Gardening Simplified
Introducing Gardening Simplified, a new radio show and podcast from Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs.
Hosted by life-long gardeners Rick Vuyst and Stacey Hirvela, the Gardening Simplified show is designed to share our love of plants and gardening. Whatever your skill or experience level, you’ll find something interesting, useful, and just plain fascinating in every episode.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 158
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Pruning Demystified & How Honey Bees Handle a Weird Spring
Should you be pruning now? Today we talk about what you should prune in spring and what you should not. Hear how this unusual spring is affecting honey bees and tapping maple trees for maple syrup wi…
00:51:55 |
Sat 24 Feb 2024
The When and Where of Growing from Seed & Interview on Leafjoy® Houseplants
When spring fever hits, the temptation to start seeds becomes irresistible. But when is the right time? What's the right equipment? We'll tell you! Featured plant: Still Waters clematis.
00:58:53 |
Sat 17 Feb 2024
Sun, Shade, Part-Shade - Explaining Plant Light Needs
Are those recommendations for light on plant tags arbitrary, or do they mean something? Find out in this episode, where we also discuss spring fertilizing and animal weather prognosticators. Featured…
00:43:04 |
Sat 10 Feb 2024
Drought Tolerant Plants & Taking the Irritation Out of Irrigation - Interview with Tim DeGeest
Drought: it's dusty. It's dry. And plants can help make it a whole lot prettier. Learn about what makes a plant drought tolerant, and how you can alleviate drought with a DIY drip irrigation system. …
01:03:57 |
Sat 03 Feb 2024
Happiness with Houseplants (even gardenias!)
How many houseplants do you have? Whether it's one or one hundred, we're celebrating the indoor gardening renaissance. Plus, learn the secret to success with gardenias indoors (and outdoors), and hea…
00:42:18 |
Sat 27 Jan 2024
Layering Plants in the Garden and Landscape
A garden planted in layers is dynamic, interesting, and beautiful. Learn what it means and how to do it! Plus, plant cold hardiness, pruning elderberries, and biophilia. Featured plant: Cesky Gold dw…
00:55:58 |
Sat 20 Jan 2024
2024 Plants of the Year
Meet the 2024 Proven Winners all-star team: the Plants of the Year! Learn about each variety and how they are chosen. Plus, causes of brown arborvitae, planting bulbs in January, and the Pantone Colo…
00:43:45 |
Sat 13 Jan 2024
Stacey and Rick’s New Year’s (Gardening) Resolutions
Do you have new year’s resolutions for 2024? Or maybe, your new year’s resolution is to avoid new year’s resolutions – either way, we’d love to hear your thoughts! Learn about different types of fert…
00:41:20 |
Sat 30 Dec 2023
Garden Tunes and Birdman is Back
Do you have a gardening playlist? Listen in for our favorite plant and outdoor-related songs. Plus, using pine needles as mulch, planting around black walnuts, and a winter update from Birdman Bill S…
00:50:29 |
Sat 23 Dec 2023
Everything Evergreen and Talking Tea With Debra Knapke
Evergreens lift our spirits during the holidays and carry our landscape through winter. Learn the two types of evergreens, and the benefits they bring to the landscape. Plus, snowload on trees and sh…
00:57:03 |
Sat 16 Dec 2023
The New USDA Zone Map, and What It Means for You
In mid-November, the USDA put out a new hardiness zone map, the first since 2012. Learn what's new in it, and why, and what it might mean for what you can grow. Plus, hydrangea growing questions and …
00:42:03 |
Sat 09 Dec 2023
Plant-Based Holiday Decor, Indoors and Out
December is here, and along with it, holiday decorating. Grace your containers, windowboxes, and maybe even a few spots indoors with cut branches and greens! Hear our suggestions and get advice from …
00:50:14 |
Sat 02 Dec 2023
Hydrangeas and the 2023 Polar Vortex
Cape Cod is synonymous with hydrangeas, but as Rick discovered at this year's Hydrangea festival, polar conditions threatened the display. We talk hydrangeas that stand up to the cold and other solut…
00:42:13 |
Sat 25 Nov 2023
Vegetables: The Plants You Put On Your Plate
When cooking and eating vegetables, it can be easy to forget they started as plants. We discuss the joys of growing veg and sharing them on your holiday table - and maybe even getting kids to eat the…
00:57:28 |
Sat 18 Nov 2023
Going All-in on Native Plants - Or Not?!
Gardening with native plants gets a lot of talk these days, but what does it really mean? We explore the possibilities, benefits, and myths of gardening with natives in what may be our most controver…
00:43:18 |
Sat 11 Nov 2023
Autumn Leaves Abound. Here’s How to Use Them to Your Advantage
They're colorful, they're abundant, they're...useful? Yes! Fallen leaves are perfect for improving soil. Find out what to do with yours, plus, mystery fungus, a fence-climbing Chihuahua, and new voca…
00:41:09 |
Sat 04 Nov 2023
It’s Plant Moving Time, so Let’s Get a Move On!
Whatever your reason for moving a shrub or perennial - the site has become too shady, the plant outgrew the spot, or you just don't like where it is - now is the perfect time to move it. Learn how in…
00:42:32 |
Sat 28 Oct 2023
Choose Your Path Wisely - All About Garden Paths
A garden path gets you from point A to point B, but it's the path materials, the shape of the path, and of course, the plants, that make the journey worthwhile. Hear our favorite path materials, alon…
00:41:07 |
Sat 21 Oct 2023
Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned in the Garden
No one likes to make a mistake, but the mistakes you make in gardening tend to be the lessons that stick with you most. Hear the mistakes Rick and Stacey have made and what they've learned from them.…
00:59:56 |
Sat 14 Oct 2023
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