{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Horticulturati: Humble History of the Flowerpot","description":"In this episode, Colleen unearths as much as she can about the largely unwritten history of plant pots. When did humans start growing plants in containers? How did innovations in materials and technology lead to the domestication of plants, plant collecting, and the growth of the nursery industry? Why are plant pots so overlooked as a facet of industrial design? (We can rattle off several iconic chair designs, but flowerpots? Not so much.) Why don\u2019t the standardized names of nursery pot sizes correspond to their actual volume in the US? We have more questions than answers, folks.  First up, Leah is practicing her drawings. And we need an alternative name for the tricky season that comes between summer and fall in Texas.  Join our Patreon for bonus episodes and more! Email us at info@horticulturati.com or call the Horticulturati Hotline to leave a voicemail at 347-WAP-Hort.  Mentioned in this episode: Rain lilies (Cooperia drummondii); Paper Garden Workshop; \u201cElevation to Plan\u201d technique; Plan to Elevation (Leah\u2019s sketch); The Artist\u2019s Way (1992) by Julia Cameron; Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (1979) by Betty Edwards; Willy Guhl designs on Artnet; a bio of Guhl; history of flowerpots from the Salem Maritime National Historic Site; \u201cPlastic Pots and the Nursery Industry: Production, Use, Disposal, and Environmental Impacts\u201d (2020) by the APLD; Eric Soderholtz. ","author_name":"Hothouse","author_url":"http:\/\/hothousepodcast.com","html":"