We Dig Plants
211 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsWe Dig Plants® brings the Culture to Horticulture. Examining our human interaction with plants via authors, industry professionals, historians, plants people, cooks, gardeners & artists and combining our 20 plus years of designing gardens, we delve into the magic, power and influence of plants within a global context and share that charm with international listeners.
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Episode 111: Plants of the Crusades with Scott D. Appell
September 16, 2013 22:21 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBCulinary horticulturist Scott D. Appell returns to We Dig Plants to talk about the botanical effects of the Crusades! Alice Marcus-Krieg and Carmen Devito talk with Scott from his home in Puerto Rico about the ornamental and edible plants that were introduced to Europe and beyond after the Crusades. Hear what plants were revered for religious reasons, and what plants from the Middle East were discovered and used for medicinal reasons. How did the fall of the Roman Empire and subsequent geolo...
Episode 110: Plant Genetics with Dr. Kim Hummer
September 09, 2013 20:47 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBAlice Marcus-Krieg and Carmen Devito are back for their fourth season of We Dig Plants! Tune into this episode to learn about some of the new and exciting editions to the weekly program, including raffles and “The Horticultural Honor Roll”! Today’s guest is Dr. Kim Hummer, a USDA researcher and specialty crop curator based in Coravallis, Oregon. Learn what plant genetics Dr. Hummer studies in the Pacific Northwest, and why it’s her duty to study and conserve these varieties. Hear how Dr. Hum...
Episode 109: America’s Oldest Seed House
March 11, 2013 22:04 - 43 minutes - 34.6 MBWhat Would You Plant as a Farmer in 1784? On the season finale of We Dig Plants, Celebrate 229 Years of Service to America’s Farmers & Gardeners with Barbara Melera of America’s Oldest Seed House, Landreth’s. The D. Landreth Seed Company has been providing its customers with one of the most extensive selections of fine lawn and garden seeds in the world. Their founders introduced into the United States some of the most beloved flowers and vegetables known today including the Zinnia, the whit...
Episode 108: Public vs. Private Gardening
March 04, 2013 22:08 - 31 minutes - 24.9 MBWhat are the differences between public and private gardening? This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg are talking with Aly Fox, Head Gardener at Groundworks, Inc., and public garden designer, Ronda Brand. Hear about Aly and Ronda’s backgrounds in horticulture, and how their training influenced their careers. Learn about the social impact of public landscape design, and the peculiarities of working for a private client. What elements are important for Ronda take into...
Episode 107: Bill Laws
February 18, 2013 23:09 - 31 minutes - 25.2 MBWhat plants have shaped civilization and culture? This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito chats with Bill Laws, writer, journalist, and author of the book 50 Plants That Changed the Course of History! Tune in to this episode to hear Carmen and Bill discuss some of the more unlikely heroic plants. Find out about the classification of onions, and how sweet peas helped spawn modern genetic research. How have economies been altered by plants like ginger and ferns? Bill talks about some plants ...
Episode 106: Mycophiliac Eugenia Bone
February 11, 2013 22:29 - 33 minutes - 26.6 MBWe Dig Fungus! On today’s episode of We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are joined by Eugenia Bone, author of Mycophilia. Tune into this episode to hear Eugenia talk about the similarities between fungi and animals, and the pervasiveness of fungi in our ecosystem. Learn how plants often depend on fungi for nutrients through symbiosis! How have fungal infections of food supplies caused mass hysteria in the past? Also, did you know that most plants are inhabited by fungi? Lear...
Episode 105: Orchids with Dave Horak
February 04, 2013 22:12 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MBLearn the delicate art of orchid growing on this week’s episode of We Dig Plants. Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito call up orchid expert Dave Horak of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the Greater New York Orchid Society. Learn about the origins of the Greater New York Orchid Society, and why public perceptions of the plant have changed over the years. Hear why orchids are able to grow in most climates! How have orchid prices and overexposure popularized different varieties and species of ...
Episode 104: Public Parks with Lynden Miller
January 28, 2013 22:06 - 34 minutes - 27.7 MBLynden Miller designs gardens for the people! This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg are chatting on the phone with public park garden designer, Lynden Miller. Lynden was a painter when she redesigned and restored the Central Park Conservatory Garden. Since then, Lynden has designed gardens in Madison Square Park, Wagner Park, the Central Park Zoo, and more! Listen in to hear Lynden discuss the need for parks and plants in low income neighborhoods. Learn about the i...
Episode 103: Joe Wolfson
January 21, 2013 22:17 - 35 minutes - 28.3 MBJoe Wolfson brings Southern cuisine to Connecticut at Terrain! This week on We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are chatting with Joe about taking the garden into the kitchen! Hear why Joe decided to move up North from South Carolina. Has the North affected Joe’s cooking? Hear about Joe’s farm-to-table mentality, and how his formal training has helped him better understand food and seasonality. Learn about Terrain’s garden center, and find out what herbs Joe prefers in the ki...
Episode 102: Why Grow That When You Can Grow This?
January 14, 2013 21:56 - 37 minutes - 29.8 MBAndrew Keys is talking about regional climates and gardening with Alice Marcus Krieg on this week’s episode of We Dig Plants. Andrew is the author of the new book Why Grow That When You Can Grow This?, which is about alternatives for less versatile, popular plants. Tune into this episode to learn what grows heartily in the Northeast, and some healthy counterparts for exotic plants. Learn what trees and shrubs are suitable for your region! Hear about a few plant varieties that cover most of t...
Episode 101: James Jiler
January 07, 2013 22:17 - 36 minutes - 29.4 MBWe travel to Miami, Florida on this week’s episode of We Dig Plants! Alice Marcus-Krieg and Carmen Devito are speaking with garden designer and educator James Jiler. James is known for his past work at Rikers Island with his jail-to-street horticulture program, and is the currently running Urban GreenWorks in Miami. Hear about the benefits of gardening for inmates and at-risk youth. Tune in to hear James talk about the prevalence of organic farming in South Florida. Learn why James finds it ...
Episode 100: The 100th Episode!
December 17, 2012 22:02 - 42 minutes - 34 MBToday on We Dig Plants, hosts Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg celebrate the airing of their 100th episode! They begin the show with a list of their favorite things! Here about their favorite plants, fellow gardeners, and memories of their early gardens. These enthusiastic horticulturalists talk about the incredible journey that has taken them from constructing seaweed sculptures to a six story tall garden in New York City. They have a true passion for all things plants and their love is...
Episode 99: Yards with Billy Goodnick
December 10, 2012 21:59 - 37 minutes - 29.7 MBToday on We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are talking with Billy Goodnick: gardener, musician, and author of Yards: Turn Any Outdoor Space Into the Garden of Your Dreams. Tune into this episode to learn about the correlations between music and gardening! Billy also talks about his blog entitled Crimes Against Horticulture, and why he decided to focus on plant torture. How did bonsai trees peak Billy’s gardening interest. Tune in to find out how Billy differentiates between...
Episode 98: Growing a Greener World with Joe Lamp’l
December 03, 2012 22:15 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week on We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are talking with Joe Lamp’l, Executive Producer and Host of the television show Growing a Greener World. Tune in to hear Joe talk about his “roots” in gardening, and how he got started hosting and producing garden television. Joe discusses the overlapping worlds of gardening, sustainability, and food, and how he hopes that his show can bring gardening to other like-minded people. Hear about some of Joe’s favorite Growing a Gree...
Episode 97: Food Rescue with City Harvest
November 26, 2012 22:16 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThis week on We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus Krieg is once again by herself interviewing Matthew Reich, the Vice President of City Harvest. City Harvest is a food rescue organization that saves surplus food from restaurants, retailers, and farmers and donates them to food pantries and soup kitchens all across the five boroughs. Tune in to learn about the food supply chain, and how much food is often wasted in all steps of the food production process. Hear how City Harvest has built relationships...
Episode 96: Harvest with Richard Horan
November 19, 2012 22:15 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBOn this week’s episode of We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus Krieg is hosting by herself. Alice is talking with Richard Horan, the author of Harvest: An Adventure into the Heart of America’s Family Farms. Tune into this episode to hear why the politics of illegal immigration inspired Richard to become a farm worker. How did Richard’s background in gardening prepare him to become a farmer? What parallels does Richard see in the disciplines of writing and farming? Tune in to hear some of Richard’s fa...
Episode 95: David Austin Roses with Michael Marriott
November 12, 2012 22:22 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBThis week on We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg are joined via the telephone by Michael Marriott, the rosarian at David Austin Roses. David Austin is now 86 years old, and is still an enthusiastic plant breeder! Tune into this episode to learn about the myth of the English Rose, and how roses have developed to over time and through numerous cross-breeding experiments. Learn about the differences between old and modern rose species, and why some rose hybrids seem to lack “cha...
Episode 94: The Nursery Industry with Maria Zampini
October 22, 2012 21:23 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBThis week on We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg are talking with experienced horticulturist Maria Zampini. Maria is a co-founder of UPSHOOT Horticulture, and writer for American Nurseryman Magazine and Nursery Management. Tune into this episode to hear Carmen, Alice, and Maria talk about the importance of marketing in the gardening industry. Why is gardening behind other industries in terms of branding and promotion? Hear Maria talk about how she hopes that HGTV will push ga...
Episode 93: Noel Kingsbury 2.0
October 15, 2012 21:09 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBNoel Kingsbury returns on this week’s installment of We Dig Plants! Noel is a horticulturist, garden designer, and contributor to publications such as House & Garden, The Financial Times, and Acta Horticulturae. Tune in to hear Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg talk with Noel about the importance and difficulty of gathering plant knowledge. Noel also talks about his upcoming trip to South America, where he plans to assist a young gardener in using native Uruguayan plants in garden design....
Episode 92: The Columbian Exchange with Scott D. Appell
October 08, 2012 21:14 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBCarmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg are talking about the Columbian Exchange on this week’s episode of We Dig Plants. But don’t misconstrue this discussion as a celebration! On the phone is culinary horticulturist and historian Scott D. Appell to talk about the history of some our favorite New World plants. Learn about the origins of corn, and how it developed as a human-bred crop. How did European settlers influence Native American cooking techniques? Learn about the history of other fruit...
Episode 91: Southern Living with Rebecca Bull Reed
October 01, 2012 21:15 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBWelcome to another episode of We Dig Plants! Today, Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Kreig are joined via the phone lines by Rebecca Bull Reed, the Associate Garen Editor of Southern Living Magazine. Rebecca is a horticulturist who entered the world of garden writing and journalism almost by accident! Hear how Rebecca left her job in agricultural chemical sales to design at a small gardening store. Tune in to hear Carmen and Alice talk with Rebecca about her GWA award-winning article, “Lush Li...
Episode 90: Then She Fell with Third Rail Projects
September 24, 2012 22:06 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBCarmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg are back with all new episodes of We Dig Plants! This week, Carmen and Alice discuss one of their recent garden projects with Tom Pearson and Jennine Willett Millman of Third Rail Projects. Carmen and Alice designed a site-specific garden for Then She Fell, a Victorian Alice in Wonderland interpretation that takes place inside of the old Greenpoint Hospital building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Hear about how the tension is created by the contrasting settin...
Episode 89: Coach Mark Smallwood
March 15, 2012 18:40 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBThis week on We Dig Plants, Carmen DeVito is re-joined by Mark “Coach” Smallwood, Executive Director of Rodale Institute and Green Mission specialist for Whole Foods. Carmen and Mark talk about everything from soil management courses to beekeeping. Learn why backyard beekeepers are much better suited for honeybees and why colony collapse disorder is commonly misunderstood. Learn more about composting and hear some practical growing tips from “Coach”. This program was sponsored by Whole Foods...
Episode 88: Blake Schreck
March 08, 2012 20:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBThis week on We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito talks with Blake Schreck, founder of Garden Tool Company. Carmen and Blake talk about the importance of using and purchasing high quality garden tools. Tune in to learn what makes strong, long-lasting tools- whether it be steel quality, the firing process, or the type of wood used in the handles. What is Blake’s list of essential gardening tools? Listen to find out! This show was sponsored by Cain Winery. “[The manufacturers of ‘lifetime’ tools] hav...
Episode 87: Margaret Roach
February 23, 2012 21:48 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBThis week on We Dig Plants, Carmen DeVito sits down and chats with Margaret Roach, former editorial director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia turned organic gardener. Listen in and hear how she left her successful live in NYC behind to find peace in the garden. Learn more about Margaret’s inspiring story and hear how plants taught her to let go and why there’s no such thing as “enough”. This program was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons. “With things that you treasure, whether it’s a...
Episode 86: The Founding Gardeners
February 16, 2012 20:12 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBThis week on We Dig Plants tune in for a transatlantic conversation with renown garden historian Andrea Wulf. Calling from across the pond Ms. Wulfe gives us an in-depth history lesson of the plants of the revolutionary times based upon her recent book, The Founding Gardeners. From the seeds that Benjamin Franklin sent over from England right before the Declaration of Independence to the gardens at Monticello, learn about the fascinating way in which America came into its own true horticultu...
Episode 85: All About Herbs
February 09, 2012 19:23 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBIt’s all about herbs this week on We Dig Plants. Hosts Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus-Krieg welcome writer, author, and all around herb-lover Ellen Spector Platt to talk about the uses and ease of use, even in small urban environments, of planting herbs. Her favorite herb right now? Lavender. She’s even written a book about it! Learn all about this fragrant herb and others on this episode of We Dig Plants. This episode is sponsored by Fairway Market. “It’s a lot of bang for your buck with h...
Episode 84: Jason Colucci
February 02, 2012 19:40 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThis week We Dig Plants prepares you to deal with your inevitable Super Bowl hangover with special guest Jason Colucci, host of HRN’s own The Morning After. But not to worry! This trio has gathered to let you in on some of the best herbal headache and hangover cures. Learn about some of the stranger cures from ancient times (goat dung!) to some more modern ones such as Hovenia dulcis. This episode is sponsored by White Oak Pastures. “My cure to get me through three hours of a shift is a pac...
Episode 83: Susan Lacerte
January 26, 2012 19:42 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThis week on We Dig Plants we move away from Brooklyn and take a look at another borough: Queens. Susan Lacerte, executive director of the Queens Botanical Garden, joins hosts Alice Marcus-Krieg and Carmen Devito to shed light on the great cultural and technical history behind the garden— from its green architecture and design (it is a LEED Certified building and has a sustainable rose garden!) to the many different community and cultural activities that the garden hosts year round. This epi...
Episode 82: MANTS
January 19, 2012 19:19 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBThis week the ladies of We Dig Plants are fresh back from MANTS. What is MANTS you ask? Tune in to find out more about the history and goings on of the Mid-Atlantic Nusrsery Trade Show from hosts Alice and Carmen including the perennial plant of the year, the dangers of an advancing Boxwood blight, and how an industry concerned with greenery is trying to go green with rice hulls and other innovative products and techniques. This episode is sponsored by Whole Foods Market. “The perennial pla...
Episode 81: Ft. Green Park Renovation
January 05, 2012 19:46 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week on We Dig Plants Carmen & Alice explore the history of parks in New York City with John Krawchuk, Director of Historic Preservation of New York Parks & Recreation. Learn about the story of Fort Greene Park (then known as Washington Park), Brooklyn’s first park! Find out what renovation plans are in store for this beautiful historic park. This episode was sponsored by Fairway Market. “So many of the great landscape architects worked on Fort Greene Park. It was Brooklyn’s first park...
Episode 80: Plants Down Under
December 22, 2011 19:33 - 37 minutes - 34 MBEver wonder what makes horticulture unique “down under” in Australia? On the final installment of We Dig Plants in 2011, Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Krieg talk with Rodger Elliot, author of “Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation”, recipient of the Australian Institute of Horticulture’s Award for Excellence, the Australian Natural History Medallion, and the Royal Horticultural Society (London) Gold Veitch Memorial Medal. Tune in to hear what drove him to create this e...
Episode 79: Ethnobotany
December 15, 2011 19:32 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBThis week on We Dig Plants, Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Kreig delve into ethno-botany with Dr. Ina Vandebroek, Ethnomedical Research Specialist at the Institute of Economic Botany at New York Botanical Garden. They discuss the role plants play in medicine and how in other cultures herbal remedies and traditional healing methods are trusted more than conventional health care. Learn more more about ethnobotany, immigrant health and more on a very informative episode of We Dig Plants. This e...
Episode 78: The Gowanus Canal Conservancy
December 08, 2011 19:42 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBThis week on We Dig Plants gets down and dirty with the Gowanus Canal. Joined by Jeff Hutchinson and Erikof the Gowanus Canal Conservancy hosts Alice Marcus-Krieg and Carmen DeVito talk about what the Conservancy is doing to follow their mission to be a “steward for the preservation, restoration and green development of the Gowanus Canal and its environs for the greater good of the community”, from their compost project to volunteerism. This episode is sponsored by Fairway Market.
Episode 77: Heavy Petal Nursery
December 01, 2011 20:26 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBThis week on We Dig Plants, Carmen & Alice are joined by Bruce Bailey, owner of Heavy Petal Nursery in Moses Lake, WA. Bruce explains what makes him a rock and roll gardener and how horticultural life is so unique in Moses Lake. Tune in to learn about the West Coast gardening mentality and hear about everything from antique roses to growing risky crops in the name of love! This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market
Episode 76: Mark Smallwood and The Rodale Institute
November 17, 2011 19:45 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBThis week We Dig Plants welcomes esteemed guest Mark Smallwood, who is the Executive Director of the prestigious Rodale Institute. Tune in for an extremely important and pertinent episode on issues from genetics to the 2012 Farm Bill. Did you know that according to the Farming Systems Trial, the longest-running side-by-side U.S. study comparing conventional chemical agriculture with organic methods, organic yields match conventional and outperform them in years of drought and environmental d...
Episode 75: Leaf Magazine
November 10, 2011 19:47 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBThis week on We Dig Plants, Carmen & Alice are joined by Susan Cohan & Rochelle Greayer of the brand new horticulture publication “Leaf”. Tune in to learn more about how gardening, landscape design and farming are all related and well represented in this forward thinking magazine. Find out how Susan & Rochelle founded “Leaf” and what it takes to run a successful publication in today’s digital age. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
Episode 74: All About Moss
November 03, 2011 18:38 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBGet read to get mossy with ladies of We Dig Plants and guest David Spain of Moss and Stone Gardens. Did you know that moss is a bryophyte and thus has no vasculature? Learn about this primal plant, how it grows, how to cultivate it, as well some of the more interesting uses for moss (think malt smoking) on this episode about nature’s natural carpeting. This episode is sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons
Episode 73: Pumpkins
October 27, 2011 20:20 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBWe Dig Plants is back!! Tune in for a special Halloween themed edition of HRN’s gardening show as Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen DeVito speak with Susan Warren, author of “Backyard Giants: The Passionate, Heartbreaking, and Glorious Quest to Grow the Biggest Pumpkin Ever”. Listen in as Susan explains how pumpkins are grown and what challenges are faced with in the quest to provide American’s with their favorite fall holiday accompaniment. Learn about prize growing and why people are obsessed ...
Episode 72: Tomatoes
July 31, 2011 20:06 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBThis week’s episode of We Dig Plants focuses on the tomato. Learn about its origins, applications and more as Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Krieg are joined by gastronomic historian Sarah Lohman who adds some great history while serving up a delicious and unique Bloody Mary on-air. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market>.
Episode 71: Peaches
July 24, 2011 20:49 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBThis week on We Dig Plants, the ladies of Groundworks Inc explore the properties and history of one of summer’s best fruits – the Peach. Tune in to learn about everything from ancient peach pits to growing tips for peach trees. Later in the show, Chef Erica Wides calls in to share some preparation tips and insight on the delicious fruit. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market. Download MP3
Episode 70: Herbarium & NY Metropolitan Flora Project
July 17, 2011 20:21 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBThis week’s episode of We Dig Plants sees Camen DeVito and Alice Marcus Krieg sitting down with Paul Harwood of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to discuss the purpose and history of herbariums and explore the roots of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and other educational Brooklyn institutions. Later in the show, Steve Glenn explains what’s behind the NY Metropolitan Flora Project and what the future holds for botanical research. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
Episode 69: Weeds
July 10, 2011 20:05 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBRichard Mabey visits We Dig Plants this week to discuss his new book titled “Weeds”. Richard explores the vast history of these “undesirables” found in almost every garden and farm by planters around the world. From archeological seeds to ground elder to bindweed, Richard explains the amazing intelligence of these plants and their evolution over time, including their existence before humans. This episode is sponsored by Hearst Ranch.
Episode 67: Nursery Ownership & Rural Pursuit
June 12, 2011 19:03 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBTune into this week’s episode of We Dig Plants as Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Krieg are joined by friend and head of Loomis Creek Nursery, Bob Hyland. Bob & the girls discuss what it takes to make a real garden entrepreneur. This show is a must-listen for anybody considering opening their own nursery one day! This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery
Episode 66: Horticulture Magazine
June 05, 2011 19:19 - 39 minutes - 36 MBThis week on We Dig Plants, Carmen & Alice chat with Patty Craft, the Managing Editor of Horticulture Magazine. They discuss the current state of print media and how times are changing for those in the world of publication. Tune in to learn about the future of horticulture and how garden enthusiasts share their passion through social media, the internet, and old fashioned print media. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.
Episode 65: Stephen Potenzano
May 23, 2011 22:56 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBWhat do ancient Egyptian pharisees and irrigation have in common? Find out on this weeks episode of We Dig Plants where Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg are joined by Stephen Potenzano of Potenzano Irrigation. From the history of irrigation to the advanced and efficient systems of today the group covers it all.
Episode 64: Spring Diets
May 23, 2011 22:45 - 37 minutes - 34 MBSpring is in the air and flowers are beginning to bloom so why not add some to your food for the perfect spring diet? This week Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg guide us in our search for that perfect and unusual addition to any spring dish. From the peony roots to stuffed squash blossoms, learn tips about how to identify, prepare, and cook your edible flowers. This episode is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
Episode 63: Botanical Latin Part 2
May 23, 2011 21:45 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBThis week on We Dig Plants Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg continue their linguistic exploration of botanical Latin with the help of friend and culinary horticulturist Scott D. Appell. Learn what the different Latin endings from -icus to -ens mean in term of location, color, discoverer and how Carl Linneaus developed and compiled the taxonomic classification for botanists. Later on, learn how the use of DNA testing is remapping classical botanical taxonomy as we know it.
Episode 62: Botanical Latin Part 1
May 01, 2011 21:45 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBFriend of the show Scott Appel joins Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Krieg on this week’s episode of We Dig Plants. Scott is on the show to discuss botanical latin and why it means so much to horticulture. Learn why plants are related not by their appearance but by their reproductive properties and find out more about how the Latin language is second to none when it comes to classification and taxonomy. This episode was sponsored by The Barterhouse.