Garden Authors

Micro Food Gardening

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

The New Gardener’s Handbook: Interview with Author Daryl Beyers

We are more than halfway through November on Down the Garden Path, and this month we’re speaking with gardening authors. In this episode, we head to our bookshelves to take a closer look at The New Gardener’s Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Grow a Beautiful and Bountiful Garden by author Daryl Beyers. Daryl …Read more

Garden Alchemy: Interview with Author Stephanie Rose

We are halfway through November on Down the Garden Path, and this month we’re speaking with gardening authors. In this episode, we head to our bookshelves to take a closer look at Garden Alchemy by author, blogger and www.gardentherapy.ca’s Stephanie Rose. Stephanie Rose is an award-winning author, freelance writer, instructor, and international speaker who aims …Read more

Houseplant Party: Interview with Author Lisa Eldred Steinkopf

This month on Down the Garden Path, we’re speaking with gardening authors about their interesting and informative books. In this episode, we head to our bookshelves to take a closer look at Houseplant Party: Fun Projects & Growing Tips for Epic Indoor Plants by author Lisa Eldred Steinkopf. Lisa Eldred Steinkopf is The Houseplant Guru …Read more

Growing Figs in Cold Climates: Interview with Author Steven Biggs

A new month begins a new topic here on Down the Garden Path. This month, we’re speaking with gardening authors about their interesting and informative books. In this episode, we head to our bookshelves to take a closer look at Growing Figs in Cold Climates: 150 of Your Questions Answered by author and fellow radio …Read more

Gardening Beyond the Basics: Straw Bale Gardening

with Joel Karsten from www.strawbalegardens.com This month on Down the Garden Path, we’re exploring “Gardening Beyond the Basics.” In this episode, we continue our month-long discussion about how to take your gardening to the next level with a look at straw bale gardening. Our guest is author, speaker and straw bale gardening expert Joel Karsten. …Read more

Growing Exotic Apples

with orchardpeople.com’s Susan Poizner On this week’s episode of Down The Garden Path, Susan Poizner of Orchard People joins Joanne and Matt in the studio to discuss growing exotic apples. Susan is the author of the award-winning fruit tree care book, Growing Urban Orchards. She is also the host of The Urban Forestry Radio Show …Read more

Growing Lemons

Growing Lemons Podcast

with Steven Biggs In our weekly podcast, we often talk about the ever-growing trend of growing your own fruit and vegetables. This week on Down the Garden Path, we look at the challenge of growing lemons, a fruit which can be difficult to grow here in the GTA. Author Steven Biggs joins us to discuss …Read more

Orchestra in my Garden with Linda Brooks

Orchestra in My Garden: Lessons learned from Digging Deep is an immersive and deeply moving book from singer/songwriter, mother, gardener, and now author, Linda Brooks. In this stunning hardcover book, Linda brings together 17 personal essays on the garden as a metaphor for life, 22 beautiful new songs as a downloadable accompaniment, and a selection …Read more

The Spirit of Stone: Jan Johnsen

The spirit of stone book

‘Down the Garden Path’ Podcast Jan Johnsen is a landscape designer particularly interested in the effect of gardens upon our wellbeing. Trained in landscape architecture and professional horticulture, Johnsen is the author of “Heaven is a Garden and ‘The Spirit of Stone’ (St Lynn’s Press, 2017).  In this episode of Down the Garden Path we …Read more