Hello everyone and welcome back to the Epic Gardening Podcast.

Kevin Espiritu here.

I've got Chris from Fluent Garden.

We initially connected on Instagram.

And then Chris, your Instagram Reels have become really popular and super informative.

So Chris is a horticulturist. She's a garden consultant.

And as I mentioned, she's the founder of Fluent Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia.

So Chris, I think it's great to have you on.

And I'm glad that we got to know each other on Instagram.

Yeah, for sure, Kevin. Thanks for having me here.

I'm really excited to be here.

Sure. So when we're talking about gardening,

I think it's always best to start off with the guests background.

How did you get started and where are you growing and what sort of your overall philosophy?

Yeah, so I'm in Vancouver.

Like if you're thinking about zones, I'm in zone 8B.

But really, I just describe where I live as like rainy wet Vancouver.

And that's what I deal with a lot of the times.

And growing up, there was always elements of food in the garden,

whether it's like leafy greens or tomatoes as like summer crops.

So it's always been a part of my upbringing, I guess.

And the, I guess for me, the really big shift was when I had my son,

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