Today we’ve got indoor plant and tree expert Brock Saucier with Northland Design and Landscape Architecture. They do land planning, we use them a lot in our projects, and Brock is kind of a unicorn because he has a background in interiors and landscape, so he’s the perfect one to whom we can really ask these questions. A great trending plant right now is cac ... Show More
Nov 20
Remodel Masterclass | House Of Kennedy
Today, we’re pulling back the curtain on a full Remodel Masterclass featuring House of Kennedy, a home rich with personality, nostalgia, and bold design choices. We break down each smart decision that made this project feel thoughtful and elevated—from the space planning and mate ... Show More
28m 46s
Nov 13
High Point Market 2025: What's New in Design
We’re back from High Point Market 2025 and ready to share all the design inspiration we found! In this episode, the Dear Alice team breaks down the standout trends we saw across showrooms — from the range of reds, blues, and greens making a bold comeback, to pattern play, dressma ... Show More
45m 29s
May 2023
Bearded Iris with Liz Schreiner-Schmidt
On today's episode, Liz Schreiner-Schmidt, President of Schreiner's Gardens in Salem, Oregon, stops by to discuss bearded iris! Iris are in all their glory at their display garden right now, which is open through May 31st. If you don't make it this year, put it on ... Show More
1h 11m
Aug 2022
Gardening, Second Kids, and Slackers
<p>Buckle in, folks! This week, we're talking about our garden-curator journeys, second-kid thoughts, and the slacker–to–<a href= "https://twitter.com/yeehaw_meg/status/1461894785921396740" target= "_blank">chaos goblin line cook</a> pipeline. </p> <p> </p> <p>Looking for <a href ... Show More
40m 27s
Aug 2022
Fred Delcomyn and James L. Ellis, "A Backyard Prairie: The Hidden Beauty of Tallgrass and Wildflowers" (Southern Illinois UP, 2021)
In 2003 Fred Delcomyn imagined his backyard of two and a half acres, farmed for corn and soybeans for generations, restored to tallgrass prairie. Over the next seventeen years, Delcomyn, with help from his friend James L. Ellis scored, seeded, monitored, reseeded, and burned thes ... Show More
30m 48s
Oct 2023
The Art of Living Well with Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen
Tara sits down with the co-authors of “Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us,” Ivy Ross & Susan Magsamen, to discuss the importance of including art in your daily life, how just 20 minutes in nature can lower cortisol levels and increase focus and making versus beholding. ... Show More
58m 56s
Jun 2021
Light-loving lavender, dry shade and ‘the Autistic Gardener’
Join David Maxwell for the first Gardeners’ Corner of meteorological summer. This week, David finds out all there is to know about growing lavender in a northern climate from Moira Hart, who has acres of the perfumed plant in Wexford. Barbara Pilcher is planting in the dry shade ... Show More
56m 25s
Mar 2023
Do climbing plants know where they’re going?
<p>CrowdScience listener Eric, in New Zealand, has noticed his wisteria growing towards a neighbouring tree. He thinks that it actually knows where it’s going. But how can a plant have a sense of direction?</p><p>Plants don’t have the advantage of brains or eyes, but that doesn’t ... Show More
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