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Tom Christopher
December 11, 2019

Louis Bauer -- Identifying and Using Microclimates

Tom Christopher
December 11, 2019

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.

Tom Christopher
December 9, 2019

Claudia West -- Planting in a Post-Wild World

Tom Christopher
December 9, 2019

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

Tom Christopher
December 4, 2019

Shannon Currey -- Warm Season Grasses

Tom Christopher
December 4, 2019

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

Tom Christopher
December 4, 2019

Lisa Tewksbury -- University of Rhode Island Biocontrol Laboratory

Tom Christopher
December 4, 2019

Dr. Lisa Tewksbury discusses the work of the URI Biocontrol Laboratory and the role it plays in controlling invasive plants and insects

Tom Christopher
December 1, 2019

Neil Diboll -- Meadow Gardening

Tom Christopher
December 1, 2019

Neil Diboll, president of Prairie Nursery and pioneer of the prairie gardening movement, discusses the ecological strengths of our native meadow flowers and grasses

Tom Christopher
November 27, 2019

Ruth Rogers Clausen -- Deer Resistant Gardens

Tom Christopher
November 27, 2019

Horticulturist Ruth Rogers Clausen, author of "50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants: The Prettiest Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, and Shrubs that Deer Don't Eat," discusses the best ways to protect your garden from hungry deer

Tom Christopher
November 23, 2019

Larry Weaner -- Ecological Garden Design

Tom Christopher
November 23, 2019

Celebrated landscape designer Larry Weaner, co-author of Garden Revolution, discusses his style of design which harnesses the natural ecology of the site to produce a garden that largely plants and maintains itself.

Tom Christopher
November 20, 2019

Alyssa Rosemartin -- Phenology, Nature's Calendar

Tom Christopher
November 20, 2019

Alyssa Rosemartin of the USA National Phenology Network explains how natural phenomena such as the blooming of common plants can help gardeners schedule tasks more accurately.

Tom Christopher
November 19, 2019

David Wolfe -- Gardening in a Changing Climate

Tom Christopher
November 19, 2019

David Wolfe, professor of plant and soil ecology at Cornell University, details how to keep your landscape flourishing in a time of changing climate

Tom Christopher
November 15, 2019

Robert Kourik -- The Hidden Half of Your Plants

Tom Christopher
November 15, 2019

Robert Kourik, author of Understanding Roots, discusses the nature and needs of plant roots and how to foster them for a lusher, healthier garden

Tom Christopher
November 13, 2019

Heather Holm -- Beyond Bumble Bees

Tom Christopher
November 13, 2019

An interview with award-winning author and landscape restorationist Heather Holm about the thousands of native pollinators that can serve your garden. Learn how to attract and foster these invaluable and essential insects.

Tom Christopher
November 13, 2019

Dr. Bethany Bradley -- Assisted Migration of Native Plants

Tom Christopher
November 13, 2019

An interview with Dr. Bethany Bradley, ecologist at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, about the pros and cons of implementing assisted migration of native plants as a response to climate change

Tom Christopher
November 11, 2019

Margaret Roach -- Education of an Environmental Gardener

Tom Christopher
November 11, 2019

An interview with Margaret Roach, in which the celebrated host of "A Way to Garden" discusses the tools she used to educate herself about the environmental aspects of her craft, and her latest book, "A Way To Garden."

Tom Christopher
November 11, 2019

Jared Westbrook -- Saving Trees With Genetic Engineering

Tom Christopher
November 11, 2019

An interview with Dr. Jared Westbrook of the American Chestnut Foundation, in which he describes how his organization is using genetic engineering to return the American Chestnut to our forests, and discusses the implications of this work for other endangered trees

Tom Christopher
November 11, 2019

Douglas Tallamy - Insects and Plants

Tom Christopher
November 11, 2019

An interview with Douglas Tallamy, University of Delaware Professor of Entomology and award-winning author of Bringing Nature Home, talking about the need to include insects in your garden.

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