Podcasts

This month on the Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing discuss some of their favourite perennials. They begin with a look at a versatile classic, sedums. From shrub substitute to colourful ground cover, it’s hard not to have a spot in your garden for a spectacular sedum. Joanne and …Read more About “Spectacular Sedums”

In this episode of the Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing kick off the month with a launch party to celebrate their new book, Down the Garden Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Your Ontario Garden.   Joanne and Matthew’s new book, Down the Garden Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Your …Read more About “Launch Party!”

This week on the Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing wrap up May’s focus on wonderful landscape shrubs with an “Ask Us Anything!” episode — and an exciting announcement! Tune in to hear Joanne and Matt respond to listener questions. Some of the questions listeners asked: Is full sun …Read more About “Ask Us Anything!”

This week, we present an encore presentation of our May in the Garden podcast from 2019. Tune in to hear Joanne and Matthew discuss the do’s and don’ts for your May garden. May in the garden brings many inspiring ideas. There are also many not-so-inspiring May to-do’s you will need to get done for the …Read more About “May in the Garden”

This week on the Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing continue their look at flowering shrubs and explore the world of Deutzias and Diervillas, some gorgeous small to medium-sized shrubs with a lot to offer your landscape. Tune in to hear Joanne and Matt talk about Deutzias and Diervillas. …Read more About “Deutzias & Diervillas”

This week on the Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing continue their look at flowering shrubs, discussing a few classics and a couple of superstars you might be meeting for the first time. In this week’s episode, they talk about viburnums. Tune in to hear Joanne and Matt talk …Read more About “Viburnums”

This month on the Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing take a look at flowering shrubs, a few classics and a couple of superstars you might be meeting for the first time. In this week’s episode, they talk about lilacs. Tune in to hear Joanne and Matt talk about …Read more About “Lilacs”

This month on Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designer Joanne Shaw wraps up “critter month” with the ultimate critter we would all love to have: chickens. Joanne welcomes Homestead Phil, the co-founder of Rent the Chicken. About Rent the Chicken  Homestead Jenn and Phil are the co-founders of Rent the Chicken. It started as …Read more About “Rent the Chicken”

with Oshawa South Chiropractic Clinic’s Dr. Geoffrey Smith This week, we present an encore presentation of our podcast on Fitness and the Garden with Oshawa South Chiropractic Clinic’s Dr. Geoffrey Smith. May is a busy gardening month as we prepare our gardens for a new season. But what about ourselves? How we get ready to …Read more About “Fitness and the Garden”

with Bob Reeves This month on Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing continue their “critter month” with a look into the soil and its diverse life. In this episode, they welcome Root Rescue’s Bob Reeves to talk about how you can put little critters to use in your garden. …Read more About “Root Rescue”