Monday, January 23, 2023

Monday Thoughts: "Gardens are diverse as the people who make them." - Ann Lovejoy

"Gardens are diverse as the people who make them." - Ann Lovejoy

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Sunday, January 22, 2023

January 2023 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine –Broccoli, New and Notable Plants, Downy Woodpeckers , and much more…

 

The January 2023 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine is out.

Inside this issue:

·         Year of the Broccoli

·         Attracting Downy Woodpeckers

·         Great Gardening Books Reviewed

·         Boost the Health and Beauty of Your Houseplants

·         Top Gardening Trends of 2023

·         Boxwood Plant Profile

·         Plant Lust: New and Notable Plants

·         Seed Exchange 2023 Details

·         Meet the Milkweed Tussock Moth

·         Pennycress: A Great Alternative to Traditional Cover Crops

·         Crocuses and Snowdrops Bring Color Under Trees and Shrubs

·         DC-MD-VA Gardening Events Calendar

·         and much more…

Note that any submissions, event listings, and advertisements for the February 2023 issue are due by February 5.

>>  Subscribe to Washington Gardener Magazine today to have the monthly publication sent to your inbox as a PDF several days before it is available online. You can use the PayPal (credit card) online order form here: http://www.washingtongardener.com/index_files/subscribe.htm



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Saturday, January 21, 2023

GardenDC Podcast Episode 134: Carex for the Mid-Atlantic Region

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Sam Hoadley, Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt. Cuba Center, all about Carex for the Mid-Atlantic Region. The plant profile is on Pink Muhly Grass 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 Dr. Allan Armitage, who shares the Last Word on Common Sense Gardening.

BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support.

Show Notes:

01:15 Meet Sam Hoadley, Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt. Cuba Center. 03:17 Hoadley’s home garden is designed with wildlife in mind. 05:05 All about Mt. Cuba. 07:55 What is the Carex trial? 11:32 Mt. Cuba doesn’t neglect the plants during trial, but they almost do. 14:48 All Carex are sedges, but not all sedges are Carex. 15:27 “Sedges have edges, rushes are round, grasses have nodes from their tips to the ground.” 16:36 Carex aren’t known for ornamental flowers. 18:59 Carex won’t attract pollinators. 20:41 Some Carex species spread aggressively by rhizomes 21:16 Aggressive plants can be used to stabilize wet banks. 22:21 “Most species were well-behaved.” 24:22 Wood sedge were head and shoulders above the rest in the trial. 26:37 All about Straw Hat Carex. 28:06 Carex cherokeensis: “as close to evergreen as we got in the trial.” 31:48 Which Carex should I avoid cutting back? 34:53 Medium to large Carex. 40:13 Does Carex do well as a container plant? 41:10 “Very little issues with disease.” 43:07 Carex could be used for no-mow lawns. 46:30 “How many of us are playing rugby on our lawns anyway?” 48:12 What’s the next plant trial at Mt. Cuba? 49:06 How do I contact Hoadley? 49:47 Pink Muhly Grass: this week’s Plant Profile! 51:33 Garden Updates: primroses are blooming. 51:52 Upcoming events: Urban Trees 101; Galanthus Gala; Seed Exchange. 54:12 “Groundcover Revolution” by Kathy Jentz. 55:17 “The Urban Garden” by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight 56:21 The Last Word on Common-sense Gardening from Dr. Allan Armitage.

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

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 99: Trilliums

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/04/gardendc-podcast-episode-99-trilliums.html

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 69: Garden Phlox

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We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/message Note that we may use these messages on a future episode.

And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform plus share us on social media with #GardenDC, so other gardeners can find us too!

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Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Show Notes: Jessica Harden

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Monday, January 16, 2023

Monday Thoughts: "There are two seasonal diversions that can ease the bite of any winter. One is the January thaw. The other is the seed catalogues." - Hal Borland

"There are two seasonal diversions that can ease the bite of any winter.  One is the January thaw. The other is the seed catalogues." - Hal Borland

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Saturday, January 14, 2023

GardenDC Podcast Episode 133: New Plants and Products for 2023

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with horticulturist Leslie Harris all about the new plants and products we discovered at MANTS 2023. The plant profile is on Boxwood 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 garden designer and host of Better Lawns & Gardens Teresa Watkins, who shares the Last Word on Mulch.

BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/support.

Show Notes: 01:27 Meet horticulturist Leslie Harris! 05:16 MANTS: the horticultural trade show for the East Coast. 06:59 “It’s a lot of walking… a lot of trying to be heard.” 07:29 Harris was a high school Spanish teacher until 2014. 13:07 “I was talked into it by our buddy…” 14:08 Feeling cool with press passes. 15:19 “I didn’t really know he was famous.” 16:14 Whatever Stephanie Cohen says to buy or grow, you buy or grow. 16:44 Private Jet from Bloomin Easy. 17:21 The smaller the plant, the more it will acclimate to your yard. 19:12 “I’m just getting tired of dragging out the ladder.” 20:14 The dreaded word: Deer. 20:41 Popstar – Endless Summer hydrangeas. 24:03 Kathy’s experience with Endless Summer. 25:34 We don’t need another hydrangea, but we want one. 27:37 “I’d rather grow a vine than even have that black plastic.” 29:04 Pest Wizard: invasive spotted lanternfly. 31:17 The spotted lanternfly is beautiful in all stages, but you have to kill it. 32:28 Sticky cards could kill more than just the spotted lanternfly. 34:11 “Some people put out Hershey bars… that got my attention.” 34:33 Mossify. 39:46 “You’ll stop me with an Almond Joy.” 40:27 Vole King: Protect your roots. 41:41 Plant your shrubs in metal mesh. 43:42 Does it work for tulip bulbs? 45:24 Tree trunks fit through the wires. 46:28 Flawn: flower lawns! 48:09 Total Worms – worm organic matter. 48:54 “I was really only looking for Reese’s cups, I’m sorry.” 52:04 Plant cleaning gloves. 52:42 “You’re not going around petting your plants every day.” 57:36 “Sporticulture.” 59:06 MANTS is worth your time, especially for people new to the industry, because of networking. 1:01:07 Boxwood: this week’s Plant Profile! 1:03:38 Garden updates: Snowdrops are blooming! 1:03:49 Upcoming events: Native Plant Symposium; Spring into School Gardening; Friends of the National Arboretum Plant Fair and Garden Sale; Today’s Horticulture Symposium; Pursuit of Houseplants. 1:05:51 “The Urban Garden” by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight 1:06:51 “Groundcover Revolution” by Kathy Jentz. 1:08:00 The Last Word on Mulching by Better Lawns & Gardens’ host Teresa Watkins.

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

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

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

~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 93: Pruning Tips

https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/02/gardendc-podcast-episode-93-pruning-tips.html

This episode is archived at:
 

We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://anchor.fm/gardendc/message Note that we may use these messages on a future episode.

And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform plus share us on social media with #GardenDC, so other gardeners can find us too!

Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Show Notes: Jessica Harden

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