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Plant People: Episode 5
Houseplants
Plant People—a new podcast from NYBG and PRX Productions featuring NYBG’s CEO & President, Jennifer Bernstein—connects the dots between nature and humanity through lively conversations with plant scientists and curators, gardeners and naturalists, and other experts. In episode 5, we cover the surge in home horticulture spurred by the pandemic, with apartment dwellers and homeowners all over the country—and indeed the world—filling their homes with greenery at a time when almost everyone was stuck indoors. NYBG’s Marc Hachadourian, Senior Curator of Orchids and Director of Glasshouse Horticulture, joins us for a chat on the ways conservatory and botanical garden horticulture have influenced our day-to-day lives with plants, from popularizing certain species of houseplants to their impact on cultivation and care. We’ll also discuss the other side of this sudden leap in everyone’s passion for houseplants, including wild plant poaching and the conservation efforts being made to stop it.
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Learn more about what was referenced during the episode, along with a transcript from the discussion.
Resources to Referenced Material:
- NYBG’s Plant Information Office
- Houseplant Help
- House Plant Tips from Marc:
- Choose your plants wisely—“right plant, right place” applies to houseplants, too. Make sure you have the right conditions to grow a plant before you purchase it. This will avoid disappointment and start you on the path to success.
- Do your research first to find whether you are getting a fair price for the plants you want.
- Read reviews for online nurseries and do not be afraid to ask questions –suppliers want you to be happy and successful with their products.
- Search for more local suppliers to avoid shipping stresses on plants.
- Order from domestic sources. There are several online suppliers that offer plants from overseas. International shipping of plants has particular challenges, and you will need permits and possibly inspections to import them legally.
- Try to deal with ethical suppliers that propagate their plants in nurseries and are not collecting plants from the wild.
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