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with Jason Hoke   This week on Down the Garden Path, Joanne Shaw welcomes Jason Hoke to the podcast to discuss IssueID, the revolutionary software solution he co-founded that addresses the challenges in the landscape industry. About Jason Hoke Denver native Jason Hoke is an innovative entrepreneur with a diverse career spanning music, landscaping, and …Read more About “How IssueID Revolutionizes Landscape Management”

with Tom Watson from BOLD In this episode of Down the Garden Path, Joanne Shaw welcomes Tom Watson from BOLD to discuss landscape lightning. Tom Watson is a Senior Business Development Manager with BOLD (Best Outdoor Living Design), focusing on his territory in Central Ontario. After working in business operations for over nine years, leveraging …Read more About “Landscape Lighting”

In this episode of Down the Garden Path, landscape designers Matthew Dressing and Joanne Shaw discuss how to keep your roses protected all winter long. Different roses require varying levels of care and protection. Listen to this week’s podcast for tips on keeping your roses growing beautifully every year. Tune in to learn more about …Read more About “Winter Rose Protection”

**In this week’s episode of Down the Garden Path, we present an encore presentation of our Applying Nematodes podcast.** In this episode of Down the Garden Path, we discuss applying nematodes, the primary method homeowners here in Canada use to control pests such as grubs on our lawn. It’s been a heavy Japanese beetle season …Read more About “Applying Nematodes”

This week on Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Matthew Dressing and Joanne Shaw take a look at salvias and speedwells, the colourful and resilient staples of the perennial garden. Tune in and learn more about how to include salvias and speedwells in your garden. Perennial Salvias (also known as “sage”) are a must-have …Read more About “Salvias and Speedwells”

This week on Down the Garden Path, landscape designers Matthew Dressing and Joanne Shaw continue their month-long discussion on lawn care by looking at the different lawn fertilizers and what works best when. Joanne and Matt answer your questions on lawn fertilizer. What times of the year do we put down lawn fertilizer? How do …Read more About “Lawn Fertilizer”

with Aquascape’s Ernest Williams This week on Down The Garden Path, we wrap up our month-long talk about hardscaping with a look at water garden trends. Joining us is returning guest Ernest Williams from Aquascape. Ernest Williams is the Territory Sales Manager at Aquascape for Eastern and Northern Ontario. Aquascape is a manufacturer of water …Read more About “Water Garden Trends”

with The Growing Season’s Matt McFarland This week on Down The Garden Path, we speak with The Growing Season’s Matt McFarland about landscape design. Matt McFarland grew up in a landscape household and after 32 years in horticulture, he still gets excited about plants. Matt’s father Jack ran Glen Echo Landscaping and Blue Jay Landscaping …Read more About “Landscape Design”

Goodbye February and welcome to March! With spring just a few weeks away and warmer weather creeping into our forecasts, we’re looking ahead to landscape design projects. This week on Down the Garden Path, landscape designers Matthew Dressing and Joanne Shaw answer your (many!) hardscaping questions. Tune into this week’s podcast and get Your Hardscaping …Read more About “Your Hardscaping Questions Answered”

We are more than halfway through November on Down the Garden Path, and this month we’re speaking with gardening authors. In this episode, we head to our bookshelves to take a closer look at The New Gardener’s Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Grow a Beautiful and Bountiful Garden by author Daryl Beyers. Daryl …Read more About “The New Gardener’s Handbook: Interview with Author Daryl Beyers”