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About Joe Lamp'l
Joe Lamp'l is the Host and Executive Producer of the award winning PBS television series Growing A Greener World. Off camera, Joe dedicates his time to promoting sustainability through his popular books, blog, podcast series, and nationally syndicated newspaper columns. Follow Joe on Twitter
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Grow Where You’re Planted
The other day I was returning from my morning run, and I happened to look up towards the chimney. Something bright caught my eye and what I saw was truly […]
What?!? No Tomatoes???
Last week I stepped back in time a few hundred years. Gardening was quite different back then, and the contrast became quite vivid during a recent trip to historic Williamsburg […]
The Most Beautiful Garden of All
In my role as television host of GardenSmart – a show that features beautiful gardens – I’ve seen some pretty spectacular places. Yet, none compare to the garden I just […]
GardenSmart TV in the Missouri Botanical Garden
As the host of GardenSmart, I have the privilege of traveling to some of the most beautiful gardens in the country. This past week, my crew and I spent the […]
30 Master Gardeners Drop by for a Surprise Visit
Last week, I was busily working away at my computer and fighting writer’s block while racing the clock on yet another deadline. My office phone line rang. I briefly debated […]
The Greenest Earth Day Yet?
Maybe it’s because I’m immersed in it on a daily basis, or maybe it’s just because we can’t escape it. Whatever the reason, I think this year will be the […]
Top 5 Tips for Creating an Eco-friendly Garden from My New Book
Writing, traveling and speaking; since my last blog entry, that seems to be about all I’ve been doing. In fact as I write this, I do so from my room […]
Science Project Disaster-Thanks to Me!
I’m sorry for the long delay since my last blog entry. Frankly, I was so bogged down in writing my book that I had little time for anything else. During […]
It’s a Wrap for the Year with GardenSmart
Last time I sat down to work on the book was a week ago. It seems like months. Now, it’s Saturday morning and too early to get up on a […]
Just so you know…I’m still here.
I’m writing this entry at about 4:30am. You’ll understand why in a minute. I’m certainly overdue to check in, but it’s not like I haven’t been doing anything. Running a […]
Challenges and Delayed Gratification Add to a Satisfying Landscape
I’ll tell you right up front, this is hard to admit. My family and I have now been in our new (to us) house for just over a year. The […]
Back in the Writing Saddle Again
Well, I knew there would be a next book. I just didn’t think it would be so soon! Still feeling the effects of my last book-writing binge, I got the […]
A Fond Farewell to Alaska
As I write this entry, I’m sitting in the Anchorage airport, with nothing but time on my hands. My flight doesn’t leave for another six hours, but my crew has […]
On Assignment in Alaska
As I write this, it’s 10:30pm and still light outside! I’m in Alaska – taping new shows for GardenSmart. Many people wonder if it’s even possible to garden in Alaska. […]
The Man with the Beautiful Dock Garden
This weekend – while attending a family reunion in a rented lakeside house – I enjoyed the most amazing sight. It was just a few docks away from the one […]
A Week of GardenSmart Taping in Madison, Wisconsin
If I were a plant, I’d want to spend my summers living in a garden in Madison, Wisconsin! I’ve just finished taping the third of three shows this week for […]
joegardener’s Daily ComPost adds Audio
Listen to a more organic, one-take version of this post by double-clicking on the audio icon at the the bottom of this entry. The longer I’m away from it, the […]
Park Seed’s Open House – Opens Hearts & Minds too
This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of speaking to a friendly crowd of enthusiastic gardeners at the Park Seed open house in Greenwood, SC. This event is an annual […]
Poison Ivy Ponderings
Do you remember the biblical account of Lot’s wife being turned into a pillar of salt for looking back at Sodom as they left the city? Granted, she was warned […]
A Good Finish to a Busy Week
After a too-short visit to the beach with my family, it was time to get back to work. This past week was catch-up time, and I was reminded that the […]
Bringing a whole new definition to “slow gardening”
My friend and popular gardening author, Felder Rushing coined a new phrase; “slow gardening.” I really enjoyed reading what he had to say about this topic. After all, in today’s […]
In Search of the “Best of the Must-haves” for 2008
As I write this entry, I’m on a flight returning from the National Hardware Show in Orlando, Florida. Hardware show you ask? Well, it just so happens that it’s also […]
It’s Great to be Home When You Have Gardening Fever
I can’t tell you how nice it is to have a chunk of days off the road and to be working from home. This has been the longest number of […]
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