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Looking Back: Hellstrip Gardening

Before Down the Garden Path became a podcast, it was a weekly radio show on RealityRadio101.com! In this “vintage” episode from September 2016, Joanne Shaw discusses hellstrip gardening with author Evelyn Hadden, a national speaker and author of four garden books, including Hellstrip Gardening. What’s a Hellstrip? We all contend with that troublesome stretch between …Read more

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From Seed to Spoon & GrowBot

AI has moved into the world of gardening! This week on the Down the Garden Path podcast, Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing speak with Dale and Carrie Spoonemore, creators of the new garden AI app, Seed to Spoon. Tune in to hear Joanne and Matt speak with author Dale and Carrie Spoonemore about their new …Read more

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2022 Podcasts at a Glance

We’re just a few days away from putting 2022 behind us! Matt and Joanne are happy to have been able to bring you weekly advice and guidance for your garden in the Down the Garden Path podcast for another year. From organic pest control and root rescue to poisonous plants and growing cold hardy apple …Read more

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Launch Party!

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

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Fitness and the Garden

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

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Talking Tomatoes

with Emma Biggs In this episode of Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing continue their month-long look at edible gardening by talking tomatoes with author, speaker, and blogger Emma Biggs. About Emma Biggs Emma is a 16-year-old gardener, author, speaker, and blogger. Her passion is growing tomatoes, trying new, …Read more

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Air Plants

with Dave’s Air Plant Corner’s David Lin This week, we present an encore presentation of our podcast on Air Plants with David Lin, owner of Dave’s Air Plant Corner. In this episode of Down the Garden Path, Matt and Joanne welcome David Lin to the podcast to learn how to grow and care for this …Read more

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Looking Back at 2021

In the second-last episode of Down the Garden Path for the year, Matt and Joanne take a look back at the popular topics and guests of 2021. Don’t miss Joanne and Matt as they take a look back at the popular topics and guests of 2021 on the Down the Garden Path podcast. They also …Read more

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The Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener’s Journal

with author Sarah Battersby In this week’s episode of Down the Garden Path, Matt and Joanne welcome author Sarah Battersby to discuss the 2022 Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener’s Journal, now celebrating its 30th year. This wonderful publication will help both you and your garden stay organized for the new year. About Sarah Battersby Along …Read more

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Air Plants

with Dave’s Air Plant Corner’s David Lin In this week’s episode of Down the Garden Path, Matt and Joanne welcome David Lin, owner of Dave’s Air Plant Corner, to learn how to grow and care for this interesting and wonderful group of houseplants.  About David Lin David has been growing Tillandsia for more than seven …Read more

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