About this episode

Gardening expert Patti Nagai discusses the philosophy of gardening and summer maintenance, while Susan Carpenter shares insights from the UW Arboretum Native Gardens.

Gardening expert Patti Nagai is back and gets a bit philosophical about gardening. She also talks about keeping your garden looking good into summer. Then Susan Carpenter talks about what's happening in the UW Arboretum Native Gardens.

People in this episode

Guest: Patti Nagai

Topics covered

• gardening
• native ecosystems
• philosophy
• summer gardening
• UW Arboretum

Keywords

• gardening
• native ecosystems
• Patti Nagai
• UW Arboretum
• summer gardening

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UW Arboretum

Places: Wisconsin

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