John T. Manion Kaul Wildflower Garden Curator at Birmingham Botanical Gardens John speaks with us about some of the happenings at the Birmingham Botanic Gardens and some of the field trips they go on, plus we spend some time talking about the crusade for Gay rights and battles won and lost along the way.
Thomas Rainer, Co-Author of "Planting in a Post-Wild World", talks about the book and the ideas inside.
John talks with Jamie Reaser, PhD., Executive Director of National Invasive Species Council
Lloyd Traven gives us the scoop on horticultural complexities at the Philadelphia Flower Show
How would you define what is a "native plant?" Mike, John & Jesse give it a try
Have you ever wondered exactly what is a native plant? Well, on this episode we give our best shot at doing just that along with bragging about our dogs and drinking some fine beers.

