Introducing Gardening Simplified, a new radio show and podcast from Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs.
Hosted by life-long gardeners Rick Vuyst and Stacey Hirvela, the Gardening Simplified show is designed to share our love of plants and gardening. Whatever your skill or experience level, you’ll find something interesting, useful, and just plain fascinating in every episode.
Got gardening questions? We’d love to help! Click on “contact us” above to send us a message. We answer listener questions on every episode.
Listen to Gardening Simplified on Wood Radio in Grand Rapids, 1300AM or 106.9FM, Saturdays at 9am. You can also watch the show on YouTube.
Latest Show Recordings
Episode 12 – November 26, 2022
Ground Breaking Banter Stacey and Rick discuss “top ten plant lists.” This week specifically Deer resistant plants. You can find Stacey and Rick’s favorite Deer Resistant Plants here.Our
Episode 11 – November 19, 2022
Ground Breaking Banter Stacey and Rick discuss using colorful and interesting branches from the landscape to create holiday containers now that the flowering annuals from the gardening season
Episode 10 – November 12, 2022
Ground Breaking Banter In our first segment, Stacey and Rick tackle the question of whether it’s possible to overwinter shrubs in containers. The answer is yes! If you
Episode 9 – November 5, 2022
Ground Breaking Banter We get started talking composting, with a quote from Bette Midler: “My whole life has been spent waiting for an epiphany, a manifestation of God’s
Episode 8 – October 29, 2022
Ground Breaking Banter Show and tell in the studio today, as Rick brings samples of cannas he dug up from his yard. Stacey calls Rick the “Canna King!”
Episode 7 – October 22, 2022
Ground Breaking Banter We’re still talking fall, but shifting our attentions to conifers that lose their leaves. Yes, you read that right: not every evergreen is truly evergreen.