Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Throughout 2026 (and possibly beyond), host Bill Calkins will catch up with different people in the professional horticulture space and find out a little bit about their careers, passions, journeys in the world of plants and much more. Bill sent each guest a list of 12 questions and they picked four to answer and discuss.
This episode, he’s joined by Diane Blazek, Executive Director at All-America Selections (all-americaselections.org/) and National Garden Bureau (ngb.org/) .
Here are the four questions Diane selected:
Q: How do you explain our industry to strangers, friends, family?
Q: Do you have a morning or evening routine you’d like to share with the listeners? Why do you do this?
Q: What’s something about professional horticulture that annoys you and how would you change it?
Q: What are three tools you couldn’t live without or couldn’t do your job without. (This can be hand tools, technology, etc.)
Throughout 2026 (and possibly beyond), host Bill Calkins will catch up with different people in the professional horticulture space and find out a little bit about their careers, passions, journeys in the world of plants and much more. Bill sent each guest a list of 12 questions and they picked four to answer and discuss.
This episode, he’s joined by Diane Blazek, Executive Director at All-America Selections (all-americaselections.org/) and National Garden Bureau (ngb.org/) .
Here are the four questions Diane selected:
Q: How do you explain our industry to strangers, friends, family?
Q: Do you have a morning or evening routine you’d like to share with the listeners? Why do you do this?
Q: What’s something about professional horticulture that annoys you and how would you change it?
Q: What are three tools you couldn’t live without or couldn’t do your job without. (This can be hand tools, technology, etc.)
