The Garden Question is a podcast for people that love designing, building and growing smarter gardens that work.

Listen in as we talk with successful garden designers, builders, and growers. Discovering their stories along with how they think, work, and grow.

This is your next step in creating a beautiful year-round, environmentally connected, low maintenance, and healthy thriving outdoor spaces!

It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or an expert there will always be something inspiring when you listen to “The Garden Question” podcast.

Host Craig McManus.

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Creating a Sense of Place: The Art of Garden Design – Nathan Wilson – 183

By Craig McManus | October 10, 2024

Creating a Sense of Place: The Art of Garden Design – Nathan Wilson – 183 In this episode Nathan Wilson explores the concept of creating a ‘sense of place’ in gardening. He emphasizes the importance of blending architecture, plant materials, and personal history to create unique garden environments. He shares insights into the balance between […]

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A Word with Fredrick Law Olmsted – Kirk R. Brown – 063

By Craig McManus | June 23, 2022

063 – A Word with Fredrick Law Olmsted – Kirk R. Brown It’s been over 200 years since he was born. People still absorb his parks and public gardens in more than 5,000 communities across the North American continent. The goal is to “give the common man in this New World the same opportunity to experience […]

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Seeing Gardens with Creative Eyes – Dan Miller – 062

By Craig McManus | June 16, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Seeing Gardens with Creative Eyes – Dan Miller – 062 In this episode Dan Miller talks about his vision and how he executes his creative garden ideas. Dan is the author of […]

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Sustainable Soil Success – Bryce Lane – 061

By Craig McManus | June 9, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Sustainable Soil Success – Bryce Lane – 061 What can you do to improve your garden’s soil to reduce failures? In this episode 061 Sustainable Soil Success with Bryce Lane, we discover […]

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Cut Flower Gardening – Melanie Deyton – 060

By Craig McManus | June 2, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Cut Flower Gardening – Melanie Deyton – 060 Melanie Deyton has made a life connecting people to plants through her family’s flower farm Melanie’s Garden. In this episode 060 we talk about […]

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A Hydrangea for Every Garden – Lisa Bartlett – 059

By Craig McManus | May 26, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email A Hydrangea for Every Garden – Lisa Bartlett – 059 Lisa Bartlett is the Garden Manager for Smith-Gilbert Gardens in Kennesaw, Georgia. She is responsible the over 4,000 species collection of plants. […]

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Odd Ball Planting Times – Jenks Farmer – 058

By Craig McManus | May 19, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Odd Ball Planting Times – Jenks Farmer – 058 Augustus Jenkins Farmer III is a renaissance plantsman. Born into a family of artists, musicians, and farmers, he fell in love with the […]

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Dangers Posed by the Native Purist Movement – Carol Reese – 057

By Craig McManus | May 12, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Dangers Posed by the Native Purist Movement – Carol Reese – 057 In this 057th episode with talk with Carol Reese about the Dangers Posed by the Native Purist Movement. Before your […]

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Cornerstones of a Great Garden – Jay Sifford – 056

By Craig McManus | May 5, 2022

Cornerstones of a Great Garden – Jay Sifford – 056 Jay Sifford’s passion for crafting immersive gardens that are full of magic and story guide his garden designs. In this episode 056 Cornerstones of a Great Garden, we will discover how Mary Poppins inspires and nurtures a space where reality and fantasy collide. Sifford explains […]

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Maverick Gardeners – Felder Rushing – 055

By Craig McManus | April 28, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Maverick Gardeners – Felder Rushing – 055 Mississippi native Felder Rushing is an 11th-generation Southerner. After retiring from Mississippi State University as a consumer horticulturist he spends half his year in his […]

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Trees: Your Ultimate Win-Win – Susan Russell -054

By Craig McManus | April 21, 2022

Trees: Your Ultimate Win-Win – Susan Russell -054 Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Trees aren’t just for beauty any more. They provide your community with measurable health, financial, and environmental values. Susan is a ISA Certified Arborist that is on a mission to balance […]

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A Gardener’s Walk – Erica Glasener – 053

By Craig McManus | April 14, 2022

A Gardener’s Walk – Erica Glasener – 053 Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Erica Glasener is a plant lover, horticulturist, writer, author and speaker. She is passionate about all things green and is currently the Community Involvement […]

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The Grumpy Gardener Speaks – Steve Bender – 052

By Craig McManus | April 7, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email The Grumpy Gardener Speaks – Steve Bender – 052 When Southern Living The Grumpy Gardener speaks gardeners listen. For more than 40 years Steve Bender has strived to make gardening fun. His writings […]

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Growing Vegetable and Herbs in Containers – Amanda Bennett – 051

By Craig McManus | March 31, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Growing Vegetables and Herbs in Containers – Amanda Bennett – 051 Growing food on your balcony, patio, or in small yards is fun and simple. Follow a few easy steps and many […]

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Companion Planting That Works – Jessica Walliser – 050

By Craig McManus | March 24, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Companion Planting That Works – Jessica Walliser – 050 Minimizing diseases, reducing pest, improving soil fertility and pollinator support are all determined by the plant combinations you choose. In this episode 050 […]

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Proper Agronomics for Healthy Turf Grass – Dr. Clint Waltz – 049

By Craig McManus | March 17, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Proper Agronomics for Healthy Turf Grass – Dr. Clint Waltz – 049 Do you ever get frustrated with your Turf Grass? In this episode 049 Proper Agronomics for Healthy Turf Grass, we […]

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Moving and Editing Your Plants: A Case Study – Craig McManus – 048

By Craig McManus | March 10, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Ask Your Garden Question This is Episode 48 and we are introducing a new series that I believe you will find interesting and beneficial. The series will be a collection of Garden […]

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Developing Your Battle Strategy for This Year’s Bug Wars – Susan Mulvihill – 047

By Craig McManus | March 3, 2022

Developing Your Battle Strategy for This Year’s Bug Wars – Susan Mulvihill – 047 Susan Mulvihill is passionate about growing vegetables! Her organic growing methods and pest control have yielded some mighty good eating. She and her husband, Bill, live and garden on 5 acres in Spokane, Washington. Their large raised-bed garden where they grow all […]

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Growing Epic Tomato – Craig LeHoullier – 046

By Craig McManus | February 24, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Growing Epic Tomatoes Click Now for Early Enrollment Discount Craig LeHoullier is known for many things in the tomato world. Some know him as the NC Tomatoman. Some know him as the […]

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Preparing for Your Spring Gardening – Joe Lamp’l – 045

By Craig McManus | February 17, 2022

Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Growing Epic Tomatoes Click Now for Early Enrollment Discount Preparing for Your Spring Gardening – Joe Lamp’l – 045 Today we talk with Joe Lamp’l about Preparing for Your Spring Garden. We […]

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Year-Round Garden Interest from Cox Arboretum – Tom Cox – 044

By Craig McManus | February 10, 2022

Year-Round Garden Interest From Cox Arboretum – Tom Cox – 044 Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Ask Your Garden Question The seed planted in Tom Cox as a little boy have matured into the largest species collection […]

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A Flower Emergency – Terry Beasley – 043

By Craig McManus | February 3, 2022

A Flower Emergency – Terry Beasley – 043 Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Ask Your Garden Question Terry Beasley has seen his fair share of flower emergencies at Oelschig Nursery. When the unforeseen happens and blooms are […]

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Saving Heritage Apples – Josh Fuder – 042

By Craig McManus | January 27, 2022

Saving Heritage Apples – Josh Fuder – 042 Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Ask Your Garden Question Josh Fuder‘s search to identify the old apple trees growing at his newly purchase home ignited a path to discovering […]

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Creating Beautiful Spaces for Functional Outdoor Living – Pearce Butcher – 041

By Craig McManus | January 20, 2022

Creating Beautiful Spaces for Functional Outdoor Living – Pearce Butcher – 041 Ask Your Garden Question Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Pearce Butcher has always known that she is an artist who loves nature and science. In this episode 041 Creating Beautiful Spaces for […]

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Foodscaping Revolution – Brie Arthur – 040

By Craig McManus | January 13, 2022

Foodscaping Revolution – Brie Arthur – 040 Listen & Subscribe on Your Podcast App Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast Android Blubrry Podchaser Podcast Addict Facebook Mobile RSS Subscribe by Email Ask Your Garden Question Have you ever thought about how you could make your landscape beds more interesting and productive?   Well maybe harvesting tomatoes […]

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