Oct 28, 2025
This week on the podcast, Joanne welcomes Brandie, the Suburban Gardenista, an avid gardener passionate about supporting pollinators with native plants.
Brandie is Pollinator Stewardship Certified by Pollinator Partnership Canada and loves sharing her learnings through podcasts, workshops, and social media.
You can...
Oct 21, 2025
If your summer containers still look surprisingly lush, don't toss them out just yet. This week on the podcast, Joanne discusses how, with a little care, you can enjoy them again next year.
Tune in to learn how to overwinter your annuals.
Topics discussed:
- Many annuals are still looking great in mid-October — don’t...
Oct 15, 2025
This week on the podcast, Joanne discusses the importance of watering your trees and evergreens throughout October and November.
Topics discussed:
- This summer was the driest summer on record, with only 96 millimetres of rain
- Although 2024 had more rain, half of it came in a single storm: our rainfall patterns are...
Oct 6, 2025
In this encore presentation of October in the Garden, Joanne Shaw reviews some of the tasks you can do this month, but don't worry, it's not as labour-intensive as you think!
Tasks you can do this month:
Vegetable Gardens
- Clean up and remove the old stems of your tomato or pepper plants that have stopped producing.
Oct 1, 2025
In this encore episode of Down the Garden Path, Joanne discusses how to extend the blooming season in your garden by adding asters.
Topics covered in this week's episode:
- Gardens don't have to stop blooming in September. We can extend the season to October and November.
- It’s very important to have because the...