Upside Down Tulips - A Garden Podcast

The garden world can feel a little upside down these days — so this week we bring you a whole episode of Stranger Garden News! First, we catch up on the strange happenings in our own gardens. What happened to winter? What are we growing inside? And why are some things still happily growing outside like the calendar means nothing? Then we dig into some of the most hopeful — and occasionally bizarre — garden stories from around the world. Turns out there’s a lot of strange and wonderful news sprouting out there. In this episode we share stories about: • The hot new seed-starting trend: snail roll gardening • What in the world RFK Jr., Monsanto, and gardening have to do with each other • The strange things people discover hiding in their gardens • How Brazilian farmers are replacing nitrogen fertilizer with microbes • Garden hacks involving plastic forks, diapers, and cinnamon (yes, really) • The latest hopeful news about the monarch butterfly population • And what new seeds we’re tempted to try this year Of course we also have pod plays! This week we bring back the fan favorite Stranger Garden Things — plus a brand-new installment. And we’ll visit the Mail Bag (Ring! Ring!) and share a little garden inspiration to remind us why we keep planting — even though it is technically still winter. So grab a seed catalog, pull up next to your favorite houseplant, and join us for an episode full of laughs, dirt, and a little good news from the garden. So grab a seed catalog, pull up to your favorite houseplant and join us for a hopeful episode full of laughs, dirt, and a little good news from the garden. Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Find Your Last and First Frost Date

You asked for it and its back! Two brand new Who Killed Rosemary pod plays. Find out where Misty Contour is at with the mysterious death of Edith's Rosemary. In the garden, we are slowly sliding from fall to winter and now is the time for reflection on: The Good The Bad And… The Ugly! Including a very ugly letter for the mailbag ENJOY! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Find Your Last and First Frost Date

It's summer and the garden surprises & experiments keep coming—and we love (most of) them! Edith finds a black grasshopper and a mysterious scarlet beetle. Christy's cauliflower turns purple and she finds her reading glasses... in the compost pile. We share what’s blooming in our gardens, how our zucchinis are doing, and updates on tomatoes, cabbage (Christy's pride and joy!), basil, arugula, tarragon, and more. Edith’s rosemary lives. Christy’s… not so much. We’re also replanting for fall harvest—peas, beets, and maybe revenge. Plus: • Edith’s leeks are now perennials • Christy has a pumpkin situation • Peas that grow in a bush?! Yes, please. • Results from our romaine showdown • Armenian (or is it Albanian?) cucumber updates • Luffa dreams and pruning tips for tomatoes and cukes • New tomato varieties we're trying out: Early Girl+, Champion 2, and Oxheart Don’t miss a hilarious Mail Bag letter from Mexico about car zucchinis, a new gardener's stand-up set in You Might Be a Gardener, and a beetle with a PR problem in The Benefits of Japanese Beetles. We wrap with an inspiration to make peace with rainy days—and yes, there's a little Easter egg if you listen past the credits! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Find Your Last and First Frost Date

Spring has officially sprung, and the garden is bursting with life! Flowers are blooming, veggies are growing, and—surprise!—some plants are totally taking over. Edith’s garden is overrun with greens, Christy’s garden is a dandelion jungle, and yes… some plants didn’t make it. (insert moment of silence here) Ah well! Onward we go. This week, we dig into: 🌿 What’s New in the Garden? Lessons learned: Don’t plant orach (you’ll see why!) Tomatoes remain a mystery Ground cherries = delightful Reminder: Seeds don’t last forever! New varieties: cosmos, poppies, foxglove, lupines, romaine, and (of course) more tomatoes Hot garden trends: Shaggy lawns Turf wars (aka turf lawns) Moon gardening Plant parenthood Fire-resistant gardening A delightful letter from the mailbag with thoughts on tomatoes, hydrangeas, and raspberries Plus: new tips, new tools, and new ways to listen to your garden 🔥 Burning Questions We Explore: What seed has the longest shelf life? What’s the 2025 garden color of the year? How many times does Edith say “moist”? What moon phase is best for cutting your hair? 🌱 Bonus fun: Our sincere apologies for the pea puns. 🐣 And psst... there's a hidden Easter egg at the end of the episode—don't miss it! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Find Your Last and First Frost Date

Edith’s potatoes may have gone to the dark side, but we are forging ahead with the small and enjoyable garden tasks of winter and dreaming of our 2025 garden. So, let us inspire your next garden with all the many benefits and joys of gardening! We have gathered our top reasons why we garden: From health to wealth. From making friends to murdering carrots. From learning to lunging. And filled with little tips and tricks and laughs along the way. It’s seed catalog season so, we have stuffed this episode with THREE funny pod plays about our favorite reason to go to the mailbox. Speaking of mail: We got a letter from Lindsey delivered to our mailbag (Ring! Ring!) about her garden trials and dreams – an inspiring letter of resilience and renewal. Need even more inspiration? Christy has some! Bonus: Leonardo DiCatrio makes an appearance. Can you find him? So, grab a cup of tea, a glass of wine or clean those garden tools - while you join us! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Find Your Last and First Frost Date

Fallelujah! A pretty darn good year in the garden. No hail, no frost, no covering – yet. Edith grew ground cherries. Christy grew zinnias. We both grew a lot of tomatoes. Edith might have killed her peach tree. Christy mysteriously killed her cabbage. We both killed our rosemary. Aphids chewed, Japanese beetle chewed, mildew took up residence. So, it all resulted in a lot of learning, we hope you can learn, too! Why you should keep your compost a little drunk. Why it’s never too late to plant. Or too early. What seeds need to be fresh as a carrot What plant can benefit from calcium tablets Should you get a Japanese Beetle Trap? How much work do you really have to do this fall? And some humor with all this education! We’ve got two NEW pod plays to keep you and all the lilac bushes in good humor. And some inspiration to last the upcoming Persphone Period. So, pick up a rake, do a little harvesting or put your weary feet up with a cup of cider and enjoy this season’s fun and informative episode! Oh – and stick around past the end credits for a little easter egg. Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Find Your Last and First Frost Date

Our gardens are doing great! So far. If you don’t count the heat, the Japanese beetles… and the murders! Life is growing fast and furious in our gardens and we are applying water like we are applying for a job. Edith loves her loveage. Christy is at peace with her peace rose. Edith is plum crazy about her plum tree. Christy is thinks Edith’s peach tree harvest is going to be… peachy keen. :) Our summer gardens are a potpourri of marvels, questions and fun tips. To shell or not to shell peas? Is it possible for gardeners to be psychopaths? When should you trim back your tomatoes? Where does the term potpourri come from? How can Windex be a tool in your garden? How to get the most blooms from your geraniums? Why is July 27 an important gardening date? Which mite might help you control bindweed? Why you shouldn’t name plants after people you know. If you want some fun Brand New pod plays, we got ‘em. If you want some inspiration, we got it. If you want some moist soil – it’s there. We sure had fun recording this episode – and hope you can join in the laughter, while learning a thing or two. So put on your headphones, head out into your garden and enjoy! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Find Your Last and First Frost Date

Spring is back! We are back! Edith is back! Our sore backs are back! And we have lots to share! Find out what is growing in our gardens and what we have killed this Spring What is the safest non-organic vegetables to buy in the grocery store? Edith has all the deets and beets. We spill the beans on our favorite mistakes from last year: Which plant only produced one solitary veggie? And which plant produced WAY too much? Discover what new plants we are growing this year and why one new seed packet will make bath time lots of fun. Learn a bunch of our favorite and easy Spring garden tips. Enjoy TWO NEW POD PLAYS Plus: Letters from the Mail Bag (Ring! Ring!), a beautiful inspiration, and a shout out to “moist”. A “humorfull” and informative episode for sure! Thanks so much to the Garden Party - we couldn't do Upside Down Tulips without you! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! How is your garden doing? - click here to write to us! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Find Your Last and First Frost Date

It's almost Spring! And don't worry, Upside Down Tulips will be back soon with an all new episode that celebrates our favorite mistakes of last year and our dreams for this year's garden. PLUS: Christy and Edith are gathering their best tips and tricks for your Spring Garden. Until then, here is a little something for all you gardeners out there: A little Pod Play about the adventures of the LIttle Seed Pot. Enjoy! Thanks so much to the Garden Party - we couldn't do Upside Down Tulips without you! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! How is your garden doing? - click here to write to us! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

We have put down our hoes and, like our garden, are settling down for long winter’s nap. BUT! Before we are carried off to a deep hibernation filled with dreams of next year’s garden, we wanted to spread some holiday cheer and share with you our favorite holiday pod plays just for the gardener, the wanna-be gardener and anyone who considers well-aged manure a thoughtful gift. An inspiring “Night Before Christmas” The kookiest “Gift of the Magi” A funny solution to all your holiday cooking A Gardener's Christmas Carol The perfect rom-com movie 12 Days of craziness A New Year’s parade of wine! Happy Holidays and see you in 2024! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Find Your Persephone Period

The garden is wrapping up for the year, pumpkins have been turned to jack o’ lanterns, green tomatoes are in the attic and onions are a’ walkin. So, let’s celebrate all the garden good news stories of the year! Christy and Lindsey share good news about: Updates on Lahaina Banyan Tree The benefits of urban gardening The discovery of a holly tree in Brazil A gardener who has created over 300 community gardens A pear tree that refuses to die, A whole new spin on rooftop gardening How mushrooms can protect trees And what renewable resource is working great in Ireland Plus we have pod plays that take you to the depths of the underworld and the heights of leaf piles! Thanks to you all for joining us in our 2023 gardens! Find Your Persephone Period Want to see Lindsey in a play? Coal Country at Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company Thanks so much to the Garden Party - we couldn't do Upside Down Tulips without you! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! How is your garden doing? - click here to write to us! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Kathryn and Christy get in costume to celebrate Halloween and the end of the garden season! We dig into our herb book and get witchy with it! We share natural witchy herbal remedies from our gardens commonly used to offer some relief as we head into flu and cold season. Learn how to make all kinds of soothing tea from basil to echinacea to oregano to thyme! Why is garlic so prized in the healing world? And why we putting stuffed turkeys in our bathtub? Pod Plays? Yup, we have stuffed this Halloween special with all the fan favorites that we only play during Halloween: The Killing Frost, Stranger Garden Things, Ichabod Grain and Silence of the Lamb’s Ear. The Squirrel is back destroying our pumpkins! And we have a BRAND NEW Halloween Pod Play just for the gardener. A very special episode with shout outs to moist, mucus and intestinal worms. Just the way we like it. And we hope you do, too – Halloween is not the same if we can’t be witch you! (Insert cackle here!) Want to know mor about BASIL? Click here! Want to know more about GARLIC?:Click here! Thanks so much to the Garden Party - we couldn't do Upside Down Tulips without you! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! How is your garden doing? - click here to write to us! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

Asters and marigolds are blooming, finches are enjoying sunflowers - and the harvest is finally coming in. We welcome Fall! And we scheme how to squeeze in a few extra weeks before Mother Nature decides to fully blanket us in snow. So, Kathryn and Christy have curated some of our favorite tips and tricks to fool Mother Nature. And not just in the Fall, but in ALL four seasons. How watering helps when Jack Frost is a’comin? The ins and outs of covering: What materials? When? Why uncover? How to anchor? What are the best plants to snatch away from Mother Nature – and how? How to fool Mother Nature in the winter with used milk jugs? Build a wall of water in early spring to get a head start! Don’t let Mother Nature hail on your parade in the summer. Plus: A Squirrel Lawyer send Upside Down Tulips a cease and desist letter. Christy did it again and forgot about produce in the attic. Edith makes a surprise appearance. Mailbag (Ring, Ring!) delivers a letter and gives us hope and Alex Trebek schools us all. Lots of fun and info! OnHilarious. Dynamic. Shocking. See Kathryn Gray, Michael Moore and Karen Slack in THE MINUTES directed by Christy Montour-Larson at Curious Theatre Company! A Tapestry of Great Hits! See Leslie O'Carrol and Linsday Pierece in BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROL KING MUSICAL at the Arvada Center! Thanks so much to the Garden Party - we couldn't do Upside Down Tulips without you! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! How is your garden doing? - click here to write to us! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

Hello pumpkin season! Who has the guts to go there? Karen and Christy do! We pumpkin spice things up with an episode all about pumpkins: how to plant ‘em, how to take care of ‘em, how to use ‘em, how to cook ‘em, how to make your jack o’ lantern last longer… And how to get engaged?! Karen is harvesting tomatoes and cooking them with a pig jaw. Christy is enjoying her fall flowers and can’t find her cucumbers. Karen can’t grow green beans and Christy can’t grow roma. Johnny Hardscribble returns to share his love of sunflowers. Laura from Denver tells us how her sunflower circle turned out. And a great solution for squirrels! Fun, info, laughs and know-how just for the gardener. And wanna-be gardener! Hilarious. Dynamic. Shocking. See Kathryn Gray, Michael Moore and Karen Slack in THE MINUTES directed by Christy Montour-Larson at Curious Theatre Company! A Tapestry of Great Hits! See Leslie O'Carrol and Linsday Pierece in BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROL KING MUSICAL at the Arvada Center! Thanks so much to the Garden Party - we couldn't do Upside Down Tulips without you! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! And if you have some thoughts on Who Killed Rosemary - click here to write to us! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

Hungry? Great! Karen joins us and we have a bunch of recipes perfect for the gardener! Ratatouille: A wonderful harvest stew to serve with some crusty bread. Eggplant Parmesan: Karen’s Italian accent makes this recipe sound so mouthwatering! Roasted Tomato Soup: Find out what Christy’s secret ingredient is! Acorn Squash Gnocchi: You won’t believe how easy this recipe is. Gazpacho: A very special recipe from one of our favorite restaurants. Tomatillo Salsa: The coolest plant makes the most delicious salsa verde! Sauerkraut: All you need is cabbage, salt and squeezing. You know you want to try it yourself! Plus: Find out how are gardens are surviving after the hailstorm. Who has amazing broccoli but terrible cabbage? Who has amazing cabbage but terrible broccoli? And what’s going on with Karen’s guinea pigs?! Mail bag brings TWO letters from folks who didn’t plant very much and are either only feeding fairies or have to beat back the City and County folks. A beautiful inspiration from Karen shows how much food reveals our connection with the Earth. Oh, and we’ve got some Pod Plays! Christy’s strange journey planting zucchini is brought to life with Karen as the cutest little zucchini of all time - in a brand-new pod play! Enjoy, dear gardeners! Hilarious. Dynamic. Shocking. See Kathryn Gray, Michael Moore and Karen Slack in THE MINUTES directed by Christy Montour-Larson at Curious Theatre Company! A Tapestry of Great Hits! See Leslie O'Carrol and Linsday Pierece in BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROL KING MUSICAL at the Arvada Center! Thanks so much to the Garden Party - we couldn't do Upside Down Tulips without you! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! And if you have some thoughts on Who Killed Rosemary - click here to write to us! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

It's everybody's favorite true crime garden podcaster, Misty Contour, and her quest to find out who killed Edith's rosemary plant. For the first time ever, our excellent, yet enigmatic engineer has pulled together ALL the episodes of Who Killed Rosemary and assembled them for your listening enjoyment. Including some great great garden tips! Journey back with us to the beginnings of the death of Rosemary and the ever growing list of suspects: The Squirrel? The Yard Nazi? The Hair Stylist? Or what about June O’Hallorin, Master Gardener? Enjoy the talents of some of the best actors in Denver: Edith Weiss, Karen Slack, Emma Messenger and Lindsey Pierce! And if you live around Denver and want to see some of your favorite Upside Down Tulips friends in some wonderful theatre, check out the link in the show notes. Hilarious. Dynamic. Shocking. See Kathryn Gray, Michael Moore and Karen Slack in THE MINUTES directed by Christy Montour-Larson at Curious Theatre Company! A Tapestry of Great Hits! See Leslie O'Carrol and Linsday Pierece in BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROL KING MUSICAL at the Arvada Center! Thanks so much to the Garden Party - we couldn't do Upside Down Tulips without you! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! And if you have some thoughts on Who Killed Rosemary - click here to write to us! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

In this Encore Episode, we discuss the things that can happen to your tomatoes, the ‘risks’ as it were: blossom end rot, blossom drop, not setting fruit, not ripening, Septoria, early blight, late blight, middle aged blight (just kidding on that last one). We tell you how to fix what can be fixed and when to throw in the trowel and not beat yourself up about it. Cause it’s probably not your fault! Plus, we weave in some special, fun Pod Plays all about tomatoes. Warming: May involve squirrels. Enjoy our gentle listeners and gardeners! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

Our gardens are looking great for June. Except it is August?! Ah well. Christy and Edith are eating lettuce. Lettuce is bolting. We prevent bolting with a lawn chair. We are harvesting garlic. We are trying new ways to peel garlic. Edith is planting onions. Christy forgot she planted onions. Plus, we celebrate what is reblooming and ponder where are all the Japanese beetles? Then we jump in a fun topic: Veggies and flowers with more than one use. Find out the unique uses for other parts of garlic, chives and leeks. What plants are we growing that we purposely let go to seed? Don’t forget some plants you can eat more than the bottom – you can eat the tops, too! Did you know other parts of raspberry bush are edible? Are you eating stems and massaging your kale? You should! Who the heck is Euelle Gibbons? We are not done! Roses, Calendula, Lavender, Nasturtium & Marigolds A Special Treat: Barbie and Robert Oppenheimer show up in a new pod play! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

Hail Yeah - Edith is here! She is making tea from Linden trees, compost from coffee and mulch from grass. Christy gets her delivery of bindweed mites and surprises some beetles enjoying Afternoon Delight. Edith and Christy share our heart break and hope after a devestating hail storm. Find out what was stripped, shredded, pounded, vaporized, smashed and went splat. What got knocked out of the pod? Will we ever grow successful zucchini again? Will we get a ripe tomato before Labor Day? What should you do if your garden gets damaged from hail? We will give you practical tips. How can you protect your garden from hail? We’ve got some ideas. And we have some fun with NEW pod plays to lighten the mood, the world’s shortest Mail Bag. Big Lessons of the Day: Give peas a chance. Store your basil by a counter appliance and don’t take it all so seriously. As the French say, “Je’men Foutisme”. Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

This episode has all the feels: INSPIRING: Learn all about native plants. What are they? Why are they good for your garden? How can you find some? Why does Lindsey only have one? HORROR: Christy reveals what terrible thing happened in her garden this week. It’s bad, folks - like out of a scary movie. So, grab some popcorn and hold your veggies close. LAUGHTER: Of course, we have some fun, too! And have prepared for you some brand new, hand-crafted pod plays that will make you smile. And bad jokes to make you groan! :) Find Native Plants In Your State Find Native Plant Nurseries in Your State Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

We are overly Pesto-mistic this episode! Lindsey returns with updates on her hydroponic garden. Does she dare pot up her rosemary that she germinated from seed? Christy finally got her veggie garden in. Can it survive the morning glory invasion? Then we get into basil basics and IT'S EASY: We share with you all about how to plant it, grow it, harvest and eat it! Plus some fun trivia and witchy uses. Why you should curse and yell when you plant basil. How to keep your basil seeds from floating away. What is the number #1 you should never do with basil. And we have fun BRAND NEW Podplays, a well-timed letter from the mail bag (Ring! Ring!) and a beautiful inspiration. From our hearts to yours: Enjoy dear gardeners! Lindsey's Recipe! Get rid of bindweed in Colorado! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

Let’s talk tomatoes 2023! First, find out what’s new in tomato news: Why grape growers in Italy are switching to growing tomatoes. What scientists have learned about the secret screams of tomatoes. How to pick the best starter plants from the nursery What companion plants are best to buddy up with tomatoes and which to plant far, far away. Then learn what varieties Karen and Christy are growing each year. HINT: One is Better, one is Bigger and one is Super Fantastic. Karen shares a great recipe! And we have two tomato themed Pod Plays – hand crafted just for the gardener’s funny bone. And lots to share about what is happening in our gardens: Sunflowers, celery, cannabis, chives and sewer repair. Christy gets a bindweed mite that might be the organic solution we have all been searching for! Mailbag (Ring Ring) delivers a letter from Patrick that gently reminds us we can all do better next year. Nice! Get rid of bindweed in Colorado! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

Greetings Bad-Ass Backyard Gardeners! The ever-witty and future pop-star Karen returns to UDT and we chat about what’s blooming our gardens, what’s died, and what is just being plain pokey. Plus, find out the unique way Karen aerates her lawn, how Christy made an unintended birdfeeder, and why bears are like cats. Then, we take our grubby hands and dig into the beautiful bug everyone loves to hate. Founder of Phyllom Bio Products and ever-wise, John Libs, comes back to continue our ever-growing series on organic Japanese Beetles mitigation. Learn all about this garden enemy and why Spring is a great time to plan your attack. Then we discuss the benefits of soap & water, neem oil, milky spore, traps and grubGONE! So, unless you want to hope for a flock of crows to descend into your yard at just the right moment, this is the podcast for you. Surprise! Edith sent a letter to Mailbag (Ring Ring!) and we giggle at all her updates – and sympathize why sometimes, despite our best efforts, things just don’t grow. Ah well, we have laughs, joy and inspiration to help! Let’s all smell like dirt, OK? Check out grubGONE! & beetleGONE! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

What Ho! This week Leslie and Christy try to class up the joint with their take on a Shakespearian Garden. From Romeo and Juliet to Hamlet to A Midsummers Night’s Dream, we give you some beautiful verses from the Bard of Avon - and some tips and tricks on some of the flora and fauna from his plays. We cover familiar plants like roses, pansies, daisies, lavender, mint, parsley, bachelor buttons, and marigolds. And then we gift you with the knowledge of rue, crow flowers, woodbine, musk rose, oxlips, and eglantine. Oh – and we have fun Shakespearean Pod Plays, too! And some really bad Shakespearean Puns. You are gonna feel so much smarter and joyful! And we have updates on Leslie’s first attempt at Winter Sowing, Christy’s Forsythia - and what is growing the best so far. Spoiler: It’s Weeds. Fortunately, we have a great garden inspiration from Henry IV, Part 2 about weeding. Good cheer, dear gardeners! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

Do you want to learn an easy method of starting seeds outside and getting a jump start on flowers, herbs and veggies? Have you often wondered what is this thing we call “Winter Sowing” and think you might have missed the boat this year? Well, Leslie has the same questions and joins us for a fun demonstration on how to “Winter Sow” in the Spring. So, if you have an itch to start some tender annuals like zinnias, cosmos or marigolds. Or herbs like basil, dill and cilantro, join us! Plus, we celebrate World Naked Gardening Day, mourn the loss of one of Christy’s favorite shrubs, reveal the mysteries of which of Leslie’s houseplants are still alive, get some advice on how to keep Leonardo DiCatrio from out of the plants and marvel on how Leslie is one degree from Kevin Bacon! Will we say "moist?" Maybe. Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

It’s National Garden Month and our gardens are busy! So Edith joins us and gives us an update on the miracles and mysteries in her garden. Christy tells the tale of the Great Sewer Incident and we both give lima beans the respect they deserve. As usual, Edith finds Christy inspiring and Christy finds Edith hilarious. Also: Don’t know what to do with those pots of tulips you got at the grocery store? We got you. And a new pod play about cats digging in plants and a special appearance by Matt Damon, gardening in poo on Mars. Then to the heart of the matter: We warn you about all the ways you can lose your garden and give tips on easy ways to keep your garden thriving this season. We encourage you to try not to do too much, we advise you on best watering techniques, we share why mulch is so awesome and we remind you to the best ways to feed your plants. Want more? Also lean about how to treat your seedlings, how to plant, how to take a vacation and how to harvest. Will we hit 50? Ummm – not really. But we don’t want to make your brains explode with too much information and fun. Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

Spring is here! And we celebrate our gardens springing back into life – bulbs, garlic, chives and budding lilacs. We continue to celebrate celery – Kathryn shares a great celery soup recipe. We even appreciate the weeds. Well, some of them anyway. We return to our old friend, the Alphabet, and bring you a potpourri of garden words that start with the letter “P”. When should you plant peas? Should you dead head pansies? Why do perennials sleep, leap and creep? What native “P” flower is deer resistant and has over 300 varieties? Why should you know the Ph scale of your soil? Should you transplant peonies in the spring or fall? Will we have time to get to potatoes? Don’t worry – there is not a quiz. We answer all these questions for you. What about Pod Plays? Yup! We have two brand new ones! Then, we reach into our trusty old mailbag and pull out a letter about how to build a sunflower house! And we wrap up with an inspiration to surely motivate you to get out and enjoy your spring garden. Spring is here! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE From Denver? Apply to get low cost or free seeds and seedlings from Denver Urban Gardens!

Life is a garden and Kathryn and Christy dig it! We dig into National Celery Month. We dig into Spring Clean Up. We dig into updates on our no-dig gardens. Ironically, we detest actual digging… Also: find out what is peeking up in our gardens, what Kathryn does with a bucket of sand and what tragedy is coming for Christy’s vegetable garden. Learn what the experts say are the best practices for Spring Clean Up and what real gardeners do, like us! When is the best time? What plants are best to start with? How to protect beneficial bugs and pollinators? When to put down mulch? When to prune woody plants, shrubs and roses? What about your lawn? Then we go into all the additional garden chores that are good to do this time of year: Dividing perennials, cleaning containers, raised bed mending, and tool sharpening. And join in on our gentle debate on dandelions. (To pull or not to pull? That is the question!) We also have new & fun Pod Plays about the most powerful vegetable lobby in the world and the most clever vegetable detective in the precinct. We open up the Mailbag and pull out a letter about reincarnating Chia Pet Heads. Can you dig it? We hope so! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE From Denver? Apply to get low cost or free seeds and seedlings from Denver Urban Gardens!

Lindsey is back this week and we do a deep dive on one of our favorite herbs to kill: Rosemary! Learn how to plant, grow and trouble shoot this useful and culinary favorite herb. Find out what happened to the Rosemarys' toughing it out in our yards and what Lindsey is going to name her little Rosemary sprout. And we’ve got new pod plays! Ask Agnes - the helpful gardening show that takes the agony out of gardening - makes a return visit to chat all about winter sowing and winter sewing. Mailbag gives us a fun letter about Hydroponic Gardening. Plus Christy shares a wonderful Gardening Inspiration for anytime, but especially now! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE From Denver? Apply to get low cost or free seeds and seedlings from Denver Urban Gardens!

Denver’s favorite character actor and successful zucchini gardener, Lindsey, joins as guest host and we dive into gardening without soil – Hydroponics! Did you know you can grow almost any plant in water? That you can get a kit and grow greens and herbs on your counter? And that Lindsey talks with her hands a lot? Get inspired by all the benefits of hydroponic gardening and learn all of Lindsey’s tips and tricks on hydroponic kits: What kind of water, how much to sow, what about nutrients. What plants are working the best. (Hint: Not potatoes.) How does the lighting system works and what to do about cats. Plus, she shares with us about cleaning the machine, preventing algae. Then, Christy shares how to make your own hydroponic system if you are prepping for the zombie apocalypse. Plus tips on geraniums and winter sowing! Need a laugh? Don’t worry, we got some fun, too. When Edith’s rosemary plant died, it sprouted the podcast-within-a-podcast phenomenon called Who Killed Rosemary and we have a brand-new episode and a brand-new suspect! For all our True Crime/Gardener fans! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE From Denver? Apply to get low cost or free seeds and seedlings from Denver Urban Gardens!

Episode 100! We are back with new episodes, new pod plays and the wonderful, wise and wacky EDITH joins us! Spinach is on her mind, plus she educates us all on how to vaccinate bees. Then to the heart of the matter: We reveal our 2022 Favorite Garden Mistakes. Why couldn’t we grow one of the easiest vegetables? Edith planted peppers in the wrong place – find out where and learn from her mistake. Plus: Marigold issues! Bad timing! And Strange WTF’s?! Now let’s inspired! We are gonna throw some shade and combat climate change. Tomatoes? Of course! Christy started a half-baked no-dig garden with big plans. We make a pledge to be more diligent, with and without soaker hoses. Do we dare try watermelon? Do you love seed catalogs as much as we do? Then you will love our new pod plays - hand crafted just for the gardener & the wannbe gardener. Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE

Since January 29 is National Curmudgeons Day, we thought we would share one of our favorite pod plays and honor all the cranky and fussy people in our lives. We enjoy curmudgeons so much, one of our Garden Party categories is named for them. (For just $2 a month, you can be an Upside Down Tulips Curmudgeon. Just click HERE) Good laughs and celebrating the garden are what we are all about at Upside Down Tulips. We will be back next week with a brand new episode filled with our fun garden tips and tricks and bad jokes. xoxo Christy & Friends P.S: Thanks to the wonderful Edith! National Curmudgeon Day is a thing? Live in Denver? Come see the play we worked on! Runs until May 14, 2022 Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

We have put down our hoes and, like our garden, are settling down for long winter’s nap. BUT! Before we are carried off to a deep hibernation filled with dreams of next year’s garden, we wanted to spread some holiday cheer and share with you our favorite holiday pod plays just for the gardener, the wanna-be gardener and anyone who considers well-aged manure a thoughtful gift. An inspiring “Night Before Christmas” The kookiest “Gift of the Magi” A funny solution to all your holiday cooking A Gardener's Christmas Carol The perfect rom-com movie 12 Days of craziness A New Year’s parade of wine! Happy Holidays and see you in 2023! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! (Each new Garden Pary Member this month is entered into a drawing for a free UDT Tee Shirt!) Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Find Your Persephone Period

This week we chat about what’s alive, what’s dying, what dead and what plants cheer us up for the holidays. Learn all about Poinsettias and how to pronounce it. How to get a Christmas Cactus to bloom. What holiday plant is hard to kill? Why you need an Amaryllis this season. How to grow Rosemary indoors this winter. Don’t have room for a Christmas Tree? Try a Norfolk Pine. Plus learn about root rot, why you should never place basil in your fridge, what is a zone, what does Persephone Period mean for gardeners. Oh – and a new Phoebe Pod Play! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! (Each new Garden Pary Member this month is entered into a drawing for a free UDT Tee Shirt! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Find Your Persephone Period

Let’s set the bar low and root for each other! Leslie is back as guest host - and with the help of the knowledgeable and fun Brittany Pimentel from Denver Urban Gardens - we plan Leslie’s 2023 container garden. Leslie’s mind is blown over patio tomatoes, pinching basil, burying mint, worm poo and what the heck is "soilless soil". Maybe we will blow your mind, too? Since it is the week of Thanksgiving and we got our first snow, we stuffed the episode with some fun pod plays for the gardener and fans of cranberry sauce. Check out the links below to learn how to become a member of the Garden Party, keep up with all the great activities at Denver Urban Gardens and get a nice looking worm compost bin from Cathy’s Crawlies. Check out our friends at Denver Urban Gardens Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! (Each new Garden Pary Member this week is entered into a drawing for a free UDT Tee Shirt!) Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Worm Away Your Garbage With Cathy's Composters!

Meet Leslie and her black thumb of death. Her enthusiasm for plants, passion to learn and fun stories make her a great guest host. Find out why she grew up afraid of gardening and what happened to her miniature rose. Meanwhile, Christy’s managed to harvest a second zucchini and looks forward to the world’s smallest celery crop. The Main Event: We dig into all the plants we have killed before and why yellow leaves can be the result of so many things out of balance. Plus, learn the #1 way to successfully move your plants, how to overwinter geraniums and how to keep pets out of your plants. Kinda. Mail bag brings all the unique ways to make ketchup besides using tomatoes: even watermelon! Did you the voice behind Phoebe’s Phenominails is Leslie? So, of course we bring back one of our favorite pod plays. Then our friend Jim shares a beautiful Ode to Morning Glory. Some fun, some info, some bad jokes – all for you, dear gardeners! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! (Each new Garden Pary Member this week is entered into a drawing for a free UDT Tee Shirt! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

Karen and Christy are in costume and ready to celebrate Halloween and the end of the garden season! We have curated a special episode just for the gardener. We warn you about deadly plants that can kill, tempt you with recipes for spooky season, share scary stories and treat you with a pumpkin bucket full of full of fun, original pod plays that we only play during Halloween. Yup, we have all the fan favorites: Ichabod Grain, Stranger Garden Things, Silence of the Lamb’s Ear and The Killing Frost. And we have a BRAND NEW Pod Play about The Squirrel’s nightmare on Halloween night. Warning: There are depictions of violence against pumpkins. Enjoy dear Gardeners! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! (Each new Garden Pary Member this week is entered into a drawing for a free UDT Tee Shirt! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

Karen is back and together we are living the brand of celebrating garden mistakes. But, we are also enjoying the onslaught of tomatoes, squash and eggplant. What about our zucchini? (We have news!) And our pumpkins? (We have an update!) And the fish guts in our basement? (What the heck?!) This episode is brought to you by the letter “A” – we bring a potpourri of garden tips and tricks that start with the first letter of the alphabet. Aphids: Did you know they poop out sugar? Annual Plants: Learn why you need them - even if you have commitment issues. Aerating: Find out why Karen is walking around her lawn in heels. Air Layering: Like Dr. Frankinstein, you too can scream, “It’s Alive!” Acid/Alkaline soil: Which is sweet and which is sour and why does it matter? Agastache: Learn all about Christy’s favorite plant - and how to pronounce it, too! Plus a BRAND NEW Pod Play featuring Karen as The Squirrel! Enjoy dear gardeners. Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! (Each new Garden Pary Member this week is entered into a drawing for a free UDT Tee Shirt! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

Meet Karen! A new guest host and voice behind the infamous Squirrel in our pod plays. Karen tells us all about her garden: full of beautiful tomatoes, rogue pumpkins, pokey peppers and zilch zucchini. Cathy Nesbitt from Cathy’s Crawlers joins us to talk all about vermicomposting and how to get a worm composting system all set up. She answers all your questions: What kind of worms? How to feed your worms? What is the best location? When to harvest their amazing poo? What if you are afraid of worms? What does Bruno have to do about it and why can’t we talk about him? Squirrels are everywhere this episode. We share an encore of Karen’s first pod play with us as The Squirrel, Christy shares how she is protecting her pumpkins from squirrels – or not. And a letter from the Mail Bag busts our idea on keeping thirsty squirrels from our garden. What are we gonna do?! Fortunately, "An Ode to Hornets" puts a different perspective on how to treat the critters in our garden. Worm Away Your Garbage With Cathy's Composters! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! (Each new Garden Pary Member this week is entered into a drawing for a free UDT Tee Shirt! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

Kathryn is back and says “moist” a lot. Christy has Pumpkin Pride. And we both still hate squirrels. Find out what Christy found in her driveway. And what the heck a Treegator is and why you probably need one. Did you know there is a lot you can still plant in September? We get all into it. From veggies like lettuce and radishes you can enjoy before your first frost -- to garlic and beets you can plant now and enjoy in the Spring. We don’t forget flowers! We tell you all about how to beautify your garden for the next month with pansies, marigolds and mums. And when to sow poppies, calendula, cosmos and bachelor buttons in September to get a spring showcase of blooms. Mail bag reveals what a carrot and a diamond ring have in common. And a new pod play parody of HBO’s Succession, hand crafted just for the gardener. And people who like to laugh. :) Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE When is your first frost? Find it here! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! (Each new Garden Pary Member this week is entered into a drawing for a free UDT Tee Shirt! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us! Get a Treegator!

A busy & confusing time in the garden! Kathryn makes out with a tree and Christy is pickled. Tomatoes are coming in, but not strawberries or zucchinis. The sunflowers are drooping and the cabbage needs squeezing. Then, we get into no-dig gardening: a growing method which feeds your soil, helps control weeds and saves your back in the process. We’ll share what easy supplies you need, when to start, where are the best spots and how big a plot you should have. Plus: Why lime can help get rid of grass? How do twigs help with clay soil? What is the difference between hay and straw? And all the things you can compost. (Including YOU!?) Plus we have a brand new pod play, handcrafted just for the gardener: MsMarbles and the Mystery of the Missing Zucchini! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

Meet Kathryn! Our first new guest host who has great info on how to change your lawn into a new garden space. Christy is back from vacation and her garden is still alive! But no one snuck zucchini on her front porch. If you have Japanese beetles, you won’t want to miss our talk with John Libs, the CEO of grubGONE! and beetleGONE! Learn more about the science of the beetle we love to hate and how grubGONE! has worked in Christy’s garden this summer. And what you can do NOW to get the upper hand next year. We’ve got new fun pod plays made just for the gardener about missing garden forks and how to make sure your bovine poo is the best it can be. Plus a great letter about what to do about squirrels and how Jane Goodall might be the solution. Laughs and learning all over the place this week! Check out grubGONE! & beetleGONE! Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

Let’s celebrate Edith’s best moments on Upside Down Tulips! We’ve got her stories about an Elvis-fearing squirrel and the Great Denver Beaver. Plus, the Grapefruit Caper and Bokashi Reveal. Do you remember how Edith cuts her hair or what her favorite spice is? Or why we had to bleep Edith on our Christmas episode? As always, great garden tips like: how to grow bacon. And our favorite pod plays, mail bag and inspiration that lift up the witty, the silly and the profound: Edith Weiss. Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

It’s our Second Anniversary and Edith’s last show! This one has all the feels. Find out what is going on in our garden during the dog’s days of summer. Then we share a bunch of garden tips and tricks we forgot to tell you over the last year. Including answers to such burning questions like: How to tell if you have Verticillium wilt and what to do about it? What should you never put in your refrigerator? What the heck does a shoe organizer have to do with gardening? Plus BRAND NEW pod plays of The Old Woman Who Used to Live in a Show and Antelope Twomey. And a surprise mailbag that has us in tears. Don’t worry – lots of laughs, too. Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

Thrifty gardeners, take note. This is all about doing it yourself. You can collect your own seeds, (but be very careful of one thing), make your own seed pots, fertilizer, compost, pesticides, soil test and potting soil. All organic, mostly made with stuff you have in your shed or pantry. Plus a quick reprise of the ever popular Bokashi and the many maggots story. And why kids eating mud pies could be a very good thing. Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

It’s June, and the garden is action packed. There are peas to be harvested, garlic scapes to collect, and it’s time to resow or replant seedlings that didn’t make it. Is it too late to winter sow? You might be surprised by the answer. Speaking of surprises, see how our gardens both surprise us (Wow!) and frustrate us (Ugh!) We talk radishes, roses, iris, leeks, peaches and aloe vera. Take action now to battle weeds, bugs, powdery mildew, and unpredictable weather. We'll show you how. And take note: The Japanese beetles are coming! Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

Let’s deep dive into tomatoes 2022! We've got breaking news on tomato health benefits, nutritional value of raw vs. cooked, the use of their pigment in making solar panels. Also - how to pick the best tomato plants from your local nursery, and what we are growing in our gardens this year. Plus: Why is a Better Boy tomato better than a Big Boy tomato? What is the difference between Sweet 100 and Supersweet 100? What the heck is an Inditerminate tomato? Are hybrids organic? And of course, fun Pod Plays! This week we have tomato boxing at Madison Square Gardens and a brand new Old Woman Who Used to Live In a Shoe, who waxes philosophical and funny in her garden. Learn How to Winter Sow! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

You can roast it, grill it, soup it, zoodle it, sweet or savory it - it’s the amazing, versatile squash. And we tell you how to plant it, water it, protect it, cure it, and store it all the winter long. From the sweetest to the largest to the oddest; grow squash and gets pounds and pounds of food and a hedge against inflation. Plus, How to make an anti-fungal agent that protects against powdery mildew. How to hynotize a chicken, should you have the need to. Want to grow marigolds this summer? Thanks to a listener, we show you how! Stranger Garden Things are afoot as we premiere a new pod play. Oh My Gourd! And what is that white stuff falling from the sky?! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

Gardeners care about the planet, and if you are choosing between a lawn, an alternative, or a mix of the two - we have some very pertinent info on how to mow, how to water, how to fertilize, carbon removers, forever chemicals, ground covers and what kind of grasses are good for your zone. And while you mull over these questions you can also: Celebrate what is blooming in our gardens. (Yay!) Find out what is dead in our gardens. (Ack!) Enjoy to a beautiful letter sent in from a listener - “A Sonnet to Spring”. (Cause gardening and poetry do have a lot in common.) As Antelope Twomey, the Poet Laureate of Wyoming would say, “It’s mandatory”. Live in Colorado? Sign up here to get rid of bindweed with a bug! What grass is best for your area? Check out this thyme lawn! Don't Know Your Zone? Find it HERE Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!

With World Naked Gardening Day just around the corner on May 7, we thought we would share one of our favorite pod plays. Good laughs and celebrating the garden are what we are all about at Upside Down Tulips. Most of the time we even have clothes on. We will be back next week with a brand new episode filled with our fun garden tips and tricks and bad jokes. xoxo Edith & Christy World Naked Gardening Day is a thing? Live in Denver? Come see the play we worked on! Runs until May 14, 2022 Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!