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A Fresh Look at Garden Thugs Jun 12, 2024

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Traditional gardeners shun plants that spread aggressively, but Ben Vogt, renowned natural garden designer, describes the positive roles they can play in an ecologically-based landscape

CowPots – Better for the Environment, Better for the Plants Jun 05, 2024

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Amanda Freund of the Freund Dairy Farm describes how her family's ingenuity has transformed manure from an environmental liability into a source of renewable energy, a means of recycling waste paper and cardboard, and "Cowpots," a horticulturally superior replacement for environmentally destructive peat pots.

Biopesticides: A Different Approach to Plant Pest Control May 29, 2024

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Dr. Amara Dunn-Silver of Cornell University discusses the advantages and limitations of biopesticides, and how, if properly used, they can often provide a more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional chemical treatments

Foraging as an Education for Ecological Gardeners May 22, 2024

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Megan Edge of Victoria, British Columbia shares how her lifelong interest in foraging for wild foods and herbs set the stage for her current practice as a natural healer while also informing her passion for gardening.

Pinelands Nursery Leads in Adapted, Diverse Native Plant Production May 15, 2024

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Tom Knezick of Pinelands Nursery, one of the largest producers of native plants in the U.S., tells how his family's business has mastered growing natives from locally collected seed, producing plants that are genetically diverse and regionally adapted. The nursery industry as a whole claims this is too difficult and labor intensive; Tom describes how Pinelands has succeeded.

Organic Applications to Enhance Stress Resistance and Vigor in the Vegetable Garden May 08, 2024

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Dr. Matthew Kleinhenz of Ohio State University describes the ancient history of "biostimulants," and how contemporary researchers are identifying natural bacteria and fungi that help crops cope with the extreme weather events of climate change

Shubhendu Sharma Plants Tiny Forests Around the World May 01, 2024

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When automotive engineer Shubhendu Sharma met Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, Sharma found the cause he had been looking for. Today, Sharma's company Afforestt is the global leader in creating Miyawaki's transformational tiny forests

Garden for Wildlife Makes Selecting the Right Plants Easy Apr 24, 2024

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Shubber Ali, CEO of Garden for Wildlife, a new venture of the National Wildlife Federation, describes how his company makes it almost effortless to order site-adapted, locally native plants that provide the maximum benefits for wildlife.

An Extraordinary Online Resource for Native Plants Enthusiasts in Every State Apr 17, 2024

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Lady Bird Johnson put native plants on the map with her program to plant wildflowers alongside our nation's highways in the 1960's. Her legacy, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, continues to play a key role by providing gardeners with extraordinary and free online resources about selecting and growing native plants in every U.S. state.

Boosting the Ecosystem While Boosting Your Spirits Apr 10, 2024

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As the first Executive Director of Homegrown National Park, Brandon Hough talks about his unconventional journey to conservation, and how this non-profit makes it easy for homeowners to find plants that give the maximum boost to the local ecosystem while also, at least in Brandon's case, relieving eco-grief.

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