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Unsure what to grow in your heavily-shaded yard? NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension, has a few ideas like bloodroot and Sweet William and one that's even edible! April 7, 2023

Plants in Missouri have to be resilient in order to survive the prolonged summer heat (and occasional drought) that happens every year, and thankfully the native ones are! NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL tells us what species you should be planting if you want your yard to maintain that lush look even in July and August. July 13, 2022

Many of Missouri's native plants play host to many of Missouri's butterfly species. Lincoln University's NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL is here to tell us what we should be on the lookout for in our own backyard! May 23, 2022

What's so bad about bush honeysuckle? It's invasive! (And that's a bad thing.) Instead, native plant specialist NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL recommends you plant any one of these four, easy-to-establish alternatives that also make a great *living* "privacy fence." April 29, 2022

Spring has finally sprung, and for native plant enthusiasts like today's guest, NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL, this time of year is all about watching the ground come to life with plants like bluebells and poppies and ragwort. What's your favorite? April 4, 2022

Native plant specialist NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL is hosting a class next month on how to grow and identify native edibles in your own backyard. Recipes will be shared! On today's show, she talks about Golden Glow, Cup Plant, Wild Leeks and more. February 25, 2022

Native plant specialist NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL is looking for a few good people (even just one person!) to make flour from Burr Oak Acorns. Why? Because it's a rare find, and if found, can sell for upwards of $100. She says if you help make it, she'll help sell it. January 14, 2022

Jazz up your front door (or your back door, or a wall of your choice) this holiday season with a wreath made from red cedar twigs. That's just one idea Lincoln University native plant specialist NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL has to keep your house looking festively unique throughout the month of December and beyond! December 15, 2021

Don't put away that hoe and that spade for the season just yet! Native plant specialist NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL tells us about some of the flowers you can plant now (yes, in November) that will be ready to bloom come spring! November 9, 2021

What looks like simple vegetation (on our set today) is actually pokeweed, spicebush, elderberries and more! And if you don't know one thing about any of those, you will in eight short minutes courtesy of Lincoln University's native plant specialist, NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL. September 2, 2021