Canada's Local Gardener Podcast

About Canada's Local Gardener Podcast

Canada's Local Gardener podcast will feature Shauna and a guest or two from Canada’s gardening world. They will bring knowledge and humour to various topics for green thumbs and would-be green thumbs to listen to and enjoy. The series will further cement the Local Gardener team as go-to gardening experts in the eyes of Canadians.

Publisher

Canada's Local Gardener

Category

leisure · leisure · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Feb 2021

Latest episode

19 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Aug 2025

   Terrie Shaw talks about her book Garden Journey

   Artist and gardener Terrie Shaw has spent more than a decade journaling in words and watercolours. In her new book, Garden Journey, she captures not just the look of her Sherwood Park garden, but the feeling of it: the hum of bees around her grapevine café, the rich colours of calendula and sorrel, and the laughter of her grandchildren inventing stories around a mysterious purple door in the yard. Terrie sketches everything — plants, recipes, even moments with her family — in pen and ink befo...

2. 

   19 Aug 2025

   Ryan Statham talks about trees and climate change

   In this episode, Shauna sits down with Ryan Statham, arborist with the Davey Tree Expert Company, for a deep and practical look at the state of our trees in a time of rapid climate change. They start by talking about the difference between climate and weather, and how extreme swings—like sudden jumps from freezing to 30°C—are becoming more common across Canada. Ryan shares recent examples from Ontario, highlighting how unpredictable winters and erratic storms stress urban forests. From there,...

3. 

   12 May 2025

   Glenn Andersen at Nordic Nurseries

   Glenn Andersen of Nordic Nurseries discusses with host Shauna Dobbie the propagation process of annual plants, revealing how they journey from the lab to thriving in gardens in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Canada's Local Gardener Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Glenn Andersen
• Ian Leatt
• Kevin Twomey
• Kris Kiser
• Robert Pavlis

Reach and audience

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Spotify

4.2 / 5

9 ratings

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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