The Native Plant Podcast

Join John & John as they interview Dr. Joyce Klaus and her husband Nathan Klaus about controlled burns.

Anna Maria León and her Husband Roy Diblik stop by to talk permaculture, raising your own food and doing good things for others, also known as helping out your community.

John & Susana sit down with Dr. Daniel Medina to talk about carbon sequestration and green infrastructure.  How can we design our infrastructure to function better in a changing environment?  Tune in to see.

Has humanity had such an influence upon the Earth that future generations will look back and see our indelible mark?  Plastic?  Splitting the atom?  Moving invasive species from place to place?  Is this the Anthropocene?  Is this the age of man?  Join John & Dr. Michael Osborne as they try and examine things in their own kind of way.

Jennifer Ceska coordinates all conservation activities at the State Botanical Garden, she coordinates the Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance and the Georgia Native Plant Initiative, collaborating with colleagues in the Plant Conservation Program on the recovery of rare plant populations and the restoration of native habitats, she also inspires people to care about and value plants and all of the...

Janet Draper has served as Horticulturist for the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden since 1997.  She earned her BS in Horticulture from Purdue University and has worked at the Ball Seed Company, Mt Cuba Center, Kurt Bluemel, Inc, the Plantage, Homestead Gardens and as a contractor for Oehme, van Sweden Associates.  She has international horticultural experience through the Beth Chatto Gardens in Engla...

Dr. Fernando Rodriguez is a life long friend of Mother of Chewy Susana Struve's.  He joins us today to talk about his research into the study of Pollen, also known as Palynology.  Learn how scientists are studying historic pollen deposits to determine and predict climate trends and especially how our climate has been in the past.

Future Dr. Katie Horton drops by to bring John & John up to date on her favorite Genus; Calycanthus  Join us as we explore all the reasons everyone should have one of these plants.

Amy is the Director of Collections at Mt. Cuba Center and oversees both living and non-living collections. Currently she is engaged in expanding the genetic diversity of the gardens, developing standards for organizational learning, and coordinating the center's conservation efforts.

Join Western North Carolina (WNC)-based consulting botanist/plant ecologist Owen Carson as he delves into bogs of the southeast to explore their bio-geography, floral rarity and morphological specialization, and how they ultimately operate as a refuge for future sources of biodiversity within the greater landscape.

John & Susana met Evodia many moons ago at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton, PA.  They've remained friends ever since and in this episode, you'll get to meet the Dr. side of Evodia as we talk about the benefits of small, local markets and how this helps with sustainable agriculture and promoting native plants that might be edible.

Past guest John Manion joins the show as a co-host and invites his good friend Dr. Tom Diggs of the University of North Georgia to talk about Glade habitats and what it is to inspire others through teaching.

Chris Fehlhaber joins the cast of the podcast and brings with him his friend Lucy Dinsmore, the warm hearted horticulturalist to talk about (among other things) women in horticulture.

John sits down with GIS specialist Ben Nyberg to talk about how drones are being used to change the way scientists are conserving rare flora and fauna.  Hawaii is known for a high rate of endemism, because of this, rare species can be difficult to locate.  Drones are now changing where scientists can go and what they can do.

John's wife, Susana Struve is joining the podcast this season as a co-host(ess).  Learn a little bit more about the crazy adventures she and John have had together and have also had apart.

The long wait is over as John welcomes us into season five and lets everyone know what to expect.  Lots of big things on the way of course, so sit back and enjoy the ride- welcome to season five!

John talks about the upcoming season and what it was to lose Emma.

John sits down with one of Don Leopold's grad students and talks about their research on green roofs with marginal plants.  Plant nerd stuff galore today.  :)

Dendrologist Dr. Don Leopold drops by to talk about some of our favorite native trees and how they can be used in the landscape.

Can Hip Hop save the world?  Can it bring new people to the field of Forestry and horticulture?  Well, today's guest thinks so and is living proof of it.  Tune in to a different kind of show today.

One of our favorite friends of all time; Nadine Phillips to stop in and talk about one of her favorite topics- Forest Bathing.  Is nature important to you?  Should it be?  Spoiler alert: you do!

Should we consider ecology while designing a landscape? Well we think so and this week we've invited Landscape Designer Jessi Bloom to talk about it with us. In her book "Creating Sanctuary" she delves into what makes a space 'sacred' and how you can do the same in your landscape. Join us as we talk about an important topic in landscape design.

John reminisces his childhood growing up in Ohio and visiting the natural areas of the state with Naturalist Jim McCormac. Jim is now retired from the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, but he will always hold a love for the flora and fauna of the Buckeye State.

Author and Director of Horticulture at the Des Moines Botanical Garden Kelly Norris drops by to talk about 'style' in the garden.

You know him as David Mizejewski, Naturalist for the National Wildlife Federation and Author of Attracting Birds, Butterflies and other backyard wildlife, but we know him as 'Dave' fellow podcasting nerd, D&D player and Elf Quest aficionado- not to mention Star Wars fan(atic). Join us for a journey through it all including some great information about the NWF's "Gardening for Wildlife" month and l...