Last weekend was the annual Kenilworth Lotus and Waterlily Festival in #DC https://youtube.com/shorts/64YTX0BBshk?si=-KKlGUK8vZ7yi3rJ via @YouTube #gardendc #dmv
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“It is curiosity that makes us want to try every new species or cultivar that might perform well in our soil and climate”
~ Linda Ziedrich
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Black Cohosh is a good choice for filling in the spaces when spring ephemerals have gone dormant… see more at https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/07/black-cohosh-plant-profile.html #gardendc #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden
“The joy of farming and gardening evolved with the fragrances, textures, and colors of the plants I worked with.” ~ Paola Legarre
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Lilacs are tough, beautiful, and wonderfully fragrant...
The Show Notes are up for GardenDC Podcast Episode 234: Lilacs with Dr. Mark DeBard
Listen at -
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-234-lilacs.html or at https://youtu.be/D-P_NgHXdzk?si=Fnsf7HfluQg3c5k_
#gardendc #lilacs #shrubs #floweringshrubs #gardenpodcast
GardenDC Podcast Episode 234: Lilacs

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Dr. Mark DeBard, board member of the International Lilac...

Blooms on Mock Orange are most fragrant at night so locate it where you can enjoy their wonderful scent.
It produces flowers on new wood, so prune the shrub shortly after...
See the plant profile at -
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOv-yep94vRPiOxDFjHlKhL1S1qYPOaNB&si=YYK_wV2MBD8U-mIT
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“What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again.” ~ Suzanne Collins
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17+ Cherry Blossom Viewing Alternatives in the DC Region listing is one of our most popular and imitated annual blog posts -- we've updated it here for 2025.
See:
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/03/17-cherry-blossom-viewing-alternatives.html
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17+ Cherry Blossom Viewing Alternatives in the DC Region

(The  17+ Cherry Blossom Viewing Alternatives in the DC Region listing is o ne of our most popular and imitated annual blog posts  -- we've ...

The March 2025 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine is our 20th anniversary issue!!!
The issue is posted and archived online at:
washingtongardener.blogspot.com
Inside:
Persian Buttercup, Blackbirds, Spring Ephemeral Natives, and much more…
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“While technology and industry have their perks, they can lead to a disconnection with our food, with nature, and with the seasons that makes us think time is marked by a watch or a phone. When really, the place time counts most is outside, under the sky, where the garden grows.”

~ Nicole Burke #gardendc #gardenquotes #MondayThoughts