Episodes

Susan Mulvihill is passionate about growing vegetables! Her organic growing methods and pest control have yielded some mighty good eating. She and her husband, Bill, live and garden on 5 acres in Spokane, Washington. Their large raised-bed garden where they grow all sorts of edible crops has been featured on the popular public television program, “Growing a Greener World” (episode 809 and 1202), hosted by Joe Lamp’l. In the last year Susan’s book, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook, has proven...

Craig LeHoullier is known for many things in the tomato world. Some know him as the NC Tomatoman. Some know him as the fellow who named the very popular heirloom tomato Cherokee Purple. To others, he is the author of two books Epic Tomatoes and Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales. Craig is the co-host of Tomatopalooza and a co-leader of the Dwarf Tomato Breeding Project. Around town in Henderson or Raleigh North, Carolina, you may know him as just the odd person with a garden where the driveway...

Craig LeHoullier is known for many things in the tomato world. Some know him as the NC Tomatoman. Some know him as the fellow who named the very popular heirloom tomato Cherokee Purple. To others, he is the author of two books Epic Tomatoes and Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales. Craig is the co-host of Tomatopalooza and a co-leader of the Dwarf Tomato Breeding Project. Around town in Henderson or Raleigh North, Carolina, you may know him as just the odd person with a garden where the driveway...

Craig LeHoullier is known for many things in the tomato world. Some know him as the NC Tomatoman. Some know him as the fellow who named the very popular heirloom tomato Cherokee Purple. To others, he is the author of two books Epic Tomatoes and Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales. Craig is the co-host of Tomatopalooza and a co-leader of the Dwarf Tomato Breeding Project. Around town in Henderson or Raleigh North, Carolina, you may know him as just the odd person with a garden where the driveway...

Today we talk with Joe Lamp’l about Preparing for Your Spring Garden. We find out how an energetic young boy snaps the branch off his dad’s shrubs. In his hast to cover up his accidental deed he hurriedly shoves the branch into the ground. To his amazement a few weeks later the branch had taken root and begun to flourish. This incident ignited Joe Lamp’l gardening passion onto a path leading to one of the country’s most recognized and trusted gardening and green-living personalities. The passi...

Today we talk with Joe Lamp’l about Preparing for Your Spring Garden. We find out how an energetic young boy snaps the branch off his dad’s shrubs. In his hast to cover up his accidental deed he hurriedly shoves the branch into the ground. To his amazement a few weeks later the branch had taken root and begun to flourish. This incident ignited Joe Lamp’l gardening passion onto a path leading to one of the country’s most recognized and trusted gardening and green-living personalities. The passi...

Today we talk with Joe Lamp’l about Preparing for Your Spring Garden. We find out how an energetic young boy snaps the branch off his dad’s shrubs. In his hast to cover up his accidental deed he hurriedly shoves the branch into the ground. To his amazement a few weeks later the branch had taken root and begun to flourish. This incident ignited Joe Lamp’l gardening passion onto a path leading to one of the country’s most recognized and trusted gardening and green-living personalities. The passi...

The seed planted in Tom Cox as a little boy have matured into the largest species collection of conifers in North America. In this episode we talk about his over 4,000 plant collection and how you may bring interest to your garden year-round. Tom is a pioneer in the evaluation of conifers for adaptability in the Southeast and is recognized as one of the leading authorities on growing conifers in the region. Cox Arboretum and garden in Canton, Georgia is now a site for the preservation of rare ...

The seed planted in Tom Cox as a little boy have matured into the largest species collection of conifers in North America. In this episode we talk about his over 4,000 plant collection and how you may bring interest to your garden year-round. Tom is a pioneer in the evaluation of conifers for adaptability in the Southeast and is recognized as one of the leading authorities on growing conifers in the region. Cox Arboretum and garden in Canton, Georgia is now a site for the preservation of rare ...

The seed planted in Tom Cox as a little boy have matured into the largest species collection of conifers in North America. In this episode we talk about his over 4,000 plant collection and how you may bring interest to your garden year-round. Tom is a pioneer in the evaluation of conifers for adaptability in the Southeast and is recognized as one of the leading authorities on growing conifers in the region. Cox Arboretum and garden in Canton, Georgia is now a site for the preservation of rare ...

Terry Beasley has seen his fair share of flower emergencies at Oelschig Nursery. When the unforeseen happens and blooms are needed in a hurry Terry and the team jump into action. The next time you see multiple blooms of color from an event within 100 miles of Savannah Georgia you know Terry was probably involved. The Oelschig name has been associate with growing plants in Savannah since 1882. How does a nursery survive and thrive for 140 years becoming the oldest nursery in the southeastern Un...

Terry Beasley has seen his fair share of flower emergencies at Oelschig Nursery. When the unforeseen happens and blooms are needed in a hurry Terry and the team jump into action. The next time you see multiple blooms of color from an event within 100 miles of Savannah Georgia you know Terry was probably involved. The Oelschig name has been associate with growing plants in Savannah since 1882. How does a nursery survive and thrive for 140 years becoming the oldest nursery in the southeastern Un...

Terry Beasley has seen his fair share of flower emergencies at Oelschig Nursery. When the unforeseen happens and blooms are needed in a hurry Terry and the team jump into action. The next time you see multiple blooms of color from an event within 100 miles of Savannah Georgia you know Terry was probably involved. The Oelschig name has been associate with growing plants in Savannah since 1882. How does a nursery survive and thrive for 140 years becoming the oldest nursery in the southeastern Un...

Josh Fuder’s search to identify the old apple trees growing at his newly purchase home ignited a path to discovering and recovering lost apple varieties of Georgia. In this episode 042 Saving Heritage Apples we look into why lost apple varieties are important. How they are being discovered and saved to benefit future generations. Josh is a University of Georgia Extension agent in Cherokee County Georgia. He is part of a team that has preserved nearly 140 different apple varieties at the newly ...

Josh Fuder’s search to identify the old apple trees growing at his newly purchase home ignited a path to discovering and recovering lost apple varieties of Georgia. In this episode 042 Saving Heritage Apples we look into why lost apple varieties are important. How they are being discovered and saved to benefit future generations. Josh is a University of Georgia Extension agent in Cherokee County Georgia. He is part of a team that has preserved nearly 140 different apple varieties at the newly ...

Josh Fuder’s search to identify the old apple trees growing at his newly purchase home ignited a path to discovering and recovering lost apple varieties of Georgia. In this episode 042 Saving Heritage Apples we look into why lost apple varieties are important. How they are being discovered and saved to benefit future generations. Josh is a University of Georgia Extension agent in Cherokee County Georgia. He is part of a team that has preserved nearly 140 different apple varieties at the newly ...

Pearce Butcher has always known that she is an artist who loves nature and science. In this episode 041 Creating Beautiful Spaces for Functional Outdoor Living, we dissect Landscape Design as a unique combination of art, science, and problem-solving. Pearce loves the challenge of looking at a space, listening to the concerns and dreams of the homeowner, and coming up with beautiful solutions. She composes absolutely stunning landscape designs for her clients at Pearce B Designs. Be inspired b...

Pearce Butcher has always known that she is an artist who loves nature and science. In this episode 041 Creating Beautiful Spaces for Functional Outdoor Living, we dissect Landscape Design as a unique combination of art, science, and problem-solving. Pearce loves the challenge of looking at a space, listening to the concerns and dreams of the homeowner, and coming up with beautiful solutions. She composes absolutely stunning landscape designs for her clients at Pearce B Designs. Be inspired b...

Pearce Butcher has always known that she is an artist who loves nature and science. In this episode 041 Creating Beautiful Spaces for Functional Outdoor Living, we dissect Landscape Design as a unique combination of art, science, and problem-solving. Pearce loves the challenge of looking at a space, listening to the concerns and dreams of the homeowner, and coming up with beautiful solutions. She composes absolutely stunning landscape designs for her clients at Pearce B Designs. Be inspired b...

Have you ever thought about how you could make your landscape beds more interesting and productive? Well maybe harvesting tomatoes among your hydrangeas or picking broccoli from around the Azaleas. How about growing squash and zucchini with your Zinnias. These are all foods, plus many more, you can grow in your landscape beds this next season. Our conversation today is with Brie Arthur a well-known leader in the national Foodscape movement. Brie is a bestselling author and a celebrated speake...

Have you ever thought about how you could make your landscape beds more interesting and productive? Well maybe harvesting tomatoes among your hydrangeas or picking broccoli from around the Azaleas. How about growing squash and zucchini with your Zinnias. These are all foods, plus many more, you can grow in your landscape beds this next season. Our conversation today is with Brie Arthur a well-known leader in the national Foodscape movement. Brie is a bestselling author and a celebrated speake...

Have you ever thought about how you could make your landscape beds more interesting and productive? Well maybe harvesting tomatoes among your hydrangeas or picking broccoli from around the Azaleas. How about growing squash and zucchini with your Zinnias. These are all foods, plus many more, you can grow in your landscape beds this next season. Our conversation today is with Brie Arthur a well-known leader in the national Foodscape movement. Brie is a bestselling author and a celebrated speake...

Staci L. Catron has one of the coolest jobs ever. She gets to live gardening in the past, in the present, and influence gardens of the future. As the Director of the Cherokee Garden Library within the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center she manages the development, preservation, and interpretations of a 33,000-item growing collection. Everything from garden and landscape relate rare books, contemporary volumes, manuscripts, photographs, landscape architectural drawings, periodi...

Staci L. Catron has one of the coolest jobs ever. She gets to live gardening in the past, in the present, and influence gardens of the future. As the Director of the Cherokee Garden Library within the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center she manages the development, preservation, and interpretations of a 33,000-item growing collection. Everything from garden and landscape relate rare books, contemporary volumes, manuscripts, photographs, landscape architectural drawings, periodi...