Pegplant's Podcast

News about gardening clubs and societies to join such as the American Horticultural Society, National Garden Clubs, Garden Club of America and many local private clubs, native plant societies, and societies that focus on certain plants. There is a new line of Everleaf basil plants with a columnar growth habit; a unique way to grow herbs, veggies and flowers indoors; several new books; and upcoming events. Pegplant's Podcast is produced by Peggy Riccio, horticulturist, garden writer, speaker, and podcaster. For more information, especially about the events, visit pegplant.com, an online resource for gardeners in the DC metro area. Subscribe to Pegplant's Post, a monthly gardening newsletter, and follow @pegplant on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. No funds have been received for mentions on this episode. E-mail pegplant@gmail.com if you have suggestions or comments.

Clubs and Societies

PanAmericanSeed

Click and Grow

News about public gardens to visit this summer, including books that list gardens in the mid-Atlantic area, the Mariachi line of Helenium perennial plants, interesting plant nutrient kits, new books, and upcoming events. Pegplant's Podcast is produced by Peggy Riccio, horticulturist, garden writer, speaker, and podcaster. For more information, especially about the events, visit pegplant.com, an online resource for gardeners in the DC metro area. Subscribe to Pegplant's Post, a monthly gardening newsletter, and follow @pegplant on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. No funds have been received for mentions on this episode. E-mail pegplant@gmail.com if you have suggestions or comments.

Garden Conservancy

American Public Gardens Association

Pennsylvania Gardens

Books about public gardens in Mid-Atlantic area

Plant Nouveau Mariachi line of Heleniums

Arber Plant Nutrients

News about the virtual Chelsea Flower Show, virtual Cullowhee Native Plant Conference, Brookside Gardens’ Conservatory, the new Winterthur exhibit, Monrovia’s line of Cape Fuchsia plants, a new gardening product, two new books, and upcoming events. Pegplant's Podcast is produced by Peggy Riccio, horticulturist, garden writer, speaker, and podcaster. For more information, especially about the events, visit pegplant.com, an online resource for gardeners in the DC metro area. Subscribe to Pegplant's Post, a monthly gardening newsletter, and follow @pegplant on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. No funds have been received for mentions on this episode. E-mail pegplant@gmail.com if you have suggestions or comments.

Chelsea Flower Show

Cullowhee Native Plant Conference

Brookside Gardens

Winterthur

Monrovia

Merrifield Garden Center

Earth Edge’s Pad

Renee’s Garden

Delaware Botanical Garden

Foxgloves

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Homestead Gardens

Casey Trees

New York Botanical Garden

PamAmericanSeed

Kitchen Minis

Farmers Defense

Smithsonian Gardens

Girl Scouts USA

Green America

Climate Victory Gardens

National Wildlife Federation

Herb Day Facebook page

Anthony Tesselaar’s Tuxedo hydrangea

Silhouette and Stand

Sow True Seeds

Junedecember

Peony’s Envy

Abernethy and Spencer nursery

National Gardening Association

Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild

Darwin Perennials

Garrett Wade

Kinsman Company

Gardeners Supply

Cicadasafari.org

Friendtocicadas.org

National Garden Bureau

Botanical Interests

Dumbarton Oaks

New York Botanical Garden

Springhill Nursery

Subpod

News about upcoming plant sales and flower shows, new begonias, gardening augers and power drills, upcoming gardening events and recently published books. Pegplant's Podcast is produced by Peggy Riccio, horticulturist, garden writer, speaker, and podcaster. For more information, especially about the events, visit pegplant.com, an online resource for gardeners in the DC metro area. Subscribe to Pegplant's Post, a monthly gardening newsletter, and follow @pegplant on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. No funds have been received for mentions on this episode.

Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival

Colonial Williamsburg Gardening Symposium

Mt. Vernon Plant Sale

Blandy Arboretum Garden Fair

Chelsea Flower Show

Dummen Orange’s begonias

Power Planter

News about cicadas, spring displays at public gardens, cherry blossoms, sponsoring bird boxes, plant discounts for teachers, variegated forsythia, hanging plants, upcoming gardening events, and new books. Pegplant's Podcast is produced by Peggy Riccio, horticulturist, garden writer, speaker, and podcaster. For more information, especially about the events, visit pegplant.com, an online resource for gardeners in the DC metro area. Subscribe to Pegplant's Post, a monthly gardening newsletter, and follow @pegplant on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. No funds have been received for mentions on this episode.

Cicada information at Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia

And University of Maryland’s Cicada Crew

Longwood Gardens

Wave Hill

Delaware Botanic Garden

Virginia Historic Garden Week

Homestead Gardens

Meadows Farms

Gardener’s Confidence

Skypots

American Horticultural Society

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Cavano’s Perennials

Whole Gardener

Spoken Garden (Little Dibby)

Little Dibby on Etsy

News about seed libraries, Knock Out Petite miniature rose, Nigella ‘Transformer’ unique flower, microgreen kit and unusual scallion kit, Ocean series of plant containers made from ocean’s plastic waste material, upcoming gardening events and new books. Pegplant's Podcast is produced by Peggy Riccio, horticulturist, garden writer, speaker, and podcaster. For more information, visit pegplant.com, an online resource for gardeners in the DC metro area. Subscribe to Pegplant's Post, a monthly gardening newsletter, and follow @pegplant on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. No funds have been received for mentions on this episode. There is a photo of the Nigella ‘Transformer’ on my website, courtesy of Kitchen Garden Seeds.

Seed Library free summit

Knock Out Roses Petite miniature rose

Kitchen Garden Seeds

Select Seeds

Hamama microgreen and scallion kits

Bloem Living Containers

The Great Grow Along

Longwood Gardens

Homestead Gardens

Environmental Film Festival

Monrovia

Michael Judd’s Long Creek Nursery

All-America Selections

Peggy’s culinary herb presentation on March 19 at U.S. Botanic Garden

Galanthus Gala

David Culp

Garden Design

U.S. Lavender Association

Blooming Hill Lavender Farm

White Oak Lavender Farm

Lavender Fields Farm

Bushel and Berry

Thriving Design

Peggy’s culinary herb presentation at U.S. Botanic Garden

Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA)

U.S. National Arboretum and the annual Lahr Symposium

Leesburg Flower and Garden Show

Maymont Herbs Galore and More Plant Sale

Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens Plantfest

Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens

Glenstone

Delaware Botanic Garden

Chanticleer

Plantnovanatives

Proven Winners

Plantsnouveau

Bailey Nurseries

Timber Press

Aquapots

Botanical Interests

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens and upcoming events. Their special announcement is that with the new year, Peggy will branch out on her own and produce Pegplant's Podcast. Pegplant's Podcast will start the first week in February, 2021, and will be a short, weekly podcast. Pegplant's Podcast will cover mid-Atlantic gardening news, including new gardening books, plants, products, events, and exhibits.  Teri will continue with her podcast, cottageinthecourt. This is the last episode of Gardens 'n Plants. We thank you for your support and for listening to us in 2020. For more information, visit Peggy at pegplant.com and Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. 

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens. Peggy talks about calendula and Teri talks about harvesting greens from her community garden. Together they discuss the change in date and venue for the annual Philadelphia Flower Show and DIY holiday gifts. This episode marks the last episode in Season 1. Peggy and Teri have been recording since January 2020 and will be taking a holiday break for the remainder of the year. However, they still will be active on their own websites: Peggy at pegplant.com and Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. Below are links related to this episode.  Although specific products, plants, and places are mentioned, financial reimbursement is not received. Support would be appreciated, however, by subscribing to Gardens ‘n Plants podcast.

Philadelphia Flower Show

Backyard Safari Company

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens. Peggy talks about the compost she received for her new garden bed, waxed amaryllis bulbs, and the herbs and edible flowers she cut from her garden for her charcuterie board. Teri talks about cooking with bulbing fennel and using sage in cornbread. She mentions cookbooks that have inspired her holiday baking. Together they discuss making gifts from houseplants and making wreaths. With every episode, they mention upcoming gardening events for the week. To learn more, visit Peggy at pegplant.com and Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. Below are links related to this episode.  Although specific products, plants, and places are mentioned, financial reimbursement is not received. Support would be appreciated, however, by subscribing to Gardens ‘n Plants podcast.

Veteran Compost

Botanical Interests

Renee’s Garden

Patuxent Nursery

Southern Lady Magazine

Alexander Smalls cookbooks

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens. Peggy talks about ordering bulk compost and Teri talks about planting tulips. Peggy relays the tips she has learned about growing ginger in this area and the different types of amaryllis bulbs. Teri talks about books she recommends and the Corona snips giveaway. Together they list upcoming gardening events. To learn more, visit Peggy at pegplant.com and Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. Below are links related to this episode.  Although specific products, plants, and places are mentioned, financial reimbursement is not received. Support would be appreciated, however, by subscribing to this podcast.

Espoma

Brent and Becky’s Bulbs

Dutch Grown Bulbs

Heron’s Meadow Farm

Garden Conservancy

Corona Tools

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens. Teri talks about camellias and the native camassia bulb with blue flowers. She also talks about her community garden and growing greens over the winter with row covers. Peggy talks about tatsoi, ordering seeds, and her invasive campanula. Peggy mentions novelty plants she spotted at stores and the news from the Garden Club of Virginia. Together they list upcoming gardening events. To learn more, visit Peggy at pegplant.comand Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. Below are links related to this episode.  Although specific products, plants, and places are mentioned, financial reimbursement is not received. Support would be appreciated, however, by subscribing to this podcast.

Plantsmap

Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center

Floret

Garden Conservancy

Garden Club of Virginia

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens. Teri talks about re-designing her outdoor space, giving away her containers, and saving fallen leaves. Peggy talks about cutting back mums, ordering seeds, and printing seed packet templates. This past weekend, Teri visited Cavano’s Perennials, Inc., and Putnam Hill Nursery in MD. Peggy visited Middleburg, VA, and bought two books.  Together they list upcoming gardening events. To learn more, visit Peggy at pegplant.com and Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. Below are links related to this episode.  Although specific products, plants, and places are mentioned, financial reimbursement is not received. Support would be appreciated, however, by subscribing to this podcast.

Cavano’s Perennials, Inc.

Putnam Hill Nursery

Botanical Interests

Smart Pots

Garden Conservancy

Three Seed Packet Templates: Fine Gardening and MyFrugalHome and CityGirlFarming

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens. Teri talks about her mums and lasagna gardening while Peggy talks about her holy basil and bringing in houseplants. Peggy describes her visit to the Lake Ridge Nursery and Garden Center in Virginia and the nearby Lowe's hardware store where she discovered Live Trends' cute indoor plant gifts. Teri encourages listeners to enjoy the fall foliage. Together they list upcoming events, including holiday baking with herbs, spices, pumpkin, and sweet potato. To learn more, visit Peggy at pegplant.com and Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. Although we mention specific products, plants, and places in our episodes, several of which are linked below, we do not receive financial reimbursement.

Pumpkin Rescue 2020

Live Trends

Lake Ridge Nursery and Garden Center

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens as well as their recent trips to public gardens and nurseries. Peggy relays her experience with Merrifield Garden Center staff installing evergreens in her backyard for privacy, Teri describes her trip to Montpelier in Laurel and the beautiful fall foliage.  Peggy visited Holly, Woods and Vines nursery in Alexandria and ordered spices from Penzeys Spices for the upcoming holidays. Together they list upcoming events, including the Sill's virtual DIY succulents in a pumpkin (or in Teri's case, a gourd). To learn more, visit Peggy at pegplant.com and Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. Below are links related to this episode. If you listen on Apple podcast, please write a review. Don’t forget to tell your friends about this weekly gardening podcast for the DC metro area.

Merrifield Garden Center

Penzeys Spices

Montpelier

Blandy Arboretum

Holly, Woods and Vines

The Sill

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens. Teri talks about her brugmansia and mums and Peggy talks using parsley, sage, and edible flowers from her garden in the kitchen. This past weekend, Teri visited the Hampton Historic Site and Weber's Cider Mill Farm in MD. Peggy visited Sharp’s Farm in MD and Belle Grove Plantation in VA.  Together they list upcoming events, including the new Facebook group called Culinary Herbs and Spices and the Black Botanical Legacy series of presentations. To learn more, visit Peggy at pegplant.com and Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. Below are links related to this episode. If you listen on Apple podcast, please write a review. Don’t forget to tell your friends about this weekly gardening podcast for the DC metro area.

Facebook Group Culinary Herbs and Spices

Sharp’s Farm

Belle Grove Plantation

Hampton Historic Site

Weber's Cider Mill Farm

Growing Black Roots: The Black Botanical Legacy

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens. Teri talks about her mums that her dad grew every year and Peggy talks about her mints. This past weekend, Teri visited the U.S. National Arboretum and the Franciscan Monastery in DC and had the opportunity to talk with Cherie Lejeune, president of the National Capital Area Garden Clubs. Peggy visited the Good Earth Garden Market in MD and Botanologica in VA. They also mentioned Homestead’s new virtual educational program with Katie Dubow in which Katie interviewed Brie Arthur.  Together they list upcoming events, including the Elements of Nature sale this Saturday.  To learn more, visit Peggy at pegplant.com and Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. Below are links related to this episode. If you listen on Apple podcast, please write a review, and don’t forget to tell your friends about this weekly gardening podcast for the DC metro area.

Good Earth

Botanologica

U.S. National Arboretum

Franciscan Monastery

National Capital Area Garden Clubs

Homestead Gardens

Brie Arthur

Elements of Nature (Linda Jones)

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens (and kitchen!). Peggy talks about harvesting roselle in her garden and using C-Clips from Thriving Design to create vertical structures for climbing vegetables. Teri talks about the heirloom collard project of the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Teri visited Maryland wineries with gardens and Peggy visited Cultivate the City in DC.  They also list upcoming events, including the Holden Forests and Gardens and Black Botanist Week event. To learn more, visit Peggy at pegplant.com and Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. If you listen on Apple podcast, please write a review, and don’t forget to tell your friends about this weekly gardening podcast for the DC metro area.

Thriving Design

Potomac Unit of the Herb Society of America

Cultivate the City

Black Ankle Vineyards

Links Bridge Vineyards

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

Heirloom Collards Project

Holden Forests and Gardens and Black Botany Week

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens (and kitchen!). Teri talks about layering and composting and Peggy talks about a new type of lemon balm and setting up her Geobins. This past weekend, Teri visited Tregaron Conservancy and Peggy visited Merrifield Garden Center.  Teri talks about jumping worms, the Garden Conservancy and Lady Farmer's upcoming event. Peggy mentions just a few of the many October events that are occurring this week. To learn more, visit Peggy at pegplant.comand Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. Below are links related to this episode. If you listen on Apple podcast, please write a review, and don’t forget to tell your friends about this weekly gardening podcast for the DC metro area.

Smart Pots

Geobin

Jumping Worms

Tregaron Conservancy

Garden Conservancy

Merrifield Garden Center

Norfleet Quality Mulch

Lady Farmer

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens. Teri talks about removing a tree and the increased sunlight in her garden and Peggy talks about updating her seed and garden files. Teri visited a private rooftop garden and Peggy visited the gardens at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester. Together they talk about public gardens, the merits of planting in the fall, and upcoming virtual and in-person gardening events. To learn more, visit Peggy at pegplant.com and Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. Below are links related to this episode. If you listen on Apple podcast, please write a review. Don’t forget to tell your friends about this weekly gardening podcast for the DC metro area.

Museum of the Shenandoah Valley 

Local Public Gardens

Plantsmap

Join Peggy Riccio and Teri Speight as they discuss what is happening in their gardens (and kitchen!). Teri talks about a product called a hillside planter and Peggy talks about garlic and roasting cherry tomatoes and peppers. This past weekend, Teri visited Spicknall’s Farm Market in Maryland and Peggy visited Nalls Produce in Virginia and together they describe the produce, mums, pumpkins, gourds, and squash they saw at these family-owned, local businesses! They also list upcoming events, including annual fall events that have pivoted to become virtual. To learn more, visit Peggy at pegplant.comand Teri at cottageinthecourt.com. Contact them by e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. Below are links related to this episode. If you listen on Apple podcast, please write a review, and don’t forget to tell your friends about this weekly gardening podcast for the DC metro area.

Article on Growing Garlic

Filaree Garlic Farm

Spicknall’s Farm Market

Nalls Produce

Hillside planter

Lady Farmer

Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello

Bartholdi Park in DC

Join Peggy and Teri as they discuss what is happening in their gardens from growing pumpkins to hardy gardenias to reblooming azaleas to discovering a new blue cardinal flower. Teri visited Valley View Farms Garden Center and Nursery and the Romano Vineyard and Winery. Peggy suggested visiting the Northern Virginia Master Gardeners' demonstration gardens to learn what works in this area. Together they list upcoming gardening events, both virtual and in person. Visit Peggy Riccio at pegplant.com and Teri Speight at cottageinthecourt.com for more information. To contact them e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com.

Swan Princess Gardenia

Perfecto Mundo reblooming azalea

Blue Prince pumpkin

Valley View Farms

Romano Vineyard

Northern Virginia Master Gardeners Demonstration Gardens

Join Peggy and Teri as they discuss what is happening in their gardens, from saving seed of variegated morning glories and peppers to making wildflower seed bombs. Peggy discusses an African American Foodways Cooking Demonstration given by Stratford Hall in Virginia. Teri discusses the Garden Conservancy and her recent visit to the Patuxent Nursery in Maryland. Together they talk about upcoming gardening events. For more, visit Peggy's website at pegplant.com and Teri's website at cottageinthecourt.com. To contact them, e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com.

DRAMM watering products

Garden Conservancy

Patuxent Nursery

Stratford Hall

GardenComm

Join Peggy and Teri as they discuss what is blooming in their gardens and how the new Perennial Plant of the Year for 2021 would make a great addition. Teri describes her visit to Greenstreet Gardens and the Wellspring Manor and Spa in Maryland while Peggy relays her discovery that many local public gardens have online youth educational resources. Teri shares the many services of the state extension program in Maryland. Together they list upcoming gardening events. Check out their websites for more information at pegplant.com and cottageinthecourt.com. To contact them, e-mail gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com.

Links to Organizations Mentioned in this Episode:

Perennial Plant Association

University of Maryland Extension

Greenstreet Gardens

Wellspring Manor and Spa

GardenComm

Public Gardens

Join Peggy and Teri as they discuss what is happening in their gardens, from harvesting peppers and squash to controlling weeds. In this episode they talk about upcoming events and the public gardens that are opening up again. Teri talks about extension offices and inspecting houseplants for insects. Peggy talks about a change in venue and time for the Philadelphia Flower Show and the upcoming Friends of Brookside Gardens online fall plant sale. Check out their websites for more information at pegplant.com and cottageinthecourt.com. Photos of the plants that Peggy mentioned are on her Gardens 'n Plants tab on her website. Contact them at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com.

Join Peggy and Teri as they discuss what is happening in their gardens from beautiful flowering phlox to creating new garden beds. They continue the conversation about saving seed and describe how to save seed from "wet" fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, melons and squashes. Peggy and Teri talk about their day trip to Pennsylvania where they visited Chanticleer and David Culp's private garden. They list upcoming events, resources, and deals. Check out their websites for more information at pegplant.com and cottageinthecourt.com. Feel free to contact them via gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com

Chanticleer

David Culp

Saving Seed Article

Join Peggy and Teri as they discuss what is happening in their own gardens, from blooms to herbs to veggies. Together they talk about saving seed now and the difference between heirloom, open pollinated and hybrid. Peggy describes her visit to River Farm, home of the American Horticultural Society in Virginia, where she discovered beautiful as well as dangerous plants. She also talked about a new miniature rose with red blossoms from the Knock Out series called Petite. Teri describes her visits to several places in Maryland this past weekend. Teri learned about native bees and mead at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum and she visited Freetown Farm, part of the Community Ecology Institute. Teri recommended an online nursery called plantaddicts.com. Together they list upcoming virtual and in person events in the Washington DC metro area. Check out their websites for more information. Peggy's website is pegplant.com and Teri's website is cottageinthecourt.com. To contact them, e-mail at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com

Join Peggy and Teri as they discuss what is happening in their gardens from saving seeds to managing powdery mildew. Together they spent the day in Loudoun County, VA, visiting Oatlands Historic House and Gardens and Abernethy and Spencer Greenhouses. While at Abernethy, they each purchased scented geraniums and describe how they use them for fragrance and flavor. Peggy and Teri list upcoming gardening events in the Washington DC metro area as well as virtual opportunities from neighboring states. Check out their websites for more information at pegplant.com and cottageinthecourt.com. Listeners can contact them via gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com.

Join Peggy and Teri as they discuss what is happening in their gardens, from growing brugmansia to picking peppers for potato salad to harvesting blackberries. Always trying something new, they recommend a new heatless jalapeno from Burpee called Sweet Popper. Together they describe their visits to Robin Hill Farm and Vineyard (Maryland), Brookside Gardens (Maryland), and Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens (DC).  They mention even more places to visit, especially public gardens that are beginning to open up again.  Peggy and Teri list upcoming gardening events in the Washington DC metro area, both virtual and in person. Check out their websites for more information at pegplant.com and cottageinthecourt.com. Listeners can contact them via gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com.

Join Peggy and Teri as they discuss what is happening in their gardens and how they are harvesting and cooking with their summer's bounty. They describe their visits to Thanksgiving Farms, Green Spring Gardens, and local farmers markets. Together they discuss upcoming gardening events and recommend places to visit to view beautiful lotus blossoms. Check out their websites for more information at pegplant.com and cottageinthecourt.com. Listeners can contact them via gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. 

Peggy and Teri describe their visits to a garden in Little Washington, VA; the National Colonial Farm, MD; and the Blooming Hill Lavender Farm, VA. To identify good and bad pests in the garden, they recommend Jessica Walliser's Good Bug/Bad Bug book and also recommend that gardeners contact Maryland's Home and Garden Information Center as well as the extension agents and Master Gardeners in Virginia. They list several virtual and in person events taking place this week in the DC metro area. They also announced that Gardens 'n Plants podcast will now be weekly so tune in next week. Check out Peggy's website, pegplant.com, and Teri's website, cottageinthecourt.com, for more information. Contact them via gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. 

Join Peggy and Teri as they discuss what is happening in their gardens and their visits to Willow Oak Flower and Herb Farm, Riversdale, and Homestead Gardens. For those who have gardening questions, Peggy and Teri give advice on who to contact in Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC.  Together they discuss upcoming events, places to visit in the DC metro area, and National Pollinator Week. Check out their websites for more information at pegplant.com and cottageinthecourt.com. Listeners can contact them via gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com.