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Tom Christopher
April 8, 2020

Christie Higginbottom – Advantages of Heirloom Vegetables

Tom Christopher
April 8, 2020

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.

Tom Christopher
April 1, 2020

Gardening with Children

Tom Christopher
April 1, 2020

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

Tom Christopher
March 25, 2020

Edwina von Gal - Perfect Earth Project

Tom Christopher
March 25, 2020

Edwina von Gal, the internationally renowned landscape designer, discusses her personal journey to environmental activism and her current work with the Perfect Earth Project

Tom Christopher
March 18, 2020

William Bryant Logan – "Sprout Lands"

Tom Christopher
March 18, 2020

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

Tom Christopher
March 11, 2020

William Welch - Heirloom Plants

Tom Christopher
March 11, 2020

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

Tom Christopher
March 4, 2020

Black Bears – The New Garden Wildlife

Tom Christopher
March 4, 2020

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

Tom Christopher
February 26, 2020

Douglas Tallamy – Nature's Best Hope

Tom Christopher
February 26, 2020

Dr. Douglas Tallamy, an insect ecologist at the University of Delaware, discusses his new, best-selling book, "Nature's Best Hope"

Tom Christopher
February 19, 2020

Dr. Elaine Ingham - Soil Food Web

Tom Christopher
February 19, 2020

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

Tom Christopher
February 12, 2020

Karen Bussolini - Eco-Friendly Garden Coach

Tom Christopher
February 12, 2020

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.

Tom Christopher
February 9, 2020

Annie Martin -- Moss Gardening

Tom Christopher
February 9, 2020

'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

Tom Christopher
February 5, 2020

Author Benjamin Vogt - "A New Garden Ethic"

Tom Christopher
February 5, 2020

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

Tom Christopher
January 31, 2020

Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott - The Garden Professors

Tom Christopher
January 31, 2020

Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott of The Garden Professors blog and Facebook page discusses the work of these groups and the importance of applying peer-reviewed science to the issues and problems of gardeners.

Tom Christopher
January 28, 2020

Dr. Bethany Bradley -- Invasive Plant Update

Tom Christopher
January 28, 2020

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

Tom Christopher
January 12, 2020

Janice Hand - "Wild Ones"

Tom Christopher
January 12, 2020

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.

Tom Christopher
January 8, 2020

Edward Toth - Greenbelt Native Plant Center

Tom Christopher
January 8, 2020

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.

Tom Christopher
January 8, 2020

Brad Roeller -- Sustainable Gardening

Tom Christopher
January 8, 2020

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

Tom Christopher
January 2, 2020

Jeff Lowenfels - The Soil Food Web

Tom Christopher
January 2, 2020

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

Tom Christopher
December 24, 2019

Brian Stewart -- Insect-A-Day Project

Tom Christopher
December 24, 2019

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

Tom Christopher
December 20, 2019

Dr. Josef Gorres - Invasive Earthworms

Tom Christopher
December 20, 2019

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

Tom Christopher
December 16, 2019

Robert Kourik -- Companion Planting Exposé

Tom Christopher
December 16, 2019

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

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