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The helpful Gardeners Podcast
Welcome to the Helpful Gardeners, a weekly podcast diving into the home and garden topics you want to learn more about. Colin and Brandi inform, inspire, and bring the fun as two friends who work together and go wild over gardening.
6 Plants to Inspire your 2026 Garden
Meet the National Garden Bureau’s “Year Of” Plants for 2026! 🌸🌶️ Have you ever stood [...]
Nov
How to Bring New Houseplants Home
Plant Parenthood! Bringing Your New Houseplant Home Safely 🌱 It’s one of the greatest feelings: [...]
Nov
Monarch Butterflies Are Back! (Mostly)
The Monarch Butterfly Population is Giving Us Hope—and Why We Can’t Stop Now 🦋 If [...]
Nov
Nutty Things are Happening
What’s with all the acorns? It’s a Mast Year! 🌰 Have you been tripping over [...]
Nov
Seed Saver’s Secrets
Learning how to save the seeds is the ultimate trick to scoring a guaranteed bumper [...]
Nov
Space Junk in the Garden?
Nerf Darts… and Space Junk in Your Flower Beds?! This week, Brandi found a random [...]
Oct
I Can’t Feel My Face
Ghosts, Gardens, and a Spicy Secret Happy Halloween, plant friends! This week, we’re getting into [...]
Oct
Plant Cosmos Using the Cosmos
Unlocking the Lunar Calendar: Full Moon Names and Moon Gardening This week on the podcast, [...]
Oct
WHERE TO LISTEN
Meet our Hosts
Colin
Colin is a certified horticulturist with over 30 years of experience working in landscaping, gardening and houseplants in various climactic zones. He’s a buyer at Golden Acre, lover of black coffee, and his adventurous spirit takes him on the most amazing hikes with his wife, Jenny, and doggo, Jimmy.
Brandi
The greenest of green thumbs with a love of asking questions. Brandi is a media personality in Calgary, AB and has dedicated over half her life to working with plants and community at Golden Acre. While she’s no expert in the garden, she’s try anything. Since starting the podcast, she can now mow lawns, eat hot peppers, and pull off a garden gnome costume.