Leave the Leaves or Leave

Love Winter, Hate Ice

Welcome to Gardening for Hot People! This episode we talk about: baby trees, not so baby trees, pine whorls, winter walks, mycelium networks, marcescence, snags, animal snow burrows and tracks, fat bears, how migration is natural, megafauna, being nice to pigeons, and swear a lot but manage to keep things light even when this ish is serious. As the founder of We of Earth, Mikayla Bishop, is a huge nature nerd. She grew up romping around her backyard and the woods, scrambling up rocks, hunting for bugs, brewing up mud potions, carving sticks, and playing lots of make-believe. Nature keeps her grounded, and Mikayla knew she wanted to encourage and guide others to experience the magic of the Earth. Using her education degree, she shifted from classroom teaching to nature education. Her “life’s purpose” is not related to a career at all. Nature educator doesn’t feel like a job—it’s a passion that she feels blessed to share with people everyday through her company. We of Earth offers a variety of ways to deepen our connection with nature through: social media content, workshops for all ages, public community events, private events, corporate team engagement programs, and customized curriculum or program development for schools and educational institutions, parks & recreation departments, companies, or anyone looking to engage with nature in a unique and playful way! Find out more here: https://www.weofearth.co/ [https://www.weofearth.co/] Stuff we mentioned: https://www.lucemass.org/ [https://www.lucemass.org/] Sibley Tree Flashcards [https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/sibley-backyard-birding-flashcards-revised-and-updated-100-common-birds-of-eastern-and-western-north-america/37107803/item/54867547/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_new_condition_books_high_14637440387&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=593819619485&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=14637440387&gbraid=0AAAAADwY45iyc2S_wr82l02a2IQe9tm6H&gclid=CjwKCAiAkvDMBhBMEiwAnUA9BdPmdqLakiRv8I75Y2y0rYhsvxFkmOqCCgHr7QztZZbyqaBfKAg_-RoCxAYQAvD_BwE#isbn=0593578546&idiq=54867547] Fat Bear Week [https://explore.org/fat-bear-week]

Leave the Leaves or Leave

Welcome BACK to Gardening for Hot People! This episode we talk about: how to leave the leaves without pissing off your neighbor, whether you can still plant in Autumn and Winter, fall cleanup but not like that, how much Cheryl hates lawns, wtf is a deadhedge, how Katie's seedlings are doing and swear a lot but manage to keep things light even when this ish is serious. Stuff we mentioned: Milkweed Clothing Company [https://lasclay.com/en-us] Plant Magic Custom Design Request Link [https://clienthub.getjobber.com/hubs/938b02bd-7d63-447f-9fbc-f294899a5a69/public/requests/595826/new?source=social_media] Soy Much Brighter Events [https://www.instagram.com/p/DRKIugdADVl/?hl=en&img_index=1] Where you can find us: Instagram: @gardeningforhotpeople [https://www.instagram.com/gardeningforhotpeople] YouTube: @GardeningforHotPeople [https://www.youtube.com/@GardeningforHotPeople] Sign up for newsletter at gardeningforhotpeople.com [https://mailchi.mp/plantmagic/gardening-for-hot-people] Email: gardeningforhotpeople@gmail.com Credits: Willow Mckenna music Click here to view the episode transcript. [https://share.transistor.fm/s/c026be52/transcript]

Landscaping Don'ts and Don'ts

Welcome to Gardening for Hot People! This episode we talk about: the difference between a gardener and a landscaper, plant butts, hating leaf blowers, the uselessness of weed-blocker, upsetting the landscaping industry, how not to kill your tree with mulch, and swear a lot but manage to keep things light even when this ish is serious. Guest Bio: Molly Janicki grew up surrounded by the forests of Vermont, which instilled in her a deep appreciation for nature. She has been privileged to build her career working in beautiful gardens throughout New England. When the links between traditional landscaping and climate change became impossible to ignore, Molly founded her own company to provide thoughtful horticultural solutions that reduce the energy and resources typically required of our landscapes. Find out more here: https://www.mollyjanicki.com/ Stuff we mentioned: Plant Magic Gardens FREE Native Plant Designs [https://www.plantmagic.shop/free-native-plant-garden-designs] - https://www.plantmagic.shop/free-native-plant-garden-designs [https://www.plantmagic.shop/free-native-plant-garden-designs] UMass Pollinator Steward Course - https://www.umass.edu/agriculture-food-environment/resources/pollinators/pollinator-steward-certification-program [https://www.umass.edu/agriculture-food-environment/resources/pollinators/pollinator-steward-certification-program]Turtle Rescue League - https://turtlerescueleague.org/  [https://turtlerescueleague.org/]

Planning Eco-Gardens for Dummies

Welcome to Gardening for Hot People! This episode we talk about: leaving the leaves STILL, bumble bee queens, more garden bed making, bunny damage and how to prevent it, types of habitats in your yard, plant identification, pollinator frogs, how tired we are, the difference between an annual and perennial, and manage to keep things light even when this ish is serious.

Save the Monarch, Save the World

Welcome to Gardening for Hot People! This episode we talk about: Lepidoptera, milkweed, late season nectar, why butterfly bushes are Skittles, why butterflies flit around, the pollinator wars, mummichogs, The Monarch Gardener’s superhero origin story, planning out your native seed plantings, and manage to keep things light even when this ish is serious.  Katie Banks Hone (AKA The Monarch Gardener) has been gardening for her entire adult life. She was a 2012 recipient of the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Slow the Flow grant. This helped her transform her family's Ipswich River-front property from the traditional foundation plantings they inherited from the former owners into a haven for wildlife. In the spring and summer Katie runs a native plant nursery in Topsfield, MA. And year round she brings her knowledge and wonder of the monarch butterfly to community groups in the form of lectures and classes. Find out more at themonarchgardener.com Stuff we mentioned: - Indian Skipper: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Hesperia-sassacus - Monarch weigh station: https://monarchwatch.org/waystations/ - Piping Plover bird: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piping_plover - Monarch Watch: https://monarchwatch.org/ - Monarch Joint Venture: https://monarchjointventure.org/ - Grow Native Massachusetts: https://grownativemass.org/ - NOFA/Mass: https://www.nofamass.org/ - Native Plant Trust: https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/ - Monarch Gardener website: http://www.themonarchgardener.com/ - The Monarch Gardener Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1A9sysqGwA/?mibextid=wwXIfr - The Monarch Gardener opens MAY 9TH 2025 OPEN 10-3 FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS: MAY 9-JULY 26 AND SEPTEMBER 5-20  AT 180 IPSWICH ROAD, TOPSFIELD MA