Growing Greener

Tom Christopher

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Your weekly half-hour program about environmentally informed gardening. Each week we bring you a different expert, a leading voice on gardening in partnership with Nature. Our goal is to make your landscape healthier, more beautiful, more sustainable, and more fun.

6 DAYS AGO

Back to the Future

Amanda Douridas of the Ohio State University Extension Service describes cover cropping, an ancient practice that can move your vegetable garden toward healthier, richer soil with less dependence on synthetic fertilizers and herbicides.

29 min
11 SEPT

A Natural Gardening Leader Speaks Out

In a conversation recorded in February, 2020, Benjamin Vogt discusses his pioneering book, A New Garden Ethic, and the need for gardeners to become activists in this era of existential challenges to the plants and animals with which we share this planet

29 min
4 SEPT

Rethinking Lawns

Dr. Rebecca Barak describes the collaboration between the Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Park District, Northwestern University, and the University of Michigan–Flint to develop native, biodiverse lawn alternatives that can withstand and moderate the effects of climate change

29 min
28 AUG

For Peat’s Sake

Alex Critchley and Sarah Johnson of The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside describe the growing movement in Britain to ban the sale of peat and peat-based gardening projects, and their organization’s efforts to preserve and restore peatlands, a key piece in the battle against global climate change

29 min
21 AUG

A Founder of the American Conservation Movement Evolves to Address Contemporary Challenges

Established in 1875, American Forests is a non-profit that was an enormously influential pioneer in addressing the over-exploitation and destruction of our nation’s forestlands. Listen as Benita Hussain, chief program officer for tree equity, describes how the organization has pivoted to assisting communities across the country bolster urban forests and fight climate change in economically challenged neighborhoods.

29 min
14 AUG

The Coevolution Arms Race

Dr. Anurag Agrawal of Cornell University describes the many ways that plants defend themselves against locally indigenous insects, and how the insects defuse and even become dependent on the plants’ defense mechanisms

29 min
7 AUG

Progress in the Battle Against Emerald Ash Borers

Dr. Claire Rutledge of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station describes the ingenious use of native and non-native insects to control the damage done by this introduced, tree-killing pest

29 min
31 JUL

Making Room for Bats

Bats play many positive, essential roles in the ecosystem, says Lee Mackenzie of Austin Bat Refuge – learn how to make your garden hospitable to these good and harmless neighbors

29 min

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Your weekly half-hour program about environmentally informed gardening. Each week we bring you a different expert, a leading voice on gardening in partnership with Nature. Our goal is to make your landscape healthier, more beautiful, more sustainable, and more fun.

Creator

Tom Christopher
Years Active

2019 - 2024
Episodes

268
Rating

Clean
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Growing Greener

Growing Greener

Back to the Future

A Natural Gardening Leader Speaks Out

Rethinking Lawns

For Peat’s Sake

A Founder of the American Conservation Movement Evolves to Address Contemporary Challenges

The Coevolution Arms Race

Progress in the Battle Against Emerald Ash Borers

Making Room for Bats

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Growing Greener

Episodes

Back to the Future

A Natural Gardening Leader Speaks Out

Rethinking Lawns

For Peat’s Sake

A Founder of the American Conservation Movement Evolves to Address Contemporary Challenges

The Coevolution Arms Race

Progress in the Battle Against Emerald Ash Borers

Making Room for Bats

About

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