Aug 31, 2022
Gardeners are busy now planting Dutch bulbs for a spring show, but there is an environmentally more beneficial alternative: native spring ephemerals. Neil Diboll, founder and president of Prairie Nursery, shares how to use these early blooming natives to create truly perennial early spring color while also...
Aug 24, 2022
Too often environmentally conscious gardeners look for the “silver bullet” for our sustainability and resource issues, rather than contenting ourselves with what Kathy Connolly describes as “two percent solutions.” Kathy, an in-demand natural garden designer and educator, is referring to small changes...
Aug 17, 2022
Late summer through early fall, according to Shay Lunseth, is the ideal time to put your lawn on a more environmentally friendly path. Shay’s got advice about boosting the health of your grass without chemicals, reducing or ending inputs of fertilizer and water, and even making your lawn pollinator friendly
Aug 10, 2022
Biochar has been touted as a valuable soil amendment that fosters better plant growth and stretches fertilizer budgets. Will Hessert and Javaughn Henry have also found in it a means to sequester carbon and confront global climate change. Listen as Will describes how they are putting in place a project to convert...
Aug 3, 2022
Starting native plants from locally sourced seed is the most economical and ecologically advantageous way to rewild domestic landscapes. In the past, though, this has been perceived as tricky and demanding, a process only for experts. Anna Fialkoff, Ecological Programs Manager of the Wild Seed Project in...