The Garden Path Podcast

Dec 21 2023 156 ep. 36 mins 32
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Life lessons and conversations from the garden. Whether you are a beginner or life long gardener, we all have something to learn from our gardens. Conversations include topics on edible gardens, flower gardens, permaculture, urban farming, pollinators, natural history, and much more!

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Putting the Podcast Into the Compost Heap – A Heartfelt Goodbye!

Dec 21 2023 3 mins  
Since starting to produce this podcast in November 2015 all the way through May 2023, it’s been a wonderful ride to learn about gardening from so many great people. I’ve truly enjoyed interviewing and getting to know so many folks through this podcast, but all good things must end. And it is time to put this podcast into the compost heap. It’s time to cultivate s

Wildscape | Nancy Lawson

May 12 2023 51 mins  
Today’s episode features a return guest, Nancy Lawson! Nancy was first on the podcast in November of 2017 to talk about her book The Humane Gardener. Nancy’s book said so much of what I was already thinking and really pushed me to think harder when it came to looking at the garden landscape as an ecosystem. When I found out she was writing a new book I was ecstatic. That new bo

Ned Fritz’s Texas Environmental Legacy | Amy Martin

Mar 06 2023 75 mins  
I am excited to bring this episode to y’all, an interview with Amy Martin, a writer and researcher from Dallas who is currently compiling a biography on Texas environmentalist Ned Fritz. Now, you may be asking, who the heck is Ned Fritz? And I was right there with you up until last spring when I read his book Realms of Beauty about the Wilderness Areas of east Texas. His writing

Get Your Prairie On: Native Plant Garden Design with Benjamin Vogt

Feb 07 2023 27 mins  
Way back in 2018 I had today’s guest on to talk about his book, A New Garden Ethic. Today Benjamin Vogt is back on the podcast to talk about his latest book, Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design. A lot has changed in the last five years in regard to native plants in gardening and I think Benjamin has driven some of that change. Prairie Up is the garden design book

Native Plant Gardening in Austin, Texas | Michelle Lay

Jan 29 2023 51 mins  
Today’s guest is Michelle Lay, a native plant gardener in Austin, Texas. Michelle and I have been Instagram acquaintances and friends over the last few years and I’ve enjoyed seeing her central Texas native plant garden evolve. Michelle has the same passion for conversation and protection of the environment that I do and we talk a lot about that in our conversation. We chat nat

Herbariums, Botanizing New Jersey, and Ecosystems as Backdrops | Bonnie Semmling

Jan 12 2023 70 mins  
Happy 2023 everyone! Spring is trying to spring here but like every year in Texas we brace ourselves for a surprise freeze in February, so I’m not getting too antsy about the growing season yet. But almost! Today’s episode is a fun one and a little bit different than how I normally conduct a podcast. I was feeling overwhelmed from some other projects and not in the mood for my

My Top 2 Garden & Nature Books for 2022!

Dec 25 2022 13 mins  
I’m a voracious reader and read anything from paper books to kindle books and listen to my share of audiobooks. Rather than list the abundant garden and natural history books I read this year I summarized my two favorites in this podcast: Saving the Wild South by Georgann Eubanks and The Natural Habitat Garden by Ken Druse. One is a classic that is still very relevant and t

Just Give Us Some Native Milkweed! Native Plants vs the Horticulture Industry

Nov 28 2022 32 mins  
This episode is more or less a recording of a blog post I wrote a few weeks ago regarding the stark divide in native plant media versus what is available for sale in the nursery industry. A summary of the issues...The Issues at Hand A diverse and locally native plant landscape for the home gardener is not easily within reach to the majority of home gardeners. Nursery stock to creat

The Horticulturati | Colleen Dieter & Leah Churner

Nov 13 2022 82 mins  
Today’s episode is one I have been wanting to make for quite a while and I’m glad it finally happened, an interview with Leah Churner and Colleen Dieter from The Horticulturati, a garden and horticulture podcast based out of Austin, Texas. Leah and Colleen are both garden designers with extensive knowledge of the garden industry in and around Austin and produce what I find to b

Native Backyards | Haeley Giambalvo

Oct 24 2022 31 mins  
Today's guest is Haeley Giambalvo from San Antonio, Texas. You may know her on Instagram as the person behind Native Backyards, the highly informative account that features native plants and native plant gardening advice focused on Texas. I have loved what Haeley has been doing since the very start of her account and have admired the effort she has put into the outreach and advocac