The Garden Mixer: A Gardening Podcast · August 28, 2026 · 19 min

Barrel: 10 Things to STOP Doing in Your Garden (Barrel Aged One More Sip)

On this Barrel Aged and decanted episode of One More Sip of The Garden Mixer, Leslie and Marianne go full listicle and shelve the “Do!” for the “Better If You Don’t Do” on a range of issues in the garden — from design considerations, to maintenance considerations, to yes…psychological considerations. While gardening is a creative, subjective exercise, we can definitely make it harder on ourselves than it needs to be — and the girls try their best to help you learn from their mistakes (…and the mistakes of others). Join them as they put together the gardener’s ultimate Honey Don’t Do list. Welcome to a Barrel Aged episode of One MoreSip. One More Sip is our every-other-week deepdive on a single topic — released fresh to paid subscribers, and then, after ayear of fine barrel aging, uncorked for the wider Mixer community. You’re holding the bottle now. Enjoy!! If you’d like to catch these episodes whilethey’re still young — and get all the show notes, the GM Chat, and SubstackLIVE events that go with them — upgrading your free subscription is easy andcosts less than a decent bottle of anything. To those already subscribed: our gratitude isdeep. Thank you for supporting our mission: Gardening Shouldn’t Be Boring. Hit the YouTube subscribe button so we can keep you smilingwhile you hit the mess (your garden) out there. The Garden Mixer Podcast https://episodes.fm/1561064602 Full Show Notes bonus episodes at The Garden Mixer Podcast’sSubstack https://thegardenmixerpodcast.substack.com/ Socials – Pick Your Platform: Follow us on Instagram @thegardenmixer https://www.instagram.com/thegardenmixer/ Indulge us on TikTok @the.garden.mixer https://www.tiktok.com/@the.garden.mixer Spar with us on X @gardenmixerpod https://x.com/gardenmixerpod “FrenchBistro” theme by Adieu Adieu. License D0LZBINY30GGTBBW