GardenDC Podcast Episode 226: Designing Your Natural Garden

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Kelly D. Norris, award-winning author and plantsman, about designing your natural garden. The plant profile is on Mangave 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 the Best Seed Starting Methods  from Christy Page of Green Prints.

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

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 207: Garden Planning and Design

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/08/gardendc-podcast-episode-207-garden.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 158: Garden Transformations

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/07/gardendc-podcast-episode-158-garden.html

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Show Notes: 01:16: Introducing Kelly D. Norris 01:45: “Were you born with chlorophyll in your veins and a green thumb?” Kathy asks Kelly 03:54: Kelly’s home growing region in Des Moines, Iowa 06:39: Ornamental gardening and food growing in his area 07:50: Introducing “Your Natural Garden: A Practical Guide for Caring for an Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden” by Kelly Norris 10:00: Natural gardens - “It’s a way of opening your mind and being a little more open to the… inclusiveness of a great amount of diversity that we share the planet with.” 11:50: Humans plant in ways that very few other animals do 14:10: “So much of gardening in the last 250 years…is based on this idea of trying to control something.” 15:47: Kelly discusses humans’ relationship with turf grasses and lawns 18:20: Transitioning to a natural garden and the cultural phenomenon of lawns 24:43: The notion of interpretation when viewing wild landscapes 28:00: A Beautiful Disturbance: Kelly on urban ecology 36:04: The ephemerality and complexity of community and urban gardens 36:58: Deer and other wildlife in a primarily native landscape 42:25: Upcoming GreenScapes program by Brookside Gardens on Feb. 14, 2025 43:00: Practicing New Naturalism: Kelly’s talk at GreenScapes 44:52: “What plants are on your mind these days?” Kathy asks Kelly 49:59: Who are Kelly Norris’ heroes? 52:39: “The Urban Garden” by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight 53:47: Plant Profile: Mangave (Agave-Manfreda hybrid) 55:11: What's new this week in the garden? More Cold! 57:50: The Last Word with Christy Page: “The Best Seed-Starting Methods for Max Germination” by Amanda MacArthur 1:01:24: How to support the GardenDC Podcast

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz

Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany

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