Natchez Glen House Stories

Roy is both an incredible plants person and a fantastic garden designer. His understanding of plant communities and using that knowledge to create beautiful gardens is exceptional. Roy and I talk about his own journey with plants and gardening. And is working with plants an art?

 

I also strongly encourage you to purchase Roy's book "The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden"

 

For more information about Roy

https://northwindperennialfarm.com/

Paul is one of the best voices for roses in the world. He not only is super knowledgeable about them as a plant but he has also grown them in various climates and traveled to see them around the world. One of my favorites things about Paul is he has also been producing content about roses for years now. In this episode we talk about all of the current issues with roses in the world of gardening. 

 

Follow Paul on all of his social media platforms 

http://paulzimmermanroses.com/

This was a fantastic conversation. Many times I go into podcasts not knowing the guest well or at all. Carolyn Mullet was a case of where we had never spoken before. By the end of the conversation I felt like we had known each other for years. Carolyn's book Adventures in Eden is an incredible look into some of the best gardens in the world. Carolyn's years as a garden designer give her a unique perspective into the gardens in her book and also the tours in Europe she offers.

 

For more on Carolyn 

https://www.carexdesign.com/tours/

To follow her on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/ccamullet/

 

Mark is the Director of the JC Raulston Arboretum in North Carolina. In this story I share with Mark what an influence the JC Raulston Arboretum has been for me and my interest in horticulture. Mark is a true plants person and this is a great conversation about the world of plants. 

 

For more on Mark 

https://markweathington.com/

 

For more on the JC Raulston Arboretum

 

I knew of Plants Nouveau and had heard Angela's name before but the two of us hadn't talked before this story. Our conversation was fantastic about plants and Angela's career in horticulture. As a gardener this is a great insight on how a new plant comes to market and the rewards and challenges of that path. 

 

For more about Plants Nouveau

http://plantsnouveau.com/

In recent stories we've talked about the different communication approaches in the gardening and horticulture world. In this story my new friend Carmen Johnston and I discuss how to best communicate with enthusiastic gardeners if they are new or if they are looking for more in-depth information. Carmen also shares her passion for plants, garden design, and container design. 

 

To Follow Carmen on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/carmenjohnstongardens/

For All of Carmen's Great Work

https://www.carmenjohnstongardens.com/

Jimi Blake is an incredible plants person. There are very few people on social media who I follow that make me say "what plant is that?" and I love Jimi for being one of those people. His garden in Ireland, Hunting Brook, is a magical garden filled with some of the best plants from around the world. In this story Jimi shares his story and passion for plants and his new online course series which I highly recommend. 

 

To follow Jimi on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/jimiblake_huntingbrookgardens

To find out more about the online courses

http://www.huntingbrook.com/courses-events/

Over the course of the podcast we've talked about the cultural differences of gardening. One example is how the United States looks at gardening as compared to the UK. To help me tell the story of some of these differences in is this episode my guest is Jo Thompson. Jo is one of the top garden designers in the UK and her work is absolutely beautiful. In this story we also explore the value and meaning of garden words including my name ;) 

 

To follow Jo, and you should immediately, all of her social media link are available on her website

On Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/jothompsongarden/

https://www.jothompson-garden-design.co.uk/

The where do new plants come from story is so important to every gardener. How do we take a plant that we like and improve its' flaws to make it a plant we love? To help answer that question I have Chuck Pavlich Director of New Product Development from Terra Nova Nurseries on as a guest in this story. Chuck and the team at Terra Nova are doing some incredible work to reverse engineer some of the plants we know, and some we don't yet, to be beautiful in our gardens. 

I say Epimedium you say? That's been one of the great questions of plant collectors for the last two plus decades. This incredible group of plants that only get better with age are still not well known amongst home gardeners. In this story I have the help of Karen Perkins from Garden Vision Epimediums to share the incredible plants that are Epimediums.