Podcasts

Shade gardening: just the thought of it makes some gardeners cringe, with images of hostas racing through their mind. In this episode of Down the Garden Path, Matthew and I shed some light on the issue of shade gardening, offering shade gardening tips and looking at a variety of interesting shade plants to brighten the …Read more About “Shade: Beyond the Hosta”

with Richard Gauder This week on Down the Garden Path, we tackle a more serious topic: Climate Change in Our Community. Entrepreneur Richard Gauder joins Matthew and Joanne for a candid conversation on how climate change is affecting our community. Richard and his wife Sandi are co-founders of CMS Web Solutions. They use gardening as …Read more About “Climate Change in Our Community”

Mark Irwin, arbourist with Bartlett Trees Experts joins us in the studio again. This time we focus on trees in the June Garden. As all our Spring Flowering trees, wind down their beautiful displays now is the time to pay closer attention to them. Mark gives some tips on what to look for as far …Read more About “Trees in the June Garden”

Growing Cannabis. Whether you are a lifelong gardener or just beginning your journey, there is one plant we are all talking about. Cannabis. On this episode of Down the Garden Path we take a look at this controversial plant. What is it, how it’s grown and what laws and regulations face Canadians with Cannabis’ recent …Read more About “Growing Cannabis”

  We created a Gardening Question Period. Each week on Down the Garden Path we discuss down to earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes. As Landscape Designers and gardeners we think it is important and possible to have great gardens that are low maintenance.  Thanks for joining us here. On this …Read more About “Gardening Question Period”

  We are excited to welcome Veggie guru Niki Jabbour and her latest book Veggie Garden Remix to this episode of Down the Garden Path Podcast. One of the hottest and consistently growing topics and commodities in the gardening world is growing your own food. But knowing where to start can be a bit overwhelming. …Read more About “Niki Jabbour: Veggie Garden Remix”

May in the garden brings us many inspiring ideas, but there are many not so inspiring May to do’s we also need to get done to give our gardens their best chance in the season ahead. We are excited to be back with our regular monthly ” In the Garden ” episodes. In the last …Read more About “May in the Garden To Do’s”

One of the highlights of Spring in the Eastern GTA is the Peterborough Garden Show. It will be timed perfectly to help us all usher in Spring. Joining me for this episode of Down the Garden Path is Cauleen Viscoff Chair of the Peterborough Garden Show. The “Everything’s Comin Roses ” 2019 show is bringing …Read more About “Peterborough Garden Show 2019”

    Irrigation is a hot topic when it comes to low maintenance gardening. Each week on Down the Garden Path we discuss down to earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes. As Landscape Designers and gardeners we think it is important and possible to have great gardens that are low maintenance.  …Read more About “Aquaman Irrigation”

Looking for a specific perennial, but none of your local garden centres has it?  Have you tried online? Tonight’s guest is Dawn Golloher from Gardens Plus, an online perennial source for easy-care perennials. Gardens Plus is physically located in Peterborough Ontario, but happily shipping across Canada!  With easy online ordering for shipping as well as …Read more About “Gardens Plus: Easy Care Perennials”