Podcasts

Down the Garden Path: The Book

In this episode of the Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing continue garden authors’ month with a look at their new book, Down the Garden Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Your Ontario Garden.   In Down the Garden Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Your Ontario Garden, Joanne and Matthew distill …Read more

Regenerative Gardening

with Stephanie Rose   Authors’ month is in full swing on the Down the Garden Path podcast!  This week, Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing welcome returning guest and garden author Stephanie Rose to discuss her latest books, Big Book of Botanical Crafts and The Regenerative Garden. About Stephanie Rose Stephanie Rose is the founder and …Read more

Tea Gardening for Beginners

with Julia Dimakos When you think of tea, one of the last places you might think you could grow and make your own tea is Canada. This week, Matthew Dressing kicks off authors’ month with his co-host, and Down the Garden Path serial guest superstar, Julia Dimakos. Julia graciously steps into Joanne Shaw’s seat for …Read more

Home Hydroponics

This week, Down the Garden Path presents an encore presentation of Joanne and Matt’s January 2022 Home Hydroponics podcast episode with Tyler Baras, chief science officer and co-founder of Area 2 Farms in Arlington, Virginia. About Tyler Baras Tyler has a range of urban agricultural experiences from homesteading to commercial hydroponics. He has worked as a …Read more

Aromatherapy Gardening

with Amy Anthony Plants are more than just pretty; many have unique uses and fragrances. Tonight on the show, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing welcome NYC Aromatica’s Amy Anthony to the Down the Garden Path podcast. Amy discusses growing aromatic plants and essential oils and how you can make them a dynamic part …Read more

Heirloom Heather Flower Farm

with Heather Moran There’s nothing quite like a fresh bouquet of flowers in the house. This week, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing welcome Heather Moran of Heirloom Heather Flower Farm to the Down the Garden Path podcast. Heather shares her tips and tricks on how to grow summer flowers and cheerful spring bulbs …Read more

October in the Garden

This week, Down the Garden Path presents an encore presentation of the October in the Garden podcast from 2019. With gardening chores changing so much from month to month, staying on top of your outdoor to-do list can be a challenge. In this week’s episode of Down the Garden Path, Joanne and Matthew discuss what’s …Read more

Soil Health with BIOS Nutrients

with Aaron Deacon This week, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing welcome Aaron Deacon from BIOS Nutrients to the Down the Garden Path podcast to talk about how feeding your indoor plants naturally improves their soil health. About Aaron Deacon Aaron first learned about the environmental damage caused by synthetic fertilizers and pesticides during …Read more

Milkweed: Harvesting & Growing

with Lisa-Rae Cormack This week, Matthew Dressing and Joanne Shaw welcome amateur butterfly enthusiast Lisa-Rae Cormack to the Down the Garden Path podcast to talk about harvesting milkweed and how to grow it from seed. About Lisa-Rae Cormack An HR professional from Whitby, Ontario, Lisa-Rae began raising monarch butterflies when she became an empty nester …Read more

Saving Your Annuals

Do you have some annuals that are still going strong? In this episode of Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing discuss how some annuals can be saved and brought inside for you to use in your gardens next spring. Tune in to hear Joanne and Matthew discuss ways you …Read more