Growing Trends

Gardentopia – Jan Johnsen’s go to landscape book for Homeowners. A few years ago Ann and I were fortunate to interview Jan Johnsen about a fascinating book she had written about gardens. Jan’s book “Gardentopia” for the home owner with 135 lushly illustrated garden and planting ideas that aim to inspire and inform you. They are fun, easy to remember and can be implemented in any size yard. Designed to help you with the process of accessing, sketching, designing, laying out and finally creating t

Ann and I were delighted to be able to interview Anurag Agarwal the founder and CEO of www.juniorexplorers.com Junior Explorers motto is “Inspiring a new generation of environmental stewards” come take a listen and hear just how they are achieving this. ABOUT JUNIOR EXPLORERS Our mission is rooted in the belief that you only protect something that you love and you can only love things you are connected to. From this belief, Junior Explorers was developed as a program to develop kids’ understandi

Ann and I were fortunate to interview Jenny Peterson, just after her new book was published. Jenny is an amazing, extremely positive lady who is an inspiration for us all. A Garden that Heals Pittsburgh, Pa. (October 5, 2015): When Jenny Peterson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, it rocked her world. Her cancer treatment was hard, emotional and often deeply depressing. But Peterson, a garden designer and Master Gardener, did not let the cancer diagnosis define her. She used her desire to

Ann and I had the pleasure of interviewing Linda Stanley after she had completed this 1000km walk. Linda undertook this walk on her own, it took the best part of 8 weeks to complete and more than three months to prepare for. Linda isn’t your average walker by any means, she suffered some serious injuries breaking her back in an accident. Being a somewhat determined lady she set about challenging herself to literally get back on her feet again. We interviewed Linda in her new home, a beautiful ch

Kerry Mendez has a passion for gardening, in her latest book “The right-sized Flower Garden” she discusses how to develop a garden that you can manage, often this will reduce the amount of work involved. As she explains it’s all about making the right choices, whilst at the same time making simple design changes. Here is a practical book with sensible tips, lists, time and energy saving suggestions that will help the beginner and the experienced. Come take a listen, I’m sure you will learn somet

Ann & Chris continue their interview with Bill Sosinsky , CEO of Energime University. Bill has recently returned from a trip to China. He talks to us about how the Chinese are adapting, planning and coping with the enormous … Continue reading →