Heather Holm – Beyond Bees
Pollinator conservationist and award-winning author Heather Holm introduces us to the "secondary pollinators," the amazing insects other than bees that contribute to pollinating our native plants
May 20, 2020•29 min•Ep. 50
Growing Greener
Your weekly half-hour program about environmentally informed gardening. Each week we bring you a different expert, a leading voice on gardening in partnership with Nature. Our goal is to make your landscape healthier, more beautiful, more sustainable, and more fun.
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A Songbird-Friendly Garden
Grant Sizemore of the American Bird Conservancy details how house cats can coexist with garden birds, and Matthew Shumar of the Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative describes how to make your yard more bird safe..
May 13, 2020•29 min•Ep. 49
Uli Lorimer – Native Plants Provenance
Uli Lorimer, Director of Horticulture for the Native Plant Trust, discusses the challenges involved in sourcing and growing locally adapted native plants
May 06, 2020•29 min•Ep. 48
Dan Jaffe – How to Make Your Life Easier With Native Plants
Dan Jaffe, a rising star of the new generation of native plants experts and co-author of Native Plants for New England Gardens discusses the many practical advantages of gardening with natives.
Apr 29, 2020•29 min
Shay Lunseth - No Mow Lawns
Shay Lunseth of Organic Lawns by Lunseth discusses her use of fine fescue grasses to create lawns that flourish with little or almost no mowing, less fertilizers and weed control, and far less summertime irrigation
Apr 22, 2020•29 min•Ep. 46
Adrian Ayres Fisher - Carbon Gardening
Adrian Ayres Fisher, Sustainability Coordinator for Triton College in River Grove, Illinois explains how an easy change in gardening practice can remove carbon dioxide gas from the atmosphere and help mitigate global warming
Apr 15, 2020•29 min•Ep. 45
Christie Higginbottom – Advantages of Heirloom Vegetables
Christie Higginbottom of Old Sturbridge Village, the famous museum village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, details the advantages of heirloom vegetable varieties that make them superior to modern hybrids for the contemporary victory garden.
Apr 08, 2020•29 min•Ep. 44
Gardening with Children
Gardening Icon Ruth Rogers Clausen talks about gardening with her granddaughter, and Sarah Pounders of KidsGardening.org discusses her organization's free online educational resources for parents, grandparents, and children
Apr 01, 2020•29 min•Ep. 43
Edwina von Gal - Perfect Earth Project
Edwina von Gal, the internationally renowned landscape designer, discusses her personal journey to environmental activism and her current work with the Perfect Earth Project
Mar 25, 2020•29 min•Ep. 42
William Bryant Logan – "Sprout Lands"
Author William Bryant Logan discusses his most recent book, " Sprout Lands ," and the revival of pollarding, the basis of an ancient and mutually beneficial relationship between trees and people
Mar 18, 2020•29 min•Ep. 41
William Welch - Heirloom Plants
Dr. William Welch of Texas A&M University and co-author of The Rose Rustlers discusses the ways in which heirloom plants, survivors from old gardens, can enhance the sustainability of your garden
Mar 11, 2020•29 min•Ep. 40
Black Bears – The New Garden Wildlife
Andrew Madden of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife and Dr. Tracy Rittenhouse of the University of Connecticut discuss the migration of black bears into our exurbs and suburbs, with tips for co-existence
Mar 04, 2020•29 min•Ep. 39
Douglas Tallamy – Nature's Best Hope
Dr. Douglas Tallamy, an insect ecologist at the University of Delaware, discusses his new, best-selling book, " Nature's Best Hope "
Feb 26, 2020•29 min•Ep. 38
Dr. Elaine Ingham - Soil Food Web
Internationally renowned soil microbiologist Dr. Elaine Ingham discusses her research with the soil food web that is revolutionizing gardening, and her Soil Food Web School
Feb 19, 2020•29 min•Ep. 37
Karen Bussolini - Eco-Friendly Garden Coach
An interview with garden photographer and writer Karen Bussolini who discusses her work with the camera and how it informs her gardening, as well as describing her career as an "eco-friendly" garden coach.
Feb 12, 2020•29 min•Ep. 36
Annie Martin -- Moss Gardening
'Mossin' Annie' Martin, author of " The Magical World of Moss Gardening " and proprietor of Mountain Moss Enterprises discusses the beauties and environmental benefits of these primitive but highly adaptable plants. Topics include how to rescue mosses and establish a moss garden, and the role mosses play in reducing the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere
Feb 09, 2020•29 min•Ep. 13
Author Benjamin Vogt - "A New Garden Ethic"
Author Benjamin Vogt discusses his provocative book, " A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future ", and calls for a radical, less human-centric approach to the landscape
Feb 05, 2020•29 min•Ep. 35
Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott - The Garden Professors
Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott of The Garden Professors blog and Facebook page , as she discusses the work of these groups and the importance of applying peer-reviewed science to the issues and problems of gardeners.
Jan 31, 2020•29 min•Ep. 11
Dr. Bethany Bradley -- Invasive Plant Update
Dr. Bethany Bradley, an ecologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, talks about the effects of climate change in enhancing invasive plants, and what gardeners can do to fight back
Jan 29, 2020•29 min•Ep. 34
Janice Hand - "Wild Ones"
Janice Hand, past president of "Wild Ones" discusses this organization's successful programs to boost native plants, promote the restoration of natural landscapes, and educate young people.
Jan 12, 2020•29 min•Ep. 32
Edward Toth - Greenbelt Native Plant Center
Edward Toth, Director of New York's Greenbelt Native Plant Center, discusses the mission of the country's only municipal native plants nursery and seed bank, and its role in preserving local races of the vegetation native to NY's five boroughs.
Jan 08, 2020•29 min•Ep. 31
Brad Roeller -- Sustainable Gardening
Pioneering horticulturist Brad Roeller discusses the research into sustainable gardening he carried out at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY, and shares insights into the future of the field
Jan 08, 2020•29 min•Ep. 33
Jeff Lowenfels - The Soil Food Web
Jeff Lowenfels, the author of Teaming With Microbes , details how to work with the soil food web to achieve a healthier, greener, and more productive garden...
Dec 31, 2019•29 min•Ep. 19
Brian Stewart -- Insect-A-Day Project
Brian Stewart describes his backyard insect safaris, and the hundreds of different and beautiful insect species he has found, photographed, and identified in his own small garden
Dec 24, 2019•29 min•Ep. 24
Dr. Josef Gorres - Invasive Earthworms
Dr. Josef Gorres, Professor of Plant and Soil Science at the University of Vermont, discusses the invasive earthworms which are changing the ecology of the soil in Northeastern forests, and prospects for their control
Dec 20, 2019•29 min•Ep. 8
Robert Kourik -- Companion Planting Exposé
We expose the crackpot "research" that underlies most popular lists of companion plants, and then interview Robert Kourik about a science-based version of this method for enhancing plant growth
Dec 16, 2019•29 min•Ep. 30
Louis Bauer -- Identifying and Using Microclimates
Louis Bauer, Senior Director of Horticulture at Wave Hill , New York City's premier public garden, describes how he and his gardeners identify and make use of "microclimates" to grow a greater diversity of plants more sustainably.
Dec 11, 2019•29 min•Ep. 29
Lee Reich -- No-Till Gardening
Horticulturist Lee Reich, the author of " Weedless Gardening " explains his no-dig, all organic, and hassle-free gardening system that nurtures the soil to yield bigger harvests
Dec 09, 2019•29 min•Ep. 17
Claudia West -- Planting in a Post-Wild World
Landscape architect Claudia West, co-author of " Planting in a Post-Wild World " describes her techniques for returning nature to our neighborhoods and cities, and for creating living landscapes that are robust, diverse, and visually harmonious
Dec 09, 2019•29 min•Ep. 18
Shannon Currey -- Warm Season Grasses
Shannon Currey of Hoffman Nursery discusses the special qualities of warm season grasses that make the superior performers in heat and drought, and ideal for an era of climate change
Dec 04, 2019•29 min•Ep. 28
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