
Starting from seed — the story of a new gardener
How did you get into gardening? For Emily, it all started with a cactus named Tim and a hoya cutting from her dad. Now, she has a splendid urban vegetable garden (plus cactus and hoya, of course).
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How did you get into gardening? For Emily, it all started with a cactus named Tim and a hoya cutting from her dad. Now, she has a splendid urban vegetable garden (plus cactus and hoya, of course).

In this episode of our podcast, Katie has a broad-ranging conversation with Dr. Nate Charach, a Toronto-based psychiatrist who shares how being out in nature can help us all.

Alex Lyneel, @theenglishgardener returns! This time, Alex shares his sage advice about how to create the whimsical, inviting charm of a cottage garden in your garden space.

Visit the backyard garden of Toronto-based psychiatrist Dr. Nate Charach with us. Learn about his permaculture food forest, and get his views about reconnecting to the earth to find balance in life.

We’re beyond excited to announce that we’ve reached a major milestone — 500,000 community members! In our latest podcast episode, we take some time to celebrate our community and chat about the amazing group of gardeners who’ve gotten us here.

In this rather beautiful how-to video, learn how to plant and grow garlic from Tamina Paris and Michael Weirich of The Wild Garden. Tamina takes us through the step by step process of how to plant and grow the flavoursome bulb.

In this episode of our podcast, Katie speaks with Jazmin Albarran, Executive Director of Seed Your Future, about their second annual Green Career Week. In other words — how to work with plants! For your career! Yes.

Aaron Deacon is back on the pod, this time to answer our community’s questions about outdoor gardening. Aaron and Katie cover a range of topics, from how to fix a poorly draining garden to no-till gardening and lots more.

Wander with us into the backyard of one of our very own gardensteaders as she harvests some pole beans and digs up her potatoes. Then, take a moment or two to honour and celebrate that season of gardening seasons — harvest time.
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