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Heather Holm sits down with John & Preston and chats about her new book Bees and the native plants they forage

Tony Avent has long been an innovator in our industry and as you'll hear, has also always been a champion of native plants.  We may not always agree on everything, but it was an interesting conversations with one of the top plantsman in the country.

Assistant Horticulturist Chris Fehlhaber gives us the inside view on the design aspects of Chanticleer Garden.  Listen as John & Preston go behind the scenes of one of America's favorite gardens.

This week is part two of John's conversation with Mike about Green Roofs.  In this episode they cover more plants and the practicality of planning your own green roof.

Mike Berkley of Growild Natives has been working on Green Roofs now for a while.  In tonight's show (Part one of two), John sits down with Mike, cracks open a beer and chats about green roofs.

Noted plantsman Allen Bush director o special projects at Jiletto seed drops by and talks about native plants and their place in the market with John & Mike

Winter can be the toughest time to keep your garden interesting.  Unless of course, you listen to John, Mike and Preston discuss how they keep things interesting during the colder months.

The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) has been working to conserve land since the 70's.  Listen in to learn how they've been so affective in restoring beauty to the Piedmont region of Virginia.   George Ohrstrom and Chris Miller join us to discuss the importance of land conservation.

John, Mike, Jesse and Preston sit back and reminisce over the past years successes, favorite moments and fun.  Join in and remember the first year of the podcast with us!

Dr. Allan Armitage stops by to speak with John & Preston about the marketability of native plants and what the Box stores are looking for in a marketable plant.

Preston Montague joins John on this show to interview Tony Spencer about design influences and modern movements

Naturalist and Blogger Alonso Abugattas drops by to talk about urban wildlife and native plants

Joe Imhoff and Sara Tekula who are creating the documentary "Plant a wish" join John for a special episode of the NPP

Dr. Doug Tallamy, Professor of Entomology at the University of Delaware and Author of "Bringing Nature Home" and "The Living Landscape" (Co-authored with Rick Darke) drops by to talk about the health of nature in our own backyards and what we can do to help heal the planet.

Andropogon Associates has long been one of the leaders in sustainable designs and this week, one of their Landscape Architects; Emily McCoy Monette drops by to discuss working with native plants and some of the projects they have.

Brian Jorg- Manager of the Native Plant Program at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens stops by to chat with John & Mike about the native plant program at the Zoo (among other things)

R. Scott Beuerlein of the Cincinnati Botanical Gardens (and Zoo) hosts John & Mike at the 6th annual Native Plant Symposium. 

Dr. Linda Cayot of the Galapagos Conservancy stops by to talk about conservation issues facing the Galapagos Islands

Dr. Dwayne estes from Austin Peay University in Middle TN drops by to talk with John and Mike about sedges and such.

John & Mike spend some time talking about some of their favorite native plants for the late summer/ fall garden

Edible plants expert and Author Leda Meredith stops by to talk with John & Mike about her books on foraging, caring for your harvest and some recipes to boot.

Preston Montague is an artist, educator, and landscape designer who developed a passion for the natural world while growing up in the rural foothills of Virginia. Currently, he lives in Raleigh, North Carolina working on projects that encourage stronger relationships between people and their environment for the purpose of improving public health.