About the Documentary Series

Cultivating Place: The Power of Gardeners is a documentary series shaped by more than twenty years of listening to gardeners and cultivators of place around the world. Drawing from the first decade of the public radio program and podcast Cultivating Place, the series builds on Jennifer Jewell’s long-standing work elevating gardeners as cultural changemakers, weaving together ecology, history, and community.

Across ten episodes, the series follows ten cultivators whose purposeful relationships with plants and place deepen and expand our understanding of what gardening truly means. Each episode centers on lived experience, revealing how care for land is inseparable from care for people, culture, and future generations.

Together, these stories present gardening not as ornament, but as a profound act of care, one that strengthens resilience in land, communities, and the systems that hold us together.