You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover

everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required.

And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner,

Joe Lample.

Hi everybody, it's Joe Lample, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner

Show.

Over all our past episodes to date, and including today's, that makes 225.

We've covered a lot of topics, and many more than once, but each with a unique perspective.

But lately we've been really trying to add more unique episodes to this podcast series.

Like what we did a few shows back on our tiny vampire episode, all about mosquitoes, the

good, the bad, and the ugly.

And last week on everything you need to know about fall bulbs.

Well this week we bring another long overdue topic into our portfolio of diverse subjects,

with a conversation around growing roses, but with a twist.

And I know what many of you are probably thinking right now, roses?

They're worse than lungs for what they need to keep them looking good, and they're Japanese

beetle and disease magnets.

Well, while it's true, roses are very attractive to certain pests.

We can grow roses and have them looking good without bombing them with a bunch of chemicals.

It's true.

And that's the twist we'll focus on today.

And here's a fun fact I bet you did not know about me.

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