” Margret Hofmann's guest appearances

” Margret Hofmann

Hothouse

The Horticulturati

Martha Stewart

John Hart

Joshua Trees

Jenny Peterson

John Hart Asher

LaJuan Tucker

Colleen Dieter

Ryan Rosshirt

Linda Lehmusvirta

Gretchen O

Jane Perrone

Daniel Reyes

Hallie Casey

OwlTail

On this episode, we discuss virtual foliage, time travel, and big trees. Colleen looks into how video games might play a role in curing plant blindness, and Leah shines a light on the remarkable life and legacy of  Margret Hofmann (1925-2012), whose 1970s “Think Trees” campaign introduced Austinites to a majestic urban forest hidden in plain sight. As a City Council member, Hoffman advocated for the preservation of heritage trees, spearheading a contest to locate our city’s biggest and oldest trees, and laying the foundation for our city’s tree-protection ordinances.  Mentioned in this episode:   The Greenberg Turkey plant explosion; “A Video Game Garden: The Delights of Virtual Botany” (The Guardian); Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture; Video Game Foliage (Tumblr); the iNaturalist app;  Myst; Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut;  A Key To Survival by Margret Hofmann;   The 1976 Tree Registry; Hofmann’s  archive at the Austin History Center; The Secret Life of Plants documentary; Photo by Alan Pogue of  Hofmann in 1975 with a historical marker at the site of a 700-year-old live oak at I-35 and Braker Lane (see the tree on Google Street View)

On this episode, we discuss virtual foliage, time travel, and big trees. Colleen looks into how video games might play a role in curing plant blindness, and Leah shines a light on the remarkable life and legacy of <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tawqeY86Y3xAdwXxhwiHO1QYcEvU1_aS/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Margret Hofmann</a> (1925-2012), whose 1970s “Think Trees” campaign introduced Austinites to a majestic urban forest hidden in plain sight. As a City Council member, Hoffman advocated for the preservation of heritage trees, spearheading a contest to locate our city’s biggest and oldest trees, and laying the foundation for our city’s tree-protection ordinances.  Mentioned in this episode:  <a href="https://www.provisioneronline.com/articles/110206-greenberg-smoked-turkey-plant-destroyed-in-fire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Greenberg Turkey plant explosion</a>; “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/dec/08/a-video-game-garden-the-delights-of-virtual-botany" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Video Game Garden: The Delights of Virtual Botany</a>” (The Guardian); Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture; <a href="https://video-game-foliage.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Game Foliage</a> (Tumblr); the <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iNaturalist</a> app; <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/exploring-myst-25-years-later" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Myst</a>; Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut; <a href="https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A31735066227855" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A Key To Survival by Margret Hofmann</a>;  <a href="https://brykerwoodsaustin.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/treeregistryforaustintexas1976.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The 1976 Tree Registry</a>; Hofmann’s <a href="https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/aushc/00358/ahc-00358.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> archive at the Austin History Center</a>; <a href="https://youtu.be/KD1apbw8rgI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Plants</a> documentary; Photo by Alan Pogue of <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tawqeY86Y3xAdwXxhwiHO1QYcEvU1_aS/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hofmann</a> in 1975 with a historical marker at the site of a 700-year-old live oak at I-35 and Braker Lane (<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tawqeY86Y3xAdwXxhwiHO1QYcEvU1_aS/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">see the tree on Google Street View</a>)

Horticulturati: Virtual Flora & “Tree Lady” Margret Hofmann

On this episode, we discuss virtual foliage, time travel, and big trees. Colleen looks into how video games might play a role in curing plant blindness, and Leah shines a light on the remarkable life and legacy of  Margret Hofmann (1925-2012), whose 1970s “Think Trees” campaign introduced Austinites to a majestic urban forest hidden in plain sight.  Leave us a voicemail at 347-WAP-HORT or drop us a line at horticulturati.com!  Mentioned in this episode:   The Greenberg Turkey plant explosion; “A Video Game Garden: The Delights of Virtual Botany” (The Guardian); Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture; Video Game Foliage (Tumblr); the iNaturalist app;  Myst; Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut;  A Key To Survival by Margaret Hoffmann; The 1976 Tree Registry; Hofmann’s  archive at the Austin History Center; The Secret Life of Plants documentary; Photo by Alan Pogue of  Hofmann in 1975 with a historical marker at the site of a 700-year-old live oak at I-35 and Braker Lane (see the tree on Google Street View).

On this episode, we discuss virtual foliage, time travel, and big trees. Colleen looks into how video games might play a role in curing plant blindness, and Leah shines a light on the remarkable life and legacy of <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tawqeY86Y3xAdwXxhwiHO1QYcEvU1_aS/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Margret Hofmann</a> (1925-2012), whose 1970s “Think Trees” campaign introduced Austinites to a majestic urban forest hidden in plain sight.  Leave us a voicemail at 347-WAP-HORT or drop us a line at <a href="horticulturati.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">horticulturati.com</a>!  Mentioned in this episode:  <a href="https://www.provisioneronline.com/articles/110206-greenberg-smoked-turkey-plant-destroyed-in-fire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Greenberg Turkey plant explosion</a>; “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/dec/08/a-video-game-garden-the-delights-of-virtual-botany" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Video Game Garden: The Delights of Virtual Botany</a>” (The Guardian); Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture; <a href="https://video-game-foliage.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Game Foliage</a> (Tumblr); the <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iNaturalist</a> app; <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/exploring-myst-25-years-later" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Myst</a>; Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut; <a href="https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A31735066227855" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A Key To Survival by Margaret Hoffmann</a>; <a href="https://brykerwoodsaustin.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/treeregistryforaustintexas1976.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The 1976 Tree Registry</a>; Hofmann’s <a href="https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/aushc/00358/ahc-00358.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> archive at the Austin History Center</a>; <a href="https://youtu.be/KD1apbw8rgI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Plants</a> documentary; Photo by Alan Pogue of <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tawqeY86Y3xAdwXxhwiHO1QYcEvU1_aS/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hofmann</a> in 1975 with a historical marker at the site of a 700-year-old live oak at I-35 and Braker Lane (<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tawqeY86Y3xAdwXxhwiHO1QYcEvU1_aS/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">see the tree on Google Street View</a>).

Virtual Flora & “Tree Lady” Margret Hofmann