Kathy Jentz
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Kathy Jentz
@wdcgardener.bsky.social
Garden author, speaker, podcaster, magazine editor, and writer.
Lovely holiday plant displays at the National Gallery of Art in the National Mall in #DC. I couldn’t resist taking a selfie with Mercury as well since I am a Gemini ♊️ have a Merry Christmas, everyone! #gardendc #dmv
December 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
At the #GardenDC podcast we sure talk about #Gardening lol 😂 youtube.com/shorts/K8OCt...
GardenDC Podcast's Riverside 2025 Rewind Top Words #garden
YouTube video by Washington Gardener Magazine
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December 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Kogod courtyard is always a peaceful place to visit. Especially during the holidays. Https://youtube.com/shorts/CFSFq2JwFQU?si=RfaXWiURg35ggowz
December 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.”
~ Paul Theroux
#gardendc #gardenquotes #MondayThoughts
December 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Growing Chocolate at home - indoors! Show Notes are now up for GardenDC Podcast Episode 263: Chocolate in the Garden.

Listen at
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or at
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December 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Looking for a gift for the gardener in your life? Or looking to treat yourself :-)? Here are 21+ our favorite gardening tools and products. washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/11/ #giftguide #giftideas #gardening
December 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Funky and Fun Fatsia Plant Profile
Fatsia grows best in part to full shade in moist, but well-draining, acidic soils. It is tolerant of salt spray and pollution and can survive in sandy soils...
See more at washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/12/pape...
#gardendc #gardening
December 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
GardenDC: The award-winning podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening and Beyond is taking a break for the holiday season and will be back in the new year with new episodes. While there is no new episode today, we recommend you re-listen to a past favorite or catch up on some that you might have missed.
December 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
@actfortransit.bsky.social can you add a few posts about our 12/16 meeting? Also emphasize the 7:30pm start time.
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Poinsettia ‘Red Ribbons’ at the US Botanic Garden in DC #gardendc #gardendc #dc #dmv via @YouTube
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Poinsettia ‘Red Ribbons’ at the US Botanic Garden in DC #gardendc #gardening #flowers
YouTube video by Washington Gardener Magazine
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December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thank you spotify for letting us know that #GardenDC is in the top % of listening length time aka “marathon” listeners. Most of our episodes are an hour long and we hope we keep your attention, entertain you and educate you for that whole hour. #gardening #podcasts
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“To dig in one’s own earth, with one’s own spade. Does life hold anything better?” ~ John Beverley Nichols

#gardendc #gardenquotes #MondayThoughts
December 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In the year-end episode of #GardenDC, we talk with Katie Dubow of the @gardenmedia Group all about 2026 gardening trends. 
Listen/watch at 
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Or
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Or wherever you get your great gardening podcasts.
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Spotify wrapped story is always interesting for me to see how the #gardendc podcast did this year. I’m pleased with the results and thrilled to see that the #swifties like our show too 😀 big congrats also to Kelly Norris for earning our top episode of the year ranking! #gardenpodcast #gardening
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)is a deciduous tree that has rounded, heart-shaped leaves that resemble that of the Redbud tree. The foliage is scented and— See more at
washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/11/kats... #trees #plants #gardening
November 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Huge thanks to Gail Hudson for interviewing me for this feature on #groundcovers as #greenmulch for the Northern Gardener magazine published by Minnesota State Horticultural Society. I loved reading through the issue as Minnesota has a special place in my heart.
November 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from Washington Gardener Magazine! #gardendc #dc #dmv #dcgardens
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A little sneak preview of the Garden of Lights at #BrooksideGardens in Wheaton, MD. Buy your tickets online at @montgomeryparks website. #gardendc #dmv #holidaylights #gardenoflights #publicgarden youtube.com/shorts/nk2uL...
A little sneak preview of the Garden of Lights at #BrooksideGardens in Wheaton, MD. #garden
YouTube video by Washington Gardener Magazine
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November 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Show notes are now up for the GardenDC Podcast Episode 262: Personalizing Your Landscape Design
Here is a short excerpt:
11:36 Navigating the community restrictions and deciding what to plant
Listen to the full episode at washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/11/gard... or at youtu.be/NEORR2pXkok?...
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“Let us be thankful to the people who bring us happiness; they are charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ~ Marcel Proust
#gardendc #gardenquote #mondaythoughts
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Snake Plant (Dracaena trifasciata formerly Sansevieria) is also known as mother-in-law's tongue, Saint George's sword, and viper's bowstring hemp. It has sword-like foliage that is quite striking -
See washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/11/snak...
#gardendc #houseplant #indoorgardening #snakeplant
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
#gardendc #gardenquote #MondayThoughts
November 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Mexican Bush Sage aka Velvet Sage makes a great cut #flower and is a favorite of various #pollinators including hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. It is in the Mint family so it is deer- and rabbit-resistant. It is also drought-tolerant...
See more:
washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/11/mexi...
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Show Notes are now up for Orchids of the First Ladies
Here is an excerpt:
01:38 Introducing Chadwick & Son Orchids
04:30 The Legacy of Orchid Breeding
07:47 What’s the perfect climate for orchids?
Listen at
washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/10/gard...
or at
youtu.be/4iOMdMitl-I?...
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM