The Garden Mixer

Apr 17 2025 146 ep. 49 mins 56
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Marianne Willburn, garden author & columnist, and Leslie Harris, host of the podcast Into the Garden with Leslie, team up to bring you The Garden Mixer. This bi-weekly conversation provides guidance for beginner gardeners, encouragement for experienced gardeners, and amusement for all. Marianne and Leslie mix up opinions, strategies, the occasional guest, and cocktails as they discuss all things gardening.

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Should You Label Your Plants?

Apr 17 2025 20 mins  
In One More Sip of the Garden Mixer, episode 13 1/2, Marianne and Leslie give you the lowdown on this burning garden question.

#13 The Yellow & Blue Episode

Apr 09 2025 72 mins  
When the spring erupts in tones of yellow, lemon, gold, and that weird orangey-mustard that you’re not sure you love, it’s time to bring on the blue. Leslie Harris and Marianne Willburn have suggestions for how to achieve that in your garden, and dip briefly into the controversy surrounding the [almost] universally loved daffodil. From blue bells in the woods to blue spells whe

One More Sip Gardening Clickbait #12 1/2

Apr 03 2025 17 mins  
Welcome to One More Sip (of The Garden Mixer)…a short form 15-minute episode for in-between weeks where Leslie & Marianne try — so far, successfully — to discuss one random topic that deserves some attention. But not necessarily agreement. This week we're talking gardening click-bait. The good, the bad, and the what-the-actual-hell? There have always been hucksters,

#12 The Brie Arthur Episode

Mar 26 2025 101 mins  
It's a wild mix of topics this week on The Garden Mixer. Along with their guest, author and speaker Brie Arthur, Leslie and Marianne talk plant propagation, foodscaping, blooming shrubs, maintenance-hungry perennials, and lifechanging illness. Turns out Brie is not just an expert on making baby plants, but can also share a thing or two about physically & mentally dealing wi

#11 1/2 One More Sip: Poisonous Plants Freak Out

Mar 19 2025 15 mins  
Much like days when you intend to start tomato seeds and end up digging the outline for the new pond, our bi-weekly conversations mix up topics, plants , and guests, and keep us on our toes.We love that mix, but this week, we're experimenting with One More Sip -- a short form episode for in-between weeks that deals with one topic only.At least that's what Marianne promised. This we

#11 The Dixter Pruning Download Episode

Mar 12 2025 74 mins  
How much can you learn about pruning when your loppers are older than most Influencers? It turns out, quite a lot when you’re taught by the right people. This week, Leslie grills Marianne on her recent trip to the UK and the Great Dixter Symposium where pruning was on the menu (along with some incredible food thanks to Claire Rooney @thelayeredcook Now's the time to get into the

#10 The Impatient Seeds Episode with Erin Schanen

Feb 26 2025 76 mins  
We’re clinking glasses this week with Erin Schanen, YouTube’s Impatient Gardener, and we’re not asking her about her tomatoes.That’s right, who needs to eat when June is a feast for the eyes? We’ll be interrogating Erin on the flower seeds she practically starts in her sleep, the ones that need a little more attention, and the favorites she would never be without.First, t

#9 The Cheeky Seeds Episode

Feb 12 2025 75 mins  
After an ill-advised foray into AI generated humor, the girls toast another conversation with a large glass of Cheeky Red and an expensively-bittered Old Fashioned, and turn their attentions to getting organized in the face of seed starting chaos, adding some healthy crunch to your winter sandwiches, and painlessly and trendily composting when you don’t have chickens, time, or ba

#8 The Boxwood and Cigarettes Episode

Jan 29 2025 70 mins  
This week the girls mix inappropriate metaphors with vague certainties, and come up with yet another episode to amuse and inform their eight listeners. Without an ounce of humility, Leslie jumps out of the gate with nonsense about a distillery (possibly illegal) where she condenses her vast garden experience into enviable, crystal-clear drops of purity…and assumes Marianne does l

#7 The Chicken Soup Episode

Jan 16 2025 72 mins  
Chickens in broth and chickens in gardens are under the penetrating Garden Mixer gaze this week as Leslie Harris & Marianne Willburn move past their respective Christmas viruses and valiantly into the new year. Suffering her way through a strong cup of homemade broth while Leslie goes back to the red wine, Marianne makes a case for why chickens have made sense for her soil,