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We Dig Plants Introduction (24:04)
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Carmen DeVito, Alice Marcus Krieg, Groundworks Inc, We Dig Plants, Heritage Radio Network, the visual arts of food and horticulture, botanical painting, Carol Woodin, Susan Frei Nathan, Environmental Expressions in Art, photo realism, what is botanical art?, very realistic, there is room for artists to make it their own, Walton Ford, painting in the field, the market of botanical art, The American Society of Botanical Artists, Shirley Sherwood collection, art is hidden in nature,Botanical Painting (21:54)
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American Society of Botanical Artists, who is the audience for these exhibitions, artists, gardeners, environmentalists, exhibition based on plants used in economy, medalled exhibition, Dr. Shirley Sherwood, over commercialization of botanicals, capturing real life from the field, over saturation of botanicals, people expect to buy prints, selling contemporary fine art is a much different process, saturation of color in original works,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 01/23/2011 03:30PM
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This week on We Dig Plants, Alice & Carmen are joined by garden writer, designer, blogger & revered plantsman Noel Kingsbury. Noel and the girls discuss what separates the good from the great in terms of garden design and what influences lie behind some of today's horticultural masterpieces. Tune in and learn why Germany has, and is, leading the way into great new design! This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch - the nations largest single source supplier of grassfed and grass finished beef. For more information visit www.hearstranch.com
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We Dig Plants Introduction: Noel Kingsbury (17:46)
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Alice Marcus Krieg, Carmen DeVito, Groundworks Inc, We Dig Plants, Noel Kingsbury, teacher, lecturer, author, promotion of an ecological approach to design, nursery stands, British Nursery Industry, garden shows, tents with people selling cuttings, it's a difficult recipe to get right, Roberto Burle Marx, influence of Germanu on Noel, Piet Oudolf, The High Line is America's pet project, Lurie Garden, conventional garden literature doesn't help with much,Cultural Gardening & The Organic Movement (17:34)
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why are cultures so different in their gardens?, arbitrary borders, more people are getting into gardening, Hyrbid, organic movement, skepticism, the term organic has been misunderstood, small scale vegetable production, genetically modified crops have been rejected, sometimes they are not so bad, intelligent breeding, romantic approach to farming is deeply unconstructive, Genetics Conference, 5 gardens that people should visit that exemplify the best in design and plantsmanship, The High Line, Great Dixter, Christopher Llyod, Brooklyn Grange,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 01/16/2011 03:30PM
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This week on We Dig Plants, join Alice Marcus Kreig and Carmen DeVito as they learn more about some "Bizarre Botanicals", from author and plant expert Paula Gross. Tune in to learn some fun facts about plats like the Chinese Finger Trap plant, Lithops and Trigger Orchards. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch, the nations largest single source supplier of grassfed and grass finished beef.
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We Dig Plants: Bizzare Botanicals with Paula Gross (20:05)
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We Dig Plants, Carmen DeVito, Alice Marcus Krieg, Heritage Radio Network, Roberta's, Hearst Ranch, Paula Gross, tropical plants, Bizarre Botanicals, Larry Mellichamp, Timber Press, why don't people appreciate plants in their diversity?, in modern society we don't have day to day interactions with plants like we did in the past, plant sex tapes, plants reproducing in unusual ways, many weird plants come from extreme environments, desserts and rainforests, humans are a lot like plants, Chinese Finger Trap plants, strange flowering structures, stigma of the flower, botany, Victorians, pollination, plant adaptations, Telegraph Plants,More Bizarre Botanicals (18:39)
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Lithops, baby toes, harsh Southern African desert, plants usually want light, they can also get too much light, sunburn, photorespiration, using energy instead of making it, the secret life of plants, disconnected from human life, plant diversity, Mother of Thousands, plants that clone themselves, asexual propagation, trigger orchards, all orchards have a similar structure,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
