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Join Western North Carolina (WNC)-based consulting botanist/plant ecologist Owen Carson as he delves into bogs of the southeast to explore their bio-geography, floral rarity and morphological specialization, and how they ultimately operate as a refuge for future sources of biodiversity within the greater landscape.

John & Susana met Evodia many moons ago at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton, PA. They've remained friends ever since and in this episode, you'll get to meet the Dr. side of Evodia as we talk about the benefits of small, local markets and how this helps with sustainable agriculture and promoting native plants that might be edible.

Past guest John Manion joins the show as a co-host and invites his good friend Dr. Tom Diggs of the University of North Georgia to talk about Glade habitats and what it is to inspire others through teaching.

Chris Fehlhaber joins the cast of the podcast and brings with him his friend Lucy Dinsmore, the warm hearted horticulturalist to talk about (among other things) women in horticulture.

John sits down with GIS specialist Ben Nyberg to talk about how drones are being used to change the way scientists are conserving rare flora and fauna. Hawaii is known for a high rate of endemism, because of this, rare species can be difficult to locate. Drones are now changing where scientists can go and what they can do.

John's wife, Susana Struve is joining the podcast this season as a co-host(ess). Learn a little bit more about the crazy adventures she and John have had together and have also had apart.

The long wait is over as John welcomes us into season five and lets everyone know what to expect. Lots of big things on the way of course, so sit back and enjoy the ride- welcome to season five!

John has some updates for season 5 to share with everyone and reminds all to subscribe and rate the show.

John sits down with one of Don Leopold's grad students and talks about their research on green roofs with marginal plants. Plant nerd stuff galore today. :)

Dendrologist Dr. Don Leopold drops by to talk about some of our favorite native trees and how they can be used in the landscape.