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Tom Christopher
June 10, 2020

Russ Cohen – Edible Wild Plants

Tom Christopher
June 10, 2020

Russ Cohen discusses his foraging career and his current role as Johnny Appleseed of raising and restoring to the wild edible native plants

Tom Christopher
June 3, 2020

Dr. Meredith Cornett – Forest Adaptation and Climate Change

Tom Christopher
June 3, 2020

Dr. Meredith Cornett discusses the program the Nature Conservancy has undertaken to help the forest of northern Minnesota adapt to a warming climate

Tom Christopher
May 27, 2020

Christine Cook – Dragonfly Gardening

Tom Christopher
May 27, 2020

Christine Cook of Mossaics Ecological Landscape Design discusses the unique beauties of dragonflies and details how she creates gardens designed to attract and foster these insects

Tom Christopher
May 20, 2020

Heather Holm – Beyond Bees

Tom Christopher
May 20, 2020

Pollinator conservationist and award-winning author Heather Holm introduces us to the "secondary pollinators," the amazing insects other than bees that contribute to pollinating our native plants

Tom Christopher
May 13, 2020

A Songbird-Friendly Garden

Tom Christopher
May 13, 2020

Grant Sizemore of the American Bird Conservancy details how house cats can coexist with garden birds, and Matthew Shumar of the Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative describes how to make your yard more bird safe

Tom Christopher
May 6, 2020

Uli Lorimer – Native Plants Provenance

Tom Christopher
May 6, 2020

Uli Lorimer, Director of Horticulture for the Native Plant Trust, discusses the challenges involved in sourcing and growing locally adapted native plants

Tom Christopher
April 29, 2020

Dan Jaffe – How to Make Your Life Easier With Native Plants

Tom Christopher
April 29, 2020

Dan Jaffe, a rising star of the new generation of native plants experts and co-author of Native Plants for New England Gardens discusses the many practical advantages of gardening with natives.

Tom Christopher
April 22, 2020

Shay Lunseth - No Mow Lawns

Tom Christopher
April 22, 2020

Shay Lunseth of Organic Lawns by Lunseth discusses her use of fine fescue grasses to create lawns that flourish with little or almost no mowing, less fertilizers and weed control, and far less summertime irrigation

Tom Christopher
April 15, 2020

Adrian Ayres Fisher - Carbon Gardening

Tom Christopher
April 15, 2020

Adrian Ayres Fisher, Sustainability Coordinator for Triton College in River Grove, Illinois explains how an easy change in gardening practice can remove carbon dioxide gas from the atmosphere and help mitigate global warming

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

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