Copyright (c) 2013 CraftStylish.com en-us Fine Gardening - "Garden Confidential" blog entries http://www.finegardening.com/blog/garden-confidential Thu, 23 May 2013 23:52:13 -0500 Fine Gardening - "Garden Confidential" blog entries http://www.finegardening.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finegardening.com/blog/garden-confidential Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/27105/episode-12-a-plant-walks-into-a-bar http://www.finegardening.com/item/27105/episode-12-a-plant-walks-into-a-bar Posted by andrewkeys
Ever consider what it takes to make that tall, cool beverage you're drinking right now? Unless it's straight-up water, odds are overwhelming that plants had a hand (or a leaf) in the creation of whatever quaff you're consuming. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/27105/episode-12-a-plant-walks-into-a-bar Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:30:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/26152/episode-11-fire-and-ice http://www.finegardening.com/item/26152/episode-11-fire-and-ice Posted by andrewkeys
Plants find ways to endure in in extreme situations, and the upshot is that where plants endure, gardeners endure too. In this episode, "Fire and Ice," we look at plants and the people growing them in very different, very extreme circumstances: Antarctica, and Southern California in wildfire season. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/26152/episode-11-fire-and-ice Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:10:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/25651/episode-10-invasion http://www.finegardening.com/item/25651/episode-10-invasion Posted by andrewkeys
Is it cold yet where you live? Well, we've got a topic that's forever hot to get you warmed up: invasives. In this episode, I talk to Peter Del Tredici, author of Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast: A Field Guide. Or DownloadFrom iTunes   Now, when some people describe a plant as invasive... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/25651/episode-10-invasion Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/24616/episode-9-the-secret-life-of-cacti http://www.finegardening.com/item/24616/episode-9-the-secret-life-of-cacti Posted by andrewkeys
Scott Calhoun is a native Arizonan, so he'd seen a lot of cacti growing up, but it wasn't until he was an adult that he truly discovered cacti, and not for the reason you might think... ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/24616/episode-9-the-secret-life-of-cacti Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/23588/episode-8-natural-history http://www.finegardening.com/item/23588/episode-8-natural-history Posted by andrewkeys
Ever notice how, when you read about a plant in an encyclopedia, there's a blurb at the bottom about how it was first discovered or described? Did you know those "original plants" are still around? ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/23588/episode-8-natural-history Thu, 17 May 2012 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/23037/episode-7-return-to-sender http://www.finegardening.com/item/23037/episode-7-return-to-sender Posted by andrewkeys
If you've been a plant geek for any length of time, odds are you've found yourself poring over a sexy catalog promising live plants by mail. Despite mail-ordering plants as often as I have, I’m still struck by what a dubious prospect it is. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/23037/episode-7-return-to-sender Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:01:33 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/22806/episode-6-x-and-y-part-i http://www.finegardening.com/item/22806/episode-6-x-and-y-part-i Posted by andrewkeys
"Why don't young people garden?" I can't tell you how often I've been asked that question. In this episode, I talk to Kelly Norris and Amanda Thomsen, two Gen X/Y gardeners and authors, about the "age-old" question of gardening among our generations. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/22806/episode-6-x-and-y-part-i Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:58:02 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/22441/episode-5-down-to-earth http://www.finegardening.com/item/22441/episode-5-down-to-earth Posted by andrewkeys
Earthworms: how well do you really know them? I'm betting worms have more to do with your above-ground world than you know. In this episode, I talk to Amy Stewart, author of The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms about why. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/22441/episode-5-down-to-earth Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/22005/episode-4-cabbage-patch http://www.finegardening.com/item/22005/episode-4-cabbage-patch Posted by andrewkeys
Where do new plants come from? In this episode, I talk to Dan Heims, president of Terra Nova Nurseries, and arguably one of the harbingers of Heuchera as a household name. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/22005/episode-4-cabbage-patch Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:24:29 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/21701/episode-3-tannenbaum http://www.finegardening.com/item/21701/episode-3-tannenbaum Posted by andrewkeys
The Christmas tree is a holiday horticultural icon, and in this episode, we give you two slightly skewed tales of the storied evergreen. Andrew Keys talks to writer Pamela Price of the blog Red, White & Grew about a particularly Texan Tannenbaum, followed by an essay from Fine Gardening blogger Amanda Thomsen of Kiss My Aster. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/21701/episode-3-tannenbaum Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/21447/episode-2-a-to-z http://www.finegardening.com/item/21447/episode-2-a-to-z Posted by andrewkeys
What plant-y things are you thankful for this year? Hear our favorites from "A to Z," this month's theme. Andrew Keys talks to the staff at Fine Gardening and Ray Rogers, editor of the American Horticultural Society's A to Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/21447/episode-2-a-to-z Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:30:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/21015/episode-1-a-garden-to-remember http://www.finegardening.com/item/21015/episode-1-a-garden-to-remember Posted by andrewkeys
Welcome to the very first episode of Fine Gardening's first podcast, Garden Confidential: Stories at the intersection of people and plants. This month's theme is "A Garden to Remember." Andrew Keys talks with guests about why we turn to gardens as memorials. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/21015/episode-1-a-garden-to-remember