I love Rhonda Flemming Hayes’ book Garden for Life: Strategies for Easier, Greener, More Joyful Gardening as We Age.
She was my guest on The Organic Gardener Radio Show Sunday May 24, 2026.

I’m thrilled to announce my next tour is to explore Poland for 12 days from June 18-29, 2026.
We’ll visit Warsaw, Malbork Castle, Kraków, Jasna Góra Monastery, Black Madonna, Saxon Garden and the Botanical Garden at the University of Warsaw, Poland’s countryside, the Botanical Garden of Jagiellonian University with the largest orchid collection in Poland and 23 acres of beautiful plantings, Auschwitz and much more.

Join me at Soergels Garden Center in Wexford for the 23rd Annual Doug Oster Plant Swap/Giveaway and Pepperpalooza on Sunday May 31,2026 from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.

Allium leafminer has infested my garlic. Here’s what I’m doing to try and save the plants.

My wife Cindy and my oldest son Tim are visiting Jeju Island off the southern coast off the Korean mainland.
Here’s Cindy’s account of discovering that the Steeler’s Nation is even in Korea, 7000 miles away.

I’m excited to be teaching classes every Wednesday at 5 p.m EST. These live, interactive classes cover all the basics of gardening and also do a deep dive on growing many different types of plants.