GardenDC Podcast Episode 176: Garden Trends for 2024

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Katie Dubow of the Garden Media Group all about 2024 gardening trends. The plant profile is on Collards 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 Crape Murder by Craig McManus, host of The Garden Question Podcast.

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~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 131: Garden Trends of 2023

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-131-garden.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 86: 2022 Garden Trends

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-86-2022-garden.html

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Show Notes: 00:39 Welcome Katie Dubow of the Garden Media Group 01:37 New developments for Dubow and team 02:36 What does the Garden Media Group do? 03:55 How are the garden trend reports put together? 06:33 Have there been any past trends that you predicted that just kind of fizzled out that you recall? 08:12 What trends did you miss? 09:02 The major trends for 2024, and 2024’s overarching trend 09:56 Eco optimism and eco-anxiety 11:47 “The point is…guess what, there is positive news out there,” says Dubow. 12:51 Organizations to help ecological change 13:55 Generation Z and the “Zoom Out” trend 16:35 “I feel like [Gen Z is a] more ambitious generation than millennials were and Gen X…they're like I'm going to get my hands in the dirt, I want to garden now,” says Dubow. 18:10 The Horti-Futurism trend 19:48 Biophilic design and the Singapore airport 22:19 “When you say Horti-futurism,” Jentz muses, “I'm thinking like Avatar, the world of Avatar and that kind of immersion in plants.” 23:58 The Delight in the Dark trend and Goth Gardening 26:05 Night gardening 28:40 The Bugging Out trend 30:15 Pollinators in interior design 32:07 Insect art in the Victorian era 33:08 The Hanging in There trend and vertical gardening 35:29 Railing planters 38:21 The Nature Calls trend and community 40:04 Tree ordinances and tree protection 42:47 The color of the year: Cyber Lime 43:40 “It's the symbiosis between nature and technology that we feel like this color is really going to be the one that takes off in the future,” says Dubow. 46:42 Potential trend: edible gardening with herbs 47:51 Potential trend: mixed houseplant containers 48:31 Potential trend: certified wildlife habitats 49:50 How can I get a copy of the 2024 trend report? Visit gardenmediagroup.com/trends, or email trends@gardenmediagroup.com 51:30 Plant Profile: Collard Greens 53:21 What's new in the garden? Red Twig Dogwood as holiday decorations. 53:40 Final episode for 2023, see you next year! 54:03 Upcoming events: Free talk on January 23rd at 1:00 PM at the Holiday Park Senior Center in Silver Spring, MD. On Friday, February 16th from 9:00 to 4:00 PM, Dr. Greg Sulsa will give a talk at Pry House in Frederick Maryland on medicinal gardens, register online at mocoparks.org. 55:45 Ground Cover Revolution by Kathy Jentz. 57:09 Join Discover Garden Tours from April 16th through April 25th, 2024, on the Discover the Netherlands tour, and visit discoverourtours.com for more information. 58:17 The Urban Garden by Kathy Jentz and Terry Speight 59:16 The Last Word on Crape Myrtle Murder 01:01:12 The harm of over-pruning crape myrtle 01:03:03 How to prevent crape murder

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Episode Credits:

Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz

Show Notes: Alexandra Jentz

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