GardenDC Podcast Episode 161: Adaptive Gardening

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we chat with Duane Pancoast, author of The Geriatric Gardener, all about adaptive gardening. The plant profile is on the Franklin Tree 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 close out with the Last Word on French Drain Systems with Craig McManus, host of The Garden Question Podcast.

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Show Notes: 01:07 Welcome Duane Pancoast, author of The Geriatric Gardener 01:49 How Pancoast started gardening 03:30 How Pancoast got into horticulture after graduating and a job at a landscaping company 04:44 Pancoast’s current career and how he got there 05:22 His involvement with GardenComm 06:36 Pancoast’s at-home garden: climate, soil, woody plants 08:24 How Pancoast heard about Adaptive Gardening 11:09 Who does adaptive gardening apply to and what is adaptive gardening? 12:55 Time management in the garden 15:05 Rest breaks and using timers 17:31 Helpers in the garden: Pros and Cons 18:58 “One of the ways that can make [downsizing] less traumatic is to take something from your old garden with you,” said Pancoast 20:34 Gardening with containers and the can-in-can method 23:37 Tips on how to garden without bending over: being kind to your back and knees 24:58 Gardening with arthritis 26:27 Patio and deck gardening with containers: the kitchen garden 28:57 Lessening the load with soaker hoses during in-ground watering 31:14 …and container watering 32:10 Tips for gardening with back pain and preventing back pain 33:59 Finding help in the garden 36:11 Embracing imperfection 38:59 Adaptive Gardening FAQ 40:19 Find The Geratric Gardener The Geriatric Gardener (wordpress.com) 40:44 Additional resources for information on adaptive gardening: Slow Gardening by Felder Rushing 42:13 Contact Pancoast: email, pancoastduane@gmail.com; facebook, Duance Pancoast; blog, thegeriatricgardener.wordpress.com 43:40 Good houseplant choices for adaptive gardening 45:45 “Tend your garden, don’t toil in it” 47:06 Plant profile: Franklin Tree 49:02 What’s new in the garden? Cosmos and sunflowers are blossoming; garden photo show at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia closes on August 30th; Horticultural Classes offered at Community College of Baltimore County, contact Winnie Tan at wtan@ccbc.edu or call 443-840-3787 for more information; Garlic planting party and poetry slam on October 28th at the Washington Youth Garden at the US National Arboretum 51:50 Groundcover Revolution by Kathy Jentz 53:10 The Urban Gardener by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight 54:09 The Last Word on French Drainage Systems with Craig McManus 56:28 “You should never see a French Drainage System once it’s been constructed: grow your plants right on top of it!”

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Episode Credits:

Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz

Interview Editor: Marissa Yelenik

Show Notes: Alexandra Jentz

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