GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we talk with Ciara O'Brien, Founder of the Prince Georges County Seed Library, all about seed libraries. The plant profile is on Cotton and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events and this week's garden tasks in the What's New segment. We close out with the Last Word on Freezing Butternut Squash from Christy Page of Green Prints.

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If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 88: Seed Swaps and Exchanges

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-88-seed-swaps.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 152: Heritage Seeds

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/06/gardendc-podcast-episode-152-heritage.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 45: Seed Starting Tips

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/02/gardendc-podcast-episode-45-seed.html

SHOW NOTES arre posted at https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/08/gardendc-podcast-episode-208-seed.html
We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message Note that we may use these messages on a future episode.

And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform plus share us on social media with #GardenDC, so other gardeners can find us too!

Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz Show Notes: Zachary Intrater
Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany
Record in 8-31-2024.

In this episode, we talk with Helen Yoest, author of Beginner's Guide to Garden Planning and Design*, about taking simple steps to create good garden design. The plant profile is on Mandevilla and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events and this week's garden tasks in the What's New segment. We close out with the Last Word on Love, Land, and Wisteria from Christy Page of Green Prints.

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If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 158: Garden Transformations

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/07/gardendc-podcast-episode-158-garden.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 89: Working with a Landscape Designer

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-89-working.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 149: Garden Design for Plant Collectors

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/05/gardendc-podcast-episode-149-garden.html

SHOW NOTES will be posted after 8-31-2024. We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message Note that we may use these messages on a future episode.

And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform plus share us on social media with #GardenDC, so other gardeners can find us too!

Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany

*Helen's new book can be ordered at https://amzn.to/4cF9EAk
(Note: This is an Amazon affiliate link.) Record on 8-24-2024.

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Josh Singer, DC Parks and Recreation Community Garden Specialist, about dealing with rats and other destructive garden critters. The plant profile is on Love-in-a-Mist and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events and this week's garden tasks in the What's New segment. We close out with the Last Word on Why June is the Perfect Month from Christy Page of Green Prints.

If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 50: Deer-Resistant Native Plants https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-50-deer.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 174: Wildscaping

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/11/gardendc-podcast-episode-174-wildscaping.html

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SHOW NOTES are posted at: https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/06/gardendc-podcast-episode-198-rats-and.html

We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message Note that we may use these messages on a future episode.

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Interview Edit and Show Notes: Josh Panepento Recorded on 6-8-2024.

In this episode, we talk with Jessica Damiano, the Associated Press' gardening columnist, all about frugal gardening tips. The plant profile is on Chamomile and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events. BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support. Show Notes are posted at https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/06/gardendc-podcast-episode-108-frugal.html If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 28: Preserving Your Harvest -- Canning, Freezing, and Drying https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/09/gardendc-podcast-episode-28-preserving.html ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 4: All About Tomatoes https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-4-all-about.html We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/message Note that we may use these messages on a future episode. And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite platform so other gardeners can find us too! Episode Credits: Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz Editing and Show Notes: Tori Vandergriff

In this episode, we talk with Kirk R. Brown as Frederick Law Olmsted, who was renowned as an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. The plant profile is on Serviceberry and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events. BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support. Show Notes are posted at https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/06/gardendc-podcast-episode-107-olmsted.html Gardencomm, the association for garden communicators, is at https://gardencomm.org/. If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 78: Dumbarton Oaks https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/10/gardendc-podcast-episode-78-dumbarton.html And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite platform so other gardeners can find us too! Episode Credits: Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Richard Olsen, director of the U.S. National Arboretum, all about Ancient Plants. The plant profile is on the Gladiolus and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events. BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support. Show Notes are posted to https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/05/gardendc-podcast-episode-106-ancient.html If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 85: Camellias https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-85-camellias.html ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 94: Magnolias https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-94-magnolias.html And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite platform so other gardeners can find us too! Episode Credits: Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz Recorded on 5-27-2022.

In this episode, we talk with Jenks Farmer, owner of Jenks Farmer, Plantsman  and author of Crinum: Unearthing the History and Cultivation of the World's Largest Bulb*, all about Crinum Lilies. The plant profile is on the Carolina Allspice and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events.

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Show Notes are posted at https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/05/gardendc-podcast-episode-105-crinum.html

If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:

~ Gardening with Bulbs

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/09/gardendc-podcast-episode-27-gardening.html

~ Daylilies -- the Perfect Perennial?

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/06/gardendc-podcast-episode-64-daylilies.html

And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite platform so other gardeners can find us too!

Episode Credits:

Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz

Recorded on 5-20-22

In this episode, we talk with Rich Gibson, past president of the National Capital Dahlia Society, all about dahlias. The plant profile is on the Weigela and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events. BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support. Show Notes are posted https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/05/gardendc-podcast-episode-104-dahlias.html Please review our podcast at Podchaser.com for #Reviews4Good at: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/gardendc-1137444 for each review posted Podchaser will donate 25-cents to World Central Kitchen + we'll match those donations! To access the Let's Make Art 20% Discount Offer, Use Code: zen.ai/gardendc If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 54: Flower Farming with Lisa Mason Ziegler https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/04/gardendc-podcast-episode-54-flower.html ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 19: Floral Design, Gardening by the Rules, and Black-eyed Susans https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/07/gardendc-podcast-episode-19-floral.html Recorded on 5-13-2022. And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite platform so other gardeners can find us too! Episode Credits: Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz

In this episode, we talk with Blythe Yost, Co-Founder & CEO of Tilly, about weeding and mulching tips. The plant profile is on the Dwarf Crested Iris and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events. BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support. Show Notes are posted to: https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/05/gardendc-podcast-episode-103-mulching.html. Please review our podcast at Podchaser.com for #Reviews4Good at: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/gardendc-1137444 for each review posted Podchaser will donate 25-cents to World Central Kitchen + we'll match those donations! To access the Let's Make Art 20% Discount Offer, Use Code: zen.ai/gardendc If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 89: Working with a Landscape Designer https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-89-working.html And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite platform so other gardeners can find us too! Episode Credits: Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz Editing and Show Notes: Dorvall Bedford

In this episode, we talk with Carrie Engel, Retail Greenhouse Manager at Valley View Farms in Cockeysville, MD, all about annual flower combinations. The plant profile is on the Summer Snowflake and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events. The Show Notes are posted at https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/04/gardendc-podcast-episode-102-annual.html >>> Meet Carrie and Kathy in person on Sunday, June 5, 2022, 2-3pm at Valley View Farms in Cockeysville/Hunt Valley (Baltimore), MD, for a "Q&A Book Party". Free to attend. More details: http://www.valleyviewfarms.com/ Please review our podcast at Podchaser.com for #Reviews4Good at: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/gardendc-1137444 for each review posted Podchaser will donate 25-cents to World Central Kitchen + we'll match those donations! To access the Let's Make Art 20% Discount Offer, Use Code: zen.ai/gardendc If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 65: Annuals A to Z https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/06/gardendc-podcast-episode-65-annuals-to-z.html ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 55: Container Gardening Basics https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/04/gardendc-podcast-episode-55-container.html ~ Next Level Container Gardens https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/04/gardendc-podcast-episode-56-next-level.html We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/message Note that we may use these messages on a future episode. And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite platform so other gardeners can find us too! Episode Credits: Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz Editing and Show Notes: Dorvall Bedford