Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPee-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 4 months, 2 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 4 months, 3 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 months, 4 weeks 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 6 months ago
A Low-Cost Swimming Pool that Saves Energy and Serves Biodiversity
Episode 308
Jennifer Campbell, a sustainable landscape designer in New Hampshire, built herself a natural swimming pool that saves energy, nurtures native plants, serves wildlife, and cost her only $10,000 to in…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Helping Native Plants Outrun Climate Change
Episode 307
Assisted migration, helping native plants move to escape the effects of a rapidly changing climate, is a controversial topic among ecologists. Thomas Nuhfer of the University of Massachusetts Amhers…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago