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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
FOR THE LOVE OF SOIL, START WITH SOIL: JULIET SARGEANT
Juliet Sargeant is an award-winning English garden designer who blends beauty with purpose in every space she creates. Juliet’s unique...
Apr 24
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
LOVE LETTER TO A GARDEN, DEBBIE MILLMAN OF DESIGN MATTERS
22 Debbie Millman has written love letters before. Her 20 years creating and hosting the popular podcast Design Matters is just one...
Apr 10
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
THE CURIOUS DR. MARGARET FUNK, FLORA & FROST
This week, we’re joined by Margaret Funk, the curious gardener —and doctor— behind the Instagram handle Flora & Frost . This lovely...
Mar 6
FROM EAST AFRICA TO THE WORLD, LANDSCAPE DESIGNER WAMBUI IPPOLITO
This week, in continuing celebration of Black History Month and looking forward to Women’s History month, CP Guest Host Abra Lee is in...
Feb 27
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
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
RESOLUTION SUPPORT: THE 5-MINUTE GARDENER with NICOLE BURKE, GARDENER
Maybe your New Year’s resolution was to take up gardening or to garden more, or in a new way? Well, this week is all about gardening even...
Jan 9
THE KING OF CAMELLIAS, SIDNEY FRAZIER OF MIDDLETON PLACE, CHARLESTON, SC
This week, CP Guest Host Abra Lee celebrates the season in conversation with the King of Camellias, Sidney Frazier . Sidney is based out...
Dec 19, 2024
LONGWOOD REIMAGINED, with CEO AND PUBLIC GARDEN LEADER, PAUL REDMAN
This week, when many in the US have time off with family and friends, we note our gratitude for our many teachers: the plants and the...
Nov 28, 2024
EXPLORING THE FRONTIERS OF GARDEN DESIGN with THE NEW PERENNIALIST, TONY SPENCER OF ONTARIO, CANADA
In our ongoing exploration of who gardeners are, where gardeners are, and all that they are growing in this world, this week in...
Nov 14, 2024
KISS MY ASTER's ASTER GARDENS, with AMANDA THOMSEN
This week we’re joined by Amanda Thomsen, owner of Aster Gardens , a bespoke, sensory, and haunted plant shop in the small, Midwestern...
Oct 3, 2024
GARDENS IN SPACES OF INCARCERATION, with CULTURAL GEOGRAPHER DR. ELIZABETH LARA
This week, in honor of Labor Day just passed, we venture into the world of garden preservation and history through the lens of spaces of...
Sep 5, 2024
BACK TO SCHOOL - WITH PLANTS: SEAN DOHERTY, VP OF EDUCATION, MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN
(IMAGES: top MOBOT Orangery.JJEWELL; MOBOT in spring with sculpture.JJEWELL; Sean, Daria McKelvey, Supervisor - Home Gardening...
Aug 15, 2024
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