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Stephanie interviews Midori Shintani about her experiences as a head gardener and her future projects.

Stephanie talks to Midori Shintani about her time as head gardener for one of the world’s most influential modern gardens, the Tokachi Millennium Forest, and her next move working with Dan Pearson on the Play Earth Naturing Park in Japan, and launching her own plant nursery. Discover what it was like to share the landscape with bears, and the idea of 72 micro-seasons for gardeners through the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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