Latest Green Home & Garden Podcast Episodes
Lawn Care: The Fertilization Steps + More
Your Midwest Garden Podcast - April 24, 2024 10:00 - 48 minutesLet’s talk lawns, subscribers. If you fertilize your own or have a lawn service company push the spreader, you should know the basics. And seeing that the first-round application is close to closing as this article prints, it’s time to get spreading. But the biggest advice is this; if you’re goi...
Lawn Fertilization: The Fertilization Steps + More
Your Midwest Garden Podcast - April 24, 2024 10:00 - 48 minutesLet’s talk lawns, subscribers. If you fertilize your own or have a lawn service company push the spreader, you should know the basics. And seeing that the first-round application is close to closing as this article prints, it’s time to get spreading. But the biggest advice is this; if you’re goi...
Ep.201 Ornamental permaculture: Revisiting the 12 principles - Daniel Fuller
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - April 20, 2024 06:00 - 20 minutesMost people wouldn't consider a permaculture mindset for a public park or an ornamental garden. But that's a missed opportunity, because it could help individuals, organisations and councils reduce their maintenance budgets while increasing plant health and positive biodiversity outcomes. The 1...
Ep.200 Podcasters pick: 10 "best" episodes - Daniel Fuller (Plants Grow Here)
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - April 14, 2024 06:00 - 1 hourThis week, we're celebrating 200 episodes! My mentor, Karen Smith, editor of Hort Journal Australia, interviews me about my picks for the "best" 10 episodes. To pick only 10 episodes was an impossible task, but I've narrowed it down to a few essential chats that I believe all my listeners shoul...
Professional Inspections for a Healthier Home; Amanda Klecker
Non Toxic Environments Home Health & Wellness - April 13, 2024 15:38 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsThe first rule in real estate is that you should NEVER waive your right to an inspection before closing the deal. The second rule is, make sure your inspector understands building biology, as well as the typical home systems and materials. Your inspector needs to understand moisture, mold, chem...
Goldenrod's Bad Rap
Your Midwest Garden Podcast - April 11, 2024 10:00 - 46 minutesThe guys get into the nitty gritty of the Goldenrod, which gets a bad rap as a ragweed. A native North American perennial wildflower that's tall, slim with fluffy golden flower spikes in various shades of yellow. Once an invasive species, we discuss the change in direction for this easy to grow ...
Ep.199 MIFGS 2024 Pt.3: A Moment In Time - Peter Donegan (Irish landscape architect)
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - April 07, 2024 06:00 - 1 hourDid you get a chance to see Peter Donegan's phenomenal garden design A Moment In Time at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) this year? We spoke about it in Ep.181 A Daydream Supported By A Series of Equations, but I wanted to touch in after the event finished to get his ...
My Healthy Home Summit, Caroline Blazovsky
Non Toxic Environments Home Health & Wellness - April 05, 2024 21:45 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsStarting on April 22, I will be speaking at a wonderful online summit called My Healthy Home. Hosted by Caroline Blazovsky, there will be over 40 experts in the multi-faceted "healthy home" space, to discuss all aspects of this incredibly important topic. Caroline is my guest on this episode o...
My Healthy Home Summit, Caroline Blasovsky
Non Toxic Environments Home Health & Wellness - April 05, 2024 21:45 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsStarting on April 22, I will be speaking at a wonderful online summit called My Healthy Home. Hosted by Caroline Blazovsky, there will be over 40 experts in the multi-faceted "healthy home" space, to discuss all aspects of this incredibly important topic. Caroline is my guest on this episode o...
Ep.198 MIFGS 2024 pt.2: Mother Ocean, Through The Looking Glass, & New Nordic Notes
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - March 31, 2024 06:00 - 46 minutesThe Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show has wrapped for another year! In this episode, I interview the designers behind three show garden highlights from this year's Show. We'll get to hear the inspiration behind the story and message behind each of their gardens, and we'll chat about...
New Healthy Home Building Standards, Rachel Hodgdon, IWBI
Non Toxic Environments Home Health & Wellness - March 30, 2024 16:44 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsAs the President and CEO of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), Rachel is leading a movement to advance human health through healthier buildings, more vibrant communities and stronger, more equitable organizations. Her motto is “Always be winning for good,” and she’s put that to wo...
When a Rose is Not A Rose-The Lenten Rose
Your Midwest Garden Podcast - March 27, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutesOne of the first spring bloomers, even popping up through the snow... the Hellebore. Associated with the Easter holiday, the Hellebore or Lenten Rose has an interesting association with the rising of Christ, the first bloomer of spring and of interesting note is actually an evergreen? Tune in as...
Ep.197 MIFGS 2024 pt.1: Boutique, achievable, and more gardens - Dr Ian Smith
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - March 24, 2024 23:00 - 50 minutesThe Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show has wrapped for another year! Each year, we like to interview some of the garden designers to get an insight into what ideas, philosophies, trends, and plants are floating in the cultural zeitgeist. Friend of the show, Dr Ian Smith interviews som...
Change The Air co-founder Kendra Seymour
Non Toxic Environments Home Health & Wellness - March 23, 2024 16:39 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsKendra Seymour is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of Change the Air Foundation and a passionate advocate for improving health by improving indoor air quality. She oversees foundation initiatives, with a special focus on raising awareness, outreach, and fundraising. As a mother of two, ...
ABC's of Clematis
Your Midwest Garden Podcast - March 20, 2024 10:00 - 56 minutesMany think the Clematis Vine is a fragile, delicate flower. That it's a hard plant to keep going. But Scott thinks it's a great tropical looking climber and would look great in a sunny area. So we dive into the ABCs of the queen of the climbers... from A to Z! Listen in to hear what we discover...
Ep.196 Permaculture syntropics - Erik van Zuilekom (United Natures)
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - March 17, 2024 06:00 - 2 hoursA garden is never finished. It's going to change throughout the year, and the seasons. It should be getting better over time instead of worse. And it should also provide you with multiple yields, whether that's a food crop, supporting biodiversity, reducing soil salinity, providing shade, maki...
Cork, The New Wood Flooring
Non Toxic Environments Home Health & Wellness - March 15, 2024 22:01 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsI am confident in saying that most of us have been exposed to cork flooring and wall coverings many times throughout our lives. Cork board panels used behind a desk for notes and photos have been a fixture of corporate America for decades. Flooring materials that sort of look like wood but soft...
Don't squirm, compost with worms!
Your Midwest Garden Podcast - March 13, 2024 11:00 - 45 minutesMultiple chances of recycling occur with worm composting... from garbage to garden. Saving the landfills, food scraps that feed the worms, worms recycling that into compost, compost giving nutrients to veggies/herbs, veggies coming back onto our plates. The garden circle of life, all with the h...
Ep.195 Insect Taxonomy: Classifying good, bad & neutral insects into groups - Dr Ian Smith (Bug Bites)
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - March 10, 2024 06:00 - 1 hourHave you ever considered that plants can be broken into groups, just like plants? By classifying plants into their taxonomic order, we can automatically understand a few things about them. For example, what type of mouth-part do they have, and what does that mean for the type of plant damage or...
Ep.195 Insect taxonomy: Classifying good, bad & neutral insects into groups - Dr Ian Smith (Bug Bites)
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - March 10, 2024 06:00 - 1 hourSydney. Or, click the AIH events link below. Diptera (flys) The Good Hoverfly Robber flies The bad Leaf miners Fruit flies (not vinegar flies) The inbetween Blowflies, bottle flies and house flies Fungus gnats Coleoptera (Beetles) Beneficials Ladybird (Coccinellidae) Ground beetles (Cara...
Flooring Selections for the Chemically Sensitive, with Corinne Segura
Non Toxic Environments Home Health & Wellness - March 09, 2024 17:25 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsHealthy flooring has become one of the most asked about topics with my clients. Corinne, founder of My Chemical Free House, has written several articles on this subject and will share her findings with us and educate us on how she does her own personal research. Corinne Segura is a Building ...
Prepping for Spring
Your Midwest Garden Podcast - March 06, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutesAnd we're back... season number five has officially begun! To keep everyone from getting frostbite, I know... the warmer weather has hit us early but lets keep the itch to garden in the planning stages. Until the temps are consistently warm, all the critters are still in their winter naps. Dis...
Ep194 Plant communication according to science - Katia Hougaard (Katia Plant Scientist)
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - March 03, 2024 06:00 - 1 hourHave you ever wondered whether plants can communicate? And if they can, how do they do so? Katia Hougaard is back, and this time we explore the science behind plant communication. We discuss VOCs, plant blood tests, visual signs, sounds, Venus fly traps, predators, pests, and much more. We ev...
Ep.193 Hort Journal highlights: Editor's pick 2023 - Karen Smith (sponsored by Hort Journal Australia)
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - February 25, 2024 06:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we go over more than a dozen topics quickly, based around the Hort Journal's editor's best article picks for 2023. Karen Smith is my mentor and also the editor for our Australian horticulture industry's best magazine, and she has her finger on the pulse when it comes to amenity...
Creating a Healthier Life Balance with Modern Technologies
Non Toxic Environments Home Health & Wellness - February 21, 2024 20:22 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsR Blank is an entrepreneur, technologist & author. He is the CEO of Shield Your Body, where it is our mission to make technology safer for you to use and enjoy. R also hosts "The Healthier Tech Podcast" covering issues to help people have a healthier, more balanced relationship with technology, ...
ENCORE EPISODE: Advantages of Rain Water
Your Midwest Garden Podcast - February 21, 2024 10:00 - 1 hourGETTING THAT ITCH TO GET BACK INTO THE GARDEN? WELL NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO PREP. AND THAT MEANS GIVING YOUR PLANTS THE BEST WATER AVAILABLE... LISTEN IN TO THIS RECENT, BUT IMPORTANT EPISODE! We were in search of why rain water perks up our lawns and gardens more than tap water. Not a scien...
Living in a Wellness Community - Steve Nygren, CEO of Serenbe
Non Toxic Environments Home Health & Wellness - February 20, 2024 18:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsHave you ever dreamed of living in community that focuses on OUR health and well being above all else? Serenbe is an award winning biophilic community that connects people to nature and each other. Each of Serenbe’s hamlets have complementary commercial centers focused on the elements of a...
Ep.192 Nursery wholesale insights for the whole industry - Paul Plant (Nursery Manager, 4BC Garden Talkback Presenter)
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - February 18, 2024 06:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, I interview Paul Plant about what we're getting wrong as a whole industry when working with wholesale nurseries in particular, and how we can tighten up our game. I wanted to know stuff like, how are miscommunications and poor choices costing landscapers, arborists and horticul...
Ep.191 Landscape excellence: Yards case study - Ben, Amanda and Dale (Yards)
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - February 04, 2024 06:00 - 1 hourHave you ever worked for a company that took horticultural excellence seriously within the landscape design, construction and maintenance sectors? This episode is a case study on a company called Yards, which was started by a connection of mine from the AIH, Ben French. In this episode, I inter...
Ep.190 Assessing tree health & safety - Gary Moran (Treeside Arboricultural Consultancy)
Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology - January 28, 2024 06:00 - 1 hourDo you know how to assess a tree's health and safety? And do you know how to do so in a systematic way to ensure you don't miss any major clues? This episode is designed to teach non-arborists within the landscape and horticulture sector what to look for when inspecting trees. What signs tell u...
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