As 2025 winds down, it’s the perfect time to look back on a year full of fresh gardening ideas and inspiration.
From pruning fruit trees to overwintering annuals, Joanne has shared tips, tricks, and timely advice to keep your lawn and garden thriving in every season.
A big thank you to all the guests who generously shared their knowledge and experience along the way.
So while you’re dreaming about next season’s blooms, why not catch up on a few episodes you might have missed?
Below is the full list of Down the Garden Path 2025 podcast episodes. Thanks for listening and growing with us!
February
Inspiring the Next Generation of Plant Lovers with Jazmin Albarran
March
West Coast Seeds with Rebecca Boyar
Cultivating a Career in Garden Media with CL Fornari
EcoLogic Horticulture Ltd. Native Plant Products with Nathan Gill
Herbs in Every Season with Bevin Cohen
April
Adapt & Thrive: Gardening in a Changing Climate with Bri Petersen
Growing a Career in Horticulture with Art Vanden Enden
Perennial Plant Association with Ed Lyon
Growing Lettuce, Spinach & Potatoes with Julia Dimakos
May
Plants Always Win Podcast with Erin Aladdin and Sean Patchett
Frontier Mushrooms with Deb McKee Kelly
Pondless Water Features & More with Aquascape’s Ernest Williams
Groundcover Revolution with Kathy Jentz
June
Grow Olives Where You Think You Can’t with Steven Biggs
Fruit Tree Pruning with Susan Poizner
Gardens of Uxbridge Tour with Barbara Pratt
Empowering Women in Landscaping with Carla Bailey
July
What’s Wrong With My Hydrangea?
August
5 Tips for Starting a Landscape Project
September
Rain Gardens with Michael Albanese
BIO + Ryzome New Plant Fertilizer with Aaron Deacon
October
Fall Isn’t Finished — Your Trees Are Thirsty!
How to Overwinter Your Annuals
November
Mythic Plants with Ellen Zachos
Transitioning to Indoor Gardening
Soil Testing with Amy Ellard-Gray
December
Canada Gardener’s Journal with Steven Biggs
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Down the Garden Path Podcast
On Down The Garden Path, professional landscape designer Joanne Shaw discusses down-to-earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes.
As the owner of Down2Earth Landscape Design, Joanne Shaw has been designing beautiful gardens for homeowners east of Toronto for over a decade. She does her best to bring you interesting, relevant and useful topics to help you keep your garden as low-maintenance as possible.
In Down the Garden Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Your Ontario Garden, Joanne and fellow landscape designer Matthew Dressing distill their horticultural and design expertise and their combined experiences in helping others create and maintain thriving gardens into one easy-to-read monthly reference guide. Get your copy today on Amazon.
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