GardenDC Podcast Episode 177: New Plants and Products for 2024

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Peggy Riccio of PegPlant.com all about the new plants and products we saw at MANTS 2024. The plant profile is on Tillandsia 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 If at First, You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again by Christy Page of Green Prints.

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

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 133: New Plants and Products for 2023

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-133-new-plants.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 163: Plant Geekinees and Must-Have Plant Picks
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/09/gardendc-podcast-episode-163-plant.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 41: New Plant Introductions with Dr. Allan Armitage

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-41-new-plant.html

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Show Notes: 01:07 - Welcome Peggy Riccio of PegPlant.com 01:52 - Peggy talks about how she got into gardening 02:57 - Peggy discusses her time with the American Horticultural Society 04:15 - Kathy talks about GardenComm 04:58 - Peggy and Kathy share their thoughts on the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS.com) 07:03 - What does Peggy look for first at MANTS? 09:49 - Peggy talks about David Culp of Brandywine Cottage 11:34 - Peggy discusses meeting LaManda Joy, award-winning Master Gardener 13:16 - Kathy talks about Buddy Lee of Encore Azaleas 14:48 - Kathy and Peggy discuss some of the products they saw at MANTS 15:00 - Rosy Soil (RosySoil.com) 16:40 - KnowingNature (KnowingNature.com) 18:39 - OASIS Forage Products (OASISForageProducts.com) 19:54 - Crescent Garden’s self-watering planters (CrescentGarden.com) 22:36 - Magic Gardener’s Mycorrhizal Powder (Mycorrhizae.com) 24:52 - FOOP Foliar Spray (TheFoop.com) 26:12 - Flourish Plant Food (FlourishPlant.com) 27:32 - Peggy and Kathy discuss the plants that they saw at MANTS 27:58 - Waverly Farms’ finished hedges (WaverlyFarm.com) 29:52 - Better Boxwood (BetterBoxwood.com) 30:44 - Butterfly Candy’s Buddleia (ButterflyCandy.com) 32:28 - Autumn Moonstruck Azalea (https://encoreazalea.com/) 33:52 - Colocasia Pharaoh’s Mask and Colocasia Redemption 35:25 - Proven Winners’ Fire Ball Seedless Burning Bush (ProvenWinnersDirect.com) 38:20 - Proven Winners’ Art & Sol Mangave Collection (ProvenWinners.com) 39:27 - Optimara’s Verdant Flame (Optimara.com) 41:24 - Plants Nouveau’s Itoh Peonies (PlantsNouveau.com) 42:30 - Bailey Nurseries (BaileyNurseries.com) 45:36 - Star Roses and Plants’ Mahonias (StarRosesAndPlants.com) 47:55 - Must Have Perennials’ The Rockies Helleborus (MustHavePerennials.com) 49:18 - Where to contact Peggy? (PegPlant.com) 49:45 - Air Plant (Tillandsia) Plant Profile 51:09 - What’s new in the garden this week? Winter jasmine in bloom and hellebores peaking out 51:37 - Garden tips of the week: Fill in your grade issues and pathways with fill soil and walk your fence line 52:50 - Upcoming local gardening events: Roses to the Rescue and upcoming seed exchanges 53:56 - 18th annual Washington Gardener Magazine Garden Photo Contest 55:08 - Groundcover Revolution by Kathy Jentz (https://amzn.to/4dZDrEA) 57:43 The Urban Garden by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight (https://amzn.to/4dZ3fki) 58:43 - Third Time? Not the Charm by Jan Spencer 1:01:14 - Thank you for listening! Become a supporter

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Episode Credits:

Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz

Show Notes: Zachary Intrater

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