Nov 26, 2025
In a replay of a conversation from September of 2023, Sheri Crabtree of Kentucky State University describes the northernmost species of the tropical custard apple family, the pawpaw, which offers delicious tropical flavor, a creamy texture, and thrives in the backyard garden as far north as USDA Zone 5.
Nov 19, 2025
William Cullina, a leading expert on the propagation of native plants, describes the special insights about a species’ adaptations and ecology that starting from seed provides, and offers simple tips for success with this endeavor.
Nov 12, 2025
‘Good fences make good neighbors,’ especially, according to Vermonter Susan Shea, when it comes to gardeners and woodchucks. A nature writer and photographer, Shea details the extraordinary abilities of this native mammal, the important ecological and cultural roles it plays, and how to install a woodchuck-proof fence.
Nov 5, 2025
Everything that grows on your property – its “biomass” – should remain there even after death, says this award-winning garden designer and founder of the Perfect Earth Project. Fallen branches, leaves, even tree trunks as they decay reactivate a cycle essential to Nature’s health, and are an opportunity for...