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Susana's long time friend and Ecotourist Guide Norby Lopez drops in to chat with John & Susana about his industry and the changes that are happening due to the Coronavirus.

Join John & John as they interview Dr. Joyce Klaus and her husband Nathan Klaus about controlled burns.

Ana Maria León and her Husband Roy Diblik stop by to talk permaculture, raising your own food and doing good things for others, also known as helping out your community.

John & Susana sit down with Dr. Daniel Medina to talk about carbon sequestration and green infrastructure. How can we design our infrastructure to function better in a changing environment? Tune in to see.

Has humanity had such an influence upon the Earth that future generations will look back and see our indelible mark? Plastic? Splitting the atom? Moving invasive species from place to place? Is this the Anthropocene? Is this the age of man? Join John & Dr. Michael Osborne as they try and examine things in their own kind of way.

Jennifer Ceska coordinates all conservation activities at the State Botanical Garden, she coordinates the Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance and the Georgia Native Plant Initiative, collaborating with colleagues in the Plant Conservation Program on the recovery of rare plant populations and the restoration of native habitats, she also inspires people to care about and value plants and all of the services they provide.

Janet Draper has served as Horticulturist for the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden since 1997. She earned her BS in Horticulture from Purdue University and has worked at the Ball Seed Company, Mt Cuba Center, Kurt Bluemel, Inc, the Plantage, Homestead Gardens and as a contractor for Oehme, van Sweden Associates. She has international horticultural experience through the Beth Chatto Gardens in England and the Staudengartnerei Grafin von Stein-Zeppelin in Germany. She was the President of the Perennial Plant Association from 2017-2019 and continues to serve on the Board of Directors for the PPA.

Dr. Fernando Rodriguez is a life long friend of Mother of Chewy Susana Struve's. He joins us today to talk about his research into the study of Pollen, also known as Palynology. Learn how scientists are studying historic pollen deposits to determine and predict climate trends and especially how our climate has been in the past.

Future Dr. Katie Horton drops by to bring John & John up to date on her favorite Genus; Calycanthus Join us as we explore all the reasons everyone should have one of these plants.

Amy is the Director of Collections at Mt. Cuba Center and oversees both living and non-living collections. Currently she is engaged in expanding the genetic diversity of the gardens, developing standards for organizational learning, and coordinating the center's conservation efforts.