Today's episode is dedicated to John's Dad (Sam) who despite growing up during World War 2 and living in downtown Toledo, Ohio still managed to raise food for his family through always having a 'victory garden', a practice he carried on his ent

Devin Walsh on art in the garden.

Nov 28th, 2023

Uli Lorimer and his Northeast Native Plant Primer

Aug 13th, 2023 1h 19m

Uli Lorimer is director of Horticulture at Garden In The Woods, in Framingham, Massachussettes. Previously, he was curator of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Native Flora Garden until early 2019. The Delaware native grew up with an interest in all th

Uli Lorimer and his Northeast Native Plant Primer

Jul 23rd, 2023 1h 19m

Anna Fialkoff of the Wild Seed Project

Jul 8th, 2023 1h

Wild Seed Project builds awareness of the vital importance of native plants and provides all people with the tools to restore biodiversity in their own communities. They equip community members, public officials and municipalities, and land-hol

Piet Oudolf 'at Work'

Jun 12th, 2023 1h 4m

John sits down with legendary Landscape Designer Piet Oudolf and discusses his new book- 'at Work', landscape design, working with others and a few other topics. There are even a few dog stories.

Landscape Designer Owen Wormser on how to turn your lawn into a meadow

Jun 2nd, 2023 47m 19s

Gardening Author and Landscape Designer Owen Wormser drops by to spread some wisdom on eliminating lawn and replacing it with habitat, just like he does in his book 'Lawns Into Meadows, Growing a Regenerative Landscape'

Another 'lost tapes' episode as Garden Designer Donald Pell drops by

May 8th, 2023 1h 10m

OK, so we're not the most organized people in the world- we're sorry. We originally spoke to Don last year, but in an unfortunate sorting incident, we lost the file for a time. We're very glad to have found it though as it is a wonderful piece

John & Susana welcome season 8

Apr 26th, 2023 54m 48s

John & Susana team up to get us started this year by describing a pretty incredible trip to Ecuador over the winter where they visited Antisana and Chimborazo volcanos and the cloudy forest of Papallacta (pronounced- Papayakta). They also upda

Laurie Olin- Essays on Landscape Part 2

Oct 26th, 2022

One of the most influential landscape architects in practice today, Laurie Olin has created designs for the Washington Monument grounds and the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in Washington, D/.D., Bryant Park in New York City, Getty C

Jeff Lorenz of Refugia Design

Oct 11th, 2022

Jeff Lorenz is the founder of Refugia Design, an ecological landscape design/build and stewardship firm, based out of Narberth, PA. Since 2015, Refugia has been offering distinctive native landscape design for both residential and commercial gr

James Golden- The view from Federal Twist

Sep 13th, 2022 1h 3m

James Golden’s garden design has been featured in national and international magazines, in The New York Times, and in several books on garden design. He has been the recipient of national awards and is widely known in the gardening world throug

Shannon Currey on native grasses and sedges for the landscape

Sep 6th, 2022 1h 16m

We’re all about the graminoids this week with our long-time friend and boomerang guest, Shannon Currey. Since taping the show, Shannon has transitioned from her role as marketing director with Hoffman Nursery to pursue a career in horticulture

Prof. Jared Barnes on being Plantastic

Aug 24th, 2022

Jared Barnes, Ph.D., started gardening when he was five years old, and since then has enthusiastically pursued how to best cultivate plants and minds. He currently fulfills those passions as an award-winning associate professor of horticulture

Laurie Olin- Essays on Landscape

Aug 4th, 2022 1h 2m

Laurie is a distinguished teacher, author, and one of the most renowned landscape architects practicing today. From vision to realization, he has guided many of OLIN’s signature projects, which span the history of the studio from the Washington

Sean Halloran- Plant Propagator at The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

Jul 18th, 2022 1h 7m

Sean received a Bachelor's in Horticulture and a Master's degree in Plant & Environmental Science from Clemson University where he focused on nutrient media in tissue culture propagation. His professional background includes private residential

Kristin McCullin- The Trustees- Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens

Jul 4th, 2022 53m 28s

Before serving as Horticulturist of Haskell Public Gardens, Mc Cullin was the Senior Horticulturalist at The Native Plant Trusts Garden in the Woods. Prior to that, McCullin was selected as a Garden Club of America and Royal Society of Horticul

Jenn Myers, Executive Director- National Association of Landscape Professionals

Jun 11th, 2022 1h 13m

Jenn Myers drops by to chat with John and Preston about things that landscape companies can do to attract and maintain professional staffs

Miles Hilton Connors, Director of Parterre Ecological

May 16th, 2022

Miles Hilton Connors is Director of Parterre Ecological, a specialized division within Parterre Garden Services that integrates principles of ecology and horticulture to protect, promote and restore native plant communities.

Andrea DeLong Amaya of the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center

May 4th, 2022 1h 15m

Chris & John host Andrea Amaya with all of her plant knowledge and work she's helping the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center do, she's a wealth of information.

Native Plant Tok w/ Kyle Lybarger

Apr 18th, 2022 1h 13m

Kyle Lybarger is a Forester, a conservation influencer, and a life long outdoorsman from Hartselle, Alabama. Kyle holds a Bachelors degree in Forestry ,with a concentration in Forest Science, from Alabama A&M University. His love for the outdoo

Emma Marris Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World and Rambunctious Garden

Apr 5th, 2022 50m 28s

Emma Marris is the author of Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World and Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World. She also writes about the human and nonhuman worlds, and the enduringly complex relationships

Darrel Morrison- Beauty of the Wild

Mar 22nd, 2022 1h

Dr. Darrel Morrison joins us for the beginning of our seventh season and we couldn't be happier with having him.

Sarah Coury and Ben Pick, the dynamic duo that together make Saturnia Farm

Jan 10th, 2022 1h 29m

Saturnia Farm in Clyde North Carolina is a nursery, flower farm, and homestead with growing and land management practices guided by principals of beauty, permaculture, and ecology. Their mission is to provide holistically-grown, affordable, sp

Ruth Rogers Clausen & Gregg Tepper on their new book "Deer resistant Native Plants for the Northeast"

Dec 26th, 2021 1h 21m

Two friends of ours have joined forces to give us all some great suggestions for deer resistant plants for the Northeast United States. Gregg Tepper has been on the podcast before, but this time he brings one of our favorite gardening authors;