Best Andrew Argue Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 170: High-Impact Native Plants with Uli Lorimer 46:46

3h ago46:46

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Ulrich Lorimer is the director of the Native Plant Tust in Framingham, MA, a conservation organization that manages Garden in the Woods. He has been a longtime advocate for cultivating native plants in both public and private gardens to help offset habitat loss. In this episode, he talks about some outstanding native species that have an outsized i…

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Episode 169: Great Foundation Plants 1:10:42

5d ago1:10:42

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When we say “foundation plants” you might think we’re talking about plants that are the backbones of our beds and borders. But that’s not what we mean in this instance. Today we’re discussing plants that are perfect for planting around your home’s foundation. These selections need to adhere to a certain set of requirements: they can't get too big; …

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Episode 168: Rewind – Design Rules of Thumb with Stacie Crooks 53:40

1M ago53:40

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Seattle-based garden designer Stacie Crooks creates beautiful, ecologically friendly, low-maintenance gardens throughout the Pacific Northwest. Her most recent article in the December 2024 issue of Fine Gardening magazine tackles the challenges of integrating a vibrant, plant-focused garden into a cookie-cutter neighborhood developed during the pos…

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Episode 167: Pollinator Plants 1:06:11

1M ago1:06:11

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Great options for welcoming winged visitors to your garden Hardly an episode goes by where we don't mention a pollinator plant. But we have never dedicated an entire episode to the topic, which in our minds is bananas! So today we’re fixing that track record and discussing 11 of our favorite pollinator plants. Native plant expert Cheyenne Wine join…

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Episode 166: Gardening for the Greater Good with Andrew Bunting 35:38

2M ago35:38

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Andrew Bunting is vice president of horticulture at Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), where he promotes gardening for the greater good. PHS supports healthier neighborhoods through horticulture by cleaning and greening vacant lots, planting and maintaining street trees, partnering with community gardeners to share resources and conserve pro…

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Episode 165: Not Your Typical Ground Covers 56:43

3M ago56:43

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The best ground covers are multi-purpose workhorses, suppressing weeds, preventing soil erosion, and adding another level of interest to garden beds. Naturally, we’d prefer them not to be invasive, and to look good over a long season. But why do so many gardeners seem to fall back on the same few choices? In this episode, Danielle, Carol, and exper…

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Episode 164: The Joys of Plant Exploration with Mark Weathington 50:08

3M ago50:08

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Mark Weathington is the director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina and author of Gardening in the South: The Complete Homeowner’s Guide. Mark is a frequent FG contributor, covering a wide range of topics including magnolias, redbuds, compact shrubs, and unexpected replacements for overused plants. Some o…

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Episode 163: Tough As Nails Plants 57:21

4M ago57:21

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It’s late-July and we’re officially HOT. And so are our gardens. Now is the time that we start to truly sit up and take notice of the plants that seem to be gliding through summer’s worst without skipping a beat. Today’s episode pays tribute to all those perennials and shrubs that take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’. We found some stars that thrive …

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How the Race Taboo Swallowed Our Political Culture | Eric Kaufmann & Richard Hanania 1:17:08

4M ago1:17:08

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Eric Kaufmann is a research fellow at CSPI and a professor of politics at the University of Buckingham. He joins the podcast to talk about his new book, Taboo: How Making Race Sacred Produced a Cultural Revolution. Eric explains its thesis, which holds that the taboos around race that arose in the 1960s expanded into other areas of life and eventua…

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Episode 162: Cultivating Connections with the Next Generation with Jared Barnes 37:48

4M ago37:48

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Jared Barnes is an associate professor of horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where he and his students cultivate The Plantery, a botanic garden complete with a native plant trial garden. Jared shares his love of plants with a wider audience through his gardening newsletter and The Plantastic Podcast, and he is…

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Episode 161: A Field Trip to the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill 48:17

5M ago48:17

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There’s nothing nicer than being outside on a beautiful late spring day, especially if it means you get a whole day away from your desk. Danielle, Carol, and digital editor Christine Alexander recently played hooky from their editorial duties and went on a horticultural adventure at one of New England’s great public gardens. Located in Boylston, Ma…

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Sorting Through 498,000 Clinical Trials 1:08:04

5M ago1:08:04

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Bess Stillman (email) is a doctor at the Mayo Clinic and writes at Everything Is An Emergency. She is also an excellent storyteller who uses her skills to convey the hectic and at times heart wrenching experiences one faces as an ER doctor. Bess is married to Jake Seliger, who in 2022 was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma. She has written a th…

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Episode 160: The RHS Chelsea Flower Show with Annie Guilfoyle 1:11:16

5M ago1:11:16

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Did you ever wonder what it would be like to get exclusive access to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show? Well, your dreams have come true because in this exclusive interview we got an all-access pass to THE horticultural event of the year thanks to Annie Guilfoyle, a 2024 judge. Annie is co-founder of Garden Masterclass in the UK and an award wining garde…

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Episode 159: Plants that Take Sun and Shade 55:40

6M ago55:40

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Chances are, you’ve got mixed conditions in your garden. One area might be in full sun, while another spot a bit farther away is in full shade. Even beds that have the same exposure on paper may have larger plants that shade out the ground below. This presents a challenge for developing a cohesive look within a landscape. As gardeners, we’ve been t…

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Nature, Nurture, and Overcoming Hardship | Rob Henderson and Richard Hanania on "Troubled" 1:02:59

6M ago1:02:59

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Rob Henderson joins the podcast to talk about his book Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class. The conversation starts with a discussion about the recent controversy in which Rob was unable to find a book store that would host his launch. Rob also shares insights into his writing style, which focuses on conveying his experience…

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Episode 158: Plants That Earn Their Keep with Irvin Etienne 1:01:33

6M ago1:01:33

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Irvin Etienne is the curator of herbaceous plants and seasonal garden design at Newfields, a 152-acre campus with art galleries, performance spaces, world-class public gardens, and a nature park in Indianapolis. Irvin has been a frequent contributor to Fine Gardening, sharing his horticultural expertise through informative articles like A Bright Id…

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Episode 157: Flowering trees for every season 1:05:47

7M ago1:05:47

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Due to their size and expense, gardeners tend to put a lot more thought into the trees they ultimately buy for their landscape. While a perennial might only live for 6 or 7 years, a tree might grace your garden for 50 years or more—outliving the person who so carefully selected it, in fact. Here at Fine Gardening, we feel strongly that trees should…

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Episode 156: Finding Design Inspiration with Jay Sifford 46:44

7M ago46:44

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Jay Sifford is an award-winning landscape designer based in North Carolina. Several of his garden designs have been featured in Fine Gardening, including a one-of-a-kind modern meadow garden and a series of beautiful, functional dry creek beds. Jay’s immersive, naturalistic landscape designs are based around four cornerstones: art, magic, story, an…

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Episode 170: High-Impact Native Plants with Uli Lorimer 46:46

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Episode 169: Great Foundation Plants 1:10:42

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Episode 168: Rewind – Design Rules of Thumb with Stacie Crooks 53:40

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Episode 167: Pollinator Plants 1:06:11

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Episode 166: Gardening for the Greater Good with Andrew Bunting 35:38

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Episode 165: Not Your Typical Ground Covers 56:43

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Episode 164: The Joys of Plant Exploration with Mark Weathington 50:08

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Episode 163: Tough As Nails Plants 57:21

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How the Race Taboo Swallowed Our Political Culture | Eric Kaufmann & Richard Hanania 1:17:08

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Episode 162: Cultivating Connections with the Next Generation with Jared Barnes 37:48

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Episode 161: A Field Trip to the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill 48:17

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Sorting Through 498,000 Clinical Trials 1:08:04

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Episode 160: The RHS Chelsea Flower Show with Annie Guilfoyle 1:11:16

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Episode 159: Plants that Take Sun and Shade 55:40

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Nature, Nurture, and Overcoming Hardship | Rob Henderson and Richard Hanania on "Troubled" 1:02:59

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Episode 158: Plants That Earn Their Keep with Irvin Etienne 1:01:33

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Episode 157: Flowering trees for every season 1:05:47

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Episode 156: Finding Design Inspiration with Jay Sifford 46:44

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