Welcome to the ATXGardens Podcast.
Stop stressing about your yard! Each week, landscape consultant Colleen Dieter with ATXGardens.com shares exactly what you should be doing right now to keep your plants and trees happy.
With 20+ years of experience helping Central Texans, Colleen is a certified arborist, sustainable landscape designer, and founder of Central Texas Seed Savers. You may have seen her on PBS Austin’s Central Texas Gardener, KXAN, or Spectrum News, or heard her on The Horticulturati podcast and KLBJ’s Horticulture Hangover. She’s passionate about making gardening approachable.
Perfect for both seasoned green thumbs and new DIY’ers, The ATXGardens Podcast is your go-to for friendly, reliable gardening advice—week by week, season by season. Transcripts are available below, or you can listen anywhere you get podcasts or watch on YouTube.
Episode 1. Mid to Late September.
Confused about what to do in your yard this time of year? In this first episode of The ATXGardens Podcast, landscape consultant and certified arborist Colleen Dieter breaks down exactly what Central Texas gardeners should focus on in late September. From fertilizing deadlines to transplanting tips, fungal disease prevention, and getting ready for fall planting, Colleen shares the seasonal advice you need to keep your yard healthy and thriving—all in a friendly, down-to-earth way..
Episode 2: Time to Enjoy
In this episode of The ATXGardens Podcast, Colleen shares exactly what Central Texas gardeners should focus on in the first half of October. From adjusting your irrigation system to protecting tender veggies from early freezes, she covers practical tips to help your plants thrive as the seasons shift.
You’ll hear a real-life consultation story from Karina in East Austin, plus timely advice on why you should stop fertilizing, how to use seaweed as a soil supplement, and why now is the best time to plant trees, shrubs, and perennials. Colleen also shares her favorite tools, the importance of seed saving, and a full rundown of upcoming Central Texas gardening events and seed swaps.
Whether you’re tending a pocket prairie, managing a veggie patch, or just figuring out what to do with all those leaves, this episode will get you set up for fall gardening success.
