Always great to talk to John Shumway. This time it’s all about turning leave into compost, they should never go to the landfill.

It was wonderful to talk with garden writer and personality Niki Jabbour about leaving her long time garden and moving to new garden, which is actually her old garden.

The work done now planting these ephemeral beauties will make the spring garden spectacular. Many bulbs will bloom for decades or longer acting as a legacy for the gardener who planted them.

In the first of a series of interviews with different gardeners who have moved on to new spaces, Kevin Prall talks about leaving his amazing garden in New Kensington.
One of the features of his garden were large Windmill Palms, which he would protect and heat to get them through winter.

My friend Diane Blazek, executive director of All America Selections and the National Garden Bureau joined me on the radio show to discuss some new AAS Winners, how they are chosen and has a cool historical story about AAS, with a video below.
Check out the photos too, left to right are impatiens ‘Solarscape XL Red Glow,’ sunflower ‘Always Sunny Gold’ and vinca ‘Tattoo Boysenberry.’

We had fun on Pittsburgh Today Live talking about fall planting of perennials, shrubs and bulbs along with showcasing my favorite easy to grow varieties.