The Garden Mixer
Marianne Willburn, garden author & columnist, and Leslie Harris, host of the podcast Into the Garden with Leslie, team up to bring you The Garden Mixer. This bi-weekly conversation provides guidance for beginner gardeners, encouragement for experienced gardeners, and amusement for all. Marianne and Leslie mix up opinions, strategies, the occasional guest, and cocktails as they discuss all things gardening.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 160
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Madeline Hooper and Garden Fit
What's the most important gardening tool? Your body, silly, which, if you are like me, isn't quite the same as it used to be. Is there a resource where you can learn about how to improve and maintain…
The Spring Garden with Marianne Willburn
Hydrangea pruning, bulbs (tulips... are they worth it? of course), transplanting polygonatum, tchotchkes in the garden (MA thinks no, Les likes a bit of whimsy), and quite a long side path of Magnoli…
Katie Dubow and New Superstar Plants
A DOZEN plants of the week here, as Katie Dubow of the Garden Media Group and I discuss their favorite new plants. And listeners, I DID write a blog post with links, but now my website is down. :(
St…
Marianne Willburn Garden Tour HERE, 119
Just trying to make it clear that because Marianne toured my garden I didn't take very long. The plant of the week is a weeping Salix and I throw you a few early spring seasonal tips just in case yo…
Erin Schanen and the Philly Trends
Each year, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society comes out with a list of trends that we should be on the lookout for in the gardening world. Erin the impatient Gardner and I break down this list a…
Linda Vater, 116
Linda Vater of Potager Blog and I discuss her new Garden Journal, hellebores are the plant of the week, rose pruning tips.
Susan Harris of Garden Rant, 115
Susan and I talk about GardenRant.com because of course that's a great blog of which she is a founding member, but we also touch on her hometown of Greenbelt, Maryland, her website of Good Garden Vi…
SPECIAL EPISODE How to Run a Gardening Business, 114
Jennifer Rauschmayer of Edible Landscape Design of Plano, Texas and I talk about the ins and outs of running a business doing what you love: gardening. From getting your first paperwork done, finding…
Carrie and Dale Spoonmore, 113
The Spoonmores created a gardening app called From Seed to Spoon, but more recently they have married AI and gardening with the latest app, called Grow Bot. Listen to the fascinating story of how the…
Marianne Willburn and Winter Gardening, 111
Winter gardening... How could you? Why should you? Because you love it, basically, and there is no reason to not love it in winter if you have the right gear, attitude and projects. Marianne tells us…
Marta McDowell, Gardening Can Be Murder, 110
Poisonous plants, sharp tools, noxious chemicals (hopefully not in YOUR shed) and a place to compost the body-- gardens are perfect places for murder. Marta McDowell has compiled the tools, motive, d…
Jarema Osofsky and Moon Gardens, 109
What do you think of when you hear the term moon garden? White flowers can set a good scene, and summer nights filled with scents are enticing, but there are so many more good ideas to consider. List…
Tiffany Garner of Quick and Dirty Gardens 108
What's better than quick and good (and maybe sometimes a bit soil infused) garden tips from someone who just seems like they would be a good garden pal? Nothing, and I found out for sure that she wou…
Kathy Jentz and Groundcovers, 107
Kathy Jentz of Garden DC has written another book: Groundcover Revolution: How to use sustainable, low-maintenance, low-water groundcovers to replace your turf - 40 alternative choices for: - No Mowi…
Jenny Rose Carey, 105
Author of "The Ultimate Flower Gardener's Guide" and "Glorious Shade", Jenny Rose Carey is a fount of information on how to grow. In her 4.5 acre garden north of Philadelphia, called North View, Jenn…
Laura Boissonault, 106
Laura Boissonault of How's it Growing and I have a good old garden chat about her New Jersey creation, complete with green house.
We did it! We moved! 104
So brief because you know how moving is… But I just wanted to say hello and I'll be back in two weeks' time with a more normal episode.
Back to unpacking!
Chris McLaughlin of "The Good Garden" 103
How about a book that gives you a plethora of suggestions on how to garden sustainably or regeneratively? Chris presents a wide range of ideas in her book "The Good Garden" but no mandates and no gui…
Page Dickey and Sister Sue Ann
Two interviews about new gardens! Here are edited versions of Episodes 62 and 14, which were very helpful for me to re-visit with my impending move!
Jennifer McDonald of Garden Girls, and Celebrating 100 Episodes...
...even though it appears that this is the 101st and counting is not my strong suit. Listen to Jen describe her booming business in Houston Texas (but willing to expand!) that sets up clients with re…