In episode 116 of the Encyclopedia Botanica podcast, host Hilary Dahl interviews Stefani Bittner, owner of Homestead Design Collective and author, about her latest book, 'The Fragrant Flower Garden.'
Read MoreSaving your flower seeds
Scabiosa seed collected from a seed head that dried out on the plant.
Seed saving is the art of collecting the seed from your crop and using it in subsequent seasons to grow new plants. If you want to ease your way into seed saving, some of the simplest crops to save are annual flowers!
Read MoreEpisode 100: Edible Flowers with Rosalind Creasy
A colorful mix of simple, edible flowers: nasturtiums and bachelor buttons
Hilary talks with legendary garden writer, Rosalind Creasy about the joys and perils of eating flowers.
Read MoreEpisode 98: Backyard Cutting Garden with Kelly Sullivan
Zinnias in Hilary’s 2018 Cutting Garden
Guest Kelly Sullivan of Botanique Flowers, a Seattle-based floral design studio, talks with Hilary about how she turned her 6,000 square foot city lot into a productive flower farm.
Read MoreEpisode 88: Backyard Honeybee Habitat with Mace Vaughn of The Xerces Society
Backyard beekeeping of honeybees is a great way to increase the number of pollinators in your garden, learn about how pollination works and, of course, the hives provide you with your own source of local honey. One thing that is not commonly discussed is that honeybees are not native to North America. While honeybees are very beneficial, there are also many species of native bees that could use help too. Today we are going to talk a bit about native bees and why its important to create habitat for native pollinators, especially if you're a backyard honeybee keeper.
Read MoreEpisode 82: Pollinator Gardens with Justin Wheeler
In this episode, Hilary and guest expert Justin Wheeler of the Xerces Society will be talking about how to create an effective pollinator habitat in your garden by choosing cultivars that support beneficial insects.
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