Saturday, September 24, 2022

GardenDC Podcast Episode 121: Gold Medal Plants

In this episode, we talk all about the Gold Medal Plants program with Andrew Bunting, Vice President of Horticulture at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The plant profile is on Dahlias and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events.


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The SHOW NOTES: 01:00 Welcome back returning guest Andrew Bunting, vice president of horticulture at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 01:32 What’s growing in Andrew’s garden? 04:44 “I don't know what it is about toad lilies… but the typical toad lily seems to be the number one plant the rabbits like.” - Andrew 05:36 What is the Gold Medal Plants program? 08:08 “Since we’ve been doing this for nearly 40 years or so, there’s nearly 200 plants on the list.” - Andrew 10:50 Pruning the winner’s list 11:18 “We’re pretty mindful of things that are actually on invasive lists or are exhibiting a propensity for invasiveness.” - Andrew 18:55 Abelia x grandiflora ‘Little Richard’, glossy abelia 21:37 Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze®’, Freeman maple 24:56 Cornus kousa ‘Scarlet Fire®’, Kousa dogwood 26:50 Heuchera 'Caramel', coral bells 29:20 Ilex opaca 'Maryland Dwarf', American holly 31:17 Pycnanthemum muticum, mountain mint 34:37 A sneak peak at 2023’s medalists 43:58 Which medalists have remained Andrew’s favorites? 47:20 “I have to prune from time to time because, if we have a dew in the morning, the mailman has to go through them and he gets sopping wet.” - Andrew 52:55 PHSonline.org’s searchable database of medalists 55:10 This week’s plant profile… Dahlia! 56:44 What’s new in the garden? Autumn’s arrival, seedling thinning, and summer annuals 57:21 What’s going on around town? Magazine delivery, talks, festivals, and sales

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

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 94: Magnolias

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Editing: Brandie Bland
Show Notes: Jaime Breeden

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