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ARTOBER: AN ARTFUL LIFE WITH FLOWERS, FRANCES PALMER
In a world that needs a great deal from us right now, we can almost never go wrong by igniting our creativity. This week on CP we dive...
2 days ago
MUM'S THE FLOWER OF FALL, with JESSICA HALL OF HARMONY HARVEST FLOWER FARM
This week on Cultivating Place , we celebrate late summer and fall on the horizon in conversation about one of fall’s stars in the...
Sep 4
BRIGHT AUTUMN NIGHTS—GLEAM AT OLBRICH BOTANICAL GARDENS
Hot August nights turn to bright August nights at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, WI. The Garden's annual GLEAM light show is...
Aug 7
JULY 4TH SPECIAL—GREAT EXPECTATIONS: CP LIVE with BEN FUTA OF BOTANY & CO SOUTH BEND, IN
THIS WEEK on CP - OUR NEXT CP LIVE podcast! And we head to Indiana with our very own Ben Futa! Botany & Co. in South Bend, Indiana is...
Jul 3
TRANSFORMATIVE BEAUTY: BEN FUTA & MONTREAL-BASED DESIGNER, MARC SARDI
To welcome the fullness of June, this week on Cultivating Place , Guest host Ben Futa is back and in conversation with Marc Sardi, a...
Jun 5
THAT GREEN THING INSIDE US ALL, JILL MAYS ON NURTURING NATURE, GARDENING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
Sensory and accessible gardens; children enjoying nurturing nature, photo by Francie Randolph all rights reserved. As the summer...
May 15
A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY, PLANTSWOMAN HOLLY SHIMIZU, EMERITUS DIRECTOR US BOTANIC GARDEN
This second week of May, we welcome gardener and plantswoman Holly Shimizu, whose four decades of work in some of America’s notable...
May 8
GROWING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: HUMBLE ROOTS NURSERY & THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIVE PLANT PRIMER (BEST OF)
Happy May Day! This week on Cultivating Place, we welcome May, with all of her floral and plant profusion, revisiting a conversation we...
May 1
THE HOLY EARTH & THE NATURE STUDY IDEA, JOHN STEMPIEN ON THE LEGACY OF LIBERTY HYDE BAILEY
For many religions, Spring is a sacred season of renewal and regeneration. I feel it, don’t you? With this in mind, I am so pleased to...
Apr 17
THE VIBRANT NEW NATURAL GARDENING OF KELLY D. NORRIS
You might remember Cultivating Place's first conversation with Iowa-based plantsman, Kelly D. Norris, back in 2021, in celebration of...
Apr 3
PORTRAIT OF A BLACK WOMAN IN HER GARDEN: LESLIE BENNETT, PINE HOUSE EDIBLE GARDENS & BLACK SANCTUARY GARDENS
In celebration of Black History Month and looking forward to Women’s History Month - this week we’re so pleased to air another of our CP...
Feb 20
THE CURIOSITY DRIVEN GROWING LIFE OF AUSTRALIA'S MICHAEL MCCOY
Many things motivate and drive us in our love of gardening, plants, and nature. Australia’s Michael McCoy, also known as The Gardenist ,...
Feb 13
THE POWER OF PUBLIC GREEN SPACES: NY'S ELIZABETH STREET GARDEN, with JOSEPH REIVER
The Elizabeth Street Garden in New York City’s Little Italy and SoHo neighborhoods is a one-acre public garden founded in 1991 by Allan...
Feb 6
CREATIVITY, SELF-AWARENESS, AND ARTISTIC INGENUITY: PASSIONFLOWER SUE!
Creativity is one of those anchors to windward in unsettled and worrisome times. So is a hands-on creative project – with bonus points...
Jan 30
GOT TOPIARY? A CONVERSATION WITH PLANTSMAN/ARTIST MIKE GIBSON
This week, guest-host Abra Lee is in conversation with legendary topiary artist and star of the HGTV hit show Clipped , Mike ‘Gibby-Siz’...
Jan 23
ROOTED IN JOY: PRIORITIZING REST, BALANCE, & JOY, with DANDY RAM FARM
This week on Cultivating Place, guest host Ben Futa is sitting in for Jennifer Jewell. He is joined by Bo Dennis, lead farmer and...
Jan 2
PRE-AUTUMNAL EQUINOX CELEBRATION with ERIN BENZAKEIN OF FLORET & FLORET ORIGINALS
Erin Benzakein and her husband Chris are the founders of Floret , a family-run flower farm & seed company, specializing in breeding new...
Sep 19, 2024
A YEAR FULL OF FLOWERS (IN POTS!) with UK'S SARAH RAVEN
ALL PHOTOS by Jonathan Buckley, all rights reserved. "Pots in the garden are like bubble in a glass of champagne." -Sarah Raven Sarah...
May 2, 2024
GROW: with AWARD WINNING PLANTSMAN RIZ REYES, AUTHOR OF GROW: A FAMILY GUIDE TO PLANTS
r Riz Reyes is a horticulturalist whose career has deep roots in the Pacific Northwest. His work, however, taps into international...
Nov 16, 2023
THOUGHTFUL ALCHEMY: SUSTAINABLE FLORISTRY, SHANE CONNOLLY & CO
As we tend toward summer’s end, with end of summer and fall events and celebrations perhaps in mind, maybe even winter events in the...
Aug 17, 2023
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