We have a wide variety of topics on this episode of Garden Talk. First we take a look at the 2025 Green Thumb award winning plants, then we talk to the father of straw bale gardening, Joel Karsten, and finally a close up look at growing ferns.
Featured in this Episode
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Award winning plants
We talk about award winning shrubs, annuals, perennials, houseplants and edibles with the executive director of the National Garden Bureau, Diane Blazek.
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Straw Bale Gardening
Whether this is the year you try straw bale gardening or you’ve been doing it for years it’s always good to hear from the father of this innovative form of gardening, Joel Karsten.
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Growing ferns
Ferns have been on the plant for hundreds of millions of years and are among the oldest plants on earth. We talk with fern expert Mobee Weinstein, author of “The Complete Book of Ferns,” about the history of these well loved plants, their basic botany, and how to care for them. (episode first aired on 10/11/2024)
Episode Credits
- Jill Nadeau Host
- Diane Blazek Guest
- Joel Karsten Guest
- Mobee Weinstein Guest
- Jeff Robbins Technical Director
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