A Garden of Marvels with Ruth Kassinger

Jane Perrone loves being outside, experiencing first hand the infinite intricacies and fascinations.  She loves growing her own delicious, fresh food.  She blogs about gardening at www.Perone.blogs.com  Jane is a journalist and gardening editor at The Guardian, one of the biggest newspapers in England.   In This Episode You’ll Discover … Water conservation in the UK Mint:  rat repellent, tea and 99 other powerful uses Technology and the future of gardening – robots, automation and sensors Sponsors: How healthy are you really? Take the test at  http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com Discover weedless gardening – Straw Bale Gardens by Joel Karsten Need an aquaponics

Kirsten Lints loves growing veggies, starting seeds, and cooking with fresh, delicious ingredients from her garden.  She is a talented designer and loves the connection between her satisfied clients and their new landscapes.  Kirsten is a certified Professional Horticulturist and a Master Gardener.  www.GardensAliveDesign.com     In This Episode You’ll Discover … Starting seeds indoors in January easy landscaping design ideas for flower and vegetable gardens Is watering your garden an optional choice? Large leaf basil – indispensable in the garden   Sponsors: How healthy are you really?  Take the test at  http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com Ditch the wheelbarrow and check out the

Ruth Kassinger loves the way her conservatory garden lifts her spirits during the cold winter months.  She is a celebrated author of ten books for both kids and grownups on science, history and gardening.  Ruth’s brand new book is called A Garden of Marvels and explores the untold history of the first botanists and extraordinary plants.  www.GardenofMarvels.com     In This Episode You’ll Discover … The therapeutic value of growing and caring for plants Paradise under glass — test your gardening abilities The pleasure of citrus trees in your home Knockout roses Why pruning works — or doesn’t Sponsors: How

Todd Haiman believes that a garden should make you feel you’ve entered into privileged space. A place not just set apart, but reverberant. He is a landscape and garden designer, as well as a former instructor of landscape design at Columbia University. He blogs at www.ToddHaimanLandscapeDesign.com     In This Episode You’ll Discover … The culture and respect of gardens in England Yards versus Gardens in America garden landscaping ideas for problem spaces and small patios What to start with when designing your garden   Sponsors: How healthy are you really? Take the test at http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com Don’t Panic, it’s

Brijette Romstedt is the owner of San Diego Seed Company, the only urban producer of organic, heirloom seeds in all of California.  Her seeds are hand-harvested, and hand-packaged in San Diego, and sold online and through many local nurseries.  Brijette works with numerous charities and educational forums to teach the importance and value of seed saving.    SanDiegoSeedCompany.com   In This Episode You’ll Discover … California Heirloom Seeds Growing practical food to help local communities “cool season” gardening in San Diego Converting lawns to native plants or edible gardens Can you use molasses as a fertilizer? Oh No! Sponsors:

David Corscadden is passionate about the outdoors, connecting with nature and the environment.  He loves how gardening can form a bridge to bring people together.  He is a brilliant blogger where he writes about plants, nature, gardening and food.  In 2013 his blog www.BeyondTheWildGarden.wordpress.com was named to the Garden Blog Hall of Fame and in 2014 it was named Best Great Outdoors Blog.     In This Episode You’ll Discover … The “grow-your-own” popularity Disaster in the garden – the water feature experiment Lavender & sunflowers The youth movement in horticulture Sponsors: How healthy are you really? Take the test

Alex Anderson loves gardening and embraces it for its artistic and therapeutic values.  She is an active garden blogger, sharing tips as diverse as worm beds, composting, edibles and rock gardens.  She has gardened on both coasts and calls Huntington Beach, California home.   www.PeaceLoveAndGardening.com   In This Episode You’ll Discover … Why hydrangeas are blue and purple and how to change their color Green gifts — the perfect present to encourage gardening “Repurposing” water from the kitchen to the garden “California Friendly” Backyard gardening a few miles inland Sponsors: How healthy are you really? Take the test at http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com Don’t

Phil Nauta loves growing organic, nutrient-dense food.  And writing about it on his incredible gardening blog SmilingGardener.com   And teaching it.  And supplying other gardeners with the resources to make their gardens better.   In This Episode You’ll Discover … growing organic vegetables perennial food plants composting with variety plant diseases and soil imbalances the ocean as an incredible source of nutrition Sponsors:   How healthy are you really? Take the test at http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com Don’t Panic, it’s Organic! Are you a serious student of organic gardening? CLICK HERE for one of my favorite resources loaded with tips for building your

Julie Slezak encourages all gardeners to embrace heirloom seeds.  The flavors that come out of her garden are unique and incredible.  Julie and her husband Scott run Annie’s Heirloom Seeds, a non-GMO heirloom seed company.  They grow some of the rarest, hard to find varieties on an island in Lake Michigan as well as with a team of partners across the US and Europe.  AnniesHeirloomSeeds.com   In This Episode You’ll Discover … The beginners garden — the big 5 collection 55-day cherry tomatoes from Russia how to grow heirloom tomatoes pest control through companion planting the challenges of acid island

Jennifer Simmons loves plants, gardening in the beautiful outdoors, and chatting about growing with friendly gardeners.  Gardening professionally gives her the opportunity to embrace and meld all three.  She believes that gardening engages the mind as well as the body and is an amazing outlet for creativity.   @GrdnGirlL   In This Episode You’ll Discover … Gardening trends A garden as a laboratory Keep it simple with in dealing with deer garden design ideas for modern living Succulents & cacti garden design ideas for beautiful front and backyards Sponsors: How healthy are you really?  Take the test at  http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com