Episodes

  • Ep. 47 Are You Starting Your Spring Garden Right?

    Ep. 47 Are You Starting Your Spring Garden Right?
    Apr 30 2026

    Spring is tiptoeing in and we want to set you up for the smoothest garden year ever. This week we’re recording live on location in Erin’s garden and examining what tasks she has already done, what’s next on the list, and what pressures to let go of. (Remember: don’t let perfect be the enemy of good!)

    The first order of business as winter ends is to prune woody fruit-producing perennials. We chat about currants, apples, and grapes—yes, grapes in zone 4b. Naturally that leads into propagation: cuttings, mound layering, and even air layering. Next we talk seed starting indoors and out and the season extension that helps us save space on our windowsills. Then it’s on to spring bulbs to plant, fall bulbs that are blooming, water management (if you’re listening from a region with flooding, our hearts go out to you!) and the ever-vital skill of observation. Finally, we wrap up with a lightning round of fifteen other early-spring tasks that get you set up for success.

    Ready to get your hands dirty? Listen now!

    Take a Peek at Erin’s Garden Last year’s cuttings Swenson Red The Swenson Red grape, pruned The IKEA trellis The peas are sprouting! Erin’s vegetable garden The air layering device Comments? Feedback? Want your garden question to be featured in a future Q&A segment?

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    Credits
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    Timestamps

    00:41 Introduction
    02:11 The Myth That Your Garden Is Already Behind
    04:18 Late April in Zone 4b
    04:58 What Erin Has Done So Far
    05:56 Season Extension
    06:36 Growing Swenson Red Grapes in Zone 4b
    10:52 Pruning Currant Bushes
    12:45 Mound Layering: Intentional or Unintentional Propagation
    14:00 Apple Trees and Winter Damage
    15:46 Propagating Fruit Tree Cuttings
    17:28 Air Layering to Propagate Fruit Trees
    20:28 Sean’s Paean to Crabapples
    24:54 Starting Seeds Indoors and Hardening Off
    27:13 Starting Seeds When You Have No Indoor Space
    32:50 Use Up This Year’s Seed Inventory
    33:53 Bulbs to Plant in Spring
    35:00 Fall Bulbs and the Siberian Squill Controversy
    39:35 Native Lawn Alternatives
    42:32 Water Harvesting and Rain Gardens
    45:37 Observing Your Garden
    47:41 Lightning Round: Things To Do at This Time of Year
    53:53 Outro and Contact Us
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  • Ep. 46 Ontario One Call

    Ep. 46 Ontario One Call
    Apr 14 2026

    Are you breaking the law every time you plant a shrub?

    This week we welcome Ian Simpson, VP of Communications and Corporate Affairs at Ontario One Call. That’s the public safety administrative authority that makes sure your gardening project doesn’t end in a damaged gas line or ruptured water main. You’ll find Call Before You Dig services across Canada and the United States (search “One Call” for your province or “811” for your state), but Ontario is the one place where that call—or that click—is required by law. If you’re breaking ground, even by an inch or two, even out in the country, it’s your responsibility to submit a locate request to make sure you won’t be nicking any underground infrastructure.

    Fortunately, Ontario One Call makes the process easy, free, and surprisingly quick. Ian explains how it works behind the scenes, what your responsibilities are as a homeowner, renter, or landscaping contractor, and why it matters so much. He also shares some startling statistics about the number of accidents that do happen, especially to people who think they know where their underground utilities are. Don’t be one of those statistics! Listen now and get the dirt on digging safety.

    Connect with Ontario One Call

    Colour Codes: https://ontarioonecall.ca/#colours
    Ontario One Call: https://ontarioonecall.ca/
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    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ON1Call/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/on1call/

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    Credits
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    Timestamps

    00:15 Introduction
    00:45 Meet Ian Simpson and Ontario One Call
    01:48 Underground Infrastructure in Rural Locations
    02:40 How to Request a Locate
    03:43 What if I’m Only Digging an Inch or Two?
    05:25 Sometimes the Infrastructure is a Mess
    06:20 Ian’s Role at Ontario One Call
    07:30 Close Calls and Consequences
    08:40 Statistics on Digging and Damage in Ontario
    12:03 Who’s At Fault When Damage Occurs?
    12:33 How it Works: Getting Locates from Infrastructure Owners
    14:05 Expiry Dates on Locates?
    15:30 How to Read the Colours of Spray-Painted Markings
    08:45 Unexpected Jobs that Might Require Locates
    19:36 Landscapers, Handymen and Liability
    24:12 Sharing Locates with Multiple Contractors
    26:19 Busting Myths
    28:00 Timing for Locates
    33:55 If You Do Hit Something…
    35:04 Courses and Resources Available from Ontario One Call
    37:00 When to Call 911
    38:31 What If You’re Not in Ontario?
    39:50 Final Words of Wisdom
    40:45 Outro and Contact Us
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    42 mins
  • Ep. 45 Hydrangea Happiness with C.L. Fornari

    Ep. 45 Hydrangea Happiness with C.L. Fornari
    Mar 27 2026
    For some of us, happiness is a hydrangea in full, glorious bloom. And if you’re not yet well acquainted with these flowering shrubs, who better to learn from than The Garden Lady herself? C.L. Fornari is the author of the upcoming 2026 book Hydrangea Happiness: Planting, Pruning and Blooming, among many others. She’s also a well-known gardening radio host and podcaster, appearing over the years as a contributor on NPR’s The Cultivated Gardener, as host of GardenLine on WXTK, as co-host of the podcast Plantrama, and today as the eponymous host of The Garden Lady on several NPR stations. We get the scoop on her broadcasting career, on her founding of the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival, and on how she planned a modern-day guide to hydrangeas that’s “more Instagram and less coffee table book.” Dive into this interview to learn about choosing the right hydrangea for a northern garden, about the truth of acidifying your soil for those beautiful blue mophead blooms, and about finding joy in your garden and your life. Find C.L. Online at: GardenLady.comFacebook: @CLTheGardenLadyInstagram: @CLTheGardenLady Mentioned in This Episode Hydrangea Happiness: Planting, Pruning & Blooming: https://brandeisuniversitypress.com/title/hydrangea-happiness-planting-pruning-and-blooming/ The Cope Cod Hydrangea Festival: https://www.capecodchamber.org/events/cape-cod-hydrangea-fest/ Hydrangeas on the Azores: https://www.treehugger.com/hydrangeas-azores-4869708 Comments? Feedback? Want your garden question to be featured in a future Q&A segment? Email us, reach out over social media, or get Q&A priority by supporting us on Patreon. Discord: https://discord.gg/K6wF9dY4JaBluesky: @plantsalwayswin.comTikTok: @plantsalwayswinpodcastYouTube: @plantsalwayswinpodcastWebsite: www.plantsalwayswin.com CreditsWebsite Design and Illustration by Sophia Alladin Intro and Outro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/when-my-ukulele-plays License code: GWOIMMBAS15FG6PH Timestamps: 00:14 Introduction00:56 C.L. Fornari’s Garden Radio Host Career05:52 Founding the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival08:33 Why (and How!) C.L. Wrote About Hydrangeas11:21 Postcards from Plants14:43 How Many Hydrangeas? Breeding and Selection16:43 A Paniculata Hydrangea for Erin’s Cold, Clay Conditions18:47 Finding the Right Spot for Your Shrub21:16 Are Hydrangeas Invasive?23:00 Hydrangea paniculata, a.k.a. Panicled Hydrangea23:25 Hydrangea arborescens, aka Smooth Hydrangea24:15 Hydrangea macrophylla, a.k.a. Bigleaf Hydrangea, a.k.a. Mophead Hydrangea25:09 Hydrangea serrata, a.k.a. Mountain Hydrangea27:10 C.L.’s Hydrangea Poetry28:25 Hydrangea quercifolia, a.k.a. Oakleaf Hydrangea28:35 Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris., a.k.a. Climbing Hydrangea28:55 Acidifying Soil for Blue Hydrangeas31:05 The Stubborn Myth that Pine Needles Acidify Soil33:20 Moss Lawn Plant Rant34:27 Macrophylla Hydrangeas with Inconsistent Colours37:56 Poison Ivy Acres and Embracing All of Gardening39:40 Find C.L. Fornari Online40:45 Outro and Contact Us
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    42 mins
  • Ep. 44 Internet Plant Science with Dr. Vikram Baliga

    Ep. 44 Internet Plant Science with Dr. Vikram Baliga
    Mar 16 2026

    The internet is a minefield of questionable plant hacks, rage bait, and—sigh—banana water. Good thing The Plant Prof is here to shed some science on the matter.

    Vikram Baliga, a.k.a. The Plant Prof, is a professor of horticulture and the host of the podcasts Planthropology and Deep Roots. He is that rare being in the world of science: an academic who has also honed the skill of communicating with non-academic audiences. As he says, public taxes pay for science research. The public deserves good, true scientific information.

    Today’s conversation ranges across education and misinformation in the digital age, the evolution of science, and the importance of experimentation. Then we get practical with tips on compost tea, a nuanced discussion on using synthetic or organic fertilization methods, and garden hacks that actually work. Of course, we also have to take a few minutes to get excited about Vikram’s information–packed children’s book, Plants to the Rescue: The Plants, Trees, and Fungi that are Solving Some of the World’s Biggest Problems. Have a listen; class is in session!

    Find Vikram Online at:
    • The Planthropology Podcast
    • Deep Roots Podcast
    • Texas Tech Davis College of Ag Natural Resources website
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
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    Vikram’s Book:

    Plants to the Rescue , published by Neon Squid Books

    Timestamps

    00:14 Intro
    00:30 Meet Vikram Baliga, The Plant Prof
    02:33 Vikram’s Podcasts: The Planthropology Podcast and Deep
    Roots
    03:37 The Challenge of Public Science Communication
    10:42 Plants don’t read our textbooks.
    12:20 Plants Always Win Stole its Name from Planthropology Merch
    13:04 The Evolution of Science and the Freedom to Experiment
    15:56 Vikram’s Home Fertilizer Hack Experiments: Rice Water, Banana Water, Oatmeal, Cinnamon, etc.
    18:36 How to Make Compost Tea
    21:22 Synthetic Commercial Fertilizers vs. Organic Fertilizers for Containers, Planters, and Gardens
    30:48 Vikram’s New Kids’ Book: Plants to the Rescue
    36:50 Gardening Hacks that Actually Work
    40:04 Things That Make Your Gardening Life Easier
    40:41 That Time Sean Hacked his Leg Open
    42:32 The Best Way to Grow a Garden is In Community
    44:52 Find Vikram Online
    45:43 Outro and Contact Us
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    47 mins
  • Ep. 43 Rosemary vs. Lavender

    Ep. 43 Rosemary vs. Lavender
    Feb 10 2026
    In this versus episode, we bring you two of the nicest-smelling and slowest-growing plants in the garden. Sean gets us started with rosemary, which is known to science as Salvia rosemarinus (though some botanists may be surprised to hear that!). We learn how to grow this Mediterranean plant and how to help it handle a northern winter, even if that means bringing it indoors. One option, of course, is to take softwood or hardwood cuttings and root them for next year, and Sean gives us a crash course in doing that before moving on to the fascinating research being done on rosemary and cognition. In the second half, Erin narrows down the many species and cultivars of lavender to just two: Lavandula angustifolia, often called English Lavender or “true lavender,” and Lavandula X Intermedia, a hybrid you may see marketed as “lavandin.” One is good to eat, and the other is great for toiletries. How do you know which is which? Erin has the intel. Just don’t ask her to talk about French lavender. You might be in for a plant rant. You’re also in for some fun facts about growing lavender at home, becoming a commercial lavender grower in Ontario, and what historical humans and modern scientists think it’s good for. We wrap up with a busted myth: what does lavender have to do with King Tut? It’s not what you think! Who won the plant face-off? You decide! Email us, tag us on social media, or pipe up in our friendly Discord server to let us know who you thought made their plant the most interesting. Will YOU be growing lavender or rosemary this year? The Ontario Garden Events Calendar It’s live! Check it out at https://plantsalwayswin.com/events/ Comments? Feedback? Want your garden question to be featured in a future Q&A segment? Email us, reach out over social media, or get Q&A priority by supporting us on Patreon. Discord: https://discord.gg/K6wF9dY4JaBluesky: @plantsalwayswin.comTikTok: @plantsalwayswinpodcastYouTube: @plantsalwayswinpodcastWebsite: www.plantsalwayswin.com CreditsWebsite Design and Illustration by Sophia Alladin Intro and Outro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/when-my-ukulele-plays License code: GWOIMMBAS15FG6PH Citations Rosemary Plant ProfileRosmarinus officinalis L. (n.d.). USDA Plants Database. https://plants.usda.gov/plant-profile/ROOF Rosemary. (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved February 8, 2026, from https://www.britannica.com/plant/rosemary Rosemary and cognitionKamdar, D. (2025). Rosemary has been linked to better memory, lower anxiety and even protection from Alzheimer’s. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/ab.fu4jyy3mx Banerjee, P., Wang, Y., Carnevale, L. N., Patel, P., Raspur, C. K., Tran, N., Zhang, X., Natarajan, R., Roberts, A. J., Baran, P. S., & Lipton, S. A. (2025). DIACCA, a Pro-Drug for carnosic acid that activates the NRF2 transcriptional pathway, shows efficacy in the 5xFAD transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Antioxidants, 14(3), 293. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox14030293 Herbs that can boost your mood and memory. (2026, June 2). Northumbria University. https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/news/2016/04/herbs-that-can-boost-your-mood-and-memory/ Studying Hinoki cypress oil and relaxationIkei, H., Song, C., & Miyazaki, Y. (2015). Physiological effect of olfactory stimulation by Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) leaf oil. Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 34(1), 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40101-015-0082-2 Etymology of lavenderLavender – Etymology, Origin & Meaning. (n.d.). Etymonline. https://www.etymonline.com/word/lavender Growing lavender in OntarioGrowing lavender in Ontario: an introduction for prospective growers. (2023, February 22). ontario.ca. https://www.ontario.ca/page/growing-lavender-ontario-introduction-prospective-growers What people historically thought lavender was good for, and what scientists think todayCivilyte, A., Karanikola, K., & Kramer, A. (2025). From antiquity to modern hygiene: the archaeological and medicinal legacy of lavender as a promising antimicrobial agent. PubMed, 20, Doc21. https://doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000550 Medicinal uses and side effects of lavenderLavender: Overview, uses, side effects, precautions, interactions, dosing and reviews. (n.d.). https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-838/lavender#dosing Lavender: Usefulness and safety. (n.d.). National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/lavender The Ontario Lavender AssociationOntario Lavender Association. (n.d.). Lavender Ontario. Lavender Ontario. https://lavenderontario.org/ History, taxonomy, and production of lavenderMcCoy, J.-A., PhD. (2022). Lavender: History, Taxonomy, and Production (J. Davis, Ed.). NC State Extension. https://newcropsorganics.ces.ncsu.edu/herb/lavender-history-taxonomy-and-production/ Timestamps 00:17 Introduction01:00 What’s Growing On? Erin at the Landscape Ontario ...
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  • Ep. 42 Landscape Design Fails

    Ep. 42 Landscape Design Fails
    Jan 20 2026

    As the 2026 growing season waves tantalizingly on the far horizon, we’d like to help you prepare for a disaster-free garden. To do that, we’re sharing a few key landscape design principles…along with a whole heap of stories about landscape design fails.

    No garden is truly no-maintenance, but while ordinary weeding and pruning is one thing, fighting endlessly against the effects of a bad design decision is something else entirely. We’re talking about hardscaping installed in the wrong spot, poorly selected plants, ever-spreading invasive species…The list goes on. Sean shares some zingers from his history of managing client landscapes, and Erin gets vulnerable with some stories of her own past mistakes. Tune in to find out what not to do…and to journey with our hosts through the steps you should take when designing a garden or landscape of your own.

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    Timestamps

    00:15 Introduction
    00:55 What’s Growing On? The End of Erin’s Winter Garden
    04:27 What’s Growing On? Sean’s Winter Observations
    07:56 Water Break
    09:05 Myth Busting: The Low-Maintenance Garden
    12:34 Landscape Design Step 1: Dream and Observe
    15:44 Landscape Pre-Design: Know Your Needs
    17:21 Designing for Accessibility and Maintenance
    19:07 Considering Microclimates
    20:16 Landscape Design Step 2: Hardscaping
    22:25 Artificial Turf Legislation Fail
    27:14 Decisions about Paths
    28:00 Myth Busting: Permanence in Landscapes
    29:36 Landscape Design Step 3: Plant Selection
    31:00 Sean’s False Sorbaria sorbifolia Stories
    34:36 Erin’s Invasive-Plants-in-Woodland-Garden Story
    40:04 Landscape Design Step 4: Plan for Changes over Seasons and Years
    46:32 Retaining Wall Fail
    50:00 Maintenance Nightmare: Nothing But Stairs
    54:30 Compromise and Education are Important
    57:09 Staghorn Sumacs Always Win
    58:55 Outro and Contact Us
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    1 hr
  • Ep. 41 Thoughtful Foraging with Gabrielle Cerberville

    Ep. 41 Thoughtful Foraging with Gabrielle Cerberville
    Dec 19 2025

    If you’re looking to build a relationship with the land that feeds you, you can start by embracing the wisdom of the Internet’s Mushroom Auntie.

    Gabrielle Cerberville, a.k.a. your new Mushroom Auntie, a.k.a. The Chaotic Forager, has spent her academic life collecting degrees in music. If you catch her in the forest, however, she’s more likely to be collecting mushrooms and plants for cooking and preservation. She’s known online as a mycologist and foraging educator, and—more recently—as the author of the book Gathered: On Foraging, Feasting, and the Seasonal Life – An Illustrated Adventure in Wild Food, Self-Discovery, and Honoring Earth. Part memoir, part field guide, part cook book, and part guided nature meditation, Gathered is 100% an invitation to connect more deeply and authentically with the earth. This week, Gabrielle joins Erin and Sean to discuss its writing, the deeply collaborative process of its editing and fact-checking, and the interconnectedness of nature, food, politics, and community.

    Find Gabrielle online at:

    ChaoticForager.com

    Instagram: www.instagram.com/chaoticforager

    TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@chaoticforager

    YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC0LqNI92KujRLCj-247ve3w

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/chaoticforager

    Purchase a copy of Gathered: www.harpercollins.com/products/gathered-gabrielle-cerberville?variant=43429934661666

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    Citations

    Can you forage on Crown land in Canada?

    Using wood from Crown land for personal use. (2025, May 26). ontario.ca. https://www.ontario.ca/page/using-wood-crown-land-personal-use

    Credits

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    Timestamps

    00:14 Introduction
    01:10 Gabrielle Cerberville, Your Internet Mushroom Auntie
    03:20 The Chaotic Forager and ADHD
    05:16 The Myth of Being a Self-Taught Forager
    08:29 Community Sufficiency, Not Self-Sufficiency
    11:55 Gabrielle’s Music Education
    14:35 Marrying Music and Foraging: The Deep Ecology Project
    19:01 How Gabrielle Develops Recipes with Foraged Foods
    21:40 Foraging and Seasonality
    23:30 The Honourable Harvest
    26:37 Building a Relationship with the Land
    31:04 Foraging on Public Land (Food Is Political)
    40:48 The Process Behind Gathered
    48:51 Gabrielle’s Shout-Outs
    53:45 Outro and Contact Us
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    56 mins
  • Ep. 40 Nut Trees and Connection with Elspeth Hay

    Ep. 40 Nut Trees and Connection with Elspeth Hay
    Dec 2 2025
    Feeding humanity doesn’t need to come at the Earth’s expense. Elspeth Hay is here to talk nut trees, ecosystems, and humans as keystone species. In 2019, Elspeth was a local food writer who felt despondent about humans’ need to tear up nature in order to feed ourselves. When she discovered that acorns are edible—that they had, in fact, once been a central pillar of an abundant North American food system—she was electrified. This week she joins Erin to talk about the book that resulted from her all-consuming research into that subject, Feed Us with Trees: Nut Trees and the Future of Food. If you have ever felt like human beings are rootless and adrift without our own habitat or wild food that can sustain us, this conversation will open your eyes and seize your heart. Erin and Elspeth discuss the oak savannas and chestnut trees that, managed by Indigenous peoples’ understanding of succession ecology, once fed the human and more-than-human life of a continent. They look at the still-living food culture of chestnuts in Switzerland, grieve over the politics that deliberately erased abundance at home, and embrace hope at the re-emergence of traditional land management practices in agroforestry and restoration agriculture. Join us in re-discovering our habitat and home. Who knows—maybe acorns will change your life, too. Find Elspeth Hay Online Website: https://elspethhay.com/Instagram: @elspethhayThe Local Food Report: https://www.capeandislands.org/podcast/the-local-food-reportFeed Us with Trees: https://newsociety.com/book/feed-us-with-trees/?aff=65 Comments? Feedback? Want your garden question to be featured in a future Q&A segment? Email us, reach out over social media, or get Q&A priority by supporting us on Patreon. Discord: https://discord.gg/K6wF9dY4JaBluesky: @plantsalwayswin.comTikTok: @plantsalwayswinpodcastYouTube: @plantsalwayswinpodcastWebsite: www.plantsalwayswin.com CreditsWebsite Design and Illustration by Sophia Alladin Intro and Outro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/when-my-ukulele-plays License code: GWOIMMBAS15FG6PH Timestamps 00:14 Introduction01:00 Feed Us with Trees: Nut Trees and The Future of Food 01:48 Elspeth’s Career in Food and the Environment02:41 The Lightbulb Moment: Humans Can Eat Acorns03:27 It Never Made Sense to Me That We Didn’t Have a Habitat07:39 The Chestnut Huts of Switzerland: A Living Food Culture09:46 Our Grief and Homesickness for Connection to Place and Species10:43 The Land of Opportunity Myth13:07 Oak Savannas and Chestnut Groves: Pillars of an Indigenous Food System14:39 Food is Politics: The Deliberate Dismantling of Abundance in North America19:40 Trespass Laws Were Created to Control Formerly Enslaved Foragers22:00 How Capitalism Makes Food Political23:47 The Movement to Revive Perennial Food Ecosystems26:50 Ecological Succession and Embracing Traditional Land Management30:41 Oaks as the Tree of Life, Biodiversity Champions32:00 Nature Preserves Are the Wrong Approach. The Land Needs Us.34:17 Hazelnut Basketry and Kuruk Culture to Elspeth and Erin’s Willow Basketry37:42 The New Forest in England: An Unenclosed English Farm40:20 Elspeth’s Recommended Resources41:50 Elspeth’s Shout-Outs44:26 Parting Words of Wisdom45:12 Outro and Contact Us
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    47 mins