About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Owen Wormser about meadows, their ecological benefits, and native plants.

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick share one of their favorite episodes from the Native Plants Healthy Planet Archives. In this episode, Tom and Fran talk with Owen Wormser (Author of Lawns into Meadows) of Abound Design. They discuss Owen's unique upbringing, the importance of meadows and their benefits, ecological facts about maintaining turf grass, and native plants to help turn your meadows into a reality.

People in this episode

Hosts: Fran Chismar, Tom Knezick

Guest: Owen Wormser

Topics covered

• meadows
• native plants
• ecological benefits
• turf grass
• sustainable gardening

Keywords

• meadows
• native plants
• turf grass
• sustainability
• gardening

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Abound Design

Books & works: Lawns into Meadows

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