The Paul Parent Garden Club

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The Paul Parent Garden Club

Patrick Parent has 30+ years in the gardening industry. What started as wanting to spend extra time with his father at the Family Patch garden center at the age of six, turned into a lifelong passion in gardening. After spending many years learning horticulture directly from his father, Paul, he attended his father’s Alma Mater Stockbridge School of Agriculture. He earned an associate degree in Horticulture 2002 and in 2004 he received a bachelors degree in Urban Forestry at the University of MassachusettsSince he graduated from college, Patrick has exclusively worked in the gardening industry taking on different roles with Stonegate Gardens in Lincoln, MA and then Northeast Nursery in Peabody, MA, rounding out his experience in the green industry. He currently works as an Assistant General Manager at Mahoney’s Garden Centers in Winchester, MAPatrick married in 2008 to Kristen Parent. Together they have 2 beautiful daughters Katherine Parent and Elizabeth Parent. Patrick enjoys spendin

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    Ep. 195 Mosquitos Are Coming: What to Do to Help Prevent Them

    Mosquitos Are Coming: What to Do to Help Prevent Them 

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    Ep. 194 Pruning Winter Damaged Plants

    Pruning Winter Damaged Plants

  3. 194

    Ep. 193 Trees that steal the fertilizer from your lawn

    Trees that steal the fertilizer from your lawn

  4. 193

    Ep. 192 1st hour Lawn tips and tricks

    1st hour Lawn tips and tricks

  5. 192

    Ep. 191 Ticks and Mosquitos Could Be Bad This Season: Here's How to Help

    Ticks and Mosquitos Could Be Bad This Season: Here's How to Help 

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    Ep. 190 Fertilizing in Spring and Raspberry Pruning

     Fertilizing in Spring and Raspberry Pruning

  7. 190

    Ep. 189 How to Protect from Moles and Grubs in My Lawn this Spring

    How to Protect from Moles and Grubs in My Lawn this Spring

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    Ep. 187 Spring Fertilizing and Seed vs Sod

    Spring Fertilizing and Seed vs Sod

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    Ep. 186 Spring Pruning in New England

    Spring Pruning in New England

  11. 186

    Ep. 185 Get Your Lawn Started with the Right Products This Year

    Get Your Lawn Started with the Right Products This Year

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    Ep. 184 Spring Pruning on Roses

     Spring Pruning on Roses

  13. 184

    Ep. 183 Solutions for Schefflera and Indoor Plants this Spring

    Solutions for Schefflera and Indoor Plants this Spring

  14. 183

    Ep. 182 Growing Seeds Indoors

    Growing Seeds Indoors

  15. 182

    Ep. 181 Deer and Rabbit Resistant Plants

     Deer and Rabbit Resistant Plants 

  16. 181

    Ep. 180 How to Divide Perennials in the Spring

     How to Divide Perennials in the Spring

  17. 180

    Ep. 179 The Best Way to Start Seeds Indoors

    The Best Way to Start Seeds Indoors

  18. 179

    Ep. 178 Steps to Take In Your Garden Before Spring Hits

     Steps to Take In Your Garden Before Spring Hits

  19. 178

    Ep. 177 Tips on How to Be Successful with Root Crops in Your Veggie Garden

    Tips on How to Be Successful with Root Crops in Your Veggie Garden

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    Ep. 176 St Patrick's Day Tradition of Planting Your Peas and Getting Ready for Spring

    St Patrick's Day Tradition of Planting Your Peas and Getting Ready for Spring

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    Ep. 175 What you can do to prepare for spring.

    What you can do to prepare for spring.

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    Ep. 174 Moss in your lawn

     Moss in your lawn

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    Ep. 172 What Style Vegetable Garden Are You Planting this Spring?

    What Style Vegetable Garden Are You Planting this Spring?

  25. 172

    Ep. 171 How to Get Bigger More Beautiful Blooms From Your Summer Flowering Bulbs

    How to Get Bigger More Beautiful Blooms From Your Summer Flowering Bulbs

  26. 171

    Ep. 170 Preventing Blossom End Rot

    Preventing Blossom End Rot

  27. 170

    Ep. 169 Plan Ahead for Spring: It's Closer Than You Think

    Plan Ahead for Spring: It's Closer Than You Think

  28. 169

    Ep. 168 Valentines Day Prep

     Valentines Day Prep

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    Ep. 163 Benefits of Hummingbirds in Your Yard

     Benefits of Hummingbirds in Your Yard

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    Ep. 162 New Plant Introductions for 2026

    New Plant Introductions for 2026

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    Ep.159 Indoor and Outdoor Herbs

     Indoor and Outdoor Herbs

  38. 159

    Ep. 158 Perennial Division

    Perennial Division

  39. 158

    Ep. 157 Snake Plants That Actually Flower

    Snake Plants That Actually Flower

  40. 157

    Ep. 156 Grow Your Own Pineapple at Home

    Grow Your Own Pineapple at Home

  41. 156

    Ep. 155 What Humidity Does for Your Houseplants.

    What Humidity Does for Your Houseplants.

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    Ep. 154 Houseplants for the Kitchen

    Houseplants for the Kitchen

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    Ep. 153 The History of the Christmas Tree

    The History of the Christmas Tree 

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    Ep. 152 How Houseplants Help with Stress

    How Houseplants Help with Stress

  45. 152

    EP 151 Poinsettia: A Plant for all Year

    Poinsettia: A Plant for all Year

  46. 151

    EP 150 Christmas Cactus 101

    Christmas Cactus 101

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    EP. 148 Protect the Pollinators.

    Protect the Pollinators.

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    Ep. 149 Houseplants That Clean Your Home.

     Houseplants That Clean Your Home.

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    Ep. 146 Protecting Your Houseplants from Insects Over the Winter

    Protecting Your Houseplants from Insects Over the Winter

  50. 147

    Ep. 147 Get Your Ice Melt Before it Runs out Again

    Get Your Ice Melt Before it Runs out Again 

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Patrick Parent has 30+ years in the gardening industry. What started as wanting to spend extra time with his father at the Family Patch garden center at the age of six, turned into a lifelong passion in gardening. After spending many years learning horticulture directly from his father, Paul, he attended his father’s Alma Mater Stockbridge School of Agriculture. He earned an associate degree in Horticulture 2002 and in 2004 he received a bachelors degree in Urban Forestry at the University of MassachusettsSince he graduated from college, Patrick has exclusively worked in the gardening industry taking on different roles with Stonegate Gardens in Lincoln, MA and then Northeast Nursery in Peabody, MA, rounding out his experience in the green industry. He currently works as an Assistant General Manager at Mahoney’s Garden Centers in Winchester, MAPatrick married in 2008 to Kristen Parent. Together they have 2 beautiful daughters Katherine Parent and Elizabeth Parent. Patrick enjoys spendin

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