Growing Greener

Jeff Lowenfels, the author of Teaming With Microbes, details how to work with the soil food web to achieve a healthier, greener, and more productive garden

Brian Stewart describes his backyard insect safaris, and the hundreds of different and beautiful insect species he has found, photographed, and identified in his own small garden

Dr. Josef Gorres, Professor of Plant and Soil Science at the University of Vermont, discusses the invasive earthworms which are changing the ecology of the soil in Northeastern forests, and prospects for their control

We expose the crackpot "research" that underlies most popular lists of companion plants, and then interview Robert Kourik about a science-based version of this method for enhancing plant growth

Louis Bauer, Senior Director of Horticulture at Wave Hill, New York City's premier public garden, describes how he and his gardeners identify and make use of "microclimates" to grow a greater diversity of plants more sustainably.

Horticulturist Lee Reich, the author of "Weedless Gardening" explains his no-dig, all organic, and hassle-free gardening system that nurtures the soil to yield bigger harvests

Landscape architect Claudia West, co-author of "Planting in a Post-Wild World" describes her techniques for returning nature to our neighborhoods and cities, and for creating living landscapes that are robust, diverse, and visually harmonious

Landscape architect Claudia West, co-author of "Planting in a Post-Wild World" describes her techniques for returning nature to our neighborhoods and cities, and for creating living landscapes that are robust, diverse, and visually harmonious

Shannon Currey of Hoffman Nursery discusses the special qualities of warm season grasses that make the superior performers in heat and drought, and ideal for an era of climate change

Dr. Lisa Tewksbury discusses the work of the URI Biocontrol Laboratory and the role it plays in controlling invasive plants and insects

Neil Diboll, president of Prairie Nursery and pioneer of the prairie gardening movement, discusses the ecological strengths of our native meadow flowers and grasses

Horticulturist Ruth Rogers Clausen, author of "50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants: The Prettiest Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, and Shrubs that Deer Don't Eat," discusses the best ways to protect your garden from hungry deer

Celebrated landscape designer Larry Weaner, co-author of Garden Revolution, discusses his style of design which harnesses the natural ecology of the site to produce a garden that largely plants and maintains itself.

Alyssa Rosemartin of the USA National Phenology Network explains how natural phenomena such as the blooming of common plants can help gardeners schedule tasks more accurately.

An interview with award-winning author and landscape restorationist Heather Holm about the thousands of native pollinators that can serve your garden. Learn how to attract and foster these invaluable and essential insects.

An interview with Dr. Bethany Bradley, ecologist at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, about the pros and cons of implementing assisted migration of native plants as a response to climate change

An interview with Margaret Roach, in which the celebrated host of "A Way to Garden" discusses the tools she used to educate herself about the environmental aspects of her craft, and her latest book, "A Way To Garden."

An interview with Dr. Jared Westbrook of the American Chestnut Foundation, in which he describes how his organization is using genetic engineering to return the American Chestnut to our forests, and discusses the implications of this work for other endangered trees

An interview with Douglas Tallamy, University of Delaware Professor of Entomology and award-winning author of Bringing Nature Home, talking about the need to include insects in your garden.

David Wolfe, professor of plant and soil ecology at Cornell University, details how to keep your landscape flourishing in a time of changing climate

Robert Kourik, author of Understanding Roots, discusses the nature and needs of plant roots and how to foster them for a lusher, healthier garden