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Our old friend Ian Caton of Wood Thrush Natives Nursery drops by and talks about the variation he sees within a species.

John & Preston converse about where things have been and where they are going.  Is the native plant movement stronger now, or does it still have a ways to go?

You've probably heard John talking about Grandma Bender's influence on his gardening habits, but it was his Mom who spent the most time with him and had many influences of her own.  She passed away on December 5th and John pays tribute to her memory here.

Professor James Costa of Western Carolina University stops by to talk about his new book which highlights experiments Darwin did in his backyard to help prove his theories.  Now you can re-create them too!

Ethan Dropkin 'drops' in on John & Preston to talk about plants, design and sustainability.

Matt Candeias drops by and has a chat with John about plants and podcasting.  They also go into Matt's research on Oconee Bells (Shortia galacifolia) and what it is to be a modern day communicator.

Preston's friend Danesha Smith Carley drops by and helps Preston on his first solo flight on the NPP.  Sustainability is the topic; how do you define it, how do you practice it and how can golf courses improve their sustainable practices?

Dr. Chuck Cannon drops by to drop some serious science on John & Preston.  What's life in the Anthropocene like?  How can life adapt?  Tune in to find out!

Cullowhee scholarship winner Eleis Lester drops by to drop a lot of deep thoughts on us about the future and what our roll can be in making it a better place and oh yeah; Girl Power!

John takes over the show this week with a virtual tour of his garden.  John got a new recording device and wanted to test it out, so please let us know what you think.

Bob Lyons has been inspiring students for most of his career.  Well, this week, one of his old students (Preston) and John sit down and have a one on one about what makes Bob tick and what it is to inspire so many young horticulturists

John gives some updates about future episodes along with enjoying the solar eclipse of 2017

Rick Huffman joins Mike & Preston for an interesting conversation about plants and planting (along with a few other things).

Erica Galentin drops by for an evening of fun and plant talk with John & Mike.  Erika shares her wealth of knowledge on medicinal plants.

John, Mike, Jesse and Preston host a group of plant campers at the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference

Wendy Brister- Brand new Director of the Millersville Native Plant Conference sits down with John & Preston to talk about what it takes to pull off an event like this conference.

Thomas Woltz sits down with John & Preston at the Millersville Native Plant Conference

Preston and John sit down with Sue Wolfe, the lady that introduced John to natives some 30 years ago in a little place called Hawk Mountain.  We hope you enjoy this very special episode.

Monarch butterflies are in a critical time in their evolution.  Threats from habitat loss and pesticide use are hindering their ability to recover.  Kylee's new book 'The Monarch' tells us what we can do to help them recover, right in our own backyards

Our friend Shelby Jackson drops by to talk about native azaleas and the like.

Jeff Lowenfels was once known as 'America's dirtiest Lawyer', but since his retirement from Law, he has written the Trilogy of all Trilogies, thus making him 'Lord of the Root'.  Join us as we wonder our way through an under-ground forest of microbes and fungi and all kinds of fun critters.  If you're not careful, you might learn something along the way. :)