Saturday, April 02, 2022

GardenDC Podcast Episode 98: Native Vines

In this episode, we talk Nancy Bell, Garden Coach and Education Coordinator at Gateway Garden Center in Hockessin, DE, about native vines for the Mid-Atlantic US. The plant profile is on Lungwort and I share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events.




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Show Notes: 1:13 Meet Nancy Bell from Gateway Garden Center and learn all about native vines! 1:51 “I was certainly born with a magnetic draw to nature.” — Nancy 2:53 Nancy describes moving from Philadelphia to the suburbs — “I felt like I had landed in heaven.” 4:45 Nancy describes a little garden her mother let her have 6:41 Native plants are a passion for Nancy, but she’s not strict about it 8:23 “Native plants aren’t always the answer.” — Nancy 9:42 Nancy explains why she likes Delaware 10:08 “It’s like our little Mid-Atlantic secret.” — Kathy describes Delaware 13:53 What qualifies as a native plant? 15:19 The dangers of invasive plants 17:24 Nancy describes why native plants are better 19:01 Nancy talks about the aggressive trumpet vine — “It is in no way suited for a typical homeowner’s house.” 21:23 Vines to grow just for foliage interest 24:20 Nancy talks about poison ivy — “It can be a beautiful vine. It’s just one that you need to stay yards away from” 25:43 Nancy starts discussing favorite native vines 28:23 “It looks like they’re dancing around inside that flower” — Nancy talks about bees visiting the passion vine 31:02 Kathy talks about using dental floss to tie on vines because squirrels don’t chew through it 35:40 Nancy discusses annual vines — “You need to treat them differently than perennials. You need to treat them more like shrubs.” 39:16 Pruning and training vines 41:51 “It produces such an abundance of fruit that I don’t have to worry about sharing it with wildlife.” — Nancy talks about her grape vine 43:48 How to contact Nancy 44:47 Nancy’s final advice 45:43 Learn about the Lungwort in this week’s Plant Profile! 46:59 What’s new in the garden: carrot seedlings have sprouted, asparagus spears have appeared, and the bulbs are up 47:47 News in the gardening world: Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild sale, Silver Spring Garden Club meeting, and other spring events 49:51 Channel you inner artist with Let’s Make Art 51:57 Look forward to “The Urban Garden: 101 Ways to Grow Food and Beauty in the City” by Teri Speight and Kathy

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If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:
~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 20: Native Plants, Diversity in the Garden, and Sunflowers
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/07/gardendc-podcast-episode-20-native.html
~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 50: Deer-Resistant Native Plants
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-50-deer.html

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Editing and Show Notes: Dorvall Bedford

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