Common Ground FLX

From aristocratic estates to suburban front yards, we trace the surprising history of the American lawn and explore how our ideas about the perfect landscape took root. Sources: National Wildlife Federation https://blog.nwf.org/2024/04/why-we-have-lawns/ History Channel https://www.history.com/articles/lawn-mower-grass-american-dream Cornell Botanic Gardens https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/explor...

What can removing an invasive plant teach us about history, patience, and the messy middle? In this episode, a battle with bishop's weed becomes a meditation on the landscapes we inherit and the work of changing them.

Welcome to Common Ground . In this first episode, host Kemi introduces the series and shares the story behind her move to the Finger Lakes, the restoration of her historic garden, and why gardening became a way to explore history, ecology, and the communities that shape the places we call home.