Ep. 38: Volunteerism, Beautification & Labrador Retrievers of the Garden
This episode explores why volunteering in horticulture organizations matters, what America In Bloom is doing to beautify communities and how plants can inspire civic pride while creating value for local businesses. Bill, Seth, and Mason share perspectives spanning association work, community involvement and hands-on horticulture.The conversation covers how industry involvement builds networks and perspective, alongside highlights from last week’s America In Bloom symposium celebrating the organization’s 25th anniversary. (AIB President) Mason explains how communities, garden clubs and local leaders can use beautification to improve quality of life and increase visibility for horticulture businesses.
Then the Squad spins the Plant Wheel of Excitement—landing on sunflower. They run through shout outs and hot takes and close with the fun banter you’ve come to expect. Learn more about America In Bloom: https://americainbloom.org/ Check out the Wild Mile: https://wildmile.org/Follow us on Instagram: @GHSquadPod
21 Sept 2026
Ep. 37: Learning From The Best (with Jerry from Stein’s)
This episode features a special guest! And dang, he’s a good one. This is a conversation with Jerry Schmitt of Stein’s Garden & Home in Wisconsin. Jerry joined The Squad (Mason, Bill and Seth) to add some intelligence and decades of experience to the usual shenanigans. Jerry brings more than 50 years of retail and livegoods experience, offering a fascinating perspective on how independent garden centers have evolved, what still gets shoppers excited and how the industry keeps adapting. They cover Stein’s history, retail strategy, memorable product experiments and the future of the garden center experience. This is a perfect episode for anyone interested in merchandising, trend spotting and how independents stay relevant alongside big-box competition. They also spin the old Plant Wheel of Excitement and land on calibrachoa. Everyone has thoughts on calis. Follow The Squad on Instagram: @GHSquadPod
12 Sept 2026
Ep. 36: Would You Rather …? (Horticulture Edition)
Although Mason abandoned them this week, Bill and Seth knock it out of the park with this duo cast (after missing last week), then spend most of the show trading rapid-fire “would you rather” questions—personal, professional and just plain crazy.Along the way, they dig into where ideas come from, how to force better audience engagement when giving presentations and why some plant categories feel more useful than exciting (daylilies). This episode is the usual mix of horticulture industry banter, personal preference debates and practical takeaways for just about anyone … or no one. Seth and Bill close with shout-outs for the upcoming Plug & Cutting Conference and friend-of-the-show Marcus’s new job.Follow us on Instagram: @GHSquadPod
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