Growing Greener

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.

Chris Wiesinger of The Southern Bulb Company describes his adventures in exploring the back roads and rural homesteads of Texas in pursuit of regionally adapted, heirloom flower bulbs.

Author and horticulturist Kelly D. Norris discusses his brand new book, New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden

Sculptor Dan Snow shares the process by which he creates structures both practical and fantastic with stone, building without the use of mortar and commonly with materials collected from the landscape.

Kathleen Groll Connolly of, noted creator of native landscapes, details natural, herbicide-free techniques she uses to clear a site of invasive species and prepare it for replanting

Carrie Brown-Lima, Director of the New York Invasive Species Research Institute, discusses the evolving threat from invasive plant and animal species, and how they are reacting to a changing climate