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We purchased a Brodie Juniper for our side yard and Mary is here to tell you all about it - a really nice evergreen that is fast growing, easy to maintain, and can provide privacy for your yard. The Ball Moss is a bromeliad that is misunderstood, and Mary has done some research to clear the Ball Moss' bad rap! Jeff is going to look at some gardening tech this year and starts with a product that launched more as a proof-of-concept and has since been discontinued, the Tertill. A robotic weeding device that we hope will lead to some more advanced automation in this area.

Mary made a video! Check the link below to the YouTube channel to view it!

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Mary talks all things Carnation, or as we know them at the plant nursery - Dianthus caryophyllus. This plant has really evolved over the years to include a multitude of colors as well as being a pretty rugged little garden plant. Did you know that it can have a very dramatic difference in size depending on variety? We also talk about one of our favorite backyard birds - the Northern Cardinal, known for their beautiful colors and song and Mary talks about some other unique features of this backyard favorite.

Looking to go deep down a rabbit hole? try out the Internet Archive website, a collection of millions of books, texts, audio, and more on gardening as well as any other subject you desire to research - all free and accessible at https://archive.org/

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Welcome to Season 3 of our podcast! We are looking forward to a very fun, adventurous, and information filled season of the podcast for 2026! We have had great weather and have already kicked off some of our January activities, starting with pruning our Live Oak trees. Mary discusses why we prune them and when it is safe to prune, including some possible local ordinances on when you can do this. It all has to do with Oak Wilt disease!

We update you on our plans for the garden for the year and tell you about a couple tools we have that we are using to help us make life easier! Join us for the exciting Season 3 Kick-Off episode and follow us weekly on your favorite Podcast listening platform! Thanks for coming along for the journey!!

Please join us as we continue our DIY gardening journey and visit us on our Instagram account at @marybirdgarden, Facebook at MaryBird's Backyard Garden, and you can email us at marybirdgarden@gmail.com.

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