When spring approaches and we get out into the garden again, it’s easy to get distracted by the to-do list, or just by the latest pretty thing that’s emerging after winter’s relative blank slate.  But there’s a whole other layer there in front of our eyes (and ears, and noses) – and it’s actually the foundation layer of life. 

How about we gardeners learn to tune in not just to the horticulture happenings outside, but to the wonders of botany unfolding before us? Today’s guests, Ben Goulet-Scott and Jacob Suissa, encourage us to follow our curiosity, to look closely, and learn how the plant world works. They want to encourage us to botanize.

Ben Goulet-Scott and Jacob Suissa are evolutionary biologists who have created a popular social media presence together, plus a non-profit educational foundation, and now a new book–all appropriately called “Let’s Botanize.”

Their idea: to use entertaining content to encourage people to follow their curiosity and take a closer look at what’s growing around them, and in the process learn more intimately about the intricacies of the botanical world.

When not out botanizing, Ben oversees educational programming at Harvard Forest; Jacob teaches evolutionary plant biology at the University of Tennessee.

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