392-Prevent Eye Injuries in the Garden
Eye injuries in the garden may not be top of mind when weeding and harvesting, but gardeners should be in the habit of taking precautions. To identify the risks to our eyes that gardening poses and wa...
21 Nov 202441min
391-Fall Bulb Planting A to Z-Encore Presentation
Spring's flower garden starts with fall bulb planting. To share everything you need to know to plant and grow flowering bulbs successfully, Brent Heath of Brent and Becky's Bulbs, the celebrated mail-...
14 Nov 202449min
390-Essays on Urban Nature, with Joanna Brichetto
Even in an urban environment, nature is all around, if you know where to look. This week, writer Joanna Brichetto joins me to discuss her essay collection, "This Is How a Robin Drinks: Essays on Urban...
7 Nov 20241h 9min
389-Wicked Plants: Mother Nature's Dangerous Botanical Creations
Poisonous plants like poison ivy and giant hogweed can cause irritation, pain and scarring, but there are other plants — wicked plants — that are downright deadly. Joining me this week to discuss the ...
31 Okt 20241h
388-How to Create a Naturalized Bulb Lawn-Encore Presentation
A naturalized bulb lawn provides beautiful blooms each spring continuously with no need for additional plantings. In this week's encore, I'm joined by horticulturist Peggy Anne Montgomery to discuss t...
24 Okt 202437min
387-Leave the Leaves for Wildlife and the Climate
"Leave the leaves" is a slogan you must have heard by now. Each fall, conservationists encourage homeowners to keep leaves on their property rather than sending them off to landfills. There are a numb...
17 Okt 202457min
386-The Revelations of a Nature Journal, with Margaret Renkl
When we pause to observe the natural world more closely and record those observations and the way they make us feel, we gain a greater understanding of nature and ourselves. Writer Margaret Renkl, who...
10 Okt 202446min
385-Appreciating the Diversity of Native Bees
There are around 4,000 species of wild, native bees in North America, though imported, domesticated honeybees seem to be the bees that get all the attention when it comes to conservation. To help us l...
3 Okt 202451min
