Hi, everybody. This is Joe Lampel, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner Show.

If you were a gardener who's ever planted a native milkweed or swapped out your Bradford pear for an oak tree,

chances are Doug Talami had something to do with it. He's the reason so many of us now see our yards,

not just as pretty places, but as vital habitats.

His books like Bringing Nature Home and Nature's Best Hope have sparked a nationwide movement

and thousands of questions along the way. And now Doug's flipping the switch. After years of

speaking, teaching, and answering all the, but what about, and can I still,

questions from gardeners and nature lovers alike, Doug has gathered the most common, the most

urgent, the most important questions, and answered them in his newest book, How Can I Help?

In today's episode, we dig into what inspired him to write it, the questions he just had to tackle,

and how every one of us, no matter where we live, can be part of a bigger solution, one yard

at a time. So let's jump in, and as we do, thanks to our sponsors for today's episode.

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Over the last few weeks, you've probably noticed I've been sharing some of the virtues of the ultimate

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comfortably and safely carry

what I consider to be the three most important gardening tools right by my side every time I

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