Ep. 306 - The Art & Science of Rock Gardening
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2021
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Rock gardening is so much more than gardening with rocks. No one knows this better than Panayoti Kelaidis. A self-proclaimed acolyte in the cathedral of chlorophyll, Panayoti has spent a lifetime steeped in plants and gardening. As you will learn, rock gardening is truly a magnificent blend of science and art that celebrates plants as organisms and brings people together from all across the world. Join us as we take a deep dive on what it means to be a rock gardener. This podcast was produced in part by Kali, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Melody, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Cynthia, John, Ashley, Peter, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Grif, Jules, Joan, Les, Marabeth, Ali, Margaret, Southside Plants, Robert, Keiko, Bryce, Brittany, Helen, Amanda, 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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| 0:26.9 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Indefensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of |
| 0:31.6 | IndefensivePlants.com. |
| 0:33.1 | What's up? This is your host, Matt. |
| 0:34.4 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:35.5 | How's everyone doing this week? |
| 0:37.1 | I, for one, |
| 0:37.8 | am doing fantastic because my book was released this Tuesday, and in less than 24 hours, |
| 0:44.1 | most vendors completely sold out of it. That's amazing, and I thank everyone who purchased |
| 0:48.9 | a copy so far. I know there's a lot of delays in shipping from various vendors. Unfortunately, |
| 0:53.3 | I have no control over that. |
| 0:55.2 | I just ask that you stay patient. I'm sure it's going to work itself out. It's just the nature of the beast right now. Books are still for sale through Mango, the publisher, and I'll put up a link in the show notes in case you still want to get your hands on a copy where it's not sold out, but I can't guarantee those are going to last for much longer. So thank you again. But today I'm super excited for my guest, because |
| 1:16.1 | it's been a long time in the making. Joining us is Paniyote Calliades. Panayote is an amazing |
| 1:22.6 | plantsman. He's the senior curator and director of outreach at the Denver Botanical Garden, |
| 1:27.2 | and he is also |
| 1:28.5 | the sitting president of the North American Rock Gardening Society, and that is exactly what |
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