Podcast Archive – A Dry Rain: Gardening In The Pacific Northwest and Beyond

Greg is checking out the health of some madrone trees, Willi is wondering what a black walnut will do to her deck and we answer your questions. Our sponsor this week- sponsor being someone who likes the show- Marty Wingate, author. Sure she is part of the crew, but she has a life outside the … Continue reading Black Walnuts, Madrone Trees and Your Questions →

Marty and Steve wander around Sky Nursery in Shoreline WA, thinking about the plants of winter and spring. Hellebores are a festive garden perennial and they pair nicely with some fascinating conifer varieties. Let’s take a walk. Our sponsor this episode-sponsor being in this case a suggestion that you might like one of the other … Continue reading The Hellebore It Is! →

Greg introduces us to Michael of Vashon Seed & Mercantile, who takes us on a tour of their cannabis breeding greenhouses on Vashon Island. They are joined for this interview by Shango Los, founder of the Vashon Island Marjiuana Entrepreneurs Alliance. Growers on Vashon Island are developing specific cultivars that grow well in the Northwest … Continue reading Appreciating the Finer Things of Life →

For those of us craving a little outdoor time, Greg takes us, again, on a walk in the woods near Medford, Oregon. New episode next week. Gardening questions? email us at adryrain@gmail.com. Find us on Facebook. Twitter. Subscribe on Itunes Listen on Stitcher Greg used two field guides for this walk. Plants of the Pacific … Continue reading A Walk In The Woods →

Marty Wingate, Greg Rabourn and Steve Scher sniff the sweet smell of winter flowering shrubs and offer some interesting reads. This is a rebroadcast of the 3rd episode of this podcast. If you missed it first time around, take a listen. It’s like the complex scent of a familiar garden favorite. Just like it, we … Continue reading The Sweet Fragrance of the Winter Garden →

Marty talks with Karen Chapman of Fine Foliage – the book and the website – about holiday decorating with nature. Find out the best plants to cut and what to do with them, and learn the colorful ways of leaves. When she isn’t writing about gardens, Marty has been busy writing best-selling mysteries set in … Continue reading Episode #51 Easy and Natural Holiday Decorations →

As winter slows down the garden outdoors, we turn to the catalogues that come tumbling through the mail slot. Great Plant Picks had some fine varieties for 2014 and 2015 is just around the calendar. We toss out a few varieties to consider as we await next years choices. Willi has been busy helping run … Continue reading Episode #50 New Plants To Pique Your Interests →

Willi joins us from Portland over a Skype connection I must apologize for. But we manage to to happily talk gifts for the gardener. Tune in. Willi has been busy helping run a business in Portland, Perch furniture. Greg is gearing up for another season of his King County-TV Show,Yard Talk. And Marty, well Marty … Continue reading Episode #49 Gifts For Gardeners →

The leaves are falling. The basic bones of your garden are revealing themselves. Time for some simple but thoughtful planning. Join our planning session in this episode of A Dry Rain. Steve is home in his garden, often mucking over by the worm bin. How about you? Last two weeks to send him a picture … Continue reading Episode #48 Garden Planning →

Winter’s traces start to mark our gardens. Herewith a few suggestions for extending the season with cloches, greenhouses and a few tricks of the trade. Steve is home in his garden, often mucking over by the worm bin. How about you? He needs you to send him a few pictures that best depict where you … Continue reading Episode #47 Extending The Season →

A plant’s attributes reveal themselves in the fall. Colors, textures and shapes can shine as the weather gets colder. We consider a few in this episode of A Dry Rain. Willi has been busy helping run a business in Portland, Perch furniture. Greg is gearing up for another season of his King County-TV Show,Yard Talk. … Continue reading Episode #46 Fall Favorites →

Mary Berry is executive director of The Berry Center, a Kentucky based agriculture organization focused on remaking American industrial agriculture. Their goal is to see more farms locally focused and sustainable. Their philosophy is based on the works of her father. the poet and farmer Wendell Berry as well as Wes Jackson of The Land … Continue reading Episode #45 Mary Berry on Reforming Agriculture in the U.S. →

Want to be a good garden neighbor? Share the bounty. We answer a few questions and clip our hedges. Willi has been busy helping run a business in Portland, Perch furniture. Greg is gearing up for another season of his King County-TV Show,Yard Talk. And Marty, well Marty has been busy writing best-sellers for the … Continue reading Episode #44 Neighbor Etiquette →

Fall means clean up and plant. So, what are best clean-up practices, and what should be put in the ground right now? Marty, Greg and Steve dig around that particular pile for awhile and raise a few canes as well. Willi has been busy helping run a business in Portland, Perch furniture. Greg is gearing … Continue reading Episode #43 Fall Clean-up and Planting →

Marty Wingate suggests plants that will bring you fragrance in the fall and winter. A few offer color too. A few offer food for hummingbirds as well. Katsura Trees Redfox Heronswood Globe Viburnum Bodnantense Dawn Asian Mahonia’s Charity Wintersun Arthur Menzies Lionel Fortescue Subscribe We always welcome your questions. Ask at adryrain@gmail.com On Facebook On … Continue reading Episode #42 Fall and Winter Shrubs with Great Scents →