Podcasting Grasses with An Obsessive Neurotic Gardener

We love talking about ornamental grasses, so this one was a natural. Our Director of Sales and Marketing, Shannon Currey, recorded a podcast with one of our favorite bloggers. An Obsessive Neurotic Gardener is the blog of John Markowski, who is a huge fan of ornamental grasses. We’ve posted about him in the past, and we love following him.

He and Shannon talked about the nursery, trends in grasses, and highlighted some of their favorite grass selections. John’s self-deprecating humor and enthusiasm make an engaging combination on his blog, and his podcast is equally fun.

We hope to talk with John again because we only scratched the surface. There are many more grasses to explore!

Link to the podcast via this Obsessive Neurotic Gardener post.

If you are interested in learning more about the grasses Shannon and John discussed, follow the links below:

• Schizachyrium scoparium species (The Little Bluestems) – mentioned as under-appreciated grasses
• Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Sapphire’ (Blue Oat Grass) – also, see the front page post John referred to in the podcast
• Panicum (Switchgrasses) – Shannon’s favorite genus.
• Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ – John’s favorite grass and the 2014 Perennial Plant of the Year™
• Andropogon gerardii ‘Red October’ PP26283 – a Big Bluestem with gorgeous foliage colors