Episode 152: Best of LAAP—Best of Our Listener Q & As
One of our favorite things to do here on the podcast is dig through emails and social media shout-outs from our listeners. It is always nice to hear about what problems you may be having in your gardens and to be able to offer advice from our decades of horticultural experience. And we’re lucky to have scores of experts at our fingertips if we don’t have an answer for a plant suggestion or design fix. These Q&A episodes are some of our favorites, so we decided to revisit an array of your best questions from the past few years in this new Best of LAAP. The inquiries included advice on planting under trees, attracting hummingbirds, and what garden tasks we hate tackling. Tune in to see if one of our favorite questions was yours, or to hear about some solutions to problems that tend to plague us all.
Forest planting in India using the Miyawaki method. Photo: BemanHerish via Wikimedia CommonsFirst hummingbird favorite: Cardinal climber. Photo: Seed Savers ExchangeSecond hummingbird favorite: Earlybird™ Red White columbine. Photo: Walters Gardens, Inc.Alternative butterfly host plant: Northern red oak, a valuable host plant for many moth and butterfly speciesPlants for your front yard: Gatsby Gal® oakleaf hydrangeaPlants for your front yard: ‘Perry’s Gold’ Norway spruceDeadheaded flowers in Kielian DeWitt’s Montana gardenPlant under a mature maple tree: ‘Stoplights’ epimedium. Photo: Plant Delights NurseryPlant under a mature maple tree: ‘Spanish Flare’ hellebore
A featured article on cottage garden design:A Cottage Garden That’s Not ChaoticSloped garden design: A sloped front-yard garden, designed by Jay SiffordSloped garden design: Jay Sifford’s sloped front yard from another angle
DeWalt Variable-Speed Cordless Reciprocating Saw with 6-Piece Saw Blade Set
You can fit a variety of blades to this saw to cut fallen branches or prune larger limbs from trees in a pinch. It’s fast, tough, easy to use, and extremely versatile.
- 18.31 x 6.13 x 4 inches
- 1-1/8-inch stroke length
- Variable speed trigger with 0-3000 spm
- DW4856 Metal/Woodcutting Reciprocating Saw Blade Set, 6-Piece
You can fit a variety of blades to this saw to cut fallen branches or prune larger limbs from trees in a pinch. It’s fast, tough, easy to use, and extremely versatile.
- 18.31 x 6.13 x 4 inches
- 1-1/8-inch stroke length
- Variable speed trigger with 0-3000 spm
With a built-in 7.2-volt lithium-ion battery, this little guy weighs less than 2 lb. and can zip through all your minor pruning tasks quickly and easily.
- 13.5 x 3 x 5 inches
- Uses a 7.2-Volt 2Ah high-capacity built-in lithium-ion battery; Includes a fast charger
Quick and easy to put into operation and is less noisy and lighter in weight than gas-powered hedge trimmers.
- 38 x 7 x 7 inches
- 6.9 pounds
- 1 Lithium Ion battery required (included)
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