Cultivating Place Podcast
1) Blooming Beyond Barriers, the flourishing legacy of South Carolina Floriculturist
This week on Cultivating Place, Abra Lee is in conversation with Laverne Brockington and Vance Davis, great nieces of Annie Mae Vann Reid, an historic florist and entrepreneur based in Darlington, Sou...Show More
2) For the Love of Orchard Mason Bees, with Thyra McKelvie
As the earliest signs of spring unfurl in the mild climates, think snowdrops, manzanita, the earliest narcissus, wild iris, and Daphne odora – hmmm, the earliest pollinators are paying even more atten...Show More
3) Gardening for Comfort & Tea: Golden Feather Tea, Mike Fritts
In these dark, cold days of February, when too much rain or snow, and WAY TO MUCH ICE, or not enough rain or snow, might be getting you down, we take this week, just in time for Valentine’s Day, to em...Show More
4) The Healing Power of Communal Acts of Gardening, Tanja Hollander
Coming up this week on Cultivating Place, host Ben Futa is in conversation with artist & activist Gardener, Tanja Hollander. Tanja works with gardens, social practice, photography, video, and installa...Show More
5) After the Fires: Cultivating Place in LA with Studio Petrichor
It’s been a full year since the devastating fires in Los Angeles, CA. Many lives were lost, and many acres and homes were burned. Many gardens, cultivated spaces, and gardeners were profoundly affec...Show More
6) Mid-Winter Pick-Me-Up w/ The Orchid Rescuer, Terry Richardson
This week, Cultivating Place welcomes Terry Richardson in conversation with Abra Lee. Terry is known to many as The Black Thumb: Orchid Care Made Simple, an intrepid, enthusiastic, and encouraging orc...Show More
7) Seed Dreaming Season: revisiting a conversation with Ken Greene & Hudson Valley Seeds
January is prime seed-dreaming and seed-catalogue season. With that in mind, we’re revisiting a favorite conversation all about generosity, mutual care, good seeds, and seed people. Who doesn’t need ...Show More
8) New Year, New Systems Thinking: Suburbitat, with Jim Tolstrup
As we continue our new year, we’re once again gaining elevation and new, growing thinking. We’re in conversation with Jim Tolstrup, Executive Director of the High Plains Environmental Center in Lovela...Show More
9) Making the Rounds: A New Year's Conversation with the CP Host Team, Jennifer, Abra & Ben
In honor of the new year, fresh-faced and open-hearted in front of us, Abra Lee, Ben Futa, and Jennifer Jewell are together this week for a first-ever CP Host check-in. We’re chatting about what we’re...Show More
10) Looking Forward by Looking Back: New Zealand to London, Philip Norman's Life Shaped by Gardens
For our final Cultivating Place episode of 2025, Abra Lee is looking forward by looking back. She’s in conversation with Philip Norman, longtime curator at the Garden Museum in London. From New Zealan...Show More