hear about how she props her plants.
Scott Zona is co-author of The Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Listen to our chat on the subject of his passion -- including palms for cold climates.
One of the future stars of horticulture, Mark Richardson, the new Director of Horticulture for The Garden in the Woods.
Louis Bauer, director of horticulture at Greenwood Gardens in Short Hills, NJ, tells us about renovation and plans for the official April opening.
Let me tell you about my weekend at Copake Falls, NY, and about a surprise that greeted me when I got home.
Doug Hall, the deputy editor of Organic Gardening magazine, discusses some of the things we can still do during the dog days of August.
Part 2 of a rebroadcast with Ruth Clausen to chat about deer-resistant bulbs, grasses and shrubs.
A rebroadcast with great garden writer and plant expert, Ruth Clausen, on "50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants" -- a must-have manual.
I'm looking for a few good plants: Some to replace my losses, some that are rare and I've hunted for years.
I'm taking this week's show to catch you up on what's happening in my garden -- after the calamities of 2011.
Veggie maven Judith Fertig talks about her new book "The Gardener and the Grill." Who knew? Bunches of grapes on the grill (and much more).
Lesley Parness discusses bringing public horticultural institutions together in New Jersey as Garden State Gardens.
Matthew Benson shares some of his professional garden photography tips. Learn how this artist creates his masterworks.
Robert Kourik, the guru of drip, discusses setting up and using localized irrigation for gardens -- and efficient use of water.
Kelly Norris talks about his passion and his new book: A Guide to Bearded Iris. This episode is not for the faint of heart: from beauty to beasts (borers)!
Elizabeth Murray will be exhibiting her photographs of Monet's Garden at the New York Botanical Garden during their season-long celebration of the artist.
Debra Prinzing discusses the who, what, when, where and why of locally grown cut flowers for sale.
Nate McCullin visits from The New England Wild Flower Society's Garden in the Woods, talks about growing wildflowers and brewing compost tea.
A rebroadcast with Steve Bogash, who gives us the results of 2011's tomato taste-off with recommendations for varieties to try this season.
Linda Sercus, the executive director of The Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in Montclair, NJ, is our guest talking about growing iris and 100,000 blooms.
Bill Noble on how the Garden Conservancy works to save living works of art -- and on open days for visiting private gardens.
Our guest, Marc Hachadourian, the orchid curator at the New York Botanical Garden, takes us on a tour of this year's magnificent orchid show.
Fern Richardson tells about container gardens when all you have is a balcony or patio and HAVE TO grow flowers, fruits and vegetables in pots.
Ken tells about the sights and scenes he's encountered on his on-going book tour for Natural Companions.
Ken replays his visit with scan artist Ellen Hoverkamp who collaborated on his latest book, Natural Companions: The Garden Lover's Guide to Plant Combinations.
Kerry Ann Mendez is the flower garden guru. This week, she tells us how to get our perennial beds and borders ready for spring, and start new ones.
A rebroadcast with garden expert Margaret Roach who shares startling news and enlightening reasons to sow organic seeds.
My guest this week is scan artist Ellen Hoverkamp who collaborated on my latest book, Natural Companions: The Garden Lover's Guide to Plant Combinations.
DIY garden art -- from lighting to furniture -- projects for living outdoors from Lorene Edwards Forkner.
Wildlife biologist Patrick Carr on the bear facts about the state of the largest land mammal in Garden State.
Garden star Sal Gilbertie on everything you need to know about growing your favorite herbs.
Kathy Tracey from Avant Gardens shares some of the new super plant-eye-candy that will be available this year.
Steve Bogash gives us the results of 2011's tomato taste-off with recommendations for varieties to try this season.
Ken revisits last year's visit with Lenore Rice of Seibert & Rice on ancient frost-proof terra cotta pots.
Thomas Christopher -- editor of the book -- The New American Landscape -- featuring some of our best environmental/horticultural authors.
Meadowview Biological Research Station works to promote native pitcher plants through propagation and restoration.
A rebroadcast with Jennifer Bartley of American Potager on beautifying vegetable gardens and winter interest.
Ken revisits last year's show with Scott Canning of Wave Hill, the public garden in The Bronx, NY.
Janet Draper is the horticulturist for a popular public garden in Washington, DC. Learn what it is like to garden with plants and tons of people.
Plant sculptor Jake Hobson joins us from England to talk about the art of pruning: formal or whimsical, subtle or severe, eastern and western designs.
Dr. Frank Gouin, an expert on compost with detailed information on the black gold we can make in our own backyards.
Landscape Architect Richard Weber is our guest to take us on a tour of some of the garden sites of Lexington, Kentucky.
And now for something completely different -- live celebrity guest Frank DeCaro serves up a Halloween show -- (dead) celebrity recipes.
Guest Melinda Myers shares six great tips for fall garden care to help plants in the autumn, winter and even next spring.
Kathleen Gagan of Peony's Envy tells us it is time to plant these incomparable herbaceous and woody plants to grace your garden for decades.
Brent Heath of Brent and Becky's Bulbs visits the show with suggestions for some new introductions, old favorites and fragrant daffodils to plant now.
Barbara Tiffany gardens on the banks of an unpredictable creek. She suffered from the recent floods. We talk about the event and the future.
Author Graham Rice talks us through Planting the Dry Shade Garden, and tells how we can make the most of these challenging areas.
Kristin Green, the interpretive horticulturist at Blithewold Arboretum, tells us about this RI public garden, as well as organic care and wrangling of roses.
What's next? I'll tell you all about the most challenging event on the island garden: Hurricane Irene.
We're repeating a show with Doug Hall from Organic Gardening magazine -- we talk about some year-old complaints (weather, etc), and Doug defines "Organic."
Part II with Steve Bogash -- more on tomatoes, peppers and more with our vegetable garden expert.
Steve Bogash -- Mr. Tomato -- on growing America's favorite fruit: avoiding problems, and some of the best varieties.
Young plant breeder Joseph Tychonievich tells us about some of the plants he is working with, including a new, lacquer-red species petunia.
Is having a greenhouse a long-held dream? Tune into Charley Yaw and me on having and caring for a garden under glass.
Matthew Shephard of the Xerces Society on attracting native pollinators to your garden, and helping them to thrive there.
Feed your plants -- bugs. Jason Austin of Rare Find Nursery tells us how to grow carnivorous plants.
Great garden writer and plant expert, Ruth Clausen, on "50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants" -- a must-have manual.
This week's rebroadcast features Marci Martin who oversees the famous rose garden at the Elizabeth Park in Hartford, CT.
Chanticleer: A Pleasure Garden is the name of a place and of a new book by Adrian Higgins of the Washington Post -- my guest today.
Richard Tighe is a lawn expert from Canada who offers advice on improving lawn, soil testing and lawn how-to DVDs.
This weeks show: artist and landscape architect Jeffrey Bale on his famous pebble mosaic gardens and books -- like Moroccan Gardens.
Bart Ziegler, the on-line garden columnist for the Wall Street Journal, raises more questions: do we really need new plants?
Popular potter Frances Palmer on the evolution of her art, and gardening -- including dahlias and other cut flowers that star in her unique vases.
Ken Druse's radio show guest Amy Stewart on Wicked Bugs -- in our gardens, our homes, politics, wars -- the world.
Sue Reed presents advice for the future in Energy-Wise Landscape Design -- a manual that even addresses producing water and wind power.
Author/gardener Michele Owens joins Ken to discuss the food industry and growing your own veggies.
This week's guest is Margaret Roach, author of "and I shall have some peace there" -- a memoir about trading in the fast lane for her own dirt road.
Ellen Ecker Ogden, co-founder of Cook's Garden, talks about kitchen gardens that have good taste, and good tastes.
Doug Hall, senior editor of Organic Gardening, on the April/May issue's article about growing potatoes trying seven different methods.
Author and editor Stephen Orr discusses his new book Tomorrow’s Garden: Design and Inspiration for a New Age of Sustainable Gardening
Ken welcomes Uli Lorimer, Curator of Native Flora at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. They discuss spring ephemerals and Uli's Native Flora Garden at BBG.
Broken Arrow Nursery's propagation and plant development manager Adam Wheeler discusses with Ken his favorite new plants
Philadelphia Horticultural Society President Drew Becher joins Ken to discuss the Philadelphia International Flower Show and the other activities of the Society.
Acclaimed author, Page Dickey, reviews 30 years in an Upstate New York plot of land in her new book, Embroidered Ground: Revisiting the Garden.
Plant breeder Dan Heims joins Ken to discuss Terra Nova Nurseries' operations and some new plant introductions
Author and garden blogger Margaret Roach, formerly of Martha Stewart Living, shares the importance of starting plants with organic seeds.
Author Jeremy N. Smith joins Ken to explain how growing food in Missoula, Montana created an extensive community
Ken and Lenore Rice of Seibert & Rice discuss high quality terracotta pots from Impruneta, Italy
Ken and Monrovia Nurseries CEO Miles Rosedale discuss challenges facing the nursery growers during a down economy
Landscape Architect and author Jennifer Bartley shares her knowledge about kitchen gardens for all seasons
Ken and Wall Street Journal contributor Bart Ziegler discuss the beginning gardener's "trowels and errors"
Sherri Brooks Vinton, author, speaker, cook and eater, chats with Ken about seasonal harvest recipes and preserves.
Wave Hill's Scott Canning and Ken discuss Wave Hill, late season gardening and some of Scott's favorite plants.
Ken and Elaine Wilkes, Ph.D discuss Naturopathy and our place in the bigger picture of the Ecosystem.
Bestselling author and speaker Amy Stewart joins Ken to chat about "wicked plants" and garden audiences.
Ken discusses organic gardening with the senior editor of Organic Gardening Magazine Doug Hall
Ken and Arizona author and garden designer Scott Calhoun explore the use of plants that thrive on little water.
Hartford, CT rosarian Marci Martin and Ken chat about the roses in her municipal rose garden Elizabeth Park.
Blogger and author Margaret Roach and Ken discuss touring gardens and gold foliage plants.
Ken visits the Emily Dickinson exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden and also chats with "Shady Lady Gardener" Amy Ziffer.
Pets in the garden is the topic of conversation with Eric Rochow of GardenforkTV and Ken.
The garden in winter is the topic of the Ken's visit with Marco Polo Stufano, former director of Wave Hill, the public garden in the Bronx, NY.
Ken discusses the value of trees and tree ordinances with NY Times reporter Corey Kilgannon.
Authors David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth visit Ken to discuss their new book that answers gardener's most asked question.
Ken talks with the suppliers/users of a very interesting self-sustaining growing system.
Ken discusses black plants with author Paul Bonine and spends time in the kitchen preparing his autumn Root Stew.
Ken covers a wide variety of topics, including a failed crabapple jelly from a beautiful tree.
Ken discusses garden art and interviews Russ Schleipman, recreator of a garden telescope.
Roy Klehm of Song Sparrow Nursery is Ken's guest and Fall planting (especially peonies) is the topic.
Ken's guest is Kristin M. Schleiter, Curator of Outdoor Gardens and Herbaceous Collections at the New York Botanical Garden. They discuss the NYBG display, "The Edible Garden".
Mail order plant shipping is Ken's topic as he welcomes Renee Jaeger of Song Sparrow Nursery to the podcast.
Ken recounts his participation in the North Hill Symposium in Vermont and then talks columnar plantings.
Ken talks peonies with breeder and nurseryman Roy Klehm. Also the importance of labeling and a scary visitor to his garden.
Guest Susan Harris and Ken talk about sustainable gardening, vegetable gardening and the new White House vegetable garden.
Timber Press editor and author Tom Fischer visits Ken and they discuss perennial combinations.
Ken falls into the swing of spring with fragrant Syringa vulgaris -- and birdsong. Plant expert John Elsley discusses many of the best lilacs for our gardens, and Ken describes some of his favorites.
Ken speaks with Connecticut garden expert and author of "The New Terrarium" Tovah Martin.
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In this show Ken answers a listener's question about crabapple problems and warns us about bamboo. Vicki talks about two more ground covers that are doing well in her garden.
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Vicki is making a bed for her collection of small daffodils and Ken offers suggestions for attractive companion plants that won't overwhelm the small bulbs.
Also, Ken talks weeding woes.
Ken and Vicki kick back after an eventful week of weather and...well...Ken's strange life.
Ken talks about his next book and Vicki talks about a thyme with beautiful winter color.
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Ken reports on his experience as the Celebrated Plant Expert for the Rare Plant Auction held at Longwood Gardens and Vicki calls in from Nantucket to report on the Daffodil show.
This week Ken and Vicki talk with Renee Shepherd,the seeds woman who helped to change what Americans sow--and eat.
In this show Ken talks about the marvelous Tiffany exhibit in NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Also, we have an enjoyable and informative talk with Bill Mills, a garden designer in Charleston, WV.
Botanizing was once a common exercise...but what is it exactly? Ken explains as he describes botanizing his property. Then we chat about a new rose on the market, trees, and Ken's garden being featured in Martha's special edition magazine
Originally broadcast September 23, 2006 on Sirius Satellite Radio
Ken talks about how and why it may be time to renovate a flower border.
Also: Ken shares his success story with his Night Blooming Cereus.
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Ken gives us the simple answer to our trouble with roses: Grow the right rose! Ken explains why some roses simply do not like certain climates and talks about how to determine what roses may grow well for you...and tells us about roses that grow well for him.