GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening

Creating a Biblical Garden

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with author Shelley S. Cramm [https://www.gardenindelight.com/about-shelley/] about creating a Bible-inspired garden. The plant profile is on Ligularia 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 "Fresh Beginnings" from Christy Page of GreenPrints [https://greenprints.com/]. BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at:  https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe] If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 137: Into the Heart of the Garden https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/02/gardendc-podcast-episode-137-into-heart.html [https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/02/gardendc-podcast-episode-137-into-heart.html] ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 127: Unusual and Specialty Flower Bulbs https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/11/gardendc-podcast-episode-127-unusual.html [⁠https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/11/gardendc-podcast-episode-127-unusual.html⁠] Shelley's book, My Father is the Gardener, is available at https://amzn.to/3ZhGwex [https://amzn.to/3ZhGwex] (note this is an affiliate link and we may earn a few pennies when you click on it.) Show Notes wil be posted after 1/31/2026.We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/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 Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany Recorded on 1-24-2026.

The Future is Nuts

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Michael Judd of Ecologia Design [https://www.ecologiadesign.com/] about all the nut-bearing trees. The plant profile is on Azaleas 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 "What to Grow with Beets" by Christy Page of GreenPrints [https://greenprints.com/]. BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe] If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 95: Willows https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-95-willows.html [⁠https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-95-willows.html⁠] ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 25: Paw Paws https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/08/gardendc-podcast-episode-25-michael.html [⁠https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/08/gardendc-podcast-episode-25-michael.html⁠] ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 187: Mad About Mulches https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-187-mad-about.html [https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-187-mad-about.html⁠] PawPaw Fest 2026: https://ecologiadesign.com/paw-paw-festival-longcreek-homestead/ [https://ecologiadesign.com/paw-paw-festival-longcreek-homestead/] SilvoCulture - Nuts for the Future: https://www.silvoculture.org/ [https://www.silvoculture.org/⁠] Plantra Tree Tubes: https://www.plantra.com/ [https://www.plantra.com/] Show Notes wil be posted after 1/21/2026.We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/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 Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany Recorded on 1-17-2026.

New Plants and Products for 2026

In this special episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Debby Ward of Prior Unity Garden [https://priorunitygarden.com/] about all the new plants and products we saw at MANTS 2026 [https://www.mants.com/]. (We skipped the Plant Profile, What's New, and Last Word segments this time to devote more time to talking about all that cool new stuff.) BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe [ ⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe⁠] If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 223: New Plants and Products for 2025 https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-223-new-plants.html [⁠https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-223-new-plants.html⁠] ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 177: New Plants and Products for 2024 https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-177-new-plants.html [⁠https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-177-new-plants.html⁠] ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 133: New Plants and Products for 2023 https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-133-new-plants.html [https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-133-new-plants.html] Show Notes wil be posted after 1/14/2026.We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/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 Music: Let the Sunshine by James MulvanyRecorded on 1/10/2026.

Garden Trends for 2026

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Katie Dubow of the Garden Media Group  [https://www.gardenmediagroup.com/]all about 2026 gardening trends. The plant profile is on Paper Plant (Fatsia) 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 Storing Onions from Christy Page of Green Prints [https://greenprints.com/]. Download the full Garden Trends report at  [https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/16905485/4417139352747144674#]https://gardenmediagroup.com/ [https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/16905485/4417139352747144674#] BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month!  See how at: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe] If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 222: Garden Trends for 2025 https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-222-garden.html [https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-222-garden.html] ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 176: Garden Trends for 2024 https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-176-garden.html [https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-176-garden.html] ⁠ [https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-86-2022-garden.html]~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 131: Garden Trends of 2023 https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-131-garden.html [https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-131-garden.html] ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 86: 2022 Garden Trendshttps://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-86-2022-garden.html [https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/12/gardendc-podcast-episode-86-2022-garden.html] We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/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 Interview Edit and Show Notes: Zachary Intrater Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany SHOW NOTES willbe posted after 12-16-2025.

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.BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribeIf you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 177: New Plants and Products 2025https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-223-new-plants.html~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 177: New Plants and Products 2024https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-177-new-plants.html~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 133: New Plants and Products 2023https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-133-new-plants.htmlWe welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/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 JentzInterview Edit and Show Notes: Zachary IntraterMusic: Let the Sunshine by James MulvanyThis episode is archived at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/05OnrTPw3wrGW5LVf2ntmBShow Notes:02:13 - Dramm 12454 5-Liter Premium High-Grade Plastic Watering Can03:49 - Gardener's Supply Company Madison Rain Barrel05:36 - Foxgloves - Medium, I like Iris (purple) and Moss green08:00 - Sloggers Garden Clog09:40 - Scala Wide Brim Garden Hat12:08 - Garden Kneeling Pad14:44 - Corona Long Straight Snips, Stainless Steel16:22 - CobraHead Weeder and Cultivator18:46 - O'Keeffe's Working Hands Hand Cream, 3.4 oz., Jar20:45 - Alaska Fish Fertilizer 5-1-1 Concentrate 1 Quart23:09 - Garden Fabric Row Cover25:54 - Dramm One-Touch Rain Wand27:43 - Mosquito Dunks30:26 - MuckBoots32:19 - Copper Plant Labels33:41 - Shrub Rake35:05 - Hori Hori Knife37:05 - Bypass Pruners38:16 - Deer Repellent Systemic Tablets41:47 - Tool Sharpener43:02 - Motorized Spray Bottle44:25 - Bonus Item: Tenax Deer Net47:32 - Thank you for listening! Please become a supporter.See more gift ideas at: https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/11/holiday-gifts-for-gardeners-top.html