013 GGW – NW & SF Flower Show Founder, Duane Kelly

Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews Duane Kelly, who along with his wife, Alice, founded and has managed the Northwest and San Francisco Flower & Garden Shows for the past 21 years. Although these shows are the second and third largest shows of their kind in the country, declining traffic and tough economic times have taken their toll and hastened Duane’s decision to try and find a buyer. Listen to this interesting and thought-provoking interview and hear Duane’s insightful comments on the future of flower & garden shows, and of gardening in general. Click to View Show Notes

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This podcast series showcases the stories of people, places and organizations doing good things for the planet with an emphasis on gardening. Many but not all episodes are created to provide more in depth and backstory information to the national public series by the same name; Growing a Greener World. Hosted by Joe Lamp'l, national gardening television personality and author of The Green Gardener's Guide, Joe shares his unique, insiders perspective with NPR style stories, interviews with nationally acclaimed experts, answers listener's questions and offers useful tips, all in a fresh, insightful and entertaining way.