Cultivating Place
Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden
THE HEALING POWER OF FLOWERS & OTHER ACTS OF GARDENING, TANJA HOLLANDER
THE HEALING POWER OF FLOWERS & OTHER ACTS OF GARDENING, TANJA HOLLANDER
You know the hundreds of thoughts of flowers and other bits we as humans are called to leave at the sites of traumatic events? These flowers and other ephemera, and the human impulse behind them, are what catalyze Tanja Hollander. This week on Cultivating Place, host Ben Futa is in conversation with Tanja, an artist & activist Gardener based in the US Northeast. Tanja works with gardens, social practice, photography, video, and installation to understand how cultural and visual relationships he
AFTER THE FIRES: CULTIVATING PLACE IN LA with STUDIO PETRICHOR
AFTER THE FIRES: CULTIVATING PLACE IN LA with STUDIO PETRICHOR
For our final episode of January, we honor gardening and CultivatingPlace often in spite of the odds. It’s been a full year since the devastating fires of Los Angeles, California in January of 2025. Many lives were lost, many acres and homes were burned. And many gardens, cultivated spaces, and gardeners were profoundly impacted. This week, we check-in with two humans who are cultivating their place with care in the wake of this catastrophe. Leigh Adams and Shawn Maestretti are Studio Petrichor
A MID-WINTER-PICK-ME-UP: THE ORCHID RESCUER, TERRY RICHARDSON
A MID-WINTER-PICK-ME-UP: THE ORCHID RESCUER, TERRY RICHARDSON
This week, Cultivating Place welcomes Terry Richardson in conversation with Abra Lee. Terry is known to many as @theblkthumb, an intrepid, enthusiastic, and encouraging orchid rescuer, educator, and storyteller. Terry has helped thousands of people rethink what it means to care for plants, specifically orchids!Terry’s journey began not with expertise, but with curiosity and failure. He is a self-proclaimed “black thumb,” as opposed to the more well-known "green thumb". He began rescuing discard
CP NEW MOON NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 2026
CP NEW MOON NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 2026
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Conversations on natural history and the human impulse to garden. An award-winning gardening program and podcast on NPR.
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Conversations on natural history and the human impulse to garden. An award-winning gardening program and podcast on NPR.
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In support of the diverse Cultivating Place Community ecosystem - help us meet our 2026 match! On February 6th, 2026 Cultivating Place begins its 11th year of expanding & elevating the way we as a Garden culture think & talk about Gardening - by engaging, educating, encouraging & EMPOWERING Gardeners to grow our world better - environment...
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