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Back to SearchThe Overlooked Beauty and Garden Services of Wasps
Episode 318
A replay of a conversation from April of 2021 with Pollinator Conservationist Heather Holm about her multi-award-winning book, Wasps, Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects and Poll…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
A New Guide for Helping Your Native Plant Garden Adapt to a Changing Climate
Episode 317
Jenica Allen and Matt Fertakos of Northeast RISCC describe the invaluable free online guide they helped to create that provides all a gardener needs to know about selecting native plants that will f…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Pee-Cycling: Taking the Waste Out of Our Waterways by Fertilizing the Garden
Episode 316
Julia Cavicchi and Tatiana Schreiber of the Rich Earth Institute talk of curbing water pollution by removing human urine from the waste stream, and how you can repurpose it to feed your plants
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Steppe Gardening in Colorado
Episode 315
Michael Bone, Curator of the Steppe Collection at Denver Botanic Gardens, relates Denver’s native flora to similar grasslands around the world and explains how this knowledge can inspire and enrich t…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Ecologist and Author Tom Wessels Talks Coevolution
Episode 314
Understanding this concept provides the foundation for creating a high functioning, stable, and resilient landscape – anywhere you garden
Published on 3 months ago
A Devastated Arboretum Embraces the Catastrophe
Episode 313
When a freak tornado swept through Ambler Arboretum, the staff and university administration took the opportunity to turn its recovery into an exploration of natural resilience in the face of climate…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Who’s Promoting the Spread of Invasive Plants?
Episode 312
Dr. Eve Beaury’s research reveals the outsize role American gardeners still play in supporting the propagation and spread of plants that are known to be invasive.
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
An Ecological Gardening Firm’s 12-Step Program
Episode 311
Plan it Wild’s “Less Lawn More Life” challenge offers a fun, easy, and free initiation into natural gardening that’s exploding across the country, drawing thousands of ecosystem novices young and old
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Overlooked Virtues of Native Annual Flowers
Episode 310
Alicia Houk, natural garden designer and educator, describes how native, reseeding annuals can make your plantings self-renewing, weed resistant, and resilient in the face of disturbance
Published on 4 months ago
A Local Activist With a National Impact
Episode 309
Co-founder of Pollinator Pathway, Louise Washer saw this project go viral, spreading from one Connecticut community to nationwide in just 8 years. Listen as she shares the approach that has made her…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago