Thomas Rainer: A Case for Thoughtful Optimism
29m
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Growing Greener
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In 2015 landscape architect Thomas Rainer and his professional partner Claudia West stirred the gardening world with their best-selling book, “Planting in a Post-Wild World.” Now Rainer shares his arguments for thoughtful optimism regarding gardening and its potential impact on our ecological challenges.
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