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Become a Plant Explorer Feb 08, 2023

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Gratify your Indiana Jones fantasies by joining the Plant Conservation Volunteers. Your work will have you hiking into overlooked corners of the wild to monitor surviving populations of rare and endangered native plants, and work with landowners to combat threats.

Fighting Back Against Weed Ordinances Feb 01, 2023

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Are your beloved native plants actually "noxious weeds"? Too often town or homeowner association officers say yes and invoke anti-weed ordinances to force gardeners back to old-fashioned lawns and foundation plantings. Listen to attorney and native plants advocate Rosanne Plante tell you how you can fight back, and win.

The Easy Way to Start Your Plants from Seed Jan 25, 2023

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Starting plants from seed is economical and opens up a world of species and cultivars you'll never find in the garden center. Seed starting is also easy and fun if you use the winter-sowing technique that Dolly Foster teaches.

What to Look For in the Garden this Year Jan 18, 2023

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Since 1827, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has been leading the way in American gardening. Listen this week as its Vice President of Horticulture, Andrew Bunting, describes the trends to look for in 2023, and why sustainability concerns are at the top of the list.

Save the Snakes Jan 11, 2023

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Michael Starkey understands that not everyone shares his enthusiasm for snakes, but as founder and Executive Director of Save the Snakes he believes that humans and snakes, even venomous snakes, can coexist. As a wildlife biologist, Michael shares techniques for making your landscape less – or more – attractive to snakes and how education can protect against snake bites and enhance your enjoyment of these amazing creatures

Return of an American Giant Jan 04, 2023

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In the early years of the 20th century an introduced fungal blight killed an estimated 4 billion American chestnut trees, effectively eliminating what had been a foundational species of eastern North American woodlands. Scientist Andrew Newhouse of the State University of New York explains how his university is preparing to release a race of American chestnuts genetically engineered to withstand the blight, so that this essential tree may flourish in the forest once again.

Gardening Without Pesticides in Toronto, Canada Dec 28, 2022

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Popular gardener and garden blogger Helen Battersby of Toronto, Canada describes the impact of Ontario's ban of pesticide use for ornamental purposes in this conversation from 2020

Looking to the European Garden Masters Dec 21, 2022

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Award-winning garden designer and writer Tony Spencer introduces the New Perennial Movement that has brought a revolutionary naturalistic ethic to gardens worldwide

Synergy on the Brandywine Dec 14, 2022

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Combining native plants gardening with land preservation and a museum of extraordinary regionally focused art has made the Brandywine Conservancy a unique celebration of the local landscape. Join Horticultural Coordinator Mark Gormel as he explains how this all begins with locally collected seeds, and how home gardeners can duplicate this in their own back yards.

A Mid Winter Don't Miss Event Dec 07, 2022

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One of the most important events of my gardening year is the extraordinary collection of gardeners, designers, and ecologists who assemble to exchange ideas every January at the New Directions in the American Landscape's two-day annual symposium. Join executive director of NDAL, Sara Weaner, to learn about this year's line-up of extraordinary speakers and topics. It's a don't miss opportunity

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