A Native Plant Every Day with Tom and Fran

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Hosts Tom Knezick and Fran Chismar bring you a different native plant every day.

Pinelands Nursery


    • Feb 29, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 75 EPISODES

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    The A Native Plant Every Day with Tom and Fran podcast is a fantastic resource for anyone interested in ecological gardening and native plants. As someone who loves these topics, I was thrilled to come across this podcast. Hosted by Tom and Fran, the podcast aims to showcase native plants that often go unnoticed, while also discussing their benefits to wildlife.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the wealth of information it provides about each plant. By focusing on one plant at a time, Tom and Fran are able to delve into important details such as potential height and propensity to sucker. This level of detail is extremely helpful for those considering planting these native species in their own gardens. Additionally, the question and answer format keeps each episode engaging and encourages listeners to think critically about the information being presented.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is the chemistry between Tom and Fran. Their easy back-and-forth banter makes for an enjoyable listening experience, while also ensuring that the content remains informative. They have a knack for explaining complex botanical terminology in a way that is accessible to listeners of all levels of expertise.

    While the podcast offers a wealth of valuable information, one downside is the challenge of finding places to plant all of these wonderful native plants. The hosts often showcase unique or lesser-known species that may not be readily available at local nurseries or garden centers. This can be frustrating for listeners who are eager to incorporate these plants into their own landscapes but lack access to them.

    In conclusion, The A Native Plant Every Day with Tom and Fran podcast is an excellent resource for anyone interested in learning more about native plants and ecological gardening practices. The hosts' knowledge and enthusiasm shine through in every episode, making it both educational and entertaining. Whether you're a seasoned horticulturist or new to the world of native plants, this podcast has something for everyone.



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    Latest episodes from A Native Plant Every Day with Tom and Fran

    Season 3 Trailer - A Native Plant Every Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 3:33


    Welcome Back to A Native Plant Every Day presented by Pinelands Nursery.  Tom Knezick, Fran Chismar, and Kristianne Goodenough are back for Season 3 as they will try to cram in as much information about each plant as they can in 15 minutes - all while making it a competition.  Find out what is new and what to expect this Season.

    The End?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 18:17


    Today's Native Plant is...     Astilbe biternata (False Goat's Beard) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    The Queen is Crowned

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 20:14


    Today's Native Plant is...     Populus tremuloides (Quaking Aspen) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Spite

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 15:50


    Today's Native Plant is...     Sedum ternatum (Three-Leaved Stonecrop) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Native Plants We Don't Know

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 18:04


    Today's Native Plant is...     Scutellaria lateriflora (Mad-Dog Skullcap) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    It Was A Tragic Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 17:16


    Today's Native Plant is...     Ludwigia alternifolia (Seedbox) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    TIE!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 18:40


    Today's Native Plant is...     Carya illinoinensis (Peacan) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Who Are You Trying To Fool?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 14:17


    Today's Native Plant is...     Eubotrys racemosa (Swamp Doghobble) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Who Let An Annual In Here?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 15:06


    Today's Native Plant is...     Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Not A Substitute for Medical Treatment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 16:58


    Today's Native Plant is...     Vaccinium macrocarpon (Large Cranberry) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    So Sick of That Honey Smell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 15:26


    Today's Native Plant is...     Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Fran Stinks at Asking Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 14:13


    Today's Native Plant is...     Quercus muehlenbergii (Chinkapin Oak) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Bent at the Base

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 15:45


    Today's Native Plant is...   Schizachyrium littorale (Dune Bluestem) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    We Just Got Ghosted

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 18:40


    Today's Native Plant is...     Chamaecyparis thyoides (Atlantic White Cedar) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Pretty In Pink

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 15:41


    Today's Native Plant is...     Muhlenbergia capillaris (Pink Muhlygrass) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    All The Flavor Without the Caffeine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 15:44


    Today's Native Plant is...     Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey Tea) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Skip the Trip to the Dentist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 17:06


    Today's Native Plant is...   Zanthoxylum americanum (Common Pricklyash) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    A Forb That Does Not Flower

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 19:36


    Today's Native Plant is...     Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

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    A Native Cricket Every Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 14:53


    Today's Native Plant is...     Fothergilla gardenii (Dwarf Witchalder) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    God of Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 16:56


    Today's Native Plant is...     Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

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    Size Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 17:57


    Today's Native Plant is...     Corylus americana (American Hazelnut) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Vodka Is The Good Part

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 17:35


    Today's Native Plant is...     Sambucus racemosa (Red Elderberry) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Color or Name?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 15:57


    Today's Native Plant is...     Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Shade Or Not To Shade

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 17:23


    Today's Native Plant is...   Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Mom, Not Faygo Again!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 16:33


    Today's Native Plant is...     Juglans Nigra (Eastern Black Walnut) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Not Just For Old-Timey Landcapes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 16:37


    Today's Native Plant is...     Taxus canadensis (Canada Yew) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Golden Lice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 16:07


    Today's Native Plant is...     Aureolaria pedicularia (Fernleaf False Foxglove) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Tom, Don't Eat This One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 17:07


    Today's Native Plant is...     Apocynum cannabinum (Dogbane) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    More Effective Than Mercury

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 16:47


    Today's Native Plant is...     Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Stupid Google

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 17:13


    Today's Native Plant is...     Euonymus americanus (American Strawberry Bush) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Silver Medal Winner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 15:22


    Today's Native Plant is...     Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Fran Is On Fire!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 16:40


    Today's Native Plant is...     Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    But What About The Fruit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 17:27


    Today's Native Plant is...     Malus coronaria (Sweet Crabapple) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Scurvy? We've Got You Covered!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 17:05


    Today's Native Plant is...     Thuja occidentalis (Eastern Arborvitae) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Tom's A Big Cheater

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 16:21


    Today's Native Plant is...     Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

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    Put That In Your Tea And Drink It

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 14:38


    Today's Native Plant is...     Calycanthus floridus (Eastern Sweetshrub) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Piquant

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 17:14


    Today's Native Plant is...     Morella cerifera (Southern Wax Myrtle) Produced by Kristianne Goodenough

    Season 2 Trailer - A Native Plant Every Day with Tom and Fran

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 3:44


    Welcome Back to A Native Plant Every Day with Tom and Fran presented by Pinelands Nursery.  Hosts Tom Knezick and Fran Chismar are back for Season 2 with their new Producer Kristianne Goodenough.  Fran and Tom will cram in as much information about each plant as they can in 15 minutes - all while making it a competition.  Find out what is new and what to expect this Season.

    Roots In The Water, Seeds In The Sand

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 13:21


    Today's Native Plant is...     Sporobolus alterniflorus (Smooth Cordgrass)

    Smoothies, Cobblers, And Pies, Oh My!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 13:57


    Today's Native Plant is...     Amelanchier canadensis (Shadbush)

    This Is Edgy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 11:25


    Today's Native Plant is...     Carex stricta (Tussock Sedge)

    Fran Flexes His Muscles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 15:21


    Today's Native Plant is Carpinus caroliniana (Ironwood)

    Grasses Bend At The Knees?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 15:59


    Today's Native Plant is Juncus effusus (Soft Rush)

    A Thorn In MySide

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 16:54


    Today's Native Plant is Rosa palustris (Swamp Rose)

    Katniss Would Volunteer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 14:28


    Today's Native Plant is Sagittaria latifolia (Duck Potato)

    We Accept Two Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 19:10


    Today's Native Plant is Acer rubrum (Red Maple)

    Other

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 16:28


    Today's Native Plant is Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper)

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    Fran Didn't Think You Could Hear His Shrug

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 20:16


    Today's Native Plant is Rhus aromatica (Fragrant Sumac)

    Pruche Du Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 18:47


    Today's Native Plant is Tsuga canadensis (Eastern Hemlock)

    Just The Two Of Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 18:29


    Today's Native Plant is Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry)

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    Fran Is An Idiot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 27:50


    Tom and Fran welcome Special Guest Daryl Kobesky from Sunset Farmstead.  Today's Native Plant is Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)

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