This is the first episode since our move back to the midwest. It marks a new commitment to our podcasts and our fellow passionate gardeners.

This episode reviews our visit last weekend to Hyde Park New York where Cheryl participated in an Italian Bootcamp at the Culinary Institute of America while I enjoyed walking through the estates of FDR and the Vanderbilts. We also introduce our new supplemental podcast where we will be featuring one ornamental plant during each enhanced podcast.

Using a garden vac really makes cleaning up planting beds very easy.

Jack Blandy, owner of Stoney Bank Nurseries discusses how they work with plants all winter to have them at their peak, just in time to wow visitors to the Philadelphia Flower Show.

EP Henry has an outstanding garden display in this years flower show. John Bowman from EP Henry shares his thoughts about the explosive evolution of hardscaping and landscape contractor John Palimeno explains how to work with a hardscape contractor in this episode of the hedgerow.

This podcast is a conversation with Jane Pepper, President of the Philadelphia Flower Show and Harry Hill who is involved with the Mens Garden Club and is involved with the over 3500 volunteers who help make the show successful each and every year. Sit back and listen to a conversation which shows how passionate these two are about gardening and the show and have fun doing it!

This interview with Chef Tony Tulda took place on a recent cruise we were on in the Caribbean in November 2007 with Holland America. I had not intended to do this interview when the cruise began, however, the food was so outstanding that midway through the cruise I asked to interview the Head Chef. Chef Tulda was gracious enough to take time out of his schedule to talk to me. This was my first cruise which my wife dragged me to kicking and screaming. And can tell you it will not be my last. We normally rent ocean front homes during the off season whereever we go on vacation. The challenge with that is my wife still needs to cook we need to make the beds and do other work bringing all the stuff we need. After this cruise I realized it was the best vacation ever, because my wife did not have to lift a finger. We are now looking at our options for our next cruise.

This episode is short and sweet but loaded with great gardening information.

This episode discusses cutting back ornamental grasses, establishing wildflowers and a few other timely fall gardenng topics.......