Send us a text It's seed time, and Mary has some great resources for you to start your seed shopping to get ready for 2026! We reflect back on some of our favorite moments of 2025 and are very thankful for all of the fun and adventures we had in the garden and that you have shared them with us! MaryBirds garden is taking our annual end of year break, BUT, we will be back on January 7th for season 3, which will be better than ever! Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and we wil...

Send us a text This week we give you some ideas for Holiday gift-giving for that gardener in your life, or let's be honest, for yourself! We have some great ideas for you, some we have ourselves and can recommend, and some that look really cool and fun for the garden! Just in time for Black Friday, so let the shopping begin!!! Happy Thanksgiving! Please join us as we continue our DIY gardening journey and visit us on our Instagram account at @marybirdgarden, Facebook at MaryBird's Backyard Ga...

Send us a text Mary talk all about the cutest little succulent - the Haworthia! Easy to grow and take care of and a really fun little succulent that you should take a look at for your own garden, indoor or outdoors! We also have our "What's new in the Garden" and Mary has some winter plants that are ready to go in right now for your winter gardening! Join us for a fun episode! Please join us as we continue our DIY gardening journey and visit us on our Instagram account at @marybirdgarden, Fac...

Send us a text We talk about that Superfood of the vegetable world - Broccoli! What a history it has! We talk about how to grow it and care for it, and how to sprout it as well. Mary talks abut the super health benefits of this green wonder too! We also have a little Broccoli song for you. As always, we have our "What's New in the Garden" where we talk about books this week. Please join us as we continue our DIY gardening journey and visit us on our Instagram account at @marybirdgarden, Faceb...

Send us a text Join as we talk all things Daffodil. Did you know they have a long and storied history and many cultures include daffodils in their folklore. They are also very easy to grow and are quite the spectacle for any spring garden. Mary takes us through their history and how you can grow these beautiful flowers in your home garden - we even have some daffodil poetry for you! Join us for a fun and educational daffodil episode! Please join us as we continue our DIY gardening journey and...

Send us a text Join us as we conclude our Apple deep dive with some recipes from ancient times, apple tree growing tips, and some interesting apple facts. If you stop and look around, apples are virtually everywhere - I will use my favorite word - they are ubiquitous! We have some good apple stuff for you this episode! 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 emai...

Send us a text Join us as we talk about the history of one of the most ubiquitous fruits around - the Apple! It has a very long and interesting history and Mary has some great information for you! If you are a poetry fan, Robert Frosts' "After Apple Picking" is one of his most famous poems and you can listen to him read it himself with a little googling! Please join us as we continue our DIY gardening journey and visit us on our Instagram account at @marybirdgarden, Facebook at MaryBird...

Send us a text Mary takes us through some fascinating and fun history of the Pecan! It really has quite a history in the US. Winter is coming, how can you start your prep now to get ready? And Stingy Jack, the original Jack of O'Lantern - hear the history of the Jack O' Lantern! As always we have our "What's new in the Garden" to update you on our latest adventures. Please join us as we continue our DIY gardening journey and visit us on our Instagram account at @marybirdgarden, Facebook...

Send us a text Join us as we talk about our beloved Texas State tree, the Pecan Tree! Mary gives us some interesting history as well as the different species. Don't let those critters get in your vehicle engine, how to prevent this from happening and save yourself an expensive repair bill! Get ready for spring in the fall??? you bet, we always look forward to the next season, and Mary gives us a breakdown of the different types of frost cloths to protect your plants during the winter! As alwa...

Send us a text On this episode Mary does a deep dive into the Yucca linearifolia (Linear-leaf Yucca) that we picked up for our southwest garden that would be a great addition to your garden. Purple Okra gone wild!!! Our Okra is crazy big and Mary has plans for it. Did you know the largest Turnip is 40+ lbs? Mary has been engrossed in a new book she got and she highly recommends it - The Texas Tomato Lover's Handbook by Deborah J. Adams and William D. Adams. And we had a strange visitor ...

Send us a text Join us as Mary tells us about the Cilantro (aka Coriander), did you know it can taste different to different people and it actually is a cold weather plant in Texas? There are also Cilantro "cousins" that grow in the summer but have similar tastes and we tell you about a few of them. Have you ever used a light meter to really know how much light your plants will get in a particular spot? We tell you what types are out there and why you may want to use one - hint - There's and ...

Send us a text Mary has a good DIY one for you on this episode, how to do a Soil test at home using a jar to see what components you have in your garden soil and at what ratios! We picked up a new plant for our upcoming Texas Southwest Garden theme, Adam's Needle, looks like a really nice addition and Mary tells us all about it! We have been pulling weeds and guess what? There is one that we thought was a weed but turns out it is not, and it is in fact a very interesting little plant that is ...

Send us a text We have a full agenda today! Mary talks about two varieties of Blackberries that we are going to plant, and they are both surprisingly new varieties! Rhubarb: did you know they had a very long history starting in China? We have some seeds and are going to see what all the fuss is about! We also talk artichokes and we received our Bearded Iris's and have them planted. As always we have our "What's New in the Garden" (and we have been busy!) and please don't tell me that the squi...

Send us a text Well Mary and Jeff decided to have a variation on the staycation and did a garden staycation! We spent the last week enjoying the garden instead of working in the garden - and it has given us new energy for the rest of the gardening season. Join us to hear what we did and how we did it - it is a fun episode and maybe you will get some ideas for a garden staycation of your own! Please join us as we continue our DIY gardening journey and visit MaryBirdGarden.Com for our blog! You...

Send us a text Join us as Mary talks about a crazy plant - the Egyptian Walking Onion, what a different plant but one you may want to try - I know we will be planting it! There is a Texas plant that goes back thousands of years - the Sotol. Mary gives us the history and how the plant has been used historically as well as today - it is one we plan to put in our garden as well. Mary also has a new planning tool for the garden and takes us through how it works and how you may use it for your gar...

Send us a text Join us as we talk about something we didn't even know we had in our lawn - Chinch bugs - so that's why our lawn turns brown every year! Mary talks about the bearded Iris and what's on her gardening agenda for next week, and we review two products we just purchased - Giraffe Tools Retractable Garden Hose Reel and Gorilla Easy Connect hose connectors! As always we have our "What's New in the Garden" and Mary tells us what's coming up and what you may want to look at planti...

Send us a text Join us as Mary goes into the fascinating history of the Live Oak tree, how it has been used, how it grows, and just some amazing facts about this tree! We did a Broken Pot Planter project using some of our succulents and it was a fun project that also looks really good. Jeff is ready for football season and covers a couple drink and food ideas to make your tailgate or pre-game meals really pop! As always we have our "What's New in the Garden" and Mary tells us what's com...

Send us a text Join us as we talk about the very cool African Milk bush, a very pretty, fast growing succulent that can be easily cared for and propagated! Mary talks about how she makes her Worm Tea, and the benefits of using it in your garden - Mary really loves worms!!! Don't forget to protect those sprinkler heads in your garden and Jeff talks about some options you have! As always we have our "What's New in the Garden" and Mary tells us what's coming up and what you may want to look at p...

Send us a text Join us as Mary tells us about a fairly new plant, the Mangave, a succulent plant that is a cross between an Agave and Manfreda and is a wonderful plant to check out! We tried our very own Kokedama planting and we have some tips and some things to NOT do as we found out! Kokedama is a really fun way to grow plants though, so give it a try! We also have a quick review of garden hoses we purchased and tried. As always we have our "What's New in the Garden" and Mary tells us...

Send us a text Join us for a very interesting episode. Mary talks about the Milkweed plant and how it has been used in history and how there is much more to the plant than meets the eye. Lemongrass is used as an aromatic and in foods, hear how to plant it in your garden so you can take advantage of that. And Beetles! Did you know they were the first pollinators and that they play an important role in pollinating plants today! All that and "What's New in the Garden" in this episode of MaryBird...