A podcast for people that love designing, building and growing smarter gardens that work.

Listen in as we talk with successful garden designers, builders, and growers. Discovering their stories along with how they think, work, and grow.

This is your next step in creating a beautiful year-round, environmentally connected, low maintenance, and healthy thriving outdoor spaces!

It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or an expert there will always be something inspiring when you listen to “The Garden Question” podcast.

Host Craig McManus.

Mike and Judy Cunningham are the founders of Country Gardens Farm. They have been teaching people how to grow, cook, and preserve good organic food for over 10 years.

Mike's plant love began in high school when his father helped him build a greenhouse in the back yard. After a degree in horticulture and a few years as a store manager with Pike Nurseries he began Southern Perennial Growers and Country Gardens Nursery. In 2011 the focus changed to growing organic vegetables to sell directly to the public through a CSA subscription model.

Country Gardens Farm grows a wide assortment of year-round vegetables on 3 acres of the third-generation family farm by using greenhouses in the winter.

Mike with lots of input from Judy authored his book "Seven Steps to an Organic Vegetable Garden"

You will hear Mike's openness in sharing his successful methods for growing good food in our inaugural episode 001 of "The Garden Question" Podcast.

Gail Woody is an expert at enticing a Butterfly kaleidoscope   to her garden. She knows what they like and how to keep them happy year-round.

She has been studying these fly jewels for many years and regularly attracts up to 38 different species of butterflies to her garden.

Monarch butterflies are regular visitors twice a year on their migration treks between Mexico and Canada. In this episode Gail will also tell us how to attract and keep all the local butterflies coming to you place. Some with 6” to 8” wing spans and stories about giant 6” to 8” caterpillars.

Gail has been gardening for over 30 years. She creates the perfect eco system that includes butterflies, hummingbirds, native plants, water features and more. Her passion for gardening is contagious! After listening to this episode there will be no excuses not to start building your own butterfly paradise!

Gail Woody is an ISA Certified Arborist and a seasoned advanced Master Gardener. She speaks and writes on Butterflies, Hummingbirds, and native plants among other garden subjects

If you want to learn how to attract your personal Butterfly kaleidoscope then today’s podcast is perfect for you!