Ready for Spring!

Wildflower Emergencies

Lupines Lupinus perennis Lonicera maackiiSpring beauty (Claytonia virginica) Trillium grandifloraHepaticas: Hepatica acutiloba Hepatica americanaLady slipper orchid (Cypripedium species) Lakeside daisies https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/lakeside-daisy-state-nature-preserve Opuntia humifusa Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium australasicum) Wild hostas  Link to No Mow May article: https://www.rewildingmag.com/no-mow-may-downside/ Snapdragons (Antirrhinum hybrids) Lamium maculatum  Heuchera

Gardening in Small Spaces

Hostas Empress Wu Sum and Substance Buffalo Garden Walk Cottage District Forest Lane Botanicals Aroids Tillandsia Philodendron Monstera Alocasia Sanseveria Astilbe

Ready for Spring!

Show notes: Soil Testing:I used rxsoil.com Get my books: https://www.josephgardens.com/books Arrowhead Alpines https://arrowheadalpines.com Gee Farms (https://www.geefarms.com) Columbines (Aquilegia species and hybrida)

Gardening for the Environment

This week, we talk about eco-conscious gardening and the environmental impact of gardens. Dame’s Rocket Hesperis matronalis Study on bumblebee populations in Detroit: https://detroit.umich.edu/news-stories/bumblebee-populations-higher-in-detroit-than-in-some-less-urbanized-areas-vacant-lots-could-be-a-factor/ [https://detroit.umich.edu/news-stories/bumblebee-populations-higher-in-detroit-than-in-some-less-urbanized-areas-vacant-lots-could-be-a-factor/] Find native plants that host local butterflies: https://www.nwf.org/NativePlantFinder [https://www.nwf.org/NativePlantFinder] Book recommendation: Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction Article about the transgenic petunias: https://www.growertalks.com/Article/?articleid=25106 [https://www.growertalks.com/Article/?articleid=25106] Article on growing Castilleja (must be a NARGS member to read) https://www.nargs.org/article/adventures-castillejas [https://www.nargs.org/article/adventures-castillejas] –Patreon: josephgardens –instagram: @tychonievich –Facebook: Joseph Tychonievich

All About Seeds!

In this podcast we talk all about seeds: where to find them, how to grow them, and why you should love them. Jelitto Perennial Seeds (Huge range of unusual perennials, sells “gold nugget” pre-treated seeds that germinate easily) Johnny’s Selected Seeds (Favorite veg. source, TONS of information on website) Plant World Seeds (UK company with lots of unusual varieties) Alplains (Mostly native seeds from Western US) Plant Societies (eg North American Rock Garden Society, Seed Savers Exchange, The Gesneriad Society have seed exchanges. Very unusual stuff not available elsewhere.) Prairie Moon Nursery (Mostly plants native to the eastern half of North America)