I interviewed Dan Benarcik, a horticulturist from Chanticleer Garden in Wayne, Pa. We were together at the Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show held in Baltimore.
Dan has been at the garden for over 30 years, it’s one of my favorite places in the world.
He had lots of insights for home gardeners and ideas for all of us.

Here’s a great way to start seeds outside during the winter. No need to set up lights or put together an indoor growing system.
This is a segment from Pittsburgh Today Live with my friends Mikey Hood and Ray Petelin. Both are so much fun to work with.

Plant these amazing varieties for a great winter landscape

It was great to talk with Sandra Mao, author of Vibrant Harvest: Cultivating a Kaleidoscope of Colors in Your Vegetable Garden with Heirloom, Modern Hybrids and More, during her appearance on The Organic Gardener Radio Show.

Tomatofest was founded by the late Gary Ibsen and his wife Dagma Lacey, who is continuing the work of preserving wonderful heirloom tomatoes.
Even though I have hundreds of varieties of tomato seeds, every year I search the sale to find a couple of new things to grow.

Every year I drive a couple miles down the road to visit Amy Krut's dahlia garden. Her entire front yard on three sides of the house is filled with 250 different varieties of dahlias. It's so much fun to explore gardening obsessions like Amy's.