Mothering Earth - 72 - Garden Ethics

07/31/20 • 25 min

Open your mind and your heart to a new way of thinking about gardens! Garden spaces are not just for humans, but for all the creatures that live there, including animals, insects and birds. In this program, my guest, author and garden designer Benjamin Vogt, introduces us to gardens that are designed ethically, and which are therefore good for our Earth.

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Mothering Earth - 71 - Wildscapes for Birds

Wildscapes are places you can create anywhere there is a bit of space, combined with a desire to be closer to wildlife. Many people like to attract birds, in order to observe them more closely. In this program wildscape expert Kelly Simon provides the dos and don'ts for your bird-friendly wildscape.

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Mothering Earth - 73 - Fungi

Fungi are fascinating organisms that come in many forms and sizes, from almost invisible to the naked eye, to giant mushrooms. Scientifically speaking, fungi are a kingdom of spore-producing organisms that include mushrooms, yeasts and molds. They are different from other living things in that their cell walls are made of a compound called “chitin”. We eat fungi, which we call mushrooms. Fungi are important decomposers of dead plant material. Fungi known as mycorrhizae live in soil and are essential for plants because they help plants absorb soil nutrients. In this program, we peer into the world of fungi with Phillip Balke, President of the Central Texas Mycological Society.