In recent growing seasons, the “new normal” of a changing climate has sometimes been making me feel like my Northeastern garden has relocated farther to the South. So maybe that’s part of what caught my attention when I saw news of a new book called “Secrets of Southern Gardening: Pro Tips for Success” that was just published by today’s guest, horticulturist, nurseryman and garden designer Jenks Farmer. He’s here to share some of those tips on smarter planting, especially of trees, and watering how-to’s and more, many of them applicable for wherever you garden, so more in a moment. 

Augustus Jenkins Farmer, aka Jenks Farmer, is a longtime horticulturist and garden designer and the former director of Riverbanks Botanical Garden in South Carolina, and author of several garden books, including most recently “Secrets of Southern Gardening.” True to his surname, he is also a farmer, specializing in growing and selling Crinum lilies and a few other goodies from his organically managed, 18th-century South Carolina farm. 

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