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What Are the May Garden Do’s and Don’ts?

This week on Down the Garden Path, Joanne discusses do’s and don’ts for your May garden, and walks you through what to do now, what to wait on, and how to give your garden the best start for the season ahead. Tune in to learn more about what you should and shouldn’t be doing in …Read more

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Tips for Growing Lettuce, Spinach & Potatoes

with Julia Dimakos Thinking about growing your own lettuce, spinach, and potatoes this spring? In this April 2025 encore episode, Joanne chats with Julia Dimakos about successfully growing these popular vegetables at home. Tune in for tips on growing lettuce, spinach, and potatoes successfully in your home garden. In this episode: How to grow lettuce …Read more

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April in the Garden

After a long winter, it’s tempting to get outside and start tidying, digging, and checking everything off our spring to-do list. But April is such a gentle, in-between month in the garden, and it really asks us to slow down, pay attention, and let nature lead a little. This week on the podcast, Joanne reviews …Read more

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November in the Garden

In this encore presentation of Down the Garden Path, Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing provide some tips and tricks and do’s and don’ts for your November garden. Here are some of the topics covered in this episode: Planting bulbs Cleaning up your vegetable garden in time for winter Why you should not cut back your …Read more

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Lasagna No-Till Gardening

This week on Down the Garden Path, Joanne Shaw explores the benefits and steps to creating a no-till lasagna garden. Tune in to learn more about lasagna no-till gardening. What is lasagna no-till gardening? Often called “lasagna” gardening because of the layering involved or no-till gardening because there is no need to dig up and …Read more

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Growing Under Lights

with Julia Dimakos This month on Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing have been talking all about planning your garden, growing hydroponically, and growing anywhere you can squeeze in a plant! In this episode, returning guest Julia Dimakos discusses growing under lights and her new e-book How to Plan …Read more

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Autumn Edibles

with Gardening Girl Julia Dimakos In this week’s episode of Down the Garden Path, Matt and Joanne welcome returning guest Gardening Girl Julia Dimakos to discuss autumn edibles and her gardening endeavors for 2021. Even though the days are getting shorter, Julia shares some of the wonderful edibles you can still plant for a late-season …Read more

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Digging Deep with Veggies

with Gardening Girl Julia Dimakos In this week’s episode of Down the Garden Path, Matt and Joanne welcome returning guest Gardening Girl Julia Dimakos to discuss digging deep with veggies. Julia started growing food after having children and fell in love with it!  She gardens organically and tries to keep things simple while growing new …Read more

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July in the Garden

In this week’s episode, we’re talking July in the Garden! We look at some of the ways to help you keep your garden cool and happy, and some of the fantastic plants we still have to look forward to. We’ve seen a wet, cool Spring 2019. Although all the rain has made our gardens lush …Read more

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Niki Jabbour: Veggie Garden Remix

  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