Gardening with the Gardiners

Episode #26 of Gardening with the Gardiners:  Love Your Lawn in Fall.   Hosts Matthew and Hope cover fall lawn care for Kentucky, explaining cool- vs warm-season grasses, overseeding, core aeration, smart fertilization (soil testing recommended), irrigation adjustments, leaf mulching, and timing for pre-emergent weed control. They also share recent garden visits and events, and feature Plant of the Week: the dark‑foliaged Hydrangea macrophylla 'Eclipse'. Practical, seasonal steps to prepare lawns for winter and improve next spring’s turf.     Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.     --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected]   www.boonegardiner.com  

In this episode #25 of Gardening with the Gardiners, hosts Matthew and Hope Gardiner walk through a practical September checklist to prepare your garden for fall and next spring. They cover dividing and transplanting perennials (including peonies), ordering and planting bulbs, starting fall vegetable beds, collecting and storing seeds, and propagation tips. Other topics include mulching and cover crops, container transitions for autumn, weed and disease management, lawn repairs, and when to prune shrubs and hydrangeas. The episode emphasizes prioritizing plant health over perfect tidiness and taking photos and notes to plan improvements for next season.     Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.     --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected]   www.boonegardiner.com  

Episode 24 of Gardening with the Gardiners, we wrap up our Ireland travelogue with this Part 3.  Includes highlights from Ashford Castle to the Fairy Bridges, Derry, Connemara, the Dark Hedges and the Giant's Causeway, mixed with local folklore and seaside landscapes. We also cover practical gardening topics: hot-weather watering tips, using dahlias for late-season color, and the difference between ragweed and goldenrod to clear up allergy myths. Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.   --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected]   www.boonegardiner.com    

In this episode the Gardiners continue their Ireland travelogue, Part II: exploring Kilkenny, Waterford, Galway and the Burren, visiting the Cliffs of Moher, Rock of Cashel and Ashford Castle, and sharing the horticultural highlights they found along the way. They discuss peat bogs and their ecological and cultural importance, Ireland’s iconic dry‑stone walls and landscape craft, memorable gardens and plant observations, plus a brief update on life at home — from peacocks to garden prep and fall planting tips. --- Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.   --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected] --- www.boonegardiner.com  

Hosts Matt and Hope return from a 12-day family trip to Ireland and begin a multi-episode travelogue focused on gardens, landscape design, history, and local brewing traditions. They share highlights from Dublin’s Guinness Storehouse, the terraced majesty of Powerscourt Estate, Kilkenny Castle, and the Smithwick’s brewery. The episode blends horticultural observations—big hydrangeas, formal terraces, walled gardens, and arboreal specimens—with cultural notes on Irish water, barley, yeast, and the art of pouring a perfect pint, plus reflections on weather, wildfires, and family travel logistics. Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.   --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected] --- www.boonegardiner.com  

In this Episode of Gardening with the Gardiners, Matt and Hope Gardiner, discuss creating butterfly gardens. They cover choosing the right site (full sun and wind protection), providing host plants for caterpillars (parsley, dill, fennel, milkweed), nectar plants (zinnias, coneflowers, lantana, bee balm), and supporting the full life cycle with puddling spots, shelter, and year-round bloom. The episode also touches on local conservation programs, monarch waystations, common regional butterfly species, and practical tips for integrating butterfly habitats into home gardens.  Learn how to attract these wonderful and beneficial insects to your garden!   --- Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.   --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected] --- www.boonegardiner.com      

Be ready for July's Heat and all of the potential pest problems that can plague your garden.  In this episode Hope and Matt discuss Bagworms, Japanese Beetles, Aphids, Spider Mites, Scale and more.  We are here to arm you with the knowledge to protect your garden from these damaging creatures!!   --- Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.   --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected]

Do you want Heavenly Hydrangeas?  Then this is the show for you.   In this episode Hope and Matt discuss all you need to know about one of the Queen's of the flowering shrubs, THE HYDRANGEA!  We discuss the history and origins, Hydrangea plant and flower types, popular varieties, how and where to plant them, pest and disease and more!  From Mopheads, to Oakleafs, to Panicles and more come discover why no garden is perfect without several Hydrangeas in it!    --- Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.   --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected]

In this episode Hope and Matt give a farm/ spring update.  Instead of the usual format of one main topic, they discuss many tips and action items for the garden/ landscape right now.  From Garlic (an update from episode 4) to deadheading, watering, bagworms, a great new plant for your garden and much more!  All that after an action packed and funny farm update.     --- Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.   --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected]

Strawberries!   In this episode Hope and Matt discuss all you need to know about many people's favorite fruit, the Strawberry!  We discuss the history and origins, strawberry types, popular varieties, how and where to plant them, propagation, pest and disease and more!  Listen in to get your spring strawberry crop growing and producing these delicious fruits for your family.     --- Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.   --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected]

The Perfect Peony Podcast.  In this episode Hope and Matt discuss all you need to know about one of the most perfect flowers, the Peony!  We discuss the history and origins, peony plant and flower types, popular varieties, how and where to plant them, propagation, pest and disease and more!  Come discover why no garden is perfect without at least some Peonies in it!     --- Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.   --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected]

Conquer your Garden this spring by dividing, perennials that is.  In this episode Hope and Matt discuss all you need to know about how to divide perennial flowers to increase plant health, vigor, blooms and most importantly make more plants, for FREE!     --- Please like and follow our podcast and drop a review!  It will really help us get the word out.   --- Also, if you have a gardening, landscape or general horticulture question, feel free to email us at [email protected]

In this episode Hope and Matt continue to discuss all things Spring in the garden with a focus on Spring Ephemerals.  Those beautiful, fleeting gems of the woodland spring garden.  

In this episode hope and Matt discuss tips for spring cleanups of your garden and your landscape. What to do to get the garden ready for spring and have your Landscape and Garden looking its best this year.   Get a head start on the season with pruning and trimming, weeding, edging, fertilizing, mulching, and more.  

In this episode we discuss Seed Starting and everything you need to know to start your seeds indoors now to get a head start on the spring season.  From trays, to growing medium and conditions, lights, water and more.   Speaking of Spring, it is definitely starting to look a little bit like Spring and we give a farm update and discuss the upcoming season as well.  

Episode #11 Love is in the Air!  Skunks, Moles and Vols.  In this episode, Hope and Matt give an update on their farm and February.  Then they discuss all about skunks, moles and vols in our gardens and landscapes, facts on them and how to deal with them.  

Update on the farm and winter chaos. As well as a discussion about winter house plant care and how to keep your house plants in tip top shape over the winter time.  

After too long of a break ,we are back and discussing the winter storm of 2026 and tips for plants and your garden during this time.  

In this episode we discuss the Christmas tree.  Its history from Pagan roots to Christian Symbol.  As well as how to care for cut trees and living trees.  Just in time to get you ready for the Holidays!  

In this episode, we discuss all about Dahlias.  How to care for, grow, store and more.  Even if you have never grown Dahlias or don't know much about them, this episode has lots of great gardening tips.  Plus we do a section on overwintering other annual plants such as Gladiolus, Elephant Ears, Cannas and more. 

Welcome to Episode #6 !  We discuss Putting the garden to bed and all the things you should do this fall to get your garden in tip top shape for next spring.  This episode is full of helpful tips.  

We discuss how Bats are widely misunderstood and are beneficial for our gardens, yards and the environment at large.

In this episode, we do a deep dive on garlic. How to grow it, harvest, store it and even some great uses for it.

In this episode we discuss watering.  One of the most simple gardening tasks that many get wrong!

Episode #2, we are back!  In this episode we discuss why Fall is the best time to plant trees and shrubs, and some tips on the best practices for plantings.  Finally we discuss a few of our favorite shrubs and trees for fall color.  

Welcome to the first Episode of Gardening with the Gardiners!  In this episode we discuss who we are, our background, history and introduce this podcast.