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Container Gardening with Ashley Bachtel-Bodkins – The Garden Thyme Podcast
Listen to podcast In this month’s episode, we are talking about container gardening with Ashley Bachtel-Bodkins, Senior Agent Associate and Master Gardener Coordinator for the University of Maryland Extension in Garrett County. If you are limited on space and time,…
Read MoreSpring Ephemerals – The Garden Thyme Podcast
Listen to podcast April is National Garden Month! So Happy National Garden Month everyone. One of the clearest signals of spring is the emergence of spring ephemerals — daffodils, crocus, tulips… these bulbs are some classic examples — but we have…
Read MoreWinter Pruning with Andrew Ristvey – The Garden Thyme Podcast
Although it may be cold and dreary outside, it’s the perfect time to take inventory of your deciduous trees and shrubs to see which plants would benefit the most from pruning. In this month’s episode, we’re sitting down with Extension…
Read MoreHouseplants – The Garden Thyme Podcast
Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that we are already in a new year. We are kicking off our third season by sitting down with Extension Educator Ginny Rosenkranz. Like many of you, during the pandemic our acquisition…
Read MoreCarnivorous plants – The Garden Thyme Podcast
In this episode, we keep with our October tradition of talking about spooky plants by chatting all about carnivorous plants! Carnivorous plants are predatory flowering plants that kill animals, primarily insects, to derive nutrition from their bodies. Fun fact: Did…
Read MoreRain Gardens – The Garden Thyme Podcast
In this month’s episode, we are chatting all about the benefits of rain gardens (~12:45). Every time itrains, water runs off impervious surfaces such as roofs, driveways, roads, and parking lots, collectingpollutants along the way. Maryland’s average rainfall is about…
Read MoreMonarchs and Milkweed – The Garden Thyme Podcast
In this month’s episode, we are chatting about the marvelous relationship between monarch butterflies and milkweed. Undoubtedly, there is no other butterfly so easily recognized with its orange and black wings fringed with white spots. Their seasonal flight from Mexico through the United States towards Canada is long anticipated for gardeners.
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