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The ins and outs of harvesting rainwater in arid regions.

Bought by WOJB


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 58:09
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 04:52
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I could be over thinking the feeling I got when I saw that lone coati from the now named coati mundi bluff, but it was wonderful. The other flora a...

  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 04:17
Caption: Mycorrihizal root tip, Credit: Ellen Larsson
You’ve probably heard of fungi, whether it’s mold in your bathroom or mushrooms on your favorite hiking trail, but recently, I’ve been hearing that...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 3
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The botanical name of our 3 needle per fascicle (bundle) Chihuahuan pine is Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana. Further south into Mexico where the ...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 04:35
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I thought you’d like to see the fraction of the Galiuro Mountains (Galuros!)

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 05:00
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It’s fun to have favorite plants to look for on excursions into the hills. Looking back at photos and my notes, we have been checking on this parti...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:23
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What a fun discovery in the desert east of Douglas, Arizona. There is just something about these large spinescent shrubs in the buckthorn family, R...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:22
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My morning ditties are not nearly as amazing as the song of a curved bill thrasher, but they help me begin the day.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:23
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There are a dozen species of Melampodium and I wonder which one Linnaeus was looking at when he honored Melampus with the genus name. And I wonder...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:28
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It's true that every year I jump and shout about the fall blooming plants in the Aster family (Asteraceae) and I proclaim that there should be a fe...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:19
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Fall gets me excited and fall color is a crazy combination of blooming plants and plants with leaves changing color as they prepare to go dormant. ...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 05:03
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The genus is now Hesperocyparis, but back in the olden days, I learned the rough bark Arizona cypress of southeastern Arizona as Cupressus arizonic...

  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 05:00
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I like the phrase in Arizona Flora about the Loasa family Loasaceae ; it is “remarkable for the diversity and peculiar structure of the hairs.” And...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 05:05
Caption: The photo is mine of a white flower atop a branch of Fendlera. Around you and me in the borderlands, you find this tall stemmed woody shrub from 4,000’ to 7,000’ on rocky slopes. It usually done blooming come June, so there is still time to catch it in bl
I sure talk about a lot different flora and fauna. From three species of quail, to canyon wrens, to Yarrows spiny lizards, to bristlehead (Carphoch...

  • Added: May 16, 2019
  • Length: 05:30
Caption: Ira Wallace, Credit: Photo used courtesy of Ira Wallace
This week on Cultivating Place, the second installment in the Seeds of September four part series – when we’re joined by plantswoman, seed advocate...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Microbia: A Journey Into The Unseen World Around You, Credit: Image used courtesy of Eugenia Bone
They are in your garden by the billions, they are in your food, in your house, and all over your skin. They partner us in all we do and they make a...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: National Children and Youth Garden Symposium
The second best time to become a gardener and nature lover is right now. The first best time, is as a child. This week on Cultivating Place, we’re...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Cultivating Place, we celebrate California Native Plant Week with native plant home gardener Vincent Bellino, as well as through the v...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Cultivating Place, a conversation with two members of the horticultural staff at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's historic home and gard...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on Cultivating Place, we speak with Emily Murphy, author of the new book "Grow What You love." It’s advice we’re given early in our garde...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: The Wildcrafting Brewer by Pascal Baudar, Credit: Photo courtesy of Pascal Baudar
This week on Cultivating Place we speak with wildcrafter Pascal Baudar. He's the author of The New Wildcrafted Cuisine and The Wildcrafting Brewer ...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Cultivating Place, a conversation with Blanca Diaz also known as Mama Maiz. Blanca is a practicing doula and herbalist whose work take...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Mar 22, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on Cultivating Place, a conversation with Maria Failla, the host of Bloom & Grow Radio – a unique podcast from New York City designed spe...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on Cultivating Place, Designing with Palms – in the heart of Spring Break season where those of us in colder climes might be longing for ...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 59:00