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Plantrama - plants, landscapes, & bringing nature indoors

Sep 26, 2019

We start off this podcast with a toast to fall as Ellen presents an autumnal cocktail…a frozen persimmon margarita! We discuss protecting plants for the winter (should you?) and growing figs in cold climates. The glorious, fall-flowering goldenrod is a plant we celebrate, and we’re happy to announce the arrival of...


Sep 19, 2019

Do you need to repot an orchid? Want to grow a cup-a-Joe in your living room? Maybe you’re interested in saving seeds from plants you’ve grown in your garden, or you need a handy tool for deadheading and cutting flower bouquets. If any of this is of interest, have we got a podcast for you!

:28  Plant Noob: How...


Sep 12, 2019

1:06 What’s for dinner: Dahlias!

4:44 True or False:   You need a different fertilizer for each type of plant.

9:40 Eat/Drink/Grow: Hot & Cold…Fire pit plantings and over-wintering plants in outdoor containers.

19:42 Love Letters and Questions:   Making sense of the markings on rain gauges.

Ellen and C.L. celebrate...


Sep 5, 2019

In this episode the Plantrama team talks about creating colorful flower garlands for a celebration, fall fix-ups for containers, gardens and curb appeal, and quince bushes or trees. We end with a question from Torry about what “soil amendments” are and what they can do.

:29 Just For Fun: Flower garlands

5:48...


Sep 5, 2019

Ellen and C.L. discuss what to do with green tomatoes, saving tropical plants over the winter, and how plants get their names. We end by answering Kirk’s question about raccoons eating the sweet corn he grew this year.

 

:31 What’s For Dinner: Green Tomatoes.

4:48 Eat/Drink/Grow: Saving Caladiums, Mandevilla and...