Rose Chat Podcast

SAVE THE RAMBLERS PROJECT
Claude Graves

On this episode of the Rose Chat Podcast, host Teresa Byington chats with highly decorated rosarian Claude Graves. Claude has served in numerous positions at the local and national level. Claude is the recipient of the Silver Medal, the Gold Medal, and in 2021 was the recipient of one of the American Rose Society’s highest honors, the Klima Award for excellence in the field of horticulture education concerning roses. 

Living out his lifelong rose passion, Claude is considered one of the leading authorities on rambler roses and has traveled the world to learn more about them. When Anne Belovich was nearing the end of her life, she asked Claude if he could help ensure her extensive rambler collection would be secure. She chose well. These magnificent giants are in good hands. Today, we learn more about the Save the Rambler Project, get an update on how things are going, and find out what’s next.

 

LIFE AND ROSES OF ANNE BELOVICH
Here is a link to the Rose Chat Podcast about Anne Belovich’s fascinating life. (LINK)

RAMBLERS: THE MAGESTIC GIANT ROSES

Here’s a link to Claude’s American Rose Society’s presentation on ramblers. (LINK)

The Rose Chat Podcast
Our 15th Season

MEET THE ROSE CHAT TEAM
Executive Producer & On-Air Personality
Chris VanCleave – RedneckRosarian.com
Chris—aka The Redneck Rosarian—is the mastermind behind the Rose Chat Podcast. He’s a nationally known rosarian, speaker, and TV personality who believes roses are for everyone, not just folks with fancy garden gloves. Whether he's talking bloom care or thorny troublemakers, Chris brings heart, humor, and a whole lot of rose wisdom to the mic.

Content Creator & On-Air Personality
Teresa Byington – TheGardenDiary.com
Teresa is a Master Gardener, Consulting Rosarian, and one of the kindest garden cheerleaders you’ll ever meet. She’s been growing roses for decades and still gets excited when one bursts into bloom. With stories, tips, and a dash of garden gossip, she helps make Rose Chat feel like a visit with a good friend, who just happens to be a rose expert.

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MY BLOOMING PASSION
Katy Banks (AKA Rose Lady Katy)

 

On this episode of the Rose Chat Podcast, host Teresa Byington chats with Katy Banks, a third-generation rose gardener who planted her first rose in 1993. Since then, her passion for roses has flourished into a garden she calls Rose Hill, where she now cultivates approximately 600 roses. If you follow her on social media (as Rose Lady Katy), you know that this isn’t just any garden. Roses cascade over beautiful walls and structures, as well as filling beds and borders, creating a stunning garden that has been featured in magazines like Tea Time, The American Rose, and Southern Living. Today, we’ll delve into her favorite roses, the reasons behind her choices, her care routine, and how she shares her roses with others. Join us as we learn from one of today’s most passionate and talented rose gardeners. 

The Rose Chat Podcast
Our 15th Season

MEET THE ROSE CHAT TEAM
Executive Producer & On-Air Personality
Chris VanCleave – RedneckRosarian.com
Chris—aka The Redneck Rosarian—is the mastermind behind the Rose Chat Podcast. He’s a nationally known rosarian, speaker, and TV personality who believes roses are for everyone, not just folks with fancy garden gloves. Whether he's talking bloom care or thorny troublemakers, Chris brings heart, humor, and a whole lot of rose wisdom to the mic.

Content Creator & On-Air Personality
Teresa Byington – TheGardenDiary.com
Teresa is a Master Gardener, Consulting Rosarian, and one of the kindest garden cheerleaders you’ll ever meet. She’s been growing roses for decades and still gets excited when one bursts into bloom. With stories, tips, and a dash of garden gossip, she helps make Rose Chat feel like a visit with a good friend, who just happens to be a rose expert.

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CEMETERY ROSES
Connie Hilker

On this episode of the Rose Chat Podcast, host Teresa Byington chats with self-confessed history geek, Connie Hilker. Connie has done extensive research in many aspects of rose culture, but today we will focus on her tireless work with cemetery roses. What exactly are cemetery roses? Who planted them? And why are they important to us today? Join us not only to learn, but also to be inspired by someone whose passion for historical roses might just be contagious. 

To contact Connie or for information about her book… https://www.hartwoodroses.com.

 

Link to information about Connie’s propagation method… https://indianapolisrosesociety.com/articles/rooting-roses-by-connie-hilker/.

 

The Rose Chat Podcast
Our 15th Season

MEET THE ROSE CHAT TEAM
Executive Producer & On-Air Personality
Chris VanCleave – RedneckRosarian.com
Chris—aka The Redneck Rosarian—is the mastermind behind the Rose Chat Podcast. He’s a nationally known rosarian, speaker, and TV personality who believes roses are for everyone, not just folks with fancy garden gloves. Whether he's talking bloom care or thorny troublemakers, Chris brings heart, humor, and a whole lot of rose wisdom to the mic.

Content Creator & On-Air Personality
Teresa Byington – TheGardenDiary.com
Teresa is a Master Gardener, Consulting Rosarian, and one of the kindest garden cheerleaders you’ll ever meet. She’s been growing roses for decades and still gets excited when one bursts into bloom. With stories, tips, and a dash of garden gossip, she helps make Rose Chat feel like a visit with a good friend, who just happens to be a rose expert.

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COLD CLIMATE SURVIVORS
Canadian and Buck Roses
Matt Douglas, High Country Roses

 

On this episode of the Rose Chat Podcast, host Teresa Byington chats with a fan favorite, Matt Douglas, owner of High Country Roses. Today, they delve into the world of Cold Climate Survivors, specifically focusing on Canadian and Buck Roses. Join us to learn more about the people behind the roses, their breeding practices, and the beautiful roses that came out of their work. While the temperatures are soaring outside, let’s cool down with these cold weather beauties. 

 

The Rose Chat Podcast
Our 15th Season

MEET THE ROSE CHAT TEAM
🎙 Executive Producer & On-Air Personality
Chris VanCleave – RedneckRosarian.com
Chris—aka The Redneck Rosarian—is the mastermind behind the Rose Chat Podcast. He’s a nationally known rosarian, speaker, and TV personality who believes roses are for everyone, not just folks with fancy garden gloves. Whether he's talking bloom care or thorny troublemakers, Chris brings heart, humor, and a whole lot of rose wisdom to the mic.

🎙 Content Creator & On-Air Personality
Teresa Byington – TheGardenDiary.com
Teresa is a Master Gardener, Consulting Rosarian, and one of the kindest garden cheerleaders you’ll ever meet. She’s been growing roses for decades and still gets excited when one bursts into bloom. With stories, tips, and a dash of garden gossip, she helps make Rose Chat feel like a visit with a good friend, who just happens to be a rose expert.

Wanna Keep in Touch?
We’d love to pop into your inbox now and then (we promise, no spam—just roses).
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P. Allen Smith on Moss Mountain Farm: A Sense of Place | Rose Chat Podcast

What can a garden teach us about the way we live? On this episode of the Rose Chat Podcast, Teresa Byington sits down with celebrated gardener, author, television host, conservationist and landscape designer P. Allen Smith to talk about his new book, Moss Mountain Farm: A Sense of Place.

For decades, P. Allen Smith has encouraged gardeners to look beyond plants and think about the larger story a landscape can tell. At Moss Mountain Farm in Arkansas, that philosophy comes to life through gardens, architecture, agriculture, conservation and thoughtful landscape design.

In this conversation, Allen shares the inspiration behind Moss Mountain Farm: A Sense of Place and the ideas that shaped this remarkable garden and farm. We talk about garden design, sustainable gardening, stewardship, garden history, creating meaningful outdoor spaces, and the relationship between people and the landscapes they call home.

Whether you're a longtime gardener, a rose enthusiast, a landscape designer, or simply someone who loves beautiful gardens, this conversation offers plenty of inspiration for creating a garden with a stronger sense of place and purpose.

Listen to the Rose Chat Podcast with P. Allen Smith and discover the stories, ideas and gardening philosophy behind Moss Mountain Farm.

In this episode:
P. Allen Smith's new book, Moss Mountain Farm: A Sense of Place
The story and philosophy behind Moss Mountain Farm
Garden and landscape design principles
Sustainable gardening and environmental stewardship
The importance of garden history and sense of place
Creating outdoor spaces that reflect your personal style
Finding inspiration in the landscape around you

Guest: P. Allen Smith
Host: Teresa Byington
Podcast: Rose Chat Podcast

ORDER THE BOOK HERE.

TOUR INFORMATION HERE.

MORE ABOUT P ALLEN SMITH HERE.

 

 

The Rose Chat Podcast
Our 15th Season

MEET THE ROSE CHAT TEAM
🎙 Executive Producer & On-Air Personality
Chris VanCleave – RedneckRosarian.com
Chris—aka The Redneck Rosarian—is the mastermind behind the Rose Chat Podcast. He’s a nationally known rosarian, speaker, and TV personality who believes roses are for everyone, not just folks with fancy garden gloves. Whether he's talking bloom care or thorny troublemakers, Chris brings heart, humor, and a whole lot of rose wisdom to the mic.

🎙 Content Creator & On-Air Personality
Teresa Byington – TheGardenDiary.com
Teresa is a Master Gardener, Consulting Rosarian, and one of the kindest garden cheerleaders you’ll ever meet. She’s been growing roses for decades and still gets excited when one bursts into bloom. With stories, tips, and a dash of garden gossip, she helps make Rose Chat feel like a visit with a good friend, who just happens to be a rose expert.

Wanna Keep in Touch?
We’d love to pop into your inbox now and then (we promise, no spam—just roses).
Click here to subscribe to Rose Chat updates!