GardenDC Podcast Episode 266: Gifts for Gardeners ENCORE

 

In this special holiday episode, we share our favorite gardening tools and products* perfect for gifting the gardeners in your life -- and yourself!

*Disclosure: Some of these items were sent to us free to trial, but many we have repurchased on our own as well as for gifts for other gardeners. The gift ideas here are linked to an Amazon affiliate account, so if you click on them and order any, Washington Gardener Magazine gets a few pennies added to the account for the referral. Our full Amazon storefront is here.

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

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 177: New Plants and Products 2025

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-223-new-plants.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 177: New Plants and Products 2024

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-177-new-plants.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 133: New Plants and Products 2023

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

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz

Interview Edit and Show Notes: Zachary Intrater

Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany

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SHOW NOTES and LINKS: 02:13 - Dramm 12454 5-Liter Premium High-Grade Plastic Watering Can
03:49 - Gardener's Supply Company Madison Rain Barrel 05:36 - Foxgloves - Medium, I like Iris (purple) and Moss green

08:00 - Sloggers Garden Clog 09:40 - Scala Wide Brim Garden Hat 12:08 - Garden Kneeling Pad 14:44 - Corona Long Straight Snips, Stainless Steel 16:22 - CobraHead Weeder and Cultivator 18:46 - O'Keeffe's Working Hands Hand Cream, 3.4 oz., Jar 20:45 - Alaska Fish Fertilizer 5-1-1 Concentrate 1 Quart 23:09 - Garden Fabric Row Cover 25:54 - Dramm One-Touch Rain Wand 27:43 - Mosquito Dunks 30:26 - MuckBoots 32:19 - Copper Plant Labels 33:41 - Shrub Rake 35:05 - Hori Hori Knife 37:05 - Bypass Pruners 38:16 - Deer Repellent Systemic Tablets 41:47 - Tool Sharpener 43:02 - Motorized Spray Bottle 44:25 - Bonus Item: Tenax Deer Net 47:32 - Thank you for listening! Please become a supporter.

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Katsura Tree Plant Profile

Katsura Tree Plant Profile

Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)is a deciduous tree that has rounded, heart-shaped leaves that resemble that of the Redbud tree.

Katsura is native to Japan and China. The bark is gray and slightly shaggy in texture. The foliage is reddish in spring then green—blue in summer and then golden orange in fall.

It is hardy to USDA zones 4-8. It is not drought tolerant, so water it regularly during dry periods.

Katsura can grow 1-2 feet per year -- reaching 40-60 feet in height and 20-30 feet wide at maturity. (There is a weeping form which grows 15 to 25 feet high and 20 to 25 feet wide.)

Katsura has a shallow root system so it does not do well in compacted soils. Add mulch around the tree to maintain a cool root environment.

Katsura Trees prefer to grows in full to part sun.

They don’t have showy flowers, but its beauty comes from the bark and foliage. In the fall, the dropped leaves release a sweet fragrance similar to caramel or cotton candy.

Little or no pruning is needed. It is relatively pest- and disease-free.

Katsura can be propagated by seed or stem cutting. It does best planted in the spring and does not transplant well.

Reportedly, when Katsura is grown in more acidic soils, the fall color will be more intense. 

Katsura Tree: You Can Grow That!

 

The video was produced by Washington Gardener Magazine.

Audio, Photos, and Text by Kathy Jentz

Video and Editing by Ellen Isaacson

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If you liked this video, we think you will like these other Plant Profiles:

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Monday Thoughts: “Let us be thankful to the people who bring us happiness; they are charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ~ Marcel Proust

“Let us be thankful to the people who bring us happiness;  they are charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ~ Marcel Proust

GardenDC Podcast Episode 265: Sedums Tall and Small with Brent Horvath

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening and Beyond, we talk with plantsman Brent Horvath all about sedums. The plant profile is on Thyme 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 "Thanksgiving" from Christy Page of GreenPrints.

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

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 130: Groundcovers versus Ground Covers

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/11/gardendc-podcast-episode-130.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 193: Epimediums

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/05/gardendc-podcast-episode-193-epimediums.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 53: Superior Perennials

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/04/gardendc-podcast-episode-53-superior.html

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Sedum 'Autumn Fire'