Lots of calls as springtime emerges even as people are hunkered down in “social isolation” or whatever. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and people are calling America’s Happy Gardener on KSFO!
As we settle in to our new one-hour format, Bob has Edie do the list of gardening events up front and then it’s right to the calls with America’s Happy Gardener, Bob Tanem!
Due to programming changes at KSFO, this program has been shortened to a one-hour format; the show is heard live on KSFO 560 AM from 9:00 until 10:00 local time Sundays in San Francisco; the podcast will accordingly be shortened to one hour as well. We did not feature a guest this week as we […]
Our guest at the half-hour was Dr. Cass Ingram, noted author and expert on use of natural products for health purposes. His book is called “The Miracle of Wild Oregano”. He spent an informative half hour with Bob. Reliably on point, Edie Tanem has freshly updated her list of Garden Related Events and Opportunities up […]
Our guest at 8:30am was Christy Ross of Planted Places, and her subject is a little off-the-wall: vertical gardening, that is to say, living walls. Decorative or vegetable production, succulents or flowers; Christy can and does show us how to build various types of wall planters, including 2-sided ones on wheels. Edie Tanem’s rundown of […]
Our guest at 8:30 was Christy Wilhelmi, the “driving force” behind GardeNerd.com, and the author of Gardening For Geeks. Bob found the book to be a quirky, alternative approach to getting involved in gardening, and he likes it a lot! A lively show ensued. Edie Tanem once again starts off the 2nd hour with a […]
Our guest this morning at 8:30 was author and gardening expert Judith Taylor; the focus? The state of horticulture in Germany, particular as it went through the “dark times” in East Germany following WWII. We also took a lot of calls from people about their gardens locally; practicality and food for thought both. Edie Tanem […]
Our guest at 8:30 was Kim Eireman, author of The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening; Attract and Support Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Bats, and Other Pollinators. Highly expert and very well spoken, the authors’ the half-hour interview is very educational. Edie Tanem was on hand to read her ongoing list […]
Our guest was Mobee Weinstein — author of The Complete Book of Ferns. A beautiful illustrated book that is packed full of Weinstein’s encyclopedic knowledge of the many variety of these fascinating primordial plants. Edie Tanem was on hand and rarin’ to go with this weeks’ Stuff to Do for Gardeners report: events all over […]