Garden Gab Podcast

Garden Gab Club 005: Ciao bella!

Ciao bella! In this fifth meeting of the Garden Gab Club, the girls dive straight into the deep end of Molly's recent trip to Bergamo, Italy for the International Landscape Festival. Although Molly is still slurring her words a bit from jet lag, they manage to have intelligent conversation about a number of big topics. And dear listener, while they might not have all the answers, there sure is a lot of food for thought!
First they gab all about trees and how we engage with the successional motion of the environment when choosing trees. If that feels like a big word, don't worry Tessa consistently makes Molly pause to explain :) They also discuss how we can design layered and dynamic gardens that rely on thoughtful and skilled gardeners when everything seems to be dominated by static maintenance. In a culture that values the quick, the convenient, and the cheap... how do we cultivate a renewed zeal towards crafting gardens?? If that feels like a lot to chew on, perhaps grab yourself a cup of Tessa's roasted herbal tea. Speaking of tea, Molly spills the "tea" on the love of her life, who was precisely an hour train ride from her whilst she was in Italy. But alas, she came home alone, but inspired to continue her tour de tiramisu. 
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Show Notes:
+ This is Tessa's Roasted Herbal Tea. Whilst it might be strange to see the word roasted in front of a beverage instead of a veg or protein, dare I say we are all intrigued? 
+ Molly did indeed get to meet Sarah Price, and she was just as lovely as she had always imagined. What was also lovely was her design in the Piazza Vecchia in Bergamo!!
+ This was the 15th year of the International Landscape Festival, basically summer camp for garden nerds!
+ For the uninitiated in the pro-tennis world, here are some curated photos of Jannik Sinner, one of the most thrilling people to watch in pro tennis and easy on the eyes (in Molly's humble opinion). Please do note the hair. 

Garden Gab Club 004: Stripes, Stripes Baby

Yo VIP, let's kick it! This episode of Garden Gab is all about stripes, stripes baby!! But before we venture into all things striped, Molly and Tessa discuss the merits of having green outside a hospital window, and Tessa walks us through a Japanese inspired pond screen she designed this week. Tessa is also waving farewell to her summer edibles and gearing up for some fall veg planting. As for the chatter about stripes, Molly and Tessa ask, what makes a stripe a stripe? Why do we like stripes, and how many things in this episode can we make about stripes?
 
In other news, Molly has swan dived into home decor and thinks she has a studio hummingbird... while Tessa has spotted her first monarch in the garden! To round out the show Molly unpacks her current love affair with a new tile and grout steamer while Tessa has embraced **non-white** hand towels in her home. Thanks for joining us on this week's grab bag of Garden Gab! 
 
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Show notes:
+ Tessa's Pink Caladium that is still doing THE MOST in the garden
+ Molly's beloved tile and grout steamer. Pour yourself a glass of wine and have the date of your dreams with this bad boy. 
+ If you really want to set the mood, plug this Pura air freshener in and you will think perhaps you have been transported to paradise. 
+ To see the pic of Tessa's sketch and Molly sitting on a shovel seat meeting the owner of Sneeboer Tools at the Chelsea Flower show, head on over to the episode substack page HERE!

Garden Gab Club 003: We Like Big Rocks (and we cannot lie)

Welcome back to the third meeting of the Garden Gab Club! While Tessa and Molly do not claim to be geologists, they do spend a good portion of today's episode discussing the merits of a good 10 ton boulder. If you are less mineral and more interested in the herbaceous... there is also a heavy dose of tulip talk, weed battles, and admiration of a good multi-trunk serviceberry tree. But maybe you are more of a creature lover? They have you covered too! Tune in to the Wildlife Committee to learn who has been stealing Tessa's hips (which also don't lie) and what large flying creature attacked Molly. Pardon the pun, but this conversation rocks. 
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SHOW NOTES!
- Robin Standefer of Roman & Williams with her hand selected 10 ton Boulder. A girl after our own heart.
- Speaking of rocks, HERE is the Charlie Marder article. Basically, he rocks too.
- Burt's Bees tinted lip balm (mainly to show our moms we are good Southern women)
- Sound of a cicada chorus, the background noise of a summer night in the South! Lovely when they aren't ambushing you. 
 
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Garden Gab Club 002: Little Molly on the Prairie

As the second Garden Gab Club meeting is called to order, Tessa and Molly kick off the discussion with a debrief on Molly's recent trip to Iowa for the Perennial Plant Association National Symposium. They dive into all things prairies vs. meadows, plant communities, and the humbling essence of "corn sweat." During the Down Home Committee Meeting, Tessa unpacks her current battle plan to take down summer mosquitos, her bounty of tomatoes, and a mystery book reveal that Molly is currently coveting. Don't forget to subscribe to the show HERE and leave a review to enter our door prize giveaway! Thanks for joining the Gab! 
SHOW NOTES!
- Tessa's mosquito dunks of choice
Resources for naturalistic design + plant communities:
- New Naturalism
- Planting in a Post Wild World
- The Dynamic Landscape
.... and while you are on a podcast listening roll, don't miss Tessa's interview with Lisa Bass on the Simple Farmhouse Life podcast!!

Calling the First Garden Gab Meeting to Order!

Welcome one, welcome all! The first Garden Gab meeting is now in session! Join plant pals Molly and Tessa as they dive into what you can expect from the Garden Gab podcast and give you allllll the scoop on how they met (which possibly includes being the youngest and tallest girlies at a Southern Garden History Society meeting). Stick around for a rapid fire Q&A hosted by the Garden Gab Membership Committee which includes, but is not limited to… an ode to overalls, imaginary trips to the Isles of Northern Sweden, and things we possibly covet for our own gardens (**cough cough… greenhouses and natural ponds**)
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Garden Gab Trailer

Welcome to your new garden club! Join hosts and garden design pals Tessa Pinner and Molly Hendry each week as they discuss what they're growing, learning, and dreaming up — whether it is in their own cottage gardens or in their clients' outdoor spaces. This podcast is all about the joy of getting your hands dirty no matter the size of your garden or stage of your life. If you are curious about the garden world or want some green thumbed inspiration — you're invited to join the gab.