'Bio-Productive Gardens' With Tim Johnson - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach

MARGARET ROACH A WAY TO GARDEN

'Bio-Productive Gardens' With Tim Johnson - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach - March 18, 2024

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Show Notes

In a recent phone call, today’s guest, Tim Johnson, used the phrase “bio-productive gardens,” and it stopped me. What does he mean by that, I thought? And then he explained: There are ways to manage our landscapes, he said, so that everything that flows through them – from rainwater to birds – leaves healthier than when it arrived. Tell me more, I replied, and so that’s my topic today with Tim, the new leader of the longtime conservation organization called Native Plant Trust. Tim Johnson is the new chief executive officer at Native Plant Trust, which was founded almost 125 years ago... Read More ›

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