Some people look at dandelion leaves and see a weed. Others see a fresh, free way to perk up a salad.

5:27 minutes (1.25 MB)
This week's Task at Hand topic on The Organic Gardeners is How to Build a Retaining Wall. Doug Oster and Jessica Walliser give you some helpful tips and directions on how to build a long-lasting retaining wall for your garden.

A few tricks to avoid turning a smorgasbord for one of the summer's most annoying pest.

Spring is springing -- and so are the weeds. Here are eco-friendly reasons to put down the pesticides.

5:03 minutes (1.16 MB)
The Organic Gardeners is a show for home gardeners of all levels, which teaches listeners how to create a safer place to garden and a more beautiful place to live. Doug Oster is the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's "Backyard Gardener". Jessica Walliser, a horticulturist, teaches new tips on how to make your garden grow!

 

In this podcast the garden gurus talk about building a garden from scratch.

What are the eco-friendliest ways to de-ice? Hint: Shovels do no harm.

Umbra on Green Roofs

You see them sprouting up more and more: rooftops covered with growing plants. We’re not talking ferns in pots, here—we’re talking grasses and other hardy vegetation taking root right there on the roof. Today, a reader wonders whether she ought to shed her shingles and go green. In response, advice maven Umbra Fisk climbs up on her ladder to poke around the topic.