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Ep. 78- Persimmon, Arizona Cypress, Chaste Tree, and Euphorbia
Ep. 78- Persimmon, Arizona Cypress, Chaste Tree, and Euphorbia

This week Nathan discusses some strange and unusual plants. Even though they’re not super common, they can add drama and uniqueness to your garden! Persimmons are well known but not often used. They have great disease resistance,

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Flowers., Fruit Trees, Plants, PodcastNathan Wilsonunusual, strange, plants, persimmon, drought tolerant, deer resistant plants, arizona cypress, chaste tree, vitex, euphorbiaComment
Ep. 77- Gardening with Children, Flowers, Tree Trimming, Panicled Hydrangeas, and N-P-K
Ep. 77- Gardening with Children, Flowers, Tree Trimming, Panicled Hydrangeas, and N-P-K

On this week's show, Nathan reiterates the importance of mentoring children in gardening activities. Education, health, and enjoyment are all important things to focus on when gardening with kids. Does your plant have perfect or imperfect flowers?

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botany, Flowers., Philosophy, Plants, Podcast, Pruning, Techniques, Vegetable GardeningNathan Wilsonchildren, gardening, education, kids, mental health, physical health, flowers, imperfect flowers, perfect flowers, monoecious, dioecious, powerlines, trees, trimming, panicled hydrangea, Tardiva, Limelight Hydrangea, Little Lime Hydranea, Firelight Hydrangea, Bobo Hydrangea, Chantilly Lace Hydrangea, Pinky Winky Hydrangea, N-P-K, Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, iron, manganese, fertilizer, ratioComment
Ep. 74- Founding Gardeners, Perched Water Table, Tropical-ish Gardens, and Layering
Ep. 74- Founding Gardeners, Perched Water Table, Tropical-ish Gardens, and Layering

Happy Birthday, America! Did you know that the Founding Fathers were just as much into gardening as they were patriotism? Nathan talks about some of the memorable gardening information our Founders left to us. Then, he describes

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botany, Compost, Design, Flowers., Philosophy, Plants, Podcast, Propagation, Q&A, TechniquesNathan Wilsongardens, tropical, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, George Washington, Horticulture, Gardening, Independence Day, July 4th, perched water table, clay, sand, rock, stone, gravel, water table, large leaves, large flowers, annual plants, perennials, windmill palm, banana, fatsia, rhododendron, hydrangeas, gardenia, camellia, impatiens, new guinea impatiens, petunia, polemonium, jacob's ladder plant, ferns, hellebore, agapanthus, mexican petunia, laering, layering, air layering, plant propagation, asexual propagation, sexual propagation, cuttingsComment
Ep. 73- Jackson and Perkins Roses, Pruning, Fertilizing, and Mulching
Ep. 73- Jackson and Perkins Roses, Pruning, Fertilizing, and Mulching

This week Nathan let's you in on something exciting happening in the Wilson household! Then he describes his experience with buying bare root roses online from Jackson and Perkins. Now is the time to prepare your plants for next year to keep them

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botany, Compost, Flowers., Philosophy, Podcast, Plants, Pruning, TechniquesNathan WilsonJackson and Perkins, grandiflora rose, floribunda rose, hybrid tea rose, life, pruning, fertilizing, composting, mulching, David Austin RosesComment
Ep. 72- Variegated Foliage, Xylem and Phloem, and Cutting Gardens
Ep. 72- Variegated Foliage, Xylem and Phloem, and Cutting Gardens

Ever noticed that plants with variegated foliage tend to grow slower and lower? There's a botanical reason why and Nathan explains why it's all based upon plant pigmentation. Also, it's important to know how your plants are built and grow.

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Design, Flowers., Philosophy, Plant Disease, Plants, Techniques, plant biology, botanyNathan Wilsonvariegated foliage, plant pigments, pigmentation, chlorophyll, anthocyanin, carotene, dwarf, vascular system, xylem, phloem, cutting garden, cut flowers, dahlia, shasta daisy, pin coushin flower, scabiosa, foxglove, autumn fern, cinnamon fern, japanese painted fern, gardenia, roses, camellia, hellebore, hollyComment
Ep. 70- Shasta Daisy, Slugs and Snails, Mummy Berry, and Poison Ivy
Ep. 70- Shasta Daisy, Slugs and Snails, Mummy Berry, and Poison Ivy

Another week of garden problems but Nathan's got solutions for you! After describing a classic but irresistible perennial plant called Shasta Daisy, Nathan jumps to the mailbag and answers questions concerning everything from dealing

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Flowers., Fruit Trees, Insects, Pesticides, Plant Disease, Plants, Podcast, Q&A, TechniquesNathan Wilsondaisy, shasta daisy, mums, garden mum, chrysanthemum, leucanthemum, dendranthemum, slugs, snails, beer, iron phosphate, mummy berry, blueberry, fungus, fungicide, mulch, soil, soil amendment, soil conditioner, poison ivy, herbicide, grass, meadow, wildflower meadow, weedsComment
Ep. 69- Q&A Week Agapanthus, Hedges, Weeding, Fireblight, and Wildflower Meadows
Ep. 69- Q&A Week Agapanthus, Hedges, Weeding, Fireblight, and Wildflower Meadows

On this week's episode, we answer your questions! Nathan first discusses a really cool perennial plant known as Agapanthus, or African Lily. With it's blue, purple, or white globe shaped flowers atop a thin spike that emerges from the

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Flowers., Fruit Trees, Lawn, Pesticides, Philosophy, Plant Disease, Planting, Plants, Podcast, Products, Pruning, Q&A, TechniquesNathan Wilsonagapanthus, lily, Lily of the Nile, African Lily, Hedges, Pruning, Trimming, Shaping Hedge, weeding, weeds, organic, vinegar, weed control, Salt, Corn Gluten, Hoe, hoeing, fireblight, bacterial disease, infection, bradford pear, pear, apple, bactericide, wildflower meadow, tilling, seedsComment
Ep. 68- Memorial Gardens, Lavender, Compost, and Clematis
Ep. 68- Memorial Gardens, Lavender, Compost, and Clematis

This week, Nathan gives you tips and ideas for creating a memory garden in your landscape. Use this Memorial Day weekend to commemorate those who gave their lives for our country or, simply, someone you love.

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Flowers., Philosophy, Planting, Plants, Podcast, CompostNathan WilsonMemorial Day, Gardens, Memory Garden, lavender, English lavender, French Lavender, Spanish Lavender, compost, composting, nitrogen, carbon, clematis, group one, group two clematis, group three clematisComment
Ep. 67- Clay Soil, Invasive Plants, Pink Hydrangeas, Woodland Garden Plants, and Gardenias
Ep. 67- Clay Soil, Invasive Plants, Pink Hydrangeas, Woodland Garden Plants, and Gardenias

How terrible is clay soil, really? Nathan dispels myths about clay and gives you the dirt on benefits of clay-based soils. He also defines what an invasive plant really is and lists some, unfortunately, common examples. How can you turn blue

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Flowers., Philosophy, Plant Disease, Plants, Products, Q&A, Techniques, PodcastNathan Wilsoncaly, soil, organic matter, compost, manure, invasive plant, privet, kudzu, Rudbeckia, Black Eye Susan, Butterfly bush, buddlehia, hydrangea, pink, blue, aluminum, sulfate, lime, woodland, woodlands, garden, autumn fern, cinnamon fern, royal fern, japanese painted fern, hellebore, lenten rose, heuchera, coral bells, hosta, gardenia, chlorosis, yellowing, translocationComment
Ep. 66- Mother's Day, Bermuda Lawn, Dead Branches, Dividing Iris, Pruning Azalea, and Mountain Laurel
Ep. 66- Mother's Day, Bermuda Lawn, Dead Branches, Dividing Iris, Pruning Azalea, and Mountain Laurel

Happy Mother's Day! Plants make great gifts so be sure to stop in at a local plant nursery for great options! This week we answer more of your questions from topics as diverse as Bermuda lawn to Mountain Laurel! Nathan also discusses

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Flowers., Gifts, Lawn, Pesticides, Plant Disease, Plants, Podcast, Pruning, Q&A, Techniques, PropagationNathan Wilsonmountain laurel, azalea, pruning, dead branhces, oak tree, bermuda lawn, iris, dividing, divisionComment
Ep. 65- Cheap Landscapers, HOAs, What's Blooming Now, and Hydrangeas
Ep. 65- Cheap Landscapers, HOAs, What's Blooming Now, and Hydrangeas

This week on New Southern Garden, Nathan exposes the problem with getting a "cheap landscaper" and tips of figuring out if they are worth the price. Did you know you might have a governmental agency dictating what you can and cannot

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Flowers., Plants, Planting, PodcastNathan WilsonLandscapers, Homeowners Associations, Bloom, blossoms, flowers, hydrangea, azalea, white garden, shasta daisy, foxglove, digitalis, Agapanthus, Lily of the Nile, bigleaf, macrophylla, smooth hydrangea, arborescens, quercifolia, Oakleaf Hydrangea, panicled hydrangea, paniculataComment
Ep. 64- Q&A- Moving Peonies, Tree Damage, Cedar-Apple Rust, Azalea Leaf Gall
Ep. 64- Q&A- Moving Peonies, Tree Damage, Cedar-Apple Rust, Azalea Leaf Gall

Another glorious spring episode to answer your gardening questions! This week, Nathan helps Jayne with making a big move from near Canada to Central Florida! She wants to take with her her mother's peonies that were planted in 1952

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Flowers., Fruit Trees, Pesticides, Plant Disease, Plants, Podcast, Q&A, TechniquesNathan Wilsonplants, diseases, disease, peonies, apple, cedar, rust, azalea, gall, damage, treeComment
Ep. 62- Bonus Q&A Week- Landscape Design, House Plants, Soil pH, and Peonies
Ep. 62- Bonus Q&A Week- Landscape Design, House Plants, Soil pH, and Peonies

Things are growing- which means, you've got plenty of gardening questions that need answering! So this week we do just that! Should you hire a landscape architect to design your garden or just work on it yourself? Nathan explains the pros and

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Design, Flowers., Houseplants, Pesticides, Plants, Podcast, Products, Q&ANathan Wilsonlandscape, architect, designer, evergreen, perennial, annual, deciduous, house plants, Neem Oil, Pyrethrins, spots, leaves, pH, Soil, peonies, peonyComment
Half Episode 60- Creating and Maintaining Annual Beds
Half Episode 60- Creating and Maintaining Annual Beds

Continuing his talk on annual flowers, in this half episode, Nathan walks you through starting an annual flower bed, planting it, and maintaining it throughout the season. If you want a stellar flower bed this year, be sure to take notes and put them into action!

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Flowers., Design, Planting, Plants, PodcastNathan Wilsonannual plants, flowers, vegetables, building flower bed, flower bed, fertilizing, petunias, impatients, soil amendment, manure, compost, weeding, feedingComment
Ep. 60- Q&A Week- Annual Flowers, Color Theory, Wet Winters, and Feeding Shrubs
Ep. 60- Q&A Week- Annual Flowers, Color Theory, Wet Winters, and Feeding Shrubs

"Your Questions, Our Answers"- Our promise to you every last Saturday of the month! If you've got a question for next month, feel free to share it with us! Be sure to listen to this Q&A Week for all things annual flowers, color theory, problems

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Flowers., Philosophy, Planting, Plants, Podcast, Q&ANathan Wilsonannual flowers, vegetables, color, container gardens, winter, wet, water, rain, fertilizing, trees, shrubs, begonias, petuniasComment