Ep. 270 - A Native Plant Based Life
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2020
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
This episode is all about celebrating native plants both in the wild and in the garden. We are joined by environmentalist, author, and garden designer Lyndon Penner to talk about his life-long obsession with Canada's amazing diversity of native plants. From the mountains to the prairies, Lyndon is a lover of all things botanical. He began growing plants at the tender age of 3 and designed his first perennial border at 9 and hasn't stopped since. Lyndon not only designs native plant gardens, he also writes about them and has authored numerous books centered around gardening in regions with short growing seasons. It is always a blast geeking out about native plants with people like Lyndon so join us for a fun discussion about the wonders of native plants. This episode is sponsored by The Great Courses Plus and was produced in part by Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Dana, Chloe, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Vaibhav, Kendall, Christina, Brett, Jocelyn, Kathleen, Ethan, Kaylee, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Donica, Chris, Shamora, Alana, Laura, Alice, Sarah, Rachel, Joanna, Griff, Philip, Paul, Matthew, Clark, Bobby, Kate, Steven, Brittney, McMansion Hell, Joey, Catherine, Brandon, Hall, Vegreville Creek and Wetlands Fund, Kevin, Oliver, John, Johansson, Christina, Jared, Hannah, Katy Pye, Brandon, Gwen, Carly, Stephen, Botanical Tours, Moonwort Studios, Liba, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, doeg, Clifton, Stephanie, Benjamin, Eli, Rachael, Plant By Design, Philip, Brent, Ron, Tim, Homestead Brooklyn, Brodie, Kevin, Sophia, Mark, Rens, Bendix, Irene, Holly, Caitlin, Manuel, Jennifer, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to the In Defensive Plants podcast, the official podcast of |
| 0:04.4 | Indefensive Plants.com. |
| 0:06.2 | What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How's everyone doing this week? |
| 0:10.5 | Today I get to geek out about plants with another amazing native plant gardener. |
| 0:14.5 | Joining us is Lyndon Penner, who wears many hats within the greater plant community. |
| 0:18.9 | He's a radio host, garden columnist, horticultural |
| 0:21.8 | consultant, professional landscape designer, and author. He's written books that specifically |
| 0:26.6 | focus on using native plants in climates that don't necessarily boast very long-growing seasons. |
| 0:31.3 | But Lyndon is a lover of all things botany and his ability to communicate a love and appreciation for native plants |
| 0:38.3 | and get complex ecological ideas into the hands of people who need to hear them is |
| 0:42.6 | some of the best around it was such a joy to talk to Lyndon and I don't want to |
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| 0:54.8 | You're listening to In Defense of Plants. |
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