Spring Pruning Tips

Описание: In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Peggy Singlemann, host of Virginia Home Grown (https://www.vpm.org/virginia-home-grown) , all about spring pruning tips. The plant profile is on Horsetail 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 the Great Plant Swap Mishap by Christy Page of GreenPrints (https://greenprints.com/) .

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Show Notes:
01:20 Introducing Peggy Singleman
02:45 Kathy and Peggy talk about preparing to prune
04:22 Peggy’s favorite tools
09:40 Peggy’s early spring pruning tips
11:48 “How do you know…if [a shrub or tree] needs pruning?” Kathy asks Peggy
17:04: Sealing vs. Healing
19:13 Peggy talks about “making windows” for sunlight when pruning
20:58 Kathy and Peggy discuss knowing when to stop cutting a plant
26:16 Kathy and Peggy talk about human hedging habits
28:36 “Groundcover Revolution” by Kathy Jentz
32:18 Pruning challenges with Forsythia
34:23 Kathy’s favorite ways to prune and uses for Forsythia clippings
39:07 Peggy talks about pruning Clematis
40:27 Clematis Expert podcast episode
41:08 Peggy talks about distinguishing and pruning Boxwood
45:06 Peggy and Kathy talk about pruning Callicarpa (American Beauty berry)
49:40 Peggy talks about pruning Red Twig Dogwood
51:30 Pruning native hollies
54:19 “The Urban Garden” by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight
55:13 Horsetail Plant Profile
56:39 What’s new in the garden this week?
59:03 The Last Word by Christy Page: The Great Plant Swap Mishap
01:02:05 How to support the Garden DC Podcast

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Episode Credits:
Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz
Show Notes: Skylar Drew
Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany

Recorded on 4-5-2025.