There are established Garden Societies and then there are new garden societies. At THE NEW GARDEN SOCIETY, the very name invites us to consider how gardens, and access to garden spaces and acts of gardening, can actually transform society writ large. I like it. This week, I am in conversation with two members of the Boston-based New Garden Society, who seek to expand green industry opportunities for their incarcerated and formerly incarcerated neighbors. They believe in the t

All history reminds us that we are all history in the making. Garden history specifically reminds us that we as gardeners, our gardens, our gardening, and how our culture tends to and stewards land, are all that, too. What is the historical context of gardens in this moment-especially given some of the changes and impacts on national or public shared landscapes? What does garden history specifically teach us about this moment? This week Cultivating Place Host Ben Futa is in c

Allen Bush is an esteemed plantsman and lifelong advocate for the joy of gardening. He joins Cultivating Place Host Abra Lee in conversation this week to share more. From his work with Jelitto Perennial Seeds, to his decades sharing rich garden stories as a Garden Rant writer, Allen’s life and work invite us to look more closely at the remarkable diversity of plants and the endless opportunities they offer for curiosity, discovery, and connection. Through decades of sharing p

In honor of the Vernal Equinox, and the balance we are all longing for, we're joined this week by humanist, conservationist, professor and writer in residence at the Harvard Divinity School, Terry Tempest Williams . From her 1991 classic, "Refuge, An Unnatural History of Family & Place", to to her newest title out now from Grove Atlantic, "The Glorians, Visitations from the Holy Ordinary" , and the more than 100 publications in between, Terry’s writing is grounded in her lo

In honor of the new year fresh-faced and open-hearted in front of us, Ben Futa, Abra Lee and I together this week for a first-ever check in as we review 2025 and look forward to all that we will grow together in 2026.\ Including now being on the airwaves on the Western Slope of Colorado on KVNF Community Radio for their winter months! So glad to meet all you Western Slope Gardeners! Happy Holidays! Follow Us Online: cultivatingplace.org and on Instagram: @cultivating_Plac

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This week on Cultivating Place , guest host Abra Lee is joined in conversation by someone whose path into horticulture is both surprising...

To welcome the fullness of June, this week on Cultivating Place , Guest host Ben Futa is back and in conversation with Marc Sardi, a...

Summer makes it easy to move your body – to get out for a walk, to work in the garden, to hike, bike, stroll, boat, climb, swim, dance...

Sensory and accessible gardens; children enjoying nurturing nature, photo by Francie Randolph all rights reserved. As the summer...

22 Debbie Millman has written love letters before. Her 20 years creating and hosting the popular podcast Design Matters is just one...

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Tess Taylor is a self-described Poet Gardener – and if there is ever a season to feel the poetry of life in the garden and with the...

This week, in continuing celebration of Black History Month and looking forward to Women’s History month, CP Guest Host Abra Lee is in...

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...

Many gardeners are also collectors. Collectors of things like pots, books, seeds, and of course plants. Some collect flowers, or herbs,...

This week guest host Ben Futa is joined by Katie Elzer-Peters, owner and founder of The Garden of Words , a digital marketing agency for...

In this week's best of conversation, Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer reminds us that All flourishing is mutual.

Jared Rosenbaum is a botanist and Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner with extensive experience in stewardship and monitoring...