EcoBeneficial! Gardening Tips with Kim Eierman (video): Recent Episodes
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Join Kim Eierman, Founder of EcoBeneficial!, for useful gardening tips to improve our environment. Kim shares her own tips and interviews some of the leaders in the ecological gardening movement.
If it’s a native plant and you can eat it, naturalist Russ Cohen probably has over the past 40 years! Join Kim Eierman for this EcoBeneficial interview with wild foods enthusiast, Russ Cohen, who is now not only eating, but growing, edible native plants.
Phyllis Stiles formed Bee City USA in 2012 as a way to help our challenged pollinators in North America. Learn about this successful effort, now a program of The Xerces Society, in this EcoBeneficial interview with Kim Eierman.
Get the behind-the-scenes story of the new documentary, The Pollinators, in this EcoBeneficial interview. Kim Eierman talks with Peter Nelson, director and filmmaker of this award-winning documentary that takes a hard look at managed honey bees, problematic agricultural practices and the threat to our food security.
Many pollinators are active in fall and looking for food, but few landscapes have the nectar and pollen they need. Boost the pollinator juice in your landscape with these EcoBeneficial tips on our beautiful native goldenrods and aster.
A successful Pollinator Victory Garden attracts an abundance of pollinators, as well as a variety of different pollinator species. Pick up some tips on plant diversity to boost your pollinator garden in this short EcoBeneficial video.
Want to help challenged pollinators in your landscape? Learn how to create a Pollinator Victory Garden to help win the war on pollinator decline. Kim Eierman shares some tips in this first installment of "The Pollinator Victory Garden."
Ecosystem gardening isn’t limited to plants, but includes coexisting with wildlife – much of which may depend on our landscapes. Learn how to successfully share your landscape with wildlife (even the hungry ones!) in this EcoBeneficial interview with Nancy Lawson, author of The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife.
Urban forests and natural areas are alive and well in New York City as a result of the hard work of NYC Parks, its staff and volunteers. Learn how they do it, and pick up some pointers, in this EcoBeneficial interview with Kristy King, the Director of Forest Restoration for the Natural Resources Group of NYC Parks.
Join Kim Eierman for this EcoBeneficial interview with Jessica Schuler, Director of the Thain Family Forest at the New York Botanical Garden, as they discuss how this acclaimed botanical garden improves and sustains the ecology of a first-growth urban forest. Schuler shares ecological lessons and insights that can be applied to any landscape.
Few nurseries take the time and trouble to grow native trees and shrubs from wild, locally collected seed. But, it’s the best way to produce genetically diverse, locally adapted plants. Join Kim Eierman in this EcoBeneficial interview as talks with Lisa Turoczi of Earth Tones Native Nursery, about propagating native shrubs from seed.
Bogs are unique ecosystems in nature with fascinating, specialized plants. Learn more about native bog plants as Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial interviews Carolyn Summers at Flying Trillium Gardens and Preserve.
Frustrated with your shady garden? Get some spring plant inspirations with Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial.
Want to learn more about native bees? Join Kim Eierman in this EcoBeneficial interview with Heather Holm, a leading expert on native bees and the native plants they use. Holm has just published her second book – Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide.
Looking for great native ground covers to plant this spring? Join Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial as she talks with Carol Gracie, naturalist, photographer and author, about two of her favorite choices.
Need some inspiration to create a gorgeous native landscape? Join Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial as she interviews Carolyn Summers, designer and owner of beautiful Flying Trillium Gardens and Preserve.
Put down that rake and leave your leaves in place! Kim Eierman joins the Garden Conservancy to explore the many benefits of leaving leaves alone.
The inside scoop on the making of "Hometown Habitat" an inspiring new environmental documentary. Kim Eierman talks with the film's director, Catherine Zimmerman about capturing these real stories of "Bringing Nature Home" featuring ecological hero, Dr. Doug Tallamy. Watch the bonus clip of the film that follows the interview.
Native grasses are important components to many ecosystems - and they are beautiful too! Whether you are replacing turf grass, enhancing perennial borders or creating a meadow or meadowscape, native grasses are ecological workhorses. Learn more in the short EcoBeneficial video with Kim Eierman.
Wondering which plants are most attractive to beneficial insects? Join Kim Eierman as she talks with Dr. Doug Landis about his latest research on beneficial insects and native plants. Dr. Landis is Professor of Insect Ecology and Biological Control at Michigan State University and Director of the Landis Lab.
Why use harmful pesticides when you can attract the beneficial insects that perform nature's pest control? Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial talks with Dan Gibson of the Landis Lab at Michigan State University, where important research is taking place on beneficial insects.
Most garden centers only offer exotic or hybrid selections of evergreen rhododendrons. Why not try some of our native alternatives? Learn more in this short video with Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial!
Learn about the threatened Monarch butterfly in this EcoBeneficial interview with Dr. Karen Oberhauser, Director of the Monarch Lab at the University of Minnesota.
Looking for an unusual and beautiful native tree? Check out Fringe Tree in this short video with Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial.
Spotted salamanders, wood frogs and fairy shrimp are some of the species that require vernal pools to survive. Learn more about these intriguing, yet threatened ecosystems in this interview with Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial and John Anderson of Aton Forest.
Stormwater runoff in your landscape? Learn how the RainScapes Program is helping homeowners in Montgomery County, MD solve stormwater issues and earn a rebate while doing it. Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial interviews Ann English, Manager of RainScapes, an innovative program run by the Department of Environmental Protection of Montgomery, County, Maryland.
Native Jack-in-the-pulpit is a charming plant for a shade garden, with some unusual characteristics. Learn more about this native woodland plant, and how to identify it out of bloom, as Kim Eierman talks with Carol Gracie, naturalist and author of Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast.
The Crosby Arborteum is the premier native plant conservatory in the Southeast. Learn about the rare plants and endangered habitats they feature in this interview with Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial and Pat Drackett, Director of the Crosby Arboretum in Picayune, Mississippi.
Looking for a long-blooming native vine with great wildlife value? Learn about our native honeysuckle, an ecological workhorse.
Planting a meadow or creating a native garden? Learn why native seeds can be an inexpensive and ecological answer, as Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial interviews Calvin Ernst of Ernst Conservation Seeds.
Many of our native plants are edible and nutritious. Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus is a native ground cover that offers a tasty treat for humans and pollinators. Learn more about Opuntia humifusa with Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial!
Need some native shade plants with big ecological benefits? Check out these great native choices with Kim Eierman during a visit to the Mt. Cuba Center.
For the gardener who has everything - how about a beautiful native bog garden? Learn more about these ecological wonders in this EcoBeneficial interview with Kyle Turoczi of Earth Tones Native Plant Nursery.
Earth Tones Native Plant Nursery is raising the bar for nurseries with locally-sourced, locally-grown native plants. Find out why and how in this EcoBeneficial interview with Kyle and Lisa Turoczi.
How powerful are meadows for pollinators? Find out in this EcoBeneficial interview with Jane Sorensen, organic farmer at River Berry Farm.
Pollinators need our help! Pick up some tips for you own landscape in this EcoBeneficial interview with John Hayden from The Farm Between.
Looking for great native ground cover? Author and naturalist, Carol Gracie explores Mayapple and its ecology with Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial!
Native bogs and bog plants are rapidly disappearing. Learn more about bog gardening as Kim Eierman interviews Ron Determann, VP of Conservatories at Atlanta Botanical Garden about bogs and their fascinating plants.
Before you pull out that native Black Cherry sapling, watch this interview with Dr. Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home. Tallamy explains how Black Cherry trees and other Prunus species are valuable host plants to many butterfly caterpillars. See what's thriving in Doug's yard.
John Hayden, co-owner of The Farm Between, talks with Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial! on how, and why, to go pesticide-free in any landscape.
Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial! talks with Heather Holm about her terrific new book: Pollinators of Native Plants: Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants.
Anise Hyssop is a great pollinator plant, but is a cultivar equal to the true native? Annie White’s research examines these plants, and many other native perennials, for their value to pollinators.
Not all flowering native perennials produce nectar, the same amount or quality of nectar. Watch how Annie White collects and analyzes nectar for her research on native perennials vs. native cultivars and their respective value to pollinators.
Are native cultivars as valuable to pollinators as true native plants? Annie White, a Ph.D. student at the Univ. of Vermont, is the first person to conduct research on this important issue.
Pick up some tips on planting for pollinators and organic planting strategies from Jane Sorensen of River Berry Farm.
Increase the visual interest in your native shade garden with these beneficial native plants.
Don't let your song birds and other wildlife go thirsty - try these useful tips on water features.
Learn more about Spring wildflowers in part 2 of Kim Eierman's interview with Carol Gracie and enter the book giveaway of Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast at the end of the video.
Join Kim Eierman for part 1 of her interview with Carol Gracie, naturalist, photographer and author of two books on wildflowers, as they discuss some of the most beautiful Spring wildflowers of the Northeast.
Think all praying mantises are beneficial? Not so fast! Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial! interviews Mike Crewe, Program Director of the Cape May Bird Observatory, to set the record straight.
Join Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial! for an interview with Annie White about her research on the attractiveness of native plant cultivars versus straight species native plants. Annie is a Ph.D student at the University of Vermont in the Department of Plant and Soil Science.
Did you realize that you can eat many plants in your yard? Join Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial! for her interview with Ellen Zachos about her new book Backyard Foraging. You'll be surprised by how many tasty native plants and invasive plants are waiting just outside your door.
Explore one of our longest blooming native plants, Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) with noted entomologist, Dr. Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, and Kim Eierman, Founder of EcoBeneficial!
Ever wonder what your native plants are doing when you aren't looking? Join Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial! and Dr. Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, as they explore his landscape and uncover the power of native plants.
Join Kim Eierman, Founder of EcoBeneficial!, for her interview with Dr. Roger Koide, professor at Brigham Young University for a discussion about mycorrhizal fungi, an essential element in healthy soil which can increase the nutrient uptake for many plants.
Join Kim Eierman, Founder of EcoBeneficial! for her interview with C. Colston Burrell (Cole), a noted author, lecturer, landscape designer, and native landscape expert. Cole has some fascinating observations about native plants and how native landscaping is evolving.
Dr. Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, talks with Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial! about the power of native trees in our landscapes, spotlighting Common Pawpaw (Asiminia triloba), a small tree which produces edible fruit and is the host plant for caterpillars of the Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly and the Pawpaw Sphinx Moth.
Join Kim Eierman, Founder of EcoBeneficial! for an exclusive video interview with Dr. Douglas Tallamy at his home. Dr. Tallamy is Professor & Chair of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware and the author of Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife With Native Plants.
Winter food sources for birds can be scarce in cold climates. Include native plants with persistent fruits in your garden, like Winterberry (Ilex verticillata), a beautiful native shrub that provides nectar and pollen for bees and beneficial insects and berries for hungry birds in winter.
Looking for great native plants to support the environment? Learn about Joe Pye Weeds - a terrific ecological choice and native to many parts of the U.S. They attract butterflies, bees and many beneficial insects, and are a seed source for overwintering birds.
Learn why Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) is a great native tree for migrating birds and a beautiful tree for many gardens.