10 Best NPR Gardening Podcasts
NPR Gardening Podcasts
Here are 10 Best NPR Gardening Podcasts worth listening to in 2026. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
Export Contact List1. Cultivating Place
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Website Spotify
Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden
Host Jennifer Jewell
Producer/Network Jennifer Jewell / Cultivating Place
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 399Facebook 5.7KInstagram 20.7K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google
2. The Gestalt Gardener
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Each week, horticulturalist Felder Rushing shares stories, answers questions and just talks gardening. Of course, you'll hear a bit of 'cheesy music' in every program and you might hear a bad joke or two as well. The Gestalt Gardener is a long-time favorite on MPB Think Radio, due in no small part to Felder's laid-back, your-neighbors-might-talk-but-so-what approach to gardening.Email Felder anytime at ****@mpbonline.org and listen Friday mornings at 9 and Saturday mornings at 10 to The Gestalt Gardener on MPB Think Radio. And in the meantime, as Felder says, get out and get dirty...MORE Host Felder Rushing
Producer/Network MPB Think Radio
Email ****@mpbonline.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 91Facebook 61.6KTwitter 20.4KInstagram 6.7K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
3. Garden Talk from Wisconsin Public Radio
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Join host Larry Meiller as he discusses gardening topics with his guests.
Host Larry Meiller
Producer/Network Wisconsin Public Radio
Email ****@wpr.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 22Facebook 81.1KTwitter 28.5KInstagram 18.8K Avg Length 100 min Format Extended Get Email Contact
4. Making It Grow Minutes
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Gardening and horticulture news and tips, as well as agricultural information from Amanda McNulty, the host of SCETV's 'Making It Grow' and Clemson University Extension Agent. Produced by South Carolina Public Radio.Making It Grow Minutes are produced by South Carolina Public Radio, in partnership with Clemson University's Extension Service.MORE Host Amanda McNulty
Producer/Network Amanda McNulty
Email ****@clemson.edu
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13 Avg Length 1 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
5. All Things Gardening Podcast
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Website Apple YouTube
Each week, Charlie Nardozzi joins Vermont Public's Mary Engisch for a conversation about gardening, and to answer your questions about what you're seeing in the natural world.
Hosts Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi
Producer/Network Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi
Email ****@vermontpublic.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 60Facebook 81.2KTwitter 55.4KInstagram 73.6K Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
6. Gardentalk
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The Juneau gardening show from KTOO Public Media
Host Chloe Pleznac
Producer/Network KTOO Public Media
Email ****@ktoo.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 12Facebook 7.8MTwitter 8.2MInstagram 8.1M Get Email Contact
7. Garden Variety
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Website Apple Spotify
Whether you're a master gardener, just getting started or somewhere in between - there's always something new to learn in your garden and landscape. On each episode we'll talk with horticulturists, foresters and other experts. We'll learn about vegetable gardens, lawns, native plants, trees and more. Garden Variety is the podcast for all the things you'd like to grow or grow better. Garden Variety is a horticulture podcast from Iowa Public Radio and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.MORE Host Charity Nebbe
Producer/Network Iowa Public Radio
Email ****@iowapublicradio.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 24Facebook 7.8MTwitter 8.2MInstagram 8.1M Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
NPR Gardening shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Gender | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Jewell | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cultivating-place/id1116782774 | 35 | Female | Chico, CA, United States | |
| Felder Rushing | Host | npr.org/podcasts/486075531/the-gestalt-gardener | 24 | Male | Jackson, MS, United States | |
| Larry Meiller | Host | wpr.org/shows/garden-talk | 1 | Male | Madison, WI, United States | |
| Amanda McNulty | Host | npr.org/podcasts/406771069/making-it-grow-minutes | 61 | Female | Sumter, SC, United States | |
| Mary Williams Engisch | Co Host | vermontpublic.org/podcast/all-things-gardening | 16 | Female | Burlington, VT, United States | |
| Charlie Nardozzi | Co Host | vermontpublic.org/podcast/all-things-gardening | 16 | Male | ||
| Chloe Pleznac | Host | npr.org/podcasts/697234433/gardentalk | 9 | Female | Homer, AK, United States | |
| Charity Nebbe | Host | npr.org/podcasts/1097118170/garden-variety | 1 | Female | Iowa City, IA, United States |
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