Growing Greener

Adrian Ayres Fisher, Sustainability Coordinator for Triton College in River Grove, Illinois explains how an easy change in gardening practice can remove carbon dioxide gas from the atmosphere and help mitigate global warming

Christie Higginbottom of Old Sturbridge Village, the famous museum village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, details the advantages of heirloom vegetable varieties that make them superior to modern hybrids for the contemporary victory garden.

Gardening Icon Ruth Rogers Clausen talks about gardening with her granddaughter, and Sarah Pounders of KidsGardening.org discusses her organization's free online educational resources for parents, grandparents, and children

Edwina von Gal, the internationally renowned landscape designer, discusses her personal journey to environmental activism and her current work with the Perfect Earth Project

Author William Bryant Logan discusses his most recent book, " Sprout Lands ," and the revival of pollarding, the basis of an ancient and mutually beneficial relationship between trees and people

Dr. William Welch of Texas A&M University and co-author of  The Rose Rustlers   discusses the ways in which heirloom plants, survivors from old gardens, can enhance the sustainability of your garden

Andrew Madden of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife and Dr. Tracy Rittenhouse of the University of Connecticut discuss the migration of black bears into our exurbs and suburbs, with tips for co-existence

Dr. Douglas Tallamy, an insect ecologist at the University of Delaware, discusses his new, best-selling book, " Nature's Best Hope "

Internationally renowned soil microbiologist Dr. Elaine Ingham discusses her research with the soil food web that is revolutionizing gardening, and her Soil Food Web School

An interview with garden photographer and writer Karen Bussolini who discusses her work with the camera and how it informs her gardening, as well as describing her career as an "eco-friendly" garden coach.

'Mossin' Annie' Martin, author of " The Magical World of Moss Gardening " and proprietor of Mountain Moss Enterprises discusses the beauties and environmental benefits of these primitive but highly adaptable plants.  Topics include how to rescue mosses and establish a moss garden, and the role mosses play in reducing the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere

Author Benjamin Vogt discusses his provocative book, " A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future ", and calls for a radical, less human-centric approach to the landscape

Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott of The Garden Professors blog and Facebook page , as she discusses the work of these groups and the importance of applying peer-reviewed science to the issues and problems of gardeners.

Dr. Bethany Bradley, an ecologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, talks about the effects of climate change in enhancing invasive plants, and what gardeners can do to fight back

Dr. Bethany Bradley, an ecologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, talks about the effects of climate change in enhancing invasive plants, and what gardeners can do to fight back

Dr. Bethany Bradley, an ecologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, talks about the effects of climate change in enhancing invasive plants, and what gardeners can do to fight back

Janice Hand, past president of "Wild Ones" discusses this organization's successful programs to boost native plants, promote the restoration of natural landscapes, and educate young people.

Edward Toth, Director of New York's Greenbelt Native Plant Center, discusses the mission of the country's only municipal native plants nursery and seed bank, and its role in preserving local races of the vegetation native to NY's five boroughs.

Pioneering horticulturist Brad Roeller discusses the research into sustainable gardening he carried out at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY, and shares insights into the future of the field

Jeff Lowenfels, the author of Teaming With Microbes , details how to work with the soil food web to achieve a healthier, greener, and more productive garden

Brian Stewart describes his backyard insect safaris, and the hundreds of different and beautiful insect species he has found, photographed, and identified in his own small garden

Dr. Josef Gorres, Professor of Plant and Soil Science at the University of Vermont, discusses the invasive earthworms which are changing the ecology of the soil in Northeastern forests, and prospects for their control

We expose the crackpot "research" that underlies most popular lists of companion plants, and then interview Robert Kourik about a science-based version of this method for enhancing plant growth

Louis Bauer, Senior Director of Horticulture at Wave Hill , New York City's premier public garden, describes how he and his gardeners identify and make use of "microclimates" to grow a greater diversity of plants more sustainably.

Horticulturist Lee Reich, the author of " Weedless Gardening " explains his no-dig, all organic, and hassle-free gardening system that nurtures the soil to yield bigger harvests