In this episode, Hilary and guest expert Justin Wheeler of the Xerces Society will be talking about how to create an effective pollinator habitat in your garden by choosing cultivars that support beneficial insects.
Read MoreEpisode 80: March Slack Q+A with Colin McCrate
You don't have to spend a fortune on dahlia tubers. This beauty, Miss Delilah from Swan Island, was $6.95!
This week we're bring back the Slack Q+A episodes. The questions that make up the content for these episodes are pulled from our online Slack group, which is an online community where you can share questions and gardening tips with me and an awesome group of edible gardeners
Read MoreEpisode 79: Sweet Peas with Simon Crawford
In this episode Hilary and guest expert Simon Crawford, of Owls Acre Seed, discuss just about everything you need to know to grow gorgeous sweet peas!
Read MoreEpisode 75: Growing Dahlias with Nick Gitts
In this episode Nick Gitts, owner of Swan Island Dahilas, answers all of my burning dahlia care questions. Swan Island Dahlias is a 40 acre dahlia farm located in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and they grow over 360 varieties of dahlias and Nick has been running the farm since 1975.
Read MoreEpisode 36: Attracting Beneficial Insects & Pollinators
In this episode we talk about growing flowers specifically to attract beneficial insects to your garden. This topic ties a lot of things together. Growing flowers, organic pest management, and pollination for your veggies.
Read MoreEpisode 30: Planning Your Annual Cut Flower Garden, Part 2
Sweet peas
Welcome back to part two of our series on cut flowers. Last week we talked about annual flowers that can be direct seeded in your garden, and this week we're focusing on annual flowers that do better as transplants.
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