Professor Aaron Ellison drops by (again) to talk about one of his and our favorite topics; carnivorous plants and his new book which updates Darwin's work on the subject.

John & Preston interview Stefan Bloodworth of the Sarah P. Duke gardens in Durham, NC

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Craig Tufts was not only the Chief Naturalist at the National Wildlife Federation for many years, he was a big influence in many young naturalists lives. On this very special show, listen in as John sits down with Craig's son Ben and NWF staff members David Mizejewski and Ellen Lambeth to reminisce about their memories of a great man.…

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Craig Limpach of Genius Loci in Elyria, OH drops by for a deep discussion with John about creating a sense of place.

Our old friend Ian Caton of Wood Thrush Natives Nursery drops by and talks about the variation he sees within a species.

John & Preston converse about where things have been and where they are going. Is the native plant movement stronger now, or does it still have a ways to go?

You've probably heard John talking about Grandma Bender's influence on his gardening habits, but it was his Mom who spent the most time with him and had many influences of her own. She passed away on December 5th and John pays tribute to her memory here.

Professor James Costa of Western Carolina University stops by to talk about his new book which highlights experiments Darwin did in his backyard to help prove his theories. Now you can re-create them too!

Ethan Dropkin 'drops' in on John & Preston to talk about plants, design and sustainability.

Matt Candeias drops by and has a chat with John about plants and podcasting. They also go into Matt's research on Oconee Bells (Shortia galacifolia) and what it is to be a modern day communicator.

Preston's friend Danesha Seth Carley drops by and helps Preston on his first solo flight on the NPP. Sustainability is the topic; how do you define it, how do you practice it and how can golf courses improve their sustainable practices?

Dr. Chuck Cannon drops by to drop some serious science on John & Preston. What's life in the Anthropocene like? How can life adapt? Tune in to find out!

Cullowhee scholarship winner Eleis Lester drops by to drop a lot of deep thoughts on us about the future and what our roll can be in making it a better place and oh yeah; Girl Power!

John takes over the show this week with a virtual tour of his garden. John got a new recording device and wanted to test it out, so please let us know what you think.

Bob Lyons has been inspiring students for most of his career. Well, this week, one of his old students (Preston) and John sit down and have a one on one about what makes Bob tick and what it is to inspire so many young horticulturists

John gives some update about the show while enjoying the solar eclipse.

Rick Huffman is principal and founder of Earth Design Inc. with over 30 years of experience in landscape design, horticulture, bioengineering, and ecology. He has particular expertise in native plants as they occur in natural models. As founder and past-president of the South Carolina Native Plant Society, he has brought awareness of these natu ...…

Erika Galentin is not only an Herbalist and native plant Aficionado, but she's also the first Roller Derby girl we've had on the show. Buckle up for a wild ride as we take a walk in the woods with Erika.

Join John, Mike & Jesse host a fun pre-Whee show as we head to the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference next week

Wendy Brister- Brand new Director of the Millersville Native Plant Conference sits down with John & Preston to talk about what it takes to pull off an event like this conference.

Landscape Architect Thomas Woltz sits down with John and Preston at the Millersville native plant conference and chat about how his designs are rooted to their place.

If you've heard John talk or listened to this podcast, you've most likely heard the name 'Sue Wolfe' before. Sue introduced John to the word 'native' some 30 years ago on a little mountain in eastern Pennsylvania (Hawk Mountain). We hope you enjoy this very special episode.

Monarch butterflies are in a critical time in their evolution. Threats from habitat loss and pesticide use are hindering their ability to recover. Kylee's new book 'The Monarch' tells us what we can do to help them recover, right in our own backyards

John & Jesse talk to Todd Witcher about what its really like living in the smokies from the really, really big, to the very, very small

Shelby Jackson of Carolina Natives stops by to talk with us about the nursery and ericaceous plants

Rick Lewandowski talks with Mike and Jesse about his career and current work in horticulture.

Jeff Lowenfels was once known as 'America's dirtiest Lawyer', but since his retirement from Law, he has written the Trilogy of all Trilogies, thus making him 'Lord of the Root'. Join us as we wonder our way through an under-ground forest of microbes and fungi and all kinds of fun critters. If you're not careful, you might learn something along ...…

Ever wonder what you can do to help the native bee population? Join John & Preston as they talk to Heather Holm about her new book "Bees an identification and native plant forage guide".

Tony Avent has long been an innovator in our industry and as you'll hear, has also always been a champion of native plants. We may not always agree on everything, but it was an interesting conversations with one of the top plantsman in the country.

Assistant Horticulturist Chris Fehlhaber gives us the inside view on the design aspects of Chanticleer Garden. Listen as John & Preston go behind the scenes of one of America's favorite gardens.

John & Mike sit back, crack open a beer and have a chat about Green Roofs

Mike Berkley of Growild Natives has been working on Green Roofs now for a while. In tonight's show (Part one of two), John sits down with Mike, cracks open a beer and chats about green roofs.

Noted plantsman Allen Bush director of special projects at Jiletto seed drops by and talks about native plants and their place in the market with John & Mike

Winter can be the toughest time to keep your garden interesting. Unless of course, you listen to John, Mike and Preston discuss how they keep things interesting during the colder months.

The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) has been working to conserve land since the 70's. Listen in to learn how they've been so affective in restoring beauty to the Piedmont region of Virginia. George Ohrstrom and Chris Miller join us to discuss the importance of land conservation.

John, Mike, Jesse and Preston sit back and reminisce over the past years successes, favorite moments and fun.

Horticultural legend Dr. Allan Armitage drops by to speak with John & Preston about selecting plants for the common man, which of course means shopping at box stores and what kind of plant they're looking to bring to their stores.

Blogger Tony Spencer drops by to speak with John and Preston Montague about design

Capital Naturalist Alonso Abugattas drops by to talk about urban wildlife

Joe Imhoff & Sara Tekula set off across 50 states to plant trees and wishes, what they brought back was much more.

Dr. Doug Tallamy, Professor of Entomology at the University of Delaware and Author of "Bringing Nature Home" and "The Living Landscape" (Co-authored with Rick Darke) drops by to talk about the health of nature in our own backyards and what we can do to help heal the planet.

Andropogon Associates has long been one of the leaders in sustainable designs and this week, one of their Landscape Architects; Emily McCoy Monette drops by to discuss working with native plants and some of the projects they have.

Brian Jorg is in charge of the native plant gardens at the Cincinnati Zoo and sits down with us to talk about the unique things they've done there.

Scott Beuerlein drops by to talk with John & Mike about the work they're doing at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical gardens promoting natives including their 6th annual native plant symposium

Dr. Linda Cayot has been involved in conserving the Galapagos Islands for over thirty years. She sits down with John & Mike to talk about the challenges and successes experienced in that time.

Dr. Dwayne estes from Austin Peay University in Middle TN drops by to talk with John and Mike about sedges and such.