Ep. 280 - At the Intersection of Conservation and Horticulture
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2020
⏱️ 62 minutes
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In this episode we are joined by Conservation Horticulturist Emma Neigel of the Atlanta Botanical Garden to talk about the intersection of horticulture and conservation. When it comes to plant conservation, it isn't enough to just study why plants are rare, we must also learn what they need to grow and thrive. Being able to grown and propagate rare plants offers many species the hope of a brighter future. Join Emma and me as we discuss everything from growing rare milkweeds to finding new populations of endangered orchids in the wild and everything in between. This podcast was produced in part by Mikey, Rhiannon, Michelle, Kate, German, Joerg, Alejandra, Cathy, Jordan, Judy, Steve, 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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| 0:26.5 | Hello everyone and welcome to the In Defensive Plants podcast, the official podcast of |
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| 0:32.2 | What's up? This is your host Matt. Welcome to the show. How's everyone doing this week? |
| 0:36.2 | Today we're talking about one of my favorite topics of all time, growing plants for the |
| 0:40.4 | purposes of conservation. |
| 0:42.7 | Today we welcome to the podcast Emma Nigel. |
| 0:45.2 | She's the conservation horticulturist for the Atlanta Botanical Garden, and she works at |
| 0:48.9 | their safeguarding nursery, which means she manages and takes care of some of the Southeast's |
| 0:53.7 | rarest plants. And of course at the center of some of the Southeast's rarest plants. |
| 0:55.5 | And of course, at the center of all of this is conservation, making sure that these plants have a future in today's ever-changing world. |
| 1:02.9 | It's an incredible position, and she's able to get her hands into the conservation process in a lot of ways. |
| 1:08.4 | For instance, you're going to hear a lot about how she's using species distribution modeling to try to locate new populations of rare plants for the purpose of |
| 1:16.6 | safeguarding. So, I don't want to keep you from this at all. This is one of the most fascinating |
| 1:20.5 | topics in the world to me. I just love the idea of combining horticulture and conservation. |
| 1:25.8 | So, without further ado, here is my conversation with Emma Nigel. |
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