John is the owner of The Natural Gardener, Austin's organic garden center, and Lady Bug Natural Brand, His award-winning nursery is a three-time winner of Today's Garden Center's "Revolutionary 100 Garden Centers," ten-time winner of Austin Chronicle's "Best of Austin," and has been featured in many national gardening magazines. In 2008, The Natural Gardener was honored with the national award of "Innovative Garden Center of the Year" by Garden Center Magazine.

For 27 years, John has hosted America's longest continuously running organic gardening radio talk show on 590 KLBJ. On television, John once hosted the first national organic gardening series on PBS, "The New Garden." Currently he appears on "Central Texas Gardener" (over 10 years) and the "Weekend Gardener" (19 years). He has won state, local, and regional awards for his work in promoting organic gardening and farming, including "Texas Legendary Promoter of Organics."

John's main focus is to bring new and old gardeners on board with the organic technique, teaching them how easy, beneficial and beautiful it is to be an organic gardener.

Watch John's gardening segment on KXAN's FirstCast Saturdays, at 7:20 am, Channel 36.

Watch John's "Backyard Basics" segment of Central Texas Gardener on Austin's public television stations:

John hosts the longest continuously running, organic gardening talk show in the United States. For twenty-five years, John has shared his passion and extensive knowledge of organic gardening. His show, "Gardening Naturally" on KLBJ AM 590 in Austin, is unique in that it takes a non-chemical approach to gardening. Listeners call in with their questions about problems with trees, shrubs, lawns, flowers and vegetable gardens. John's main focus is protecting the environment while enriching the soil and growing healthier plants. This has proved to be a popular subject for both listeners and advertisers, as the program sells out all advertising space every spring.

John's Sunday show has welcomed such esteemed guests as Robert Rodale, one of the definitive influences of organic gardening, and Wallace Black Elk, a Native-American steeped in ancient traditions. The astronaut, Eugene Cernan, shared his overwhelming experience of standing on the moon and looking back at earth, while realizing how connected we are, and how we must take care of our planet. All guests are highly respectful of the earth and share John's vision of healing the planet through organic gardening.

John can be heard on KLBJ-AM 590 (live on the internet, or on radio if you're near Austin, Texas).
Call in to the show at 836-0590
Saturdays from 9-11 am (US Central Time)
Sundays from 8-10 am

John is available to talk with area clubs about organic gardening. If you would like him to talk to your group, call the office at 512-288-6113 for details and to schedule.