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  • Bringing Plants, People & Ideas Together with Peter Rijssen

    September 11, 2026 · 55 min

    What does it take to get a plant to your garden center and into your garden. It starts with the plant breeder and if that plant is interesting a whole system kicks in. My guest on this podcast is Peter Rijssen owner of Plantipp, a company…

  • "Roses Are Hard To Grow". How Did We Get Here-How Do We Get Out?

    August 22, 2026 · 59 min

    I believe most gardeners want to grow roses, but many are intimidated by them because of their reputation for being difficult. Matt, Jason, and I look at how roses got this reputation, whether it’s still deserved today, and what all of us…

  • Meet The AGRS Trials with Pat Shanley

    August 1, 2026 · 27 min

    The American Garden Rose Selection Trials are an incredible, and very practical, resource for any rose lover - from new to experienced.  Pat Shanley joins me to introduce you to them. In Paul's Journal I talk about the importance of the…

  • Remembering Peter Beales with Ian Limmer

    July 18, 2026 · 48 min

    To say Peter Beales was a giant in the world of roses is an understatement. He was also one of the most enjoyable and kindest people I knew. While I was in the UK recently I sat down with Ian Limmer who started with Peter when he was 15…

  • Rejuvenating a Garden In Another Country

    July 4, 2026 · 46 min

    I’ve been hired by an American couple over the last few years to help rejuvenate the gardens of a Chateau they purchased in France. I was just there and say down to talk with Victoria Kamsler about the challenges of doing that and the…

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  • Rita Perwich, Her New Book & Continued Reflections from France

    June 20, 2026 · 42 min

    Rita Perwich joins me to talk about her new book "Natural Rose Gardening: The Organic Guide to Growing Amazing Blooms". Rita joined me on my garden tour in France and we sat down to talk about her book, her philosophy on organic gardening…

  • Paul's Journal Through France. Week One

    June 8, 2026

    My first week in France was a busy one. Join me as I journal a week of selecting new roses, visiting nurseries, talk about breeder codes and introduce you to a great French Rosarian, Andre Eve. There are a couple of videos I reference in…

  • John Ford, Purezza, Garden I designed and more

    May 26, 2026

    In the episode of A World of Gardening I interview New Zealand Plant Breeder and friend John Ford. In Paul's Journal sending roses from my personal garden to be introduced, touch on some of my garden design work, the rains finally came and…

  • The Garden and Grief

    May 6, 2026 · 47 min

    When my fellow rose gardener Kimberly Dean suddenly lost her husband Ken she had to learn how to process through it. Her garden became part of that journey.  This episode is her story, her guide and her gift to you on how to navigate that…

  • A Garden, A Hurricane, A Story of Resilience

    April 16, 2026 · 46 min

    The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge in Chimney Rock, North Carolina has always been a special place. It was created, built and maintained by all volunteers. Over time it came to be part of the entire community.  Then in September of 2024…

  • Why We Garden

    March 27, 2026 · 46 min

    In my inaugural episode of A World With Gardening we explore Why We Garden with three of my good friends around the world of gardening. Teresa Byington co host of Rose Chat Podcast and creator of The Garden Diary which is a blog about her…

  • Amy Tipton’s Garden

    May 12, 2025 · 10 min

    In 2021 I designed and supervised the build of a garden for Amy Tipton. The garden was a dream of hers and it was my delight to make it happen. I visit the garden and Amy four years later.

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About the show

With more than three decades in the garden industry, Paul Zimmerman explores the passion that connects gardeners around the world with those who also live it. Drawing on years of travel, conversations with growers and garden makers, and countless visits to gardens across continents, Paul looks beyond the “how-to” and dives into the deeper questions — why do we garden, what’s changing in the gardening world, and what does it reveal about who we are?