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The Manic Gardener – Energy and Landscaping: Surprising Connections

We’ve all heard this one: to shade your house in summer (and save the energy used to run fans or…

A weed-free garden sounds too good to be true, and near the end of our interview, Lee Reich, author of…

If you think “stones and cactus” when you hear the term “xeriscape,” then Andrea Cummins would like to talk to…

My guest this week is Duncan Patten, an ecologist with whom I discuss agricultural pollution, the importance of riparian strips…

If you’re a Canadian Gardener, chances are that you’ve heard of Marjorie Harris, but we below the 49th parallel may…

Lawns are practically an American institution, but they’re increasingly under attack. The amounts of pesticides, fertilizer, and water used on…

When they try to make a movie of Atina Diffley’s story, some producer is going to reject it as unbelievable….

Spring has sprung just about everywhere in North America, and certainly across the pond, and in spring the avid gardener’s…

Fern Richardson’s balcony measures four feet by ten. On it she grows a fig tree, an apricot, a kumquat, two…

Here’s a riddle: how do you grow vegetables without a vegetable garden? Answer: polyculture. Which means that you either tuck…