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The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l

338-Ecological Landscape Design: Form and Function

The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l

Joe Lamp'l

Hobbies, Home & Garden, Leisure

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Ecological landscape design is the practice of making meadows and gardens that are both pleasing to the eye and functional parts of the ecosystem, providing resources and habitat for essential wildlife. To share the principles of ecological landscape design and why it is so needed, returning to the podcast this week is landscape designer and author Owen Wormser.

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0:00.0

Hi everybody, it's Joe Lample, the Joe Behind Joe Gardener and welcome to the Joe Gardener

0:04.7

show.

0:05.9

You likely know by now, if you've been around here for just even a short while, I am very

0:10.5

much in favor of ecological gardening and sharing the steps that we can take to practice

0:15.4

that, the easy tangible ways that we can be more environmentally responsible under the

0:20.8

context of ecological gardening, a relatively new term, but a very important one indeed.

0:26.9

Today's conversation is with Owen Wormser.

0:29.4

He is my returning guest.

0:31.0

He's an expert in regenerative landscape design and he is now practicing ecological gardening

0:37.0

and design with his business.

0:39.6

When we had him on a previous podcast, it was to discuss his newly released book at

0:43.4

the time, Lawns and the Meadows, growing a regenerative landscape, which is about replacing

0:49.2

a deadscape called Lawn with low maintenance eco-friendly Meadows according to Owen.

0:54.8

Over the years, Owen learned to use regenerative low maintenance practices and designing and

0:59.1

building landscapes in Western Massachusetts, where his company is based.

1:03.7

A bound design is his company name and they provide metal design, consulting and installation

1:09.4

services.

1:10.4

But now, much of his work also includes practicing and educating his clients on the benefits

1:15.0

and importance of ecological gardening and design.

1:17.8

So I thought it would be interesting to hear from Owen's perspective how he utilizes

1:22.4

ecological design and consulting and his practice and his overall assessment from his perspective

1:29.0

as an industry professional incorporating these techniques into his practice every day.

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