Garden Futurist

Jul 24 2024 45 ep. 32 mins 44
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Advocates for the power of gardens to heal the environment

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Episode XL: Innovative Programs for New Careers in Horticulture with UC Davis

Jul 24 2024 28 mins  
Read the companion article here. Garden Futurist is highlighting examples of innovative programs in the Pacific region that are truly preparing students for the future of horticulture within a variety of careers. There has been some alarm in the last decade around the loss of horticulture and plant related degree and certificate programs. Can we get to the bottom of the conflict in

Episode XXXIX: Innovative Programs for New Careers in Horticulture with UBC Botanical Garden

Jun 13 2024 27 mins  
Summer 2024 Read the companion article here. We are highlighting examples of innovative programs in the Pacific region that are truly preparing students for the future of horticulture within a variety of careers. There has been some alarm in the last decade around the loss of horticulture and plant related degree and certificate programs. Can we get to the bottom of the conflict i

Garden Futurist Podcast: Episode XXXVIII: The Interface of Nature and Culture with Noel Kingsbury

May 21 2024 42 mins  
Spring 2024 Read the companion article here.“On all scales, at a time when nature biodiversity is facing enormous challenges because of urbanization and climate change, the garden in the broadest sense should be a place where we can celebrate the beauty of plants and the functionality of that space—it should also serve nature.”Internationally acclaimed horticulture writer, ga

Episode XXXVIII: The Interface of Nature and Culture with Noel Kingsbury

May 20 2024 42 mins  
Read the companion article here. “On all scales, at a time when nature biodiversity is facing enormous challenges because of urbanization and climate change, the garden in the broadest sense should be a place where we can celebrate the beauty of plants and the functionality of that space—it should also serve nature.” Internationally acclaimed horticulture writer, garden, and

Garden Futurist Podcast: Episode XXXVII: You’re About to Want to Grow a Fruit Tree with Rachel Spaeth

Apr 24 2024 41 mins  
Spring 2024 Read the companion article here.Learning to garden with fruit trees can connect you to unimaginable flavor experiences, a romance with non-commercial cultivars, and a willingness to try grafting. We spoke with Dr. Rachel Spaeth, Interim Curator of the Prunus Collection for the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Davis, CA about ways to support biodiversity conservatio

Garden Futurist Podcast: Episode XXXVII: You’re About to Want to Grow a Fruit Tree with Rachel Spaeth

Apr 19 2024 41 mins  
Spring 2024 Read the companion article here. Learning to garden with fruit trees can connect you to unimaginable flavor experiences, a romance with non-commercial cultivars, and a willingness to try grafting. We spoke with Dr. Rachel Spaeth, Interim Curator of the Prunus Collection for the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Davis, CA about ways to support biodiversity conserva

Episode XXXVI: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Apples with David Benscoter

Mar 19 2024 35 mins  
Spring 2024 Read the companion article here. For those who love a good mystery, the work to rediscover rare and thought-to-be-extinct heirloom varieties of apples is an incredible story. 17,000 named apple varieties were at one point cultivated in North America. Today, only a fraction remains. David Benscoter, Founder of the Lost Apple Project, shares how committed sleuthing has l

Episode XXXV: We Can Protect Plants from Invasive Pests with Tyler Hale

Feb 20 2024 37 mins  
Read the article here.We know that the tree canopy plays a huge part in climate resilience. Urban centers are often the sites of first introductions of invasive pests and pathogens. Knowing what to look for can help us avoid unhealthy plants in our own gardens, but a bit of knowledge might just prevent real disaster. Protecting our urban forests takes all of us working together, pr

Episode XXXV: We Can Protect Plants from Invasive Pests with Tyler Hale

Feb 20 2024 37 mins  
Winter 2024Read the companion article here.We know that the tree canopy plays a huge part in climate resilience. Urban centers are often the sites of first introductions of invasive pests and pathogens. Knowing what to look for can help us avoid unhealthy plants in our own gardens, but a bit of knowledge might just prevent real disaster. Protecting our urban forests takes all of us

Episode XXXIV: Protecting Invertebrates from Pesticides with Aaron Anderson

Jan 22 2024 35 mins  
Read the companion article here. Invertebrates do so many important things. But beyond the benefits they provide to ecosystems, they’re fascinating creatures. When you look at them closely, bees are all sorts of metallic colors. There is a beautiful diversity of butterflies. Parasitoid wasps have amazing antenna that are branching in different directions. A lot of us just aren’