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Each week we explore the natural world and its connection to people and creativity.

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Soil is an enigma wrapped in puzzle lost in a maze. In this story I talk with my friend Professor Bill Fonteno to try and find some truth ab...

Richard Hawke from the Chicago Botanical Garden brought all the knowledge and opinions for this episode. Richard and I discuss the trials th...

If you are a flower farmer this is a gift from me to you. John Dole from NC State University joined me to talk about harvesting, storing, an...

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Doug Oster has been telling stories of gardeners for his entire career in gardening media. I loved this conversation with Doug. I've read hi...

Kelly's new book 'The New Naturalism' is a great look into what the future of gardening can be. In this story we explore the worlds of ecolo...

Ornamental grasses as a group were first introduced to me by Adrian Bloom. Over the last twenty years the use and beauty of ornamental grass...

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Paul is one of the best voices for roses in the world. He not only is super knowledgeable about them as a plant but he has also grown them i...

This was a fantastic conversation. Many times I go into podcasts not knowing the guest well or at all. Carolyn Mullet was a case of where we...

Mark is the Director of the JC Raulston Arboretum in North Carolina. In this story I share with Mark what an influence the JC Raulston Arbor...

I knew of Plants Nouveau and had heard Angela's name before but the two of us hadn't talked before this story. Our conversation was fantasti...

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This story is a wide range of fantastic topics. I finally got a chance to talk with Brie Arthur who I've know of for years but we've never h...

A long overdue talk about what is "Natchez Glen" and a good round of questions and answers.

On the first episode of season three there could be no bigger topic in the world than the global pandemic of Covid 19. We talk so much about...

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This is a unique story taken from an Instagram Live I did about how to navigate the business of flowers.

My own personal passion for plants began with growing vegetables. So this week's story means a great deal to me. I'm joined by Aaron Bertels...

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This week's story features one of my favorite growers in the country, Rick Watson of Perennial Farm. Over the last forty years the business...

ATTENTION: If you are or your children are offended by some profanity this isn't the story for you. If you're fascinated by plants and the n...

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My friend Joe Lamp'l joined me to talk all things good and bad in the world of gardening. As host of both the " Joe Gardener " podcast and "...

Maybe the most exciting and concerning of all the stories I've done so far.

This episode we explore dahlia fake news and how some flowers will always be seen as wild.

After a hiatus to Mount Dahlia I have returned with thoughts.

This may be the most exciting episode for me yet. It's rare that my mind is blown by a plant based topic but Dr. Mark T. Windham from the Un...

This story features my new friend Kelly Shore. Kelly has an incredible floral design business, Petals by the Shore, in the Washington DC are...

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I was so fortunate early on in my plant research I discovered Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott's work. Linda has spent decades challenging many of th...

For years I've been fascinated by Chrysanthemums. Both in a magical plant way and also in a mysterious how do you grow these things way. Las...

This week's story dates back to 1910 and the start of a 250 acre farm in the Netherlands. My friend Philipp paid a visit and we talked about...