Wanda Wen of "A Soolip Wedding" on Garden Gossip Feb. 25

This week, we are honored to have as our guest, Wanda Wen, creative visionary of Soolip the internationally known lifestyle brand. Her company, A Soolip Wedding, believes in a modern yet soulful approach to the wedding. Under the umbrella of Conscious Celebrating, Wanda challenges her partners and guests to embrace a green theme in their weddings. Find out about the latest innovation from A Soolip Wedding, "The Couple's Garden". Couples plant an edible or floral biodynamic garden together and share the bounty with their wedding guests.
Garden Gossip is live every Friday morning at 11:00am and then rebroadcasts Friday night at 9:00pm and Saturday morning at 11:00am. Listen live at newspress.com or in Santa Barbara at AM1290. 
Find out more about A Soolip Wedding here

Duke McPherson on Garden Gossip

L to R: Chris Cullen, Lisa Cullen, Duke McPherson, Leana Finley & Denise Ritchie (of Malibu Compost)

Consulting arborist, Duke McPherson, was our guest on Garden Gossip this week (sorry, Duke you closed your eyes in the photo!). And we talked about trees, specifically deciduous trees. Normally, this is the time of year for pruning deciduous fruit trees, but after a wet and cold December, we have had a very warm and dry 6 weeks, which is causing early bud break. The trees are confused and that can effect fruit set. Only time will tell what the end result will be. If your trees have leaf break it's too late to spray for Peach Leaf Curl, but if they are flowering, go ahead and spray.

Two Ways to Live Life

"There are two ways to live your life. 

One is as though nothing is a miracle. 

The other is though everything is a miracle."

Albert Einstein

Winter in the garden

"Keep your faith in beautiful things; in the sun when it is hidden, in the Spring when it is gone."

Roy R. Gibson

Growing Roses Organically-Dan Bifano on Garden Gossip

 (from left to right: Denise Ritchie, Leana Finley, Dan Bifano, Lisa Cullen, Chris Cullen)

Last week we had the honor of having Dan Bifano on the show. In case you didn't know, Dan Bifano is THE rose expert in our area and beyond. His client list is a list of the most successful women in show business (I'll let you guess the names). Roses are his passion. We also had a visit from Malibu Compost founder, Denise Ritchie. As a result, Dan decided to start using Malibu Compost on one of his biggest client's roses. Very exciting news. Dan's main message was that you feed the soil, live, healthy soil will result in healthy plants. Also, as far as pests go, here's the rundown:
Aphids-wash them off with water.
Caterpillars-use BT (organic caterpillar stuff)
The best defense is live, healthy soil and keeping your plants clean.
Feed your soil with Malibu Compost, the Biodynamic formula.
for more information on Malibu Compost click here