031-Botanical Latin 101: The Non-Geek’s Guide to the Language of Plants
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Joe Lamp'l
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 21 December 2017
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Learning Botanical Latin 101 is the gold standard for gardeners who really want to start expanding their knowledge of plant names. But finding resources for learning the official language of plants can be a challenge. Few classes are offered to the public around the country on the topic (Botanical Gardens are your best bet), and […]
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover |
| 0:08.6 | everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required. |
| 0:13.0 | And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, |
| 0:18.4 | Joe Lampel. |
| 0:19.6 | Hi everybody, thanks for listening to the Joe Gardner Show, I'm Joe Lampel, the Joe Behind |
| 0:24.0 | Joe Gardner. |
| 0:25.0 | It's episode 31, and class is in session. |
| 0:29.2 | I'm calling this one Botanical Latin 101, the non geeks guide to the language of plants. |
| 0:36.0 | Can I just tell you that I'm really excited about this particular episode today? |
| 0:40.4 | It's one I've been wanting to do for a long time, but frankly, it's not the easiest one |
| 0:45.6 | to present in a way that's effortless to consume audibly, and without getting too geeky |
| 0:51.3 | or deep into a language that you really can't relate to. |
| 0:55.4 | But fear not, because we have solved all those challenges, and then some today is we learn |
| 1:00.6 | a little about the history and language of botanical Latin. |
| 1:04.2 | Now the key is making sure that in a 101 level class or podcast in this case, you don't |
| 1:09.6 | dive too deep, and that you have the right person to present the information. |
| 1:14.9 | And today we have just the person to do that. |
| 1:17.8 | Now before I introduce our guest expert today, I want to throw in my two cents on why you |
| 1:22.9 | need to listen to this podcast just in case you're on the fence. |
| 1:26.4 | Stay right here. |
| 1:28.2 | First, the system used to give every plant its own unique name, that one true name that's |
| 1:33.8 | the same no matter where you go in the world. |
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