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BRINGING BACK THE NATIVES TOUR, KATHY KRAMER
In a continuation of Women’s History Month series, and our ongoing exploration of who gardeners are, where gardeners are, and what they...
Mar 9, 2023


ORCHARD: WINTER KEEPERS, COOKERS & CIDERS, with UK'S JAMES RICH
This last week of February, we return to our love of apples – and the warm comfort of eating and cooking with home grown ones, a...
Feb 23, 2023


FOR THE LOVE OF APPLES: MONTEZUMA ORCHARD RESTORATION PROJECT
February is upon us and we turn from a love letter to one place, to a labor of love in conserving some of the fruits of human’s labors in...
Feb 2, 2023


THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, A NATURAL HISTORY (AND A LOVE STORY), MICHAEL KAUFFMANN & JUSTIN GARWOOD
This week we complete our 4-part conservation series kicking off 2023, by taking a broader look at the Klamath River’s namesake region...
Jan 26, 2023


THE YUROK TRIBE'S REVEGETATION PLAN & UNDAMMING of the KLAMATH BROOK THOMPSON & JOSHUA CHENOWETH
Seen in overview, the 30 x 30 conservation efforts at federal and state levels are tremendous, but as the last two weeks’ conversations...
Jan 19, 2023


A VOICE FOR PLANTS: CNPS's JUN BANDO & LIV O'KEEFE on the 30 x 30 CONSERVATION GOALS
This week we continue our multi-part series on the many facets of the global 30 x 30 conservation efforts as they continue across the...
Jan 12, 2023


TO BE A GARDENER, COMMUNITY-RESTORATION ECOLOGIST, CRIS SARABIA
This episode is dedicated to the remarkable and beloved P-22, the mountain lion who made LA his home, captured our imaginations, and...
Dec 22, 2022


BEFRIENDING OUR SITES w/ THE GARDEN REFRESH, KIER HOLMES
Kier Holmes is a garden designer and writer regularly contributing to the likes of Martha Stewart, Better Homes & Gardens, Gardenista,...
Dec 1, 2022


THE EVOLVING PUBLIC GARDEN: THREE MEMBERS OF THE HORT TEAM @ FILOLI HISTORIC HOUSE & GARDEN
Settling into November now, this week on Cultivating Place we’re conversation with three members of the horticultural team at Filoli, a...
Nov 3, 2022


PROPORTIONALITY: THE NORTHEAST NATIVE PLANT PRIMER w/ ULI LORIMER
Photos courtesy of Uli Lorimer, The Native Plant Trust, all rights reserved - see full gallery at bottom of post. As we look to our fall...
Oct 6, 2022


SEED SEASON & BIOREGIONAL SEED SENSE w/ STACEY DENTON of FLORA FARM & DESIGN STUDIO
Photos courtesy of Stacey Denton, Flora Farm & Design Studio, all rights reserved - see full gallery at bottom of post. This first full...
Sep 29, 2022


DIGGING DEEP & GARDEN SPARKS, with AUSTIN, TX GARDENER, PAM PENICK
All photos courtesy of Pam Penick, all rights reserved - see full gallery at bottom of post. Pam Penick is the gardener/writer behind the...
Sep 1, 2022


THE PRAIRIE GARDENER GO-TO GUIDES, with CANADIAN GARDENER JANET MELROSE
In our ongoing exploration of where gardeners are and what they are doing in our world right now, I am very pleased to head pretty far...
Aug 18, 2022


TEST PLOT FOR A COMMUNITY-BASED LAND STEWARDSHIP ETHIC, with JEN TOY & JENNY JONES
This week on Cultivating Place we’re in conversation with Jenny Jones and Jen Toy. They are gardeners, landscape architects, and caring...
Aug 11, 2022


CONNECTION & DIVERSITY FROM A LAND PERSPECTIVE, CHEETAH TCHUDI of TURKEYTAIL FARM
It’s the height of summer farmers markets as community hubs, and this week we're in conversation with Cheetah Tchudi co-founder with his...
Jul 21, 2022


NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK & POLLINATION ECOLOGY with DR. MONIKA EGERER
It is really and truly summer now. Are your gardens and parks full of the sound, movements, and magic of winged life – the fluttering of...
Jun 24, 2022


BIODIVERSITY MATTERS II: CONSERVING PLANT DIVERSITY
Reports from around the globe in the last 25 years about the alarming loss of biodiversity on our planet sit heavily with every gardener...
Feb 17, 2022


THE SEED KEEPER(S), with DIANE WILSON
To welcome the new year, we stay with the theme of seeds – this time focusing on seeding our imaginations in conversation with Diane...
Jan 6, 2022


GREEN & SACRED SPACE, MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY, with DAVE BARNETT
Just in time for All Hallow’s Eve, Samhain, and Day of the Dead - this week we explore the green, sacred, and communal space of a...
Oct 28, 2021


PLANTING A BRIDGE FOR OUR WORLD, with ERNESTO ALVARADO
Ernesto Alvarado is a Mexican-born, Southern-California based native plant and seed teacher and student. He is currently the Native Plant...
Sep 23, 2021
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