DIY Garden Minute by Spoken Garden

Today, I want to tell you our 3 great reasons why you need to deadhead your perennials this summer. 

We enjoy flowers and their color sooo much, but you might ask yourself this summer, "should I cl…

Today, I want to tell you what 5 common flower pests to watch for this summer. 

You have planted your flowers this spring and for the coming summer months to enjoy, but now their leaves, stems, and…

On today's episode we tell you about where we have been and what we have been up to. You'll hear about our YouTube channel, our new start page, a brand new product we are working on bringing to marke…

Today, I want to tell you what the difference is between using soil amendments and fertilizers in your garden. 

We all want to improve our plants health by using soil amendments and fertilizers, bu…

Today, I want to tell you about local quick and easy free mulch sources you can use. 

Mulch does so much for our gardens and plants. It retains moisture for plants to take up. It insulates plant ro…

Today, I want to give you 5 easy ways to edge around your garden.

Edging around your garden keeps your mulch in place, shows clear lines between garden beds, walkways, and grass areas, and can ease y…

Today we are talking about common watering mistakes gardeners make when they're establishing new plants. Both Allison and I have made some of these over the years. Whether you are a beginning gardene…

Today, I want to tell you what a watering wand or rain wand is and how it can deliver water to plants in a gentle pattern to those hard to reach plants and more.

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Today, I want to tell you how to know the difference between a weed or a plant. It's a really common question we get; "Is this plant a weed that's in my garden?" First we should say what a weed is. T…

We talk to Janice Cox. She is a writer, author, and home-beauty-expert. Janice sat down with us this past February before the pandemic really hit to tell us all about "At Home Beauty" with plants and…

Summer flowering bulbs need to be planted now in the ground or in containers now. Hear how to prep and then plant your bulbs on this episode.

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Lower your stress levels about whether you planted your seeds, seedlings, bulbs, and plants by listening to this episode to hear about how we successfully do our spring plantings and how you can, too…

A question we see from new gardeners a lot is what is the difference between annual plants and perennial plants? It can be confusing if you don't know, so listen to find out.

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Today I want to tell you how to get your garden beds ready for planting this spring.   

Go to this episodes webpage at spokengarden.com/142 to get more info on tools to use, what to add to your s…

Today we will be going over how to create new plants from the ones you already have in your garden. Super Fun! Yay! Since we are supposed to be self-quarantining and social distancing, what better wa…

Today, how to make garden containers from household items while you shelter-in-place. 

We all need to stay home right now to keep ourselves and our loved ones healthy and safe while we ride out thi…

Allison and I talk about planning, prepping, planting, and then starting to establish new plants in your garden this spring, even under quarantine. Even if your garden goals have changed with the glo…

Today I want to tell you 8 quick spring planting steps.

Even under quarantined or sheltering-in-place, you want to garden and we are right there with you.

You're ready to place that new plants in t…

Today I want to tell you what plant propagation is. 

This is a horticultural and landscape industry term for growing plants, usually thought of in mass production, but also growing single or small …

Mulching anytime of year is very important for so many reasons, but in the Spring it's important because this is a great time to replenish your garden soil with nutrients, to keep improving your soil…