x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries

Join columnist and garden designer Mary Stone in sharing Dilemmas, Delights, & Discoveries in the Garden of Life.

leisure home & garden

All Episodes

10:04

Ep 191. Welcoming Winter Sights and Silence

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2025/01/26

Relishing nature and our gardens goes beyond spring, summer, and fall. Our Garden of Life is winter, too. Mary Stone shares the beauty and stillness in a walk around the winter season of sights, sounds, and silence, encouraging listeners to do the same, comparing it to the silence between notes that enriches the song's melody.Thanks for tuning in!Related Posts and Podcasts you'll enjoy:Welcome Winter Sights and Silence – Blog Post to come Winter Season of Growth – Blog PostEp 84. Winter Seaso...

en-us

12:52

Ep 190. Encouraging Self-Seeding and Seeding Love

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2025/01/19

Mary Stone shares the methods and importance of encouraging self-seeding to help wildlife. And reflects on the joy of seed catalog shopping and creating a vision board for your garden. The episode concludes with a reflection on Martin Luther King Jr Day, honoring his wisdom that "Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend." Let us all do our part by self-seeding love. Thanks for tuning in! Related Posts and Podcasts you'll enjoy:Encouraging Self-Seeding - Blog PostS...

en-us

11:49

Ep 189. Caring for African Violets - Frozen in Time

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2025/01/12

Mary Stone discusses the challenges of caring for African violets in heated homes. She reflects on the emotional significance of the plants inherited from her mother and humorously recalls her rescue dog Jolee's antics, which led to the loss of her mom’s ‘Frozen in Time’ African Violets.With one violet remaining in poor health, Mary seeks advice from the African Violet Society of America on reviving it.She shares her morning routine of morning pages and meditation and how recent events, such ...

en-us

11:43

Ep 188. Dragonflies - Trust the Perfect Unfolding

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2025/01/05

Mary Stone chats about the benefits and folklore of dragonflies, their fascinating life cycle, hunting savvy, and their role in controlling garden pests. Plus, dragonflies' cultural significance and ancient ancestry that date back 325 million years. She shares personal anecdotes, including a dragonfly visiting a memorial tree. She emphasizes the importance of letting go of habits or things that no longer serve you or others and embracing new intentions for the year. Mary closes by encouraging...

en-us

12:08

Ep 187. Paperwhites the Miracle of the Unseen

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/12/29

Paperwhites like to party when grown in water, adding alcohol to prevent flopping. The same is true when forcing Amaryllis. Plus, there's a miracle in the unseen.Both bulbs can only flower once in water. However, Amaryllis bulbs can bloom annually in potting mix, and paperwhites can bloom for about two years; Mary Stone describes how.Then she shares a Greek Myth about Paperwhites Narcissus then encourages listeners to observe and admire flowers beyond our senses with an analogy about the mira...

en-us

9:24

Ep 186. Merry Season of Memories

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/12/22

Mary Stone reflects on Christmas memories, decorating her holiday garden, including her brother’s and Ellie's Memorial trees, and protecting broadleaf evergreens from dehydration that causes winter burn.She reminisces about her late dogs Sara and Ellie and shares her Merry Season of Memories continuing traditions with Jolee.While we long for years gone by, Mary encourages you to go home for Christmas in your most beautiful memories and dreams. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. Thanks f...

en-us

10:07

Ep 185. Preservation of the Paulinskill - Overcoming...

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/12/15

Mary Stone shares a story about preserving the Paulinskill River that came from stumbling upon mysterious tree tubes. She also reflects on overcoming hardships or overlapping losses -- part of her forthcoming book, The Lesson of the Leaf. Links to related Episodes and Blog Posts:Preservation of the Paulinskill River - Blog PostEp 80. Halloween History & Sycamore GhostsHalloween History & Sycamore Ghosts - Blog Post I'd love to hear your garden and nature stories and your thought...

en-us

25:45

Ep 184. Praying Mantises - Faith Testimony

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/12/01

Mary Stone reviews the disadvantages and benefits of praying mantises in gardens, stressing the importance of native versus invasive non-native species. She focuses on the harmful invasive Chinese Mantis that prey on the native Carolina Mantis and hummingbirds. Mary also shares a faith testimony given 14 years ago, sharing her spiritual journey, struggles, and the healing unconditional love she received from her dogs. She emphasizes self-care, forgiveness, and the interconnection of rela...

en-us

17:37

Ep 183. Honorable Harvest - Downsize and Do Over

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/11/17

Mary Stone describes the last of her late-season garden bounty and reflects on the guidelines of an Honorable Harvest, referencing the Native American tradition as outlined by Robin Wall Kimmerer's book Braiding Sweetgrass.A humorous bounceback about the Birds and Bees of Zucchini leads to Mary Stone's sharing a personal story (Downsize and Do-Over) from her book underway (The Lesson of the Leaf), the impact of addiction on her marriage, and the pivotal moments that imparted change that invol...

en-us

17:05

Ep 182. Silver Maples - Pushing Hands

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/11/03

More about the Podcast and Column: Welcome to Garden Dilemmas, Delights, and Discoveries. It's not only about gardens; it's about nature's inspirations, about grasping the glories of the world around us, gathering what we learned from mother nature, and carrying these lessons into our garden of life. So, let's jump in in the spirit of learning from each other. We have lots to talk about. Thanks for tuning in, Mary Stone Garden Dilemmas? AskMaryStone.comDirect Link to Podcast Page

en-us

14:52

Ep 181. Don't Be a Fig Pig - Give a Fig

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/10/20

Mary Stone shares a story about a fig tree in Cape May, NJ, sporting an invitation to help yourself. But a sign saying "Don't be a Fig Pig" reminds her of picking daffodils as a young child and being scolded for it. Then recounts the saga of overwintering a fig tree given as a rite of passage after marrying that didn't end well. But it wasn't that she didn't give a fig, leading to the memory of humorous banter with her dear mom about the word "shit."Mary concludes by encouraging listener...

en-us

12:52

Ep 180. Overview of The Lesson of the Leaf

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/10/06

More about the Podcast and Column: Welcome to Garden Dilemmas, Delights, and Discoveries. It's not only about gardens; it's about nature's inspirations, about grasping the glories of the world around us, gathering what we learned from mother nature, and carrying these lessons into our garden of life. So, let's jump in in the spirit of learning from each other. We have lots to talk about. Thanks for tuning in, Mary Stone Garden Dilemmas? AskMaryStone.comDirect Link to Podcast Page

en-us

10:36

Ep 179. A Butterfly Garden of Growth

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/09/22

In this episode, we chat about A Butterfly Garden of Growth at Johnsonburg Camp & Retreat Center in New Jersey, which hosted a Comfort Zone Camp in partnership with A Little Hope Foundation to support kids who lost a loved one to suicide.We review nectar and host plants important to butterflies and why Butterfly Bush is not ideal. Then, end with a reflection of the Butterfly Effect-- the interconnectedness of our world. May we all live our lives knowing that we make a difference no m...

en-us

11:54

Ep 178. Remember-Learn-Grow and Love

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/09/15

In this episode, Mary Stone discusses the importance of native plants, mentioning Blaine Rothauser's work and including native plants in a previous project. Then, we chat about the beauty yet invasiveness of Japanese Knotweed and the beneficial native Orange Jewelweed. And hope that plants from other countries become integrated into our environment as the balance of nature adapts. A reflection on the anniversary of 9 -11 and recounting a story about Cheryl Woodruff Brooks, author of...

en-us

11:27

Ep 177. Nighttime Chorus of Garden Insects

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/09/08

In this episode, Mary Stone chats about the nighttime chorus of garden insects from her screened porch, highlighting the Agile Meadow Katydid, Fall Field Cricket, and Snowy Tree Cricket. Then shares a personal story about her niece and the healing power of nature, emphasizing the life-changing outcomes of learning to love and let go. Thanks for tuning in. Related Stories:Cicadas sing 'Back to School' – Blog Post Ep 176. Revisiting Cicadas and How Gardens GlowEp 129. Saving Snap...

en-us

10:21

Ep 176. Revisiting Cicadas and How Gardens Glow

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/09/01

Mary Stone reflects on her recent trip to California and the joy of reconnecting with a lifelong friend. She discusses listener responses to previous episodes, including Lorraine's recent solution for her Bowing Blossoms of Limelight Hydrangeas.She reminisces about a cicada encounter during a project at Morristown Airport, explaining the difference between annual and periodical cicadas and gardening tips for late summer. Then shares Marty Carson's luminous garden design idea for Morristown Ai...

en-us

13:02

Ep 175. Koleen Garland’s Dagnabbit Rabbits

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/08/25

More about the Podcast and Column: Welcome to Garden Dilemmas, Delights, and Discoveries. It's not only about gardens; it's about nature's inspirations, about grasping the glories of the world around us, gathering what we learned from mother nature, and carrying these lessons into our garden of life. So, let's jump in in the spirit of learning from each other. We have lots to talk about. Thanks for tuning in, Mary Stone Garden Dilemmas? AskMaryStone.comDirect Link to Podcast Page

en-us

9:03

Ep 174. Bowing Blossoms of Limelights

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/08/18

In this episode, we revisit the story of Lorraine's Flopping Limelight Hydrangea and chat about a new variety that solves the Bowing Blossoms of Limelights.Lorraine's garden dilemma came four years ago when we said goodbye to our beloved canine kid, Miss Ellie Mae. We wrap up reflecting that while endings and losses are part of life, love remains forever rooted in our hearts. Then come new beginnings to seed and grow our Garden of Life. Thank you for tuning in.Related Stories & Helpf...

en-us

9:36

Ep 173. Oakleaf Hydrangea for All Seasons

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/08/11

Related Stories & Helpful Links: Oakleaf Hydrangea for All Seasons - Blog Post More about the Podcast and Column: Welcome to Garden Dilemmas, Delights, and Discoveries. It's not only about gardens; it's about nature's inspirations, about grasping the glories of the world around us, gathering what we learned from mother nature, and carrying these lessons into our garden of life. So, let's jump in in the spirit of learning from each other. We have lots to talk about. Thanks for t...

en-us

10:08

Ep 172. When to Prune Hydrangea, Deer!

Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries ·

2024/08/04

Due to the mild and wet winter in the Northeast, we've enjoyed abundant hydrangea blooms, so much so that plants are flopping and blocking walkways. We revisit a story When to Prune Hydrangea, Deer! (When deer heavily pruned my hydrangea.) And wrap up with a strategy for pruning fading blooms so branches bounce back without risking next year’s flowers. Did you know Endless Summer Hydrangeas are sometimes called Endless Disappointment? But there’s no point in crying over spilled milk...

en-us

231 results

Similar Podcasts

Expres Ráno

Expres FM

詭哭郎嚎

郎祖筠 & FMTaiwan製作團隊

Ron en Erik Podcast

Ron en Erik

Poor Man"s Pinball Podcast

Poor Men Ian and Drew

WeAreChange on Odysee

WeAreChange