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As 2025 winds down, it’s the perfect time to look back on a year full of fresh gardening ideas and inspiration. From pruning fruit trees to overwintering annuals, Joanne has shared tips, tricks, and timely advice to keep your lawn and garden thriving in every season. A big thank you to all the guests who …Read more About “2025 Podcasts at a Glance”
with Steven Biggs This week, Joanne welcomes horticulturist Stephen Biggs back to the podcast to talk about his latest project, the newly expanded Canada Gardener’s Journal. About Steven Steven was recognized by Garden Making magazine as one of the “green gang” making a difference in Canadian horticulture. His home-garden experiments span driveway straw-bale gardens, a …Read more About “Canada Gardener’s Journal”
August is a busy but rewarding month in the garden. Although heat stress and plant fatigue can be a challenge, with attentive care, tidying up, and strategic watering and fertilizing, your lawn and garden can thrive into the fall. Tune in to hear Joanne’s tips and advice for keeping your lawn and garden thriving in …Read more About “August in the Garden”
In this encore episode of the Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designer Joanne Shaw offers mid-season advice for your lawn and garden. Tune in to hear Joanne’s mid-season advice for your lawn and garden. Topics covered in this week’s episode: YES, you can still plant this summer. You do not need to wait until …Read more About “Mid-Season Advice”
In this encore presentation of Down the Garden Path, Joanne discusses some of the issues you may be experiencing with your hydrangeas this month and what you can do about them. Tune in to hear Joanne’s advice for addressing issues with your hydrangeas. Topics covered in this week’s episode: Hydrangeas not blooming? Knowing what variety …Read more About “What’s Wrong With My Hydrangea?”
In this encore presentation of Down the Garden Path, Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing show you how to keep your garden and landscape cool and colourful in the summer heat with tips for your July garden. Tune in to learn what you should be doing this July in the garden. Here are some of …Read more About “July in the Garden”
As 2024 winds down, let’s celebrate a year packed with gardening inspiration and advice! From mums and asters to water features and landscape lighting, Joanne brought you tips, tricks, and timely topics to help your lawn and garden thrive all year long. While you’re dreaming of next season’s blooms, why not revisit some episodes you …Read more About “2024 Podcasts at a Glance”
In this episode of Down the Garden Path, Joanne Shaw discusses some of the issues you may be experiencing with your hydrangeas this month and what you can do about them. Tune in to hear Joanne’s advice for addressing issues with your hydrangeas. Topics covered in this week’s episode: Hydrangeas not blooming Know what variety …Read more About “What’s Wrong With My Hydrangea?”
In this encore presentation of Down the Garden Path, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing answer listener questions about the seasonal stressors we’re experiencing in our gardens this month. Tune in to hear Joanne and Matthew discuss seasonal stressors in your August garden. Here are some of the questions and topics covered in this …Read more About “Seasonal Stressors”
In this encore presentation of Down the Garden Path, Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing show you how to keep your garden and landscape thriving during the August heat with tips and tricks and do’s and don’ts for your August garden. Tune in to hear Joanne and Matt discuss what you should (and shouldn’t) be doing …Read more About “August in the Garden”