Growing Greener

Aimee Code, Pesticide Program Director for the Xerces Society, discusses the problems with many conventional mosquito control programs, and how the same goals can be achieved with less environmental …

Mark Mandica, Executive Director of The Amphibian Foundation, discusses the threats that are causing a worldwide decline of amphibians, and what gardeners can do to make their home landscapes more ho…

Conservationist and gardener Suzanne Thompson goes viral with her organic approach to controlling invasive threat Japanese knotweed

Horticulturist and author Robert Kourik shares his research on understanding and enhancing plant roots in this program originally posted in June of 2019

“Because land doesn’t come with a manual,”  you need the Ecological Landscape Alliance!  Board member Dan Jaffe Wilder takes us on a virtual tour of this organization’s programs, many of them free to…

Ecological landscape designer Sarah Middeleer shares her experience in identifying natives that can replace popular, but ecologically less beneficial and often invasive introduced shrubs

Jackie Algon, one of the founders in 2017 of Pollinator Pathways in Wilton, Connecticut describes the ways in which her organization is fostering pollinators and other wildlife, and how it has set of…

Author Heather Holm discusses her new book, "Wasps," and the fascination of these maligned creatures and the many beneficial roles they play in our gardens

Greg Peterson, creator of The Urban Farm, a residential "food forest" in Phoenix, Arizona, details the techniques he uses to capture and utilize storm water and gray water on his landscape

Ecological garden consultant Kim Eierman discusses her book, The Pollinator Victory Garden, and easy ways you can turn your yard into a beautiful and hospitable habitat for these essential and threat…

Organic lawn expert Shay Lunseth details the green-up program she applies to 1,500 lawns every spring

Fruit grower and author Michael Phillips discusses an approach to maintaining an orchard that involves enhancing the ecology rather than a reliance on synthetic pesticides

Horticulturist Krissy Boys describes her project to create a biodiverse "native lawn" at the Cornell University Botanic Gardens

Native plants expert Gregg Tepper discusses the new book he has co-authored with Ruth Rogers, Deer-Resistant Native Plants for the Northeast, and lays out strategies for co-existing with these vorac…

Todd Forrest, vice president of horticulture and living collections at the New York Botanical Garden describes the 50-acre first growth forest flourishing in the Bronx and the lessons it can teach us…

Tom Coward, head gardener at Gravetye Manor, details the legacy of the garden's founder, William Robinson, the Irishman who revolutionized English gardening in the 19th century.

Dr. Douglas Tallamy, author of best-selling Bringing Nature Home and Nature's Best Hope, discusses a new on-line initiative, Homegrown National Park

Marc Wolf, executive director of the Mountain Top Arboretum, escorts us through its stunning native habitats, homegrown education center, and ecological gardens 

Author and garden designer Ellen Ecker Ogden shares her book, The New Heirloom Garden, and details the environmental and culinary advantages of heirloom vegetables and fruits

Mary Menniti describes her program to recognize and document the wonderful, resource-efficient and eco-friendly gardens of the Italian-American immigrant community.