Latest Perennials Podcast Episodes
Episode 71: Better Versions of Old Favorites
Let's Argue About Plants - September 18, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsWhy would you ever want the shinier version of a beloved plant? In this episode Steve and Danielle talk about all the reasons including better disease resistance, better habits, or perhaps a more exciting foliage color. Disclaimer: we’re not dissing the classic favorites, just recommending some ...
Episode 70: Better Versions of Old Favorites
Let's Argue About Plants - September 18, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsWhy would you ever want the shinier version of a beloved plant? In this episode Steve and Danielle talk about all the reasons including better disease resistance, better habits, or perhaps a more exciting foliage color. Disclaimer: we’re not dissing the classic favorites, just recommending some ...
Episode 70: Plants That Made it Through Summer’s Worst
Let's Argue About Plants - September 04, 2020 17:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsHere in the Northeast, we experienced one of the hottest summers on record. In Connecticut (where we make this wonderful podcast), we broke a 38-year record for most consecutive days over 90°F. Add to these steamy temps a record low rainfall and this summer turned out to be pretty miserable—and ...
Episode 69: See-through Plants
Let's Argue About Plants - August 21, 2020 17:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsWhy on earth would you ever put a tall plant in the front of your garden-- even in the middle? You’d block whatever is behind it, right? Not necessarily. Enter the amazingly versatile category of see-through plants. Many of these unsung heroes have a bulk of tufted foliage that stays under a f...
All About Gardening In Containers
Logan's Garden Shop Podcast - August 21, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode of the Logan Trading Company Podcast, Horticultural Professor, Bryce Lane talks to us about how to really take advantage of the benefits of “Pot-Scaping” or “Gardening In Containers”. Bryce gives us a few helpful tips on how we can be successful gardeners even when there’s ...
Episode 68: Plants for Nooks and Crannies
Let's Argue About Plants - August 07, 2020 20:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsWhat good is a cake without the frosting? Sure, it still tastes good, but it isn’t giving you its full potential. That’s sort of what a garden is like without nooks and crannies plants: Good, but not as great as it could be. These tiny treasures fill in all the gaps and cracks of a landscape. Th...
Episode 67: Plants for Kids
Let's Argue About Plants - July 24, 2020 12:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsThis episode was inspired by a loyal listener, Elizabeth, who reached out to us and asked for help. She has a 10-month old son and she wanted recommendations for plants that might foster a love and curiosity for the outdoors in her child (once he can walk, of course). So, we accepted the challen...
Episode 66: Reliable Performers
Let's Argue About Plants - July 10, 2020 12:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsTake a tour through Danielle’s and Steve’s garden as they point out some of their go-to plants. These options may not be the showiest or most alluring plants in their beds, but these are the dependable stalwarts that show up year after year without complaint. This episode was also filmed to hav...
Episode 65: True Blue Beauties
Let's Argue About Plants - June 19, 2020 12:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsBlue--arguably the most elusive color in gardening. If you’ve ever bought a plant that touted “beautiful blue blooms” only to discover that when it flowered it was actually purple, you are not alone. Or, perhaps you’ve drooled for years over pictures of Himalayan blue poppies, the truest of blue...
Episode 64: Plants for Massing
Let's Argue About Plants - June 05, 2020 15:09 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsImpact is created in many different ways in the garden. Sometimes you get impact from a single plant that has an interesting form or stunning color. Other times, you get visual impact from grouping several of the same plants together. These masses are eye-catching and lend a movement to the lan...
Gardening To Attract Wildlife Part 2
Logan's Garden Shop Podcast - May 22, 2020 22:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHello everyone, and welcome to another awesome episode of the Logan Trading Company Podcast with your host NCSU Horticultural Professor Bryce Lane. In this episode Bryce is teaching us all about Pollinators. You’ll really get a taste of Bryce’s love of entomology (the study of insects) and his ...
Episode 63: Color in the Shade
Let's Argue About Plants - May 22, 2020 13:46 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsWhen you think about shade do you think about various different colors of green? Maybe a white striped hosta if you’re lucky? You’re not alone. Many of us think that the term “colorful shade plant” is a fantasy—that there isn’t an appreciable number of plants that produce vibrant reds, yellows, ...
Gardening To Attract Wildlife Part 1
Logan's Garden Shop Podcast - May 14, 2020 13:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHey Everyone! Welcome to another awesome episode of the Logan Trading Company podcast with your host, Professor Bryce Lane. In this episode Bryce teaches us about Gardening To Attract Wildlife. There are so many aspects to our ecosystem that you may not have considered. However you have a part ...
Episode: 62 Holy Cow—It Came Back!
Let's Argue About Plants - May 08, 2020 12:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsWith the forever changing and unpredictable winters we’ve all grown accustomed to it’s hard to know what to expect each spring. Sometimes plants we never thought had a chance in hell of coming back sail through the winter unfazed. And then there are those occasions when you were positive a hard...
Episode 61: What we’re starting from seed
Let's Argue About Plants - April 17, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsIt’s been a long winter and a less than stellar start to spring, so naturally we went a little overboard on the seed-starting this year. While Steve purchased and started mostly flowers/ornamentals, Danielle went to town in the edibles department. And, we couldn’t do an episode on seed-starting...
Gardening In Place Part 2
Logan's Garden Shop Podcast - April 09, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHello Everyone! Welcome to the Logan Trading Company podcast with Bryce Lane. In Part 2 of Gardening In Place, NC State Horticultural Professor Bryce Lane focuses on the benefits of gardening for our little ones and what we can do for, and with our families. Gardening can teach us so many thin...
Episode 60: Why am I not growing this?
Let's Argue About Plants - April 03, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsFor years these plants have been on our lists of must-haves—but they have tragically never made it into the garden. Why? Truthfully it’s probably because both Steve and Danielle suffer from short term memory loss and when it comes to buying plants, they are easily distracted. But then something ...
Gardening In Place Part 1
Logan's Garden Shop Podcast - April 02, 2020 15:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode of the Logan Trading Company Podcast, Horticultural Professor, Bryce Lane gives you some helpful tips on how you can continue to enjoy nature while navigating this new normal. Learn about the physical and psychological benefits of “Gardening In Place” and how you can take a step ...
Episode 59: Northwest Flower and Garden Festival Review
Let's Argue About Plants - March 20, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsOver the course of the past several years, the staff of Fine Gardening has visited A LOT of flower and garden shows across North America. But one show that takes place every February in Seattle consistently rises to the top: The Northwest Flower and Garden Festival. The display gardens are more ...
IT'S SPRING TIME
Logan's Garden Shop Podcast - March 13, 2020 03:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsJoin Logan's Garden Shop (or Logan Trading Company. or simply just "Logan's") for a gardening podcast that goes beyond the planting and digs deep into YOUR love of gardening. Hosted by celebrated teacher, speaker, and horticulturist, Bryce Lane.Bryce discovered his passion for plants and telling ...
IT'S SPRING TIME
Logan's Garden Shop Podcast - March 13, 2020 03:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsJoin Logan's Garden Shop (or Logan Trading Company. or simply just "Logan's") for a gardening podcast that goes beyond the planting and digs deep into YOUR love of gardening. Hosted by celebrated teacher, speaker, and horticulturist, Bryce Lane.Bryce discovered his passion for plants and telling ...
Episode 58: Architectural Plants
Let's Argue About Plants - March 06, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsIt may seem weird to talk about a garden having “architecture”, but it’s an essential component of a good design. Plants with stunning form—be it shockingly upright, or maybe acutely weeping—are what tends to draw the eye in a landscape. These plants are often focal points, and we like to thin...
Episode 57: Visit to Logee’s Greenhouses
Let's Argue About Plants - February 21, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsWe’re taking the podcast on the road again and this time we traveled to Logee’s Greenhouses in Danielson, Connecticut. Known countrywide as a mecca for houseplant and tropical plant lovers, this unique business is the ideal location to visit if you need to chase away the winter blues. Join us as...
Episode 56: Listener Q & A
Let's Argue About Plants - February 07, 2020 13:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsSince we’ve been at this podcasting game for 2+ years now, we figured it was time we asked you guys—our loyal listeners—what pressing plant questions you have. We got questions about design, zone 4 recommendations, and one brave listener even wrote in to ask about our favorite PINK plants (yikes...
Ep. 55 Best Natives
Let's Argue About Plants - January 24, 2020 13:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsSome people say plant all native plants. Some people say plant a mix of native and ornamental options. Whichever side you may be on, the plants we highlight today are some stellar selections no matter where they hail from—but they’re all North American natives that we adore. It’s hard to do a sh...
Episode 54: Splurge Plants
Let's Argue About Plants - January 10, 2020 13:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsOn this episode we’re daring to dream big and talking about which plants we’d be willing to spend an entire paycheck on. We’re calling these coveted gems, Splurge Plants. A hefty price tag isn’t the only way a plant can make this list, though. It could be a plant that’s not hardy to our particu...
Episode 53: Successes and Failures
Let's Argue About Plants - December 27, 2019 13:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsWhat better to way to wrap up the year of gardening with an airing of our grievances against all those plants that never quite lived up to their potential this season? (Think of that infamous Seinfeld episode featuring the Costanzas Festivus celebration). However, we didn’t want to end 2019 on ...
Ep. 52 Holiday Wish List
Let's Argue About Plants - December 13, 2019 15:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsHappy holidays LAAP listeners! It’s hard to believe that another gardening season is now (nearly) in the books. As we think ahead to the New Year—and spring 2020—we’re thinking about which plants are going onto our holiday wish lists. Now, we don’t expect our loved ones to buy us plants this tim...
Episode 51: Great Grasses
Let's Argue About Plants - November 22, 2019 13:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 374 ratingsAs gardeners, we love ornamental grasses for a plethora of reasons: They have great texture, they attract wildlife, many are native to North America. But, there are several options out there that give ornamental grasses a bad name. These noxious weeds spread aggressively, become invasive, and/or...
House Plants Part 2
Logan's Garden Shop Podcast - November 20, 2019 01:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn part two of Episode 3 of the Logan Trading Co. podcast, Professor Bryce Lane breaks down what it takes to have success with Houseplants. In this episode Bryce will be diving into the tricky world of potting, porosity, watering, saturation, draining, and cleaning. Oh and pay close attention to...