Saturday, October 29, 2022

GardenDC Podcast Episode 126: Garden Cemeteries

In this episode of the GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Gregg Tepper, Senior Horticulturist at Laurel Hill, all about garden cemeteries. The plant profile is on Celosia and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What's New segment. We also solicit contributions for a new segment -- The Last Word.


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SHOW NOTES: 01:04 Introducing returning guest Gregg Tepper, senior horticulturist at Laurel Hill. 02:15 The history of cemeteries and gardens 05:45 Cemeteries and big trees 07:26 Mount Auburn cemetery 10:21 Cemetery fauna 12:04 “One thing older cemeteries are keeping alive…” 14:08 Restrictions for cemetery gardens 19:10 Visitors, expectations, and cemeteries 20:54 “It took me about six months to a year before I felt like I could really navigate the cemetery.” -Gregg 24:17 Laurel Hill updates 30:23 “What is a green burial?” and other burial alternatives 36:03 Famous burials of Laurel Hill 38:29 Cemetery tourism 43:56 Artwork and cemetery sculptures 46:36 Gregg’s cemetery garden recommendations 49:58 How to get in touch with Gregg 51:30 This week’s plant profile… Celosia (Celosia argentea)! 53:27 What’s new in the Garden? Dahlias and parsley 54:05 What’s going on around town? Chrysanthemum tours, webinars, and fall leaf viewings 57:28 An introduction to ‘The Last Word’ from Kathy Jentz

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

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