Growing Greener

Latest Episodes:

Urban Water Group – harvesting rain water for garden sustainability Aug 12, 2020

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Award-winning landscape designers Marilee Kuhlman and Tom Rau explain the techniques they use to harvest rain water and make their gardens more climate adapted and sustainable

Ben Pfeiffer – Firefly Conservation Aug 05, 2020

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Master Naturalist Ben Pfeiffer, founder of Firefly Conservation and Research, discusses the wonders of fireflies, the challenges they face, and how gardeners can foster these intriguing insects

Sam Van Aken – Living Sculpture With Heirloom Fruit Trees Jul 29, 2020

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Artist Sam Van Aken explains how he uses grafting to create living sculptures from heirloom fruit trees while preserving our historic fruit heritage

Paul Jenkins & Miriam Goldberger – Wildflower Farm Jul 22, 2020

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The co-founders of Wildflower Farm discuss this pioneering nursery's 3-decade history of innovation and its impact on environmentally based gardening.

Maggie Redfern – Planting Native Street Trees Jul 15, 2020

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Maggie Redfern of the Connecticut College Arboretum discusses planting native species as street trees and restoring urban habitat

Lawn to Wildflowers Jul 08, 2020

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Nash Turley of the University of Central Florida discusses the program he and colleague Barbara Sharanowski have developed to help homeowners nationwide convert areas of lawn to pollinator habitat painlessly and quickly with the help of their mobile phones.

Michael Gaige – Historical Ecology Jul 01, 2020

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Historical ecologist Michael Gaige details how he reads clues in the landscape to reveal its past and understand its present

Jennifer Jewell – The Earth in Her Hands Jun 24, 2020

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Award-winning broadcaster Jennifer Jewell discusses her new book, The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants

Larry Weaner – The Self-Contained Garden Jun 17, 2020

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Leading ecological landscape designer Larry Weaner describes how to have a garden that largely plants itself, while minimizing the task of weeding

Russ Cohen – Edible Wild Plants Jun 10, 2020

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