{"podcast":{"title":"The Plantastic Podcast","slug":"the-plantastic-podcast-4937946","podcast_index_feed_id":4937946,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/r_gLkL1Z","website_url":"theplantasticpodcast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/24958a39-bc96-4162-a43b-fd4769e86932/6c65b1db-82fe-4043-b449-4298afb589bc/3000x3000/tpp-show-artwork.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Jared Barnes","episode_count":54,"summary":"Plants can’t talk, but we can! The Plantastic Podcast is a show for plant killers, green thumbs, and everyone in between. Listen along as Dr. Jared deconstructs the practices of the best plantspeople of our time so that you can better cultivate your plants and yourself.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T02:21:14.981116+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-plantastic-podcast-4937946"},"episode":{"title":"Gary Lewis on Ground Covers for Every Garden (#30)","slug":"gary-lewis-on-ground-covers-for-every-garden-30","published_at":"2024-06-07T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-plantastic-podcast-4937946/gary-lewis-on-ground-covers-for-every-garden-30","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-plantastic-podcast-4937946","url":"theplantasticpodcast.com","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/c1ca3217-2d57-485f-af64-3944f4d10e94/episodes/4b67e23a-fc10-44d0-90d0-1fa4374fb6aa/audio/f98856c5-20da-4378-a3e3-bc33c6f28d96/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=r_gLkL1Z","summary":"In this episode of The Plantastic Podcast, Gary Lewis, the owner of Phoenix Perennials and author of The Complete Book of Ground Covers. Gary takes us on a journey through his lifelong passion for plants, highlighted by his hands-on experience at a wholesale nursery, his self-taught mastery within the horticultural field, and buying a nursery when he was working on his master's degree at 28. Gary's love for ground covers comes alive as he illuminates their aesthetic, functional, and environmental benefits while offering advice on their effective use in garden designs. Additionally, Gary shares about the challenges and strategies behind running a diverse nursery, the importance of fostering curiosity and diversity in horticulture, the complex choices involved in writing a book featuring 4,000 ground covers, and his travels around the world. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to deepen their gardening insights and creativity. Enjoy the show!","meta_description":"In this episode of The Plantastic Podcast, Gary Lewis, the owner of Phoenix Perennials and author of The Complete Book of Ground Covers. Gary takes us on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4130,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-plantastic-podcast-4937946/episodes/gary-lewis-on-ground-covers-for-every-garden-30/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-plantastic-podcast-4937946/gary-lewis-on-ground-covers-for-every-garden-30.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}