PlantCast
By Chicago Botanic Garden
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Podcast Description
Join us for timely gardening tips and demonstrations from the horticulturists of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Learn how to reproduce the techniques we use onsite in your own home and garden for better gardening success.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoCreate a Spectacular Fall Container | Just because it's fall doesn't mean it's time to put your garden to bed. Tim Pollak, outdoor floriculturist for the Chicago Botanic Garden, discusses fall plants that will enhance your garden with bright colors and texture and last well into the season. He also shows you how to create a spectacular fall container using plants that will last throughout the fall. | 16 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoFeeding Your Roses with Corri White | Are your roses just short of spectacular this season? Corri White, Chicago Botanic Garden horticulturist of the Rose and Dwarf Conifer Gardens, shows you best methods for feeding your roses to make them healthy, and the envy of all your friends and family. | 8 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoSuccessful Edging and Mulching Tips with Dave Cantwell | Assistant Horticulturist Dave Cantwell offers useful tips on how you can create clean edges around your garden beds and best mulching practices. Happy gardening! | 3 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoSoil Health with Tim Johnson | It's June and gardening season is in full swing! Tim Johnson, the Chicago Botanic Garden's director of horticulture, shares tips on how you can get your soil into shape for the season. | 1 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoBuilding a Bee Condo with Becky Tonietto | May is the time to welcome bees back into the garden! Attract and keep native cavity-dwelling bees with homemade bee nesting blocks. Plant Biology and Conservation graduate student Becky Tonietto shows you how. Download instructions for your Bee Condo at www.chicagobotanic.org/plantinfo/how-to/bee_condo (http://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantinfo/how-to/bee_condo.php). | 22 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoSowing Seeds with Tim Pollack | Now is the time to sow spring blooming flowers and veggies. Tim Pollak, Chicago Botanic Garden's Outdoor Floriculturist, takes you through a step-by-step process on how to start your seeds indoors. | 25 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoTips for Removing Snow from Shrubs & Trees, and Sidewalks & Driveways | Sean Regan, grounds crew leader for the Chicago Botanic Garden, shares tips on how to safely remove snow from your shrubs and trees, and de-icing your sidewalks and driveways. We invite you to visit www.chicagobotanic.org/plantinfo for more information. | 4 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoTips For Dividing Perennials | Benjamin Carroll, Chicago Botanic Garden's Senior Horticulturist, shares his expert tips on how to divide perennials. Fall is the perfect time for dividing perennials because of the cool air and moist soil. | 13 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoTips for Planting Fall Bulbs | Now is the perfect time to plant spring bulbs. Benjamin Carroll, Chicago Botanic Garden Senior Horticulturist, shares tips on how to correctly plant bulbs to ensure beautiful springtime blooms. | 23 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoTips for Fall Containers | Heather Sherwood, Chicago Botanic Garden Senior Horticulturist, shares her top 3 favorite plants for fall, and gives you tips on how to install and maintain beautiful fall containers. | 14 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
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