Hothouse

Horticulturati: The Phosphorus Paradox (Part 1)

On this episode, we're tackling Phosphorus – an element, crucial to life on earth, which exists in both abundance and scarcity. We cover how humans got hooked on P fertil

Horticulturati: The Multilayered Magic of Sheet Mulch

On this episode, we're gettin' down and dirty with sheet mulch. Sheet mulching is a no-till, no-dig gardening practice of removing unwanted vegetation and building fertil

Horticulturati: Fruit Tree Care with Susan Poizner

"Fruit trees need hands-on care." That's the motto of our guest, Susan Poizner of OrchardPeople.com. Susan is an urban orchardist, teacher, journalist, and filmmaker. She

Horticulturati: The Art of Graphics with Lisa Nunamaker and Amy Fedele

In this roundtable, we talk about drafting and drawing with Lisa Nunamaker, of Paper Garden Workshop, and Amy Fedele, of Pretty Purple Door, two fabulous garden educators

Horticulturati: Thorny Common Names

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but some of the common names we use for plants downright stink! In this episode, we're diving into problematic colloquial n

Seed Swap!

Attention plant lovers! Central Texas Seed Savers is hosting a Seed Swap at the Austin Central Library (710 W. Cesar Chavez St) on Saturday, October 29 from 11-1pm. This

Horticulturati: Humble History of the Flowerpot

In this episode, Colleen unearths as much as she can about the largely unwritten history of plant pots. When did humans start growing plants in containers? How did in

Horticulturati: The Full Monty Don

We're back with a salute to Monty Don, beloved British gardening expert, author, and fashion icon, whose infectious passion for plants is boosting our spirits through thi

Horticulturati: Conservation Design

On this episode, we dive into ecologist Douglas Tallamy's books Nature's Best Hope (2019) and The Living Landscape (2014, with Rick Darke). Tallamy's work takes native pl

Horticulturati: Pocket Prairies with John Hart Asher

We sat down at the picnic table with John Hart Asher, host of Central Texas Gardener and Cofounder/Senior Environmental Designer at Blackland Collaborative to talk about

Horticulturati: Designing for Maintenance & "The Soul of a Farmer"

Happy New Year! We're back from vacation with a discussion of a book that is very much in the Horticulturati wheelhouse, The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden. Author Roy

Horticulturati: Growing a Vision with Barton Springs Nursery

If you have a passion for plants, you probably love plant shopping. Our local garden centers are more than just a place to source nursery stock; they're a designer's trov

Horticulturati: Garden Design Part II

A year ago, we recorded a long and rambly episode on garden design. Now we're making it an October tradition! Revisiting the subject, we realize our approaches to design

Horticulturati: Dividing & Multiplying Plants

When you have too many plants, it's time to make more! That's gardener logic for you. Fall is a great time to divide perennials and save seeds - but how? We dig into thes

Horticulturati: Cleveland and the Cuyahoga River Fires

Fresh off a hometown visit to Cleveland, Colleen brings us the story of the Cuyahoga: a river once so polluted with industrial sludge, it burned. At least thirteen times.

Horticulturati: A Gardener's Guide to Honeybees (Part 2)

At long last, here's the second installment of our bee-stravaganza! Leah interviews beekeeper Tara Chapman, owner of Two Hives Honey, about the intricate connection betwe

Horticulturati: Gardener's Guide to Honeybees (Part I of II)

Enter the hive with us for another classic critter topic: BEES! We recorded so much on bees that we have to split this bee-nanza into a two-parter! In part one, Leah suit

Beyond Permaculture with Cassiopeia Farm

Welcome to Hothouse Season 2! If you follow any flower farmers on Instagram, the romance may be all too tempting: picture yourself quitting the city, fixing up an old far

The Horticulturati: Owl Hours

Springtime is owl time. Owlets be hatching. Fledglings be fledging. Owl  cams be streaming. Enter, with us, the kingdom of the night, as we celebrate these mysterious and

Horticulturati: Thawing Out

On this Horticulturati, we return from hiatus with tales of the Snowpocalypse -- or  Snowmageddon, Snowvid, whatever you want to call it -- to document the record-breakin