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Growing Greener

by Tom Christopher
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Latest episodes

  • Updating Our Attitude Toward Insects

    October 21, 2026 · 29 min

    Gardeners habitually distinguish between "bad bugs" who feed on their plants and the "good bugs," the predators who feed on those herbivores.  As Aaron Anderson of the Xerces Society points out, you can't have one without the other and the…

  • My Neighbor's 1/4-Acre Garden Takes the Title for Insect Biodiversity

    October 14, 2026 · 29 min

    Many British garden designers, and their admirers in the United States claim that plant biodiversity is the key to supporting the most diverse insect populations, and that introduced plant species are as effective or better than locally…

  • Declaring Peace with Pocket Gophers

    October 7, 2026 · 29 min

    Shawn Maestretti, principal of Studio Petrichor, a celebrated landscape design and installation firm in Altadena, California, describes his "conversation" with pocket gophers, generally reviled as a pest in western gardens, and how he has…

  • Sustainable Color that Mixes Natives with Exotic Favorites

    September 30, 2026 · 29 min

    "Rewilding (with Dahlias)" was the irresistible title that Jessica Williams chose for the Digging Deeper garden tour and talk she gave for the Garden Conservancy.  On this week's Growing Greener Jessica shares how she does not fertilize…

  • A sustainable supply chain for plants that are truly native

    September 23, 2026 · 29 min

    Ecological gardeners and restorationists have long relied on seed collected from wild populations to supply the need for locally adapted, genetically diverse planting material.  As the enthusiasm for native plants has exploded, though…

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  • Garden Journaling 2.0

    September 16, 2026 · 29 min

    That classic horticultural memoir, the published journal of a gardener's daily activities, has taken on a new life with the advent of online media; Claire Davis, a very talented ecological gardener, discusses how Instagram has become her…

  • How to Make Wood Chips a Basis for Soil Health

    September 9, 2026 · 29 min

    Brian Vagg of the Compost Academy discusses how wood chips, if properly managed, can be a cheap and reliable means for supplying the organic matter – and microbes – that most garden soils are lacking.

  • Creating Microenvironments to Boost Your Garden's Biodiversity and Resilience

    September 2, 2026 · 29 min

    Tom Wessels, professor emeritus at Antioch University New England and a celebrated ecologist, author, and educator explains how gardeners can enrich their landscapes with microenvironments to hugely boost their biodiversity and resilience.

  • Ground-Breaking New Takes on Trees from the Oldest Arboretum in the United States

    August 26, 2026 · 29 min

    Ned Friedman, Director of Harvard's Arnold Arboretum discusses that institution's programs to preserve the DNA of tree species and populations threatened with extinction by climate change, helping trees flourish in an increasingly…

  • Welcoming Peter Rabbit back into the Garden

    August 19, 2026 · 29 min

    Amy Free, rabbit-lover and anthrozoologist, awakens Tom Christopher to the beauties and ecological importance of rabbits and shares how to host them without sacrificing your garden.

  • Exploring – and Updating – Nature's Calendar

    August 12, 2026 · 29 min

    Theresa Crimmins, Director of the USA National Phenology Network, explains why knowing the timing of natural events such as the annual bloom of different flowers and the emergences of their insect pollinators is essential to good gardening…

  • The Garden Conservancy: Your Passport to Garden Visits and Education Nationwide

    August 5, 2026 · 29 min

    Horatio Joyce, the Garden Conservancy's Director of Public Programs & Education details the rich opportunities his organization provides to tour remarkable gardens in every region of the United States, and the innovative opportunities for…

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About the show

Your weekly half-hour program about environmentally informed gardening. Each week we bring you a different expert, a leading voice on gardening in partnership with Nature. Our goal is to make your landscape healthier, more beautiful, more sustainable, and more fun.