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This week on Down the Garden Path, landscape designers Matthew Dressing and Joanne Shaw kick off their month-long discussion on lawn care by looking at where we are now with our lawn care and answering your questions. Joanne and Matt answer your questions and discuss where the lawn care season is so far. How did …Read more About “Lawn Care Q & A”

Goodbye March and welcome to April!  This week on Down the Garden Path, landscape designers Matthew Dressing and Joanne Shaw discuss what NOT to do in your garden this month. Tune into this week’s podcast to learn what you shouldn’t be doing in the garden in April. Matt and Joanne covered four of their top …Read more About “April Don’ts”

with Aquascape’s Ernest Williams This week on Down The Garden Path, we wrap up our month-long talk about hardscaping with a look at water garden trends. Joining us is returning guest Ernest Williams from Aquascape. Ernest Williams is the Territory Sales Manager at Aquascape for Eastern and Northern Ontario. Aquascape is a manufacturer of water …Read more About “Water Garden Trends”

with Connie Cadotte This week on Down The Garden Path, we speak with Connie Cadotte of Garden Retreats about pool design. Since 1997, Garden Retreats has been creating residential gardens across the GTA. Their philosophy is to create a garden that will reflect a family’s lifestyle and provide years of enjoyment. Their goals is to achieve …Read more About “Pools in the Landscape”

with Aquatech Irrigation Systems’ Paul Kostka This week on Down The Garden Path, we speak with Aquatech Irrigation Systems’ Paul Kostka about lighting and irrigation. Paul Kostka has worked in the irrigation business for 18 years with Aquatech Irrigation Systems. And for the past nine years, he has specialized in landscape lighting with the creation …Read more About “Lighting & Irrigation”

with The Growing Season’s Matt McFarland This week on Down The Garden Path, we speak with The Growing Season’s Matt McFarland about landscape design. Matt McFarland grew up in a landscape household and after 32 years in horticulture, he still gets excited about plants. Matt’s father Jack ran Glen Echo Landscaping and Blue Jay Landscaping …Read more About “Landscape Design”

Goodbye February and welcome to March! With spring just a few weeks away and warmer weather creeping into our forecasts, we’re looking ahead to landscape design projects. This week on Down the Garden Path, landscape designers Matthew Dressing and Joanne Shaw answer your (many!) hardscaping questions. Tune into this week’s podcast and get Your Hardscaping …Read more About “Your Hardscaping Questions Answered”

with author and blogger Jennifer McGuinness This week on Down The Garden Path, we speak with author and blogger Jennifer McGuinness about her new book Micro Food Gardening, hitting shelves in April 2021. Jennifer began regularly blogging as Frau Zinnie in 2011. You can find Jennifer’s writing, photography and personal gardening experiences in her Connecticut …Read more About “Micro Food Gardening”

with electric car enthusiast Tim Burrows This week on Down The Garden Path, we continue to explore ways we can have a positive impact on our environment with a discussion about electric cars with Tim Burrows. We enjoyed learning more about the topic and realize it is an important discussion to have. Change is coming …Read more About “Electric Cars”

This week, we’re continuing our “growing inside” themed episodes of Down the Garden Path. In Seed Starting 101, Matthew Dressing and Joanne Shaw discuss starting seeds for beginners. In Seed Starting 101, Matt and Joanne review your steps for success: Start with a plan Choosing seeds Seed packages Equipment Growing media Planting Troubleshooting Hardening off …Read more About “Seed Starting 101”