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
Advanced Annuals, Innovative Plants, Plant a Tree, Save a Bee! - Interviewing a Pollinator Expert
Planting annuals is one of the most joyful parts of gardening - listen in as we share our thoughts on this time-honored tradition, and our favorite plants. Plus, learn what it means to be an innovati…
00:45:54 |
Sat 27 May 2023
Why the Right Soil Matters, Hardening Off Plants, and Avoiding Oak Wilt
Learn why the right soil matters, especially when it comes to plants like our Plant on Trial today, Dandy Man® Purple rhododendron. Now is a great time to start hardening off plants! Hear tips on how…
00:41:54 |
Sat 20 May 2023
The Best Plants to Give Mom for Mother’s Day and a Rose Unlike Any Other
Gifting plants to Mom on Mother’s Day has been a go-to for most people. In this episode, Stacey and Rick talk about what plants make a good gift, including a revolutionary new rose. Find out if you c…
00:43:04 |
Sat 13 May 2023
The Fundamentals of Container Gardening and the Birdman is Back!
Container gardening has come a long way in the last few years! Learn our tips and favorite plants for containers, plus how to use your containers for flowering shrubs and evergreens. And by popular d…
00:48:38 |
Sat 06 May 2023
Flower Farming, Forsythia, and Fabulous Container Design Tips with Renee Clermont
In today’s episode, we talk about the cut flower trend. Rick and Stacey talk about the rising popularity of growing your own cut flowers and which types they recommend. Our Plant on Trial this week i…
00:42:38 |
Sat 29 Apr 2023
The Appeal of Perennials - Favorites, Care Tips, and More!
Learn all about perennials in today's episode! Stacey and Rick discuss the best care practices, what their favorite perennials are, and why. Stacey highlights a compact butterfly bush that fits perfe…
00:42:10 |
Sat 22 Apr 2023
Spring Blooming Trees and Interview With Amphibian Expert - The Gator
Spring blooming trees are ubiquitous and a welcome splash of color before warmer days start to come in. Stacey and Rick talk all about spring blooming trees and highlight the beautiful and shade tole…
00:44:57 |
Sat 15 Apr 2023
The Best Tips and Plants for Beginning Gardeners
New to gardening? Wondering how to get started? This is the show for you! We talk best plants for beginners and how falling in love with a plant can kick off your garden journey. Plus, the perfect hy…
00:43:39 |
Sat 08 Apr 2023
How De-vine! Tips for Clematis and Composting
In this week’s episode, we put the spotlight on the much-loved vine, the clematis! Stacey and Rick discuss care practices and easy to grow varieties, like our Plant on Trial, Pink Mink® clematis. In …
00:44:10 |
Sat 01 Apr 2023
Climbers, Twiners, and Vines - Oh My! & Interview With the Birdman
It's finally, officially spring, and the weather's vine! We dedicate much of today's show to climbers and twiners, and spotlight a woody vine in the midst of an identity crisis. Stay to the end for a…
00:53:07 |
Sat 25 Mar 2023
Living on the Hedge - Best Plants for Hedges And Composting Explained - Interview With Justin Morgan From Morgan Composting
Let's talk hedges! Whether they're evergreen or deciduous, used to screen off an ugly view or to add structure to your landscape, they're incredibly useful. Plus, learn about a fast-growing arborvita…
00:44:22 |
Sat 18 Mar 2023
How to Help Hummingbirds and the Age of the Brussels Sprouts
This week we talk about one of the feistiest little birds out there, the hummingbird! Learn how you can help support hummingbirds - from plants to use in your garden to food you can easily make yours…
00:40:40 |
Sat 11 Mar 2023
Tips for Selecting and Growing Tomatoes and Shrub Madness the Ultimate Plant Bracket
Spring is in the air and in the studio! Today we talk all about tomatoes, including best practices for selecting and growing. Instead of putting just one plant on trial today, we’re putting 64 plants…
00:42:15 |
Sat 04 Mar 2023
Tips for Specimen Plants, Spring Bulbs Emerging, and Flaco the Owl
Specimen plants are those that transform your landscape from one that merely exists to one that grabs everyone's attention. We discuss our favorites, those that have been little more than fads, and t…
00:42:08 |
Sat 25 Feb 2023
Favorite Fragrant Plants and Planning for Canning With the Canning Diva, Diane Devereaux
It's the fragrance show! Join us as we discuss the phenomenon of fragrance, our favorite fragrant plants (including today's plant on trial, Scentara Double Blue lilac). Finally, we start "planning fo…
00:42:17 |
Sat 18 Feb 2023
How to Keep House Plants Happy, When to Prune Mountain Hydrangeas, and Much More!
Whether you call them indoor plants or house plants, we've got the tips to keep them looking their best - although that may involve mayonnaise (seriously!). We also talk about a super cold tolerant n…
00:42:11 |
Sat 11 Feb 2023
How to Make Your Garden Benefit Monarch Butterflies
Butterflies visiting your backyard is one of the true joys of gardening - learn what to plant and how to maintain your garden to make it a true haven. Plus, bees eating mushrooms to heal themselves? …
00:41:37 |
Sat 04 Feb 2023
The Buzz About Bees – How to Make Your Garden Bee Friendly, Interview with Beekeeper Don Snoeyink
It's the bee show! Rick and Stacey talk bees: honeybees, bumblebees, native bees, through the show and with special guest, beekeeper Don Snoeyink. Find out what bees eat through the season and what t…
01:00:37 |
Sat 28 Jan 2023
Dormancy vs Hibernation, Shrubs that Hit Snooze on Spring, and Frozen Succulents
Learn why plants go dormant yet animals hibernate, meet a flowering shrub that likes to sleep late on spring, plus succulent rescue after a freeze, and a harrowing video showing a man rescuing a deer…
00:41:33 |
Sat 21 Jan 2023
2023 Plants of the Year, Bulbs Emerging in Winter, and the World’s Oldest Chicken
Meet the 2023 Plants of the Year, learn about a colorful new option for attracting hummingbirds, why you needn't panic if your bulbs are emerging in January, and the antics of Elvis, the crocodile wh…
00:40:48 |
Sat 14 Jan 2023
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