Gardening on Social Media: What's Real and What's Not with Amanda the Everhopeful Gardener

Описание: 🌱 Is Gardening Social Media Actually Authentic? | The Garden Mixer with Amanda ‪@theeverhopefulgardener‬

Social media and gardening should be a perfect match — after all, what better way to learn than to see it done? But somewhere between viral reels, hyper-curated gardens, and AI-generated advice, many everyday gardeners are starting to feel… a little inferior.

In this episode of The Garden Mixer, Leslie Harris and Marianne Willburn sit down with Amanda Nadeau of @theeverhopefulgardener to talk candidly about authenticity in gardening content online — what’s real, what’s performative, and how to decide who (and what) to trust.

We cover:
🌿 How social media algorithms can shape gardening advice
🌿 The pressure to perform vs. the reality of real gardens
🌿 AI in gardening content — helpful tool or authenticity killer?
🌿 Why failure, mess, and imperfection matter
🌿 Where Amanda actually learned to garden (hint: the library 📚)
🌿 Composting, regenerative gardening, and soil health
🌿 The difference between education and entertainment online

Plus:
🍸 Our cocktail of the episode: The Genuine Article (an ironically AI-created drink)
🌱 Damn, I Wish I Had Planted That — winter-worthy plant picks you’ll want to remember

If you’ve ever wondered whether the gardening advice you’re seeing online is helping you grow… or just making you feel bad — this conversation is for you.

👉 Watch, listen, and let us know: What does “authentic gardening” mean to you?

Guest: Amanda Nadeau, The Ever Hopeful Gardener
Hosts: Leslie Harris & Marianne Willburn
Podcast: The Garden Mixer

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