About this podcast
A podcast where two Ontario gardeners dive down plant-fact rabbit-holes, answer audience questions, interview intriguing guests, and compete to bring you the most interesting stories and information. We care about ecologically sound gardening, strong human communities, and up-to-date science.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 51 episodes
- Ep 51 Our Top Plant ID Apps · 44 minThese two free plant ID tools can help you level up your observation and identification skills, spot invasive species, and even engage in citizen science to track what is…
- Ep. 50 Midsummer Cleanup: Rescue Your Neglected Garden · 54 min · Episode 50Reclaim your neglected garden! Sean and Erin share eleven steps to overcome the overwhelm and start your own midsummer garden cleanup, even when you’re short on time and energy.
- Ep. 49 Community Urban Permaculture with Patrick Tohill · 36 min · Episode 49When a city dweller with no gardening experience gets pulled into leadership for a communal permaculture project, he starts using all his spare time to grow food and grow…
- Plants Are for Everyone with Jesse Thorn · 59 min · Episode 48Sean talks with Jesse Thorn about how gardening in LA compares to gardening in Ontario; about produce exchange and community food distribution organizations; and about access to…
- Ep. 47 Are You Starting Your Spring Garden Right?Spring is tiptoeing in and we want to set you up for the smoothest garden year ever. This week we’re recording live on location in Erin’s garden and examining what tasks she has…
- Ep. 46 Ontario One Call · 42 min · Episode 46Are you breaking the law every time you plant a shrub? This week we welcome Ian Simpson, VP of Communications and Corporate Affairs at Ontario One Call. That’s the public safety…
- Ep. 45 Hydrangea Happiness with C.L. Fornari · 42 min · Episode 45For some of us, happiness is a hydrangea in full, glorious bloom. And if you’re not yet well acquainted with these flowering shrubs, who better to learn from than The Garden…
- Ep. 44 Internet Plant Science with Dr. Vikram Baliga · 47 min · Episode 44The internet is a minefield of questionable plant hacks, rage bait, and—sigh—banana water. Good thing The Plant Prof is here to shed some science on the matter. Vikram Baliga…
- Ep. 43 Rosemary vs. Lavender · 1 h 10 min · Episode 43In this versus episode, we bring you two of the nicest-smelling and slowest-growing plants in the garden. Sean gets us started with rosemary, which is known to science as Salvia…
- Ep. 42 Landscape Design Fails · 1 h 0 minAs the 2026 growing season waves tantalizingly on the far horizon, we’d like to help you prepare for a disaster-free garden. To do that, we’re sharing a few key landscape design…
- Ep. 41 Thoughtful Foraging with Gabrielle Cerberville · 56 min · Episode 41If you’re looking to build a relationship with the land that feeds you, you can start by embracing the wisdom of the Internet’s Mushroom Auntie. Gabrielle Cerberville, a.k.a…
- Ep. 40 Nut Trees and Connection with Elspeth Hay · 47 minFeeding humanity doesn’t need to come at the Earth’s expense. Elspeth Hay is here to talk nut trees, ecosystems, and humans as keystone species. In 2019, Elspeth was a local…
- Ep. 39 Plant Evolution: Kid Q&A · 56 min · Episode 39Kids ask the best nature questions! For this episode, a class of elementary-school students prepared a list of questions about plants for Sean and Erin to answer. The best part…
- Ep. 38 Little Shop of Horrors · 50 minThis episode is what happens when two people’s loves for venus flytraps, spooky season, and movie musicals collide. Yes, we’re doing nerdy Halloween horticulture by analyzing…
- Ep. 36 Community Gardens with Jessica Letteer · 41 minThis episode is for anyone who has ever daydreamed about starting a community garden and for anyone who needs the boost of a good-news gardening story.
- Ep. 35 Bat Ecology with Dr. Dana Green Part 2 · 44 minDr. Dana Green, a.k.a. "The Eyepatch Biologist" is back for part two! This free-flying conversation just couldn't be contained to a single hour.We plunge straight in this week…
- Ep. 34 Bat Ecology with Dr. Dana Green, Part 1 · 55 minDr. Dana Green is a bat expert who is known online as The Eyepatch Biologist. As a science communicator, a pun connoisseur, and a woman who knows a good joke when it's staring…
- Ep. 33 Establishing Apples, Eradicating Horsetail & Fertilizing Flowers · 58 minOur gardens are winding down for the season, but our audience is putting on a growth spurt! This crop of new listeners has seeded our Q&A inbox with a flush of questions, which…
- Ep. 32 Home Composting with Delaina Arnold · 41 minDo you make compost at home? Do you delight in the experience? If your answer to either of those questions is no, this week’s guest is here to help.Delaina Arnold is the…
