You've probably heard John talking about Grandma Bender's influence on his gardening habits, but it was his Mom who spent the most time with him and had many influences of her own. She passed away on December 5th and John pays tribute to her memory here.

Professor James Costa of Western Carolina University stops by to talk about his new book which highlights experiments Darwin did in his backyard to help prove his theories. Now you can re-create them too!

Ethan Dropkin 'drops' in on John & Preston to talk about plants, design and sustainability.

Matt Candeias drops by and has a chat with John about plants and podcasting.  They also go into Matt's research on Oconee Bells (Shortia galacifolia) and what it is to be a modern day communicator.

Preston's friend Danesha Seth Carley drops by and helps Preston on his first solo flight on the NPP.  Sustainability is the topic; how do you define it, how do you practice it and how can golf courses improve their sustainable practices?

Dr. Chuck Cannon drops by to drop some serious science on John & Preston.  What's life in the Anthropocene like?  How can life adapt?  Tune in to find out!

Cullowhee scholarship winner Eleis Lester drops by to drop a lot of deep thoughts on us about the future and what our roll can be in making it a better place and oh yeah; Girl Power!

John takes over the show this week with a virtual tour of his garden. John got a new recording device and wanted to test it out, so please let us know what you think.

Bob Lyons has been inspiring students for most of his career. Well, this week, one of his old students (Preston) and John sit down and have a one on one about what makes Bob tick and what it is to inspire so many young horticulturists