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The 2017 Garden Blogger's Fling is being held in the Washington DC Metro area.  Tammy Schmitt from Casa Mariposa drops by to talk abut the beautiful gardens people can expect to see.

James Brown, owner of New Moon Nursery and fellow native plant enthusiast sits down with us to talk about some of his favorite native plants

Mike is off this week get caught up from not being at home for a week, so John & Jesse sit down with 2016 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference Director Pete Schubert and give a review of how this year's conference was.

Larry Weiner has been designing sustainable landscapes since the 70's.  He and co-author Thomas Christopher have put together an outstanding book about how our landscapes can be sources of environmental change.

Hometown Habitat is a new film created by Catherine Zimmerman and her team at the Meadow Project.  Catherine stops by to talk with John & Mike about some of her inspirations and latest projects.

We've let Jesse out of the NPP basement again to talk native plants for the summer garden.  Have a listen and hopefully we'll learn ya somethin'.  :)

You've heard John and Mike talk quite often about friends they've met at the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference and today, they speak with Dennis Neimeyer who was at one time, one of the directors of the conference.

John & Mike sit down with famed botanist John Bartram which if you think about it, is kind of a miracle since Mr. Bartram passed away in 1777

Our buddy Adam Bigelow stops by to speak with John & Mike about the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference and the Cullowhee Community garden along with some wildflower classes he's teaching in the area

Shannon Currey has been in love with grasses and sedges for a long, long time.  Listen in as she shares with Mike, John and Jesse about the new cultivars of native grasses and grass-like plants hitting the market.

Photographer, plants man, moss man, our friend J. Paul Moore stops by discuss his latest gadgets, his moss lawn and some of his favorite native plants

Gregg Tepper stops by to chat with us about happenings at the Delaware Botanic Gardens and of course, he Mike go off on a tangent or two talking plants.  Enjoy!

National Wildlife Federation Naturalist David Mizejewski talks gardening for wildlife, using native plants as to establish habitat in your backyard, his new TV show, his dog and of course- beer with John & Mike

Our good friend George Morris stops by to talk with Mike & Jesse about stream bank restoration, highland games and of course; beer.

Jesse Turner drops by again to talk to Mike & John about native plants for the spring garden

Steve Bender, Southern Living's notorious "Grumpy Gardener" stops by to talk with Mike & John about hating natives, all things Crepe Myrtle and of course, how there's never enough cowbell in the world.

A pioneer in the native plant industry and recognized internationally as an expert in native community ecology, Neil Diboll has guided the growth of Prairie Nursery for 30 years. He has dedicated his life to the propagation of native plants and their promotion as uniquely beautiful, ecologically beneficial and sustainable solutions for landscapes and gardens. In 2013 Neil was the recipient of the...

In this episode, John talks with us about the South Eastern Native Plant Conference and the degree in Native Plant Studies the Botanical garden now offers.

Thomas Rainer joins Mike & John to discuss his new book 'Planting in a post wild world' and some of the reactions he's had since its publishing.