Each year the powers that be in the horticulture industry declare what the trends are—what color is “in” and what design styles we’re all meant to adhere to, and what plant is hot—or not. Today’s guest and I beg to differ, and have decided to do some trend declarations of our own ... from big bold perennials to why you should learn to propagate and share some plants. 





Dr. Jared Barnes is an Associate Professor of Horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas, and the creator of the Plant-ed blog and e-newsletter, and the monthly Plantastic Podcast. He has been gardening since about age 5, and I’m so glad to welcome him here today to do some forecasting together.