Friday, June 22nd Radio Show

Go Go Green Garden

According to the National Gardening Association, lawn and garden retail sales totaled over $35 billion in 2005. The NGA also states that more than eighty-three percent of all U.S. households have some type of garden. Considering the sheer purchasing power of over about 91 million Americans, the greening of the gardening industry has huge potential to affect positive environmental change. Today we speak with guests who are changing the way we garden.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Katherine Whiteside - Expert Gardner and Author of The Way We Garden Now: 41 Pick-and-Choose Projects for Planting Your Paradise Large or Small, a hands-on book bringing together savvy advice and inspirational ideas in a lively compilation of projects involving both edible and ornamental gardening.

Marina D'Abreau - Head of Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program for Hillsborough County educating local Florida residents on conserving water and energy, reducing maintenance, fertilizer, and pesticides use, and improving their lawns.

Book Parties Mentioned Today:

Katherine's The Way We Garden Now book party will be held tonight, June 22nd from 7-9 at Van Brunt Gallery in Beacon, NY.

Josh's Lazy Environmentalist book party will be held Tuesday, June 26th at 7pm at the Barnes and Noble Astor Place in NYC.

-- Margaret