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WPTF Weekend Gardener
by Mike Raley & Rufus Edmisten
The WPTF Weekend Gardener is an award-winning radio talk show that has been on the air for over 40 years. Mike Raley has been the host since the show first aired in January of 1985, bringing expert gardening advice and fun conversation to listeners. Rufus Edmisten, former NC Secretary of State and Attorney General, has been a co-host for over 10 years, providing his unique insights and adding to the lively discussions. The Weekend Gardener is an evolution of The Tar Heel Gardener, a show that aired for 40 years and was hosted by North Carolina State University professor John H. Harris. Initially a 15-minute program where John answered listener letters, the show grew into a half-hour format before becoming the 3-hour talk show we know today. Over its four decades, the Weekend Gardener has become a staple for gardening enthusiasts across the state.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from The State Farmers Market (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show from The State Farmers Market with a plethora of guests and callers like retired extension agent Paul McKenzie.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from The State Farmers Market (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show from The State Farmers Market with a plethora of guests and callers like retired extension agent Paul McKenzie.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Triangle Home Repair & Paint (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Nelsa Cox, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show from Triangle Home Repair and Paint with a plethora of guests and callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Triangle Home Repair & Paint (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Nelsa Cox, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show from Triangle Home Repair and Paint with a plethora of guests and callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Triangle Home Repair & Paint (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Nelsa Cox, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show from Triangle Home Repair and Paint with a plethora of guests and callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - With Tom Campbell! (Part 3 of 3)
As Mike Raley takes his well-deserved vacation to Iceland, a prominent North Carolina broadcaster known as Tom Campbell joins us to host the show with guests Rufus Edmisten and Phil Campbell (no relation) of Campbell Road Nursery to discuss the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - With Tom Campbell! (Part 2 of 3)
As Mike Raley takes his well-deserved vacation to Iceland, a prominent North Carolina broadcaster known as Tom Campbell joins us to host the show with guests Rufus Edmisten and Phil Campbell (no relation) of Campbell Road Nursery to discuss the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - With Tom Campbell! (Part 1 of 3)
As Mike Raley takes his well-deserved vacation to Iceland, a prominent North Carolina broadcaster known as Tom Campbell joins us to host the show with guests Rufus Edmisten and Phil Campbell (no relation) of Campbell Road Nursery to discuss the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Pucker-What Peppers? (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guests Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery to discuss the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Pucker-What Peppers? (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guests Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery to discuss the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Pucker-What Peppers? (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guests Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery to discuss the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - A Rainy Day Broadcast (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Gerald Adams, retired head gardener of the Governor’s Mansion, to discuss all sorts of topics related to the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - A Rainy Day Broadcast (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Gerald Adams, retired head gardener of the Governor’s Mansion, to discuss all sorts of topics related to the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - A Rainy Day Broadcast (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guest Gerald Adams, retired head gardener of the Governor’s Mansion, to discuss all sorts of topics related to the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - "Farm to Fork Kid’s Festival" (Part 3 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley, Rufus Edmisten, and Nelsa Cox host the show live from the “Farm to Fork Kid’s Festival” at the Marbles Museum in Raleigh.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - “Farm to Fork Kid’s Festival” (Part 2 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley, Rufus Edmisten, and Nelsa Cox host the show live from the “Farm to Fork Kid’s Festival” at the Marbles Museum in Raleigh.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - “Farm to Fork Kid’s Festival” (Part 1 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley, Rufus Edmisten, and Nelsa Cox host the show live from the “Farm to Fork Kid’s Festival” at the Marbles Museum in Raleigh.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Rufus' Birthday! (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by extension agent, Amanda Bratcher and various other guests to celebrate Rufus Edmisten's 85th birthday!
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Rufus' Birthday! (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by extension agent, Amanda Bratcher and various other guests to celebrate Rufus Edmisten's 85th birthday!
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Rufus' Birthday! (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by extension agent, Amanda Bratcher and various other guests to celebrate Rufus Edmisten's 85th birthday!
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - 4th of July Special (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by retired extension agent Paul McKenzie and Rufus Edmisten to talk about the garden and the 250th anniversary of America.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - 4th of July Special (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by retired extension agent Paul McKenzie and Rufus Edmisten to talk about the garden and the 250th anniversary of America.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - 4th of July Special (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by retired extension agent Paul McKenzie and Rufus Edmisten to talk about the garden and the 250th anniversary of America.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - 6/27/26 (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guests Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery and Dr. Patrick McMillan, Botanist, Conservation Biologist, Plantsman, and Horticulturist.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - 6/27/26 (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guests Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery and Dr. Patrick McMillan, Botanist, Conservation Biologist, Plantsman, and Horticulturist.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - 6/27/26 (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with guests Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery and Dr. Patrick McMillan, Botanist, Conservation Biologist, Plantsman, and Horticulturist.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - 6/20/2026 (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by Nelsa Cox, Rufus Edmisten, and gardener, author, and educator, Craig LeHoullier, to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - 6/20/2026 (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by Nelsa Cox, Rufus Edmisten, and gardener, author, and educator, Craig LeHoullier, to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - 6/20/2026 (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley is joined by Nelsa Cox, Rufus Edmisten, and gardener, author, and educator, Craig LeHoullier, to talk about the garden.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Book, Paper, Dog (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten are joined by retired extension agent Gary Pierce, Mark Baumgartner, and a plethora of guest callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Book, Paper, Dog (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten are joined by retired extension agent Gary Pierce, Mark Baumgartner, and a plethora of guest callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Book, Paper, Dog (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten are joined by retired extension agent Gary Pierce, Mark Baumgartner, and a plethora of guest callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Back in the Studio (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten are joined by extension agent Johnny Coley and a plethora of guest callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Back in the Studio (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten are joined by extension agent Johnny Coley and a plethora of guest callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Back in the Studio (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten are joined by extension agent Johnny Coley and a plethora of guest callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live on The Cary Garden Tour (Part 3 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with Wendy Payne of the Cary Woman's Club and a plethora of guests, live on The Cary Garden Tour.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live on The Cary Garden Tour (Part 2 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with Wendy Payne of the Cary Woman's Club and a plethora of guests, live on The Cary Garden Tour.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live on The Cary Garden Tour (Part 1 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show with Wendy Payne of the Cary Woman's Club and a plethora of guests, live on The Cary Garden Tour.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from Bell's Carpets and Floors (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Nelsa Cox, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show from Bell's Carpets and Floors, with a plethora of guests and callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from Bell's Carpets and Floors (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Nelsa Cox, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show from Bell's Carpets and Floors, with a plethora of guests and callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live from Bell's Carpets and Floors (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Nelsa Cox, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show from Bell's Carpets and Floors, with a plethora of guests and callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From the State Farmers Market (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show from The State Farmers Market with a plethora of guests and callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From the State Farmers Market (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show from The State Farmers Market with a plethora of guests and callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener – Live from the State Farmers Market (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show from The State Farmers Market with a plethora of guests and callers.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Campbell Road Nursery (Part 3 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show live from Campbell Road Nursery with guests Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson of Spectrum News 1 and Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Campbell Road Nursery (Part 2 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show live from Campbell Road Nursery with guests Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson of Spectrum News 1 and Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Campbell Road Nursery (Part 1 of 3)
Today on Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten host the show live from Campbell Road Nursery with guests Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson of Spectrum News 1 and Phil Campbell of Campbell Road Nursery.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Rescued Wood Rehab (Part 3 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from Rescued Wood Rehab.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Rescued Wood Rehab (Part 2 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from Rescued Wood Rehab.
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WPTF Weekend Gardener - Live From Rescued Wood Rehab (Part 1 of 3)
Today on the Weekend Gardener, Mike Raley and Rufus Edmisten and a plethora of guests, live from Rescued Wood Rehab.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The WPTF Weekend Gardener is an award-winning radio talk show that has been on the air for over 40 years. Mike Raley has been the host since the show first aired in January of 1985, bringing expert gardening advice and fun conversation to listeners. Rufus Edmisten, former NC Secretary of State and Attorney General, has been a co-host for over 10 years, providing his unique insights and adding to the lively discussions. The Weekend Gardener is an evolution of The Tar Heel Gardener, a show that aired for 40 years and was hosted by North Carolina State University professor John H. Harris. Initially a 15-minute program where John answered listener letters, the show grew into a half-hour format before becoming the 3-hour talk show we know today. Over its four decades, the Weekend Gardener has become a staple for gardening enthusiasts across the state.
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Mike Raley & Rufus Edmisten
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The WPTF Weekend Gardener is an award-winning radio talk show that has been on the air for over 40 years. Mike Raley has been the host since the show first aired in January of 1985, bringing expert gardening advice and fun conversation to listeners. Rufus Edmisten, former NC Secretary of State and...
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WPTF Weekend Gardener is created and hosted by Mike Raley & Rufus Edmisten.
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