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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 - 12/05/2010 03:30PM
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It's almost officially winter, and Alice & Carmen are here to tell you exactly how you can pass time and still contribute positively to the health of your garden! Tune in and learn some important tips from the girls, including when and how to prune plants, what to do when snow covers your trees, and how to treat a fig tree. This episode was kindly sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery - promoters of sustainably green living.
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We Dig Plants Introduction (19:50)
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Heritage Radio Network, We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus Krieg, Carmen DeVito, Cain Five, www.cainfive.com, it's not officially winter yet!, it's a good time to start cleaning up your garden, think about the garden in spring!, step 1: clean up fallen leaves!, clean your plants, geraniums, terracotta pots absorb water, good containers are hard to come by - don't waste them!, layer of compost in the garden beds, pruning, you need to know what shrubs you have and when to prune them, don't cut off the flowers that will come in the spring!, droughts, some communities only have Home Depot and Lowes, they don't have good plant inventory,More Tips for the Garden (15:26)
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OCD, if you are home and see a foot of snow on Evergreens do something!, they are not designed to handle that, snow can take a tree out of the ground from the root, like carrying around a 75 pound backpack all day, broad leaf evergreens, sunburn on the leaf, windburn, young trees, fall is a great time to plant trees, you can't assume that a tree is established just because it's in the ground, trees at a 45 degree angle from high wind, if you need help call a gardener!, now is a good time to plant bulbs, also a good time to think about color, think of your garden as a palate, don't rely on your memory, take photos, don't treat a fig tree like a bush,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 07/11/2011 11:00AM
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This week the Naturalist's Bernie Wides pays a special tribute to his late friend and avid gardener Sim Ross. With the help of Janet David they read from his 2005 essay, "My Garden and Me". On the second half of the program they explore different gardens of the city as well as how you can have your own garden, even in a small space, and how you can funding for your own green initiatives through the Department of Environmental Conservation. This episode is sponsored byS. Wallace Edwards & Sons.
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The Naturalist: Gardening & Sim Ross (23:54)
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The Naturalist, Heritage Radio Network, Bernie Wides, Janet David, Sim Ross, essay on gardening, My Garden and Me, Cornell Agriculture Extension Service, leeks, eating seasonally, tomatoes, parsnips, rhubarb, strawberry rhubarb, maple syrup, fertilizer, community gardens,Gardens in the City (25:41)
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gardens in the city, Brandeis High School, The Calhoun School, hydroponic farming, fish farming, Local Ocean, bass, bream, We Dig Plants, funding for gardens, green roofs, lead poisoning prevention, subsistence fishing education, green worker training, Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of Environmental Justice,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
