Let's Get Real
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First Aired - 02/21/2010 03:30PM
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This week Alice & Carmen share stories of adapting gardens with pets in mind.
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We Dig Plants Introduction: Pets In The Garden (11:23)
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We Dig Plants, Groundworks Inc., Heritage Radio Network, Carmen Devito, Alice Marcus Krieg, www.groundworksgarden.com, Roberta's, Bushwick, Brooklyn, Whole Foods Market, pets in the garden, people's relationships with pets in the garden, considering pets when designing gardens, pets are considered part of the family, working animals, caged animals, hogs, pot belly pigs, Tennessee, coon hounds, domesticated dogs, Central Park,Cats, Dogs & Coping With Pet Death (14:31)
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sandboxes, litterboxes, cats, iguanas, fences, dog urine, dog feces, neither are good for plants, garden beds, dogs sleep in the garden because of cool soil and shade, dealing with pet death, gardens usually symbolize peace, Linnaean Libation League, Saturday February 27th, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Palm Springs circa 1959, planters punch, desert pavillion, drawing class, Taxonomy,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 03/04/2013 04:30PM
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What are the differences between public and private gardening? This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg are talking with Aly Fox, Head Gardener at Groundworks, Inc., and public garden designer, Ronda Brand. Hear about Aly and Ronda's backgrounds in horticulture, and how their training influenced their careers. Learn about the social impact of public landscape design, and the peculiarities of working for a private client. What elements are important for Ronda take into consideration when designing a public space? Hear about Aly's gardening pet peeves, and how Japanese gardens taught Aly about sanctuary. Thanks to our sponsor, Hearst Ranch.
"Plants are so sensitive. At the same time they can be very durable, but you have to stay on top of it." [11:20] -- Aly Fox on We Dig Plants
"In the public sphere, you have to create immediate impact in those spaces. Those spaces are being used all of the time... it needs to look good the day you put it in." [17:50] -- Ronda Brand on We Dig Plants
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Maintenance is Important (15:42)
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Aly Fox, Rhonda Brand, Lynden Miller, urban agriculture, Chicago Botanic Gardens, horticulture, manager, arts management, public gardening, private gardening, design, landscape, Boston, nature, public outdoor spaces, parks, maintenance, weather, patience,Garden Inspiration (15:23)
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Oklahoma, public space, social impact, hardscape, rat infestation, The Highline, Bryant Park, Washington Square Park, garden training, garbage cans, gardening skills, formal training, Mother Nature, citrus, boxwood, impatience, pests, orange juice, learning, Japan, sanctuary, The Conservatory Garden, Japanese gardens,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 07/10/2011 03:30PM
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Richard Mabey visits We Dig Plants this week to discuss his new book titled "Weeds". Richard explores the vast history of these "undesirables" found in almost every garden and farm by planters around the world. From archeological seeds to ground elder to bindweed, Richard explains the amazing intelligence of these plants and their evolution over time, including their existence before humans. This episode is sponsored by Hearst Ranch.
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We Dig Plants: Weeds (19:03)
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Manna Hata, ground elder, cut root, entrails of white roots, bindweed, 5 stages of defense, grazing field, uses growth hormone in cow's breath, monotheistic, farming as punishment, Nature Gods, plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered, panical resources, new plantations from British colonists, healing plants, rotadendrums, DNA research, western Britain, plant menace,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
