Flower Power Garden Hour Marlene Simon

As a plant person with minimal design skills, I’m in awe of people with both skill sets. In this episode I talk to Soleil Tranquilli about how she combines her artistic design ability with her wealth of plant knowledge to create firesafe, water wise and tranquil gardens. She is the owner of Tranquill Gardens as well as being a Certified watershed Wise Landscape Pro and the president of the Sacramento Association of Professional Landscape Designers.
 Soleil and Tranquill Gardens can be found at:
·       Website:  Tranquill Gardens
·       Website: Association of Professional Landscape Designers
·       Facebook:  Tranquill Gardens
 
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It is the September To Do List – believe it or not, we are in full Fall prep time.  Lots of cool weather vegetables to start planting, and tons of clean up and pruning.  Summer may have been easy in the garden, but it’s time to get the gloves on and get to work.  Episode includes Listener Q&A and a discussion around current published articles in the horticulture world.
 
It is time to plant:
        Beets         Carrots         Broccoli         Brussel sprouts         Cauliflower         Cabbage         Celery         Swiss chard         Collards         Garlic         Leek         Lettuce         Peas         Radish         Spinach         Perennials – towards the end of September when it cools down Chores include:
        Clean up – pull out vegetables which are done, fallen fruit         Prune lavender, hydrangeas         Pests – whiteflies may be setting in…..keep an eye on  
Listener Q&A section.  Topics covered include:
        What are the galls attached to oaks?  Are they harmful to the tree?         When replanting a Venus Fly Trap, does it require a specific soil?         Gardenias – no buds or flowers…..is this a location issue?         Lantana issues Help support feral cat rescue/spay-neuter/finding good homes by contributing at Flower Power Garden Hour Patreon.  
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You can say that my guest, Justin Hancock, is passionate about passion vines! But he is also passionate about anything that grows. As a horticulturalist for one of the top nurseries, Costa Farms, he gets to surround himself with all types of plants. We discuss, of course, passion vines as well as houseplant care.
Justin and Costa Farms can be found at:
·       Instagram:  justinwhancock
·       Website: costafarms.com
·       Instagram: costafarms
·       Facebook:  Costa Farms
·       Twitter:  @CostaFarms
·       YouTube:  @CostaFarms
·       TikTok: costa.farms
 
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·       email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com
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It is the August To Do List, and we are having a gorgeous summer that is offering up IDEAL garden conditions.  Vegetable and fruit harvests are bountiful, but there is prep work for fall piling up. 
It is time to:  Plant seeds in ground, including:  beets, cabbage, carrots, turnips, potatoes
Prep garden beds for Fall planting in September:  Weed, compost
Chores include:
       Dead-head flowers        Pick up fallen fruit        Cut off suckers        Prevent weeds from going to seed        Collect seeds        Harvest melons        Order fall bulbs (daffodils, tulips, etc)        Deep water trees  
We finish up with a Listener Q&A section.  Topics covered include:
       Are pill bugs good for the soil?         Do I need to keep “braiding” my plant?        Habanero not blooming – why?        Fig tree only produce dry, inedible figs.  Why?  
Help support feral cat rescue/spay-neuter/finding good homes by contributing at Flower Power Garden Hour Patreon.  
 
To ask questions for future shows, submit them at:
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Want to replace your lawn with a cacti/succulent garden? Here’s how. My coworker and succulent grower extraordinaire, Gianluca Bacci, joins me to discuss succulent growing tips. We talk about major do’s and don’ts of succulent care plus why the saguaro cacti of Arizona are dying.
 Gianluca can be found at:
·         Instagram:  marinsect_gianluca
 
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·         email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com
 
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Many of us walk around with ideas/inventions in our head but don’t follow through with them for numerous reasons. In this episode, I talk with inventor/founder of PlantTraps, Deborah Holtschlag, about how she came up with an idea and ran with it. We discuss her products that turn balconies into amazing gardens as well as her journey from idea to market.
 
Links below can be found to Deborah and PlantTraps. 
·       Website:  planttraps.com
·       Instagram:  planttraps
·       Facebook:  planttraps
·       YouTube:  @planttraps
 
To ask questions for future shows, submit them at:
·       Facebook
·       Instagram
·       email Marlene at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com
 
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