Gardens 'n Plants

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. 

Join Peggy and Teri as they discuss flowers, herbs, and vegetables in their gardens, explain the term deadheading, and develop a summer bucket list of local gardens to visit. Listeners can send their gardening questions to gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com. This episode is sponsored by John Magee, owner of Magee Design, a landscape design firm specializing in the use of native plants in the landscape (http://www.john-magee.com). He also hosts a podcast called The Native Plant Podcast (nativeplantpodcast.com).

Peggy and Teri discuss plants that are blooming in their Virginia and Maryland gardens, succession planting for more greens, taking stem cuttings, watching the virtual Chelsea Flower Show, the importance of supporting public gardens, and the local public gardens and parks that are beginning to open up again in the Washington DC metro area. If you have a plant or gardening question, contact us at gardensnplantspodcast@gmail.com.

Peggy and Teri discuss what is happening in their own gardens, including roses and new culinary herbs, using fabric bags and containers on top of poor soil, identifying sunny spots in the garden, exciting new virtual gardening events, and so much more in the DC metro area. 

Peggy and Teri talk about what is blooming in their own gardens, starting new plants from seed, propagating with willow water, keeping a garden journal, pressing flowers to remember this time, baking with lemon balm, upcoming virtual gardening events, and so much more in the DC metro area. 

Peggy and Teri discuss several plants they wished they had not planted in the garden, the plants they are glad they did plant and are blooming now, seeds they have sown and new plants they are trying to grow, and online gardening lectures and workshops. 

Peggy and Teri talk about their gardens (camellias, vitex, Korean spice viburnum, and bearded irises), starting seeds, pollinator attracting plants, sharing plants, learning to garden online, taking virtual garden tours, new books, picking up gardening supplies curbside, growing potatoes, lavender farms, and more.

Despite the shutdowns, many public gardens still have their grounds open to the public so you can see the spring flowers in the DMV area. Peggy and Teri also discuss what is happening in their gardens: peonies, spireas, Galanthus nivalis, Magnolia stellata, catnip, camellias, calendula, and chives.

March 2, 2020, Episode 4 of Gardens 'n Plants, where Peggy of pegplant.com and Teri of cottageinthecourt.com talk about gardening in the Washington DC metro area. Join us every 2 weeks as we cover upcoming events, local public gardens and nurseries, and the ever constant changes taking place in our gardens and landscapes. 

Every 2 weeks, join Peggy of pegplant.com in VA and Teri of cottageinthecourt.com in MD as they talk about what is happening in their gardens and in the capital region landscape. Together they discuss local  gardening events, resources, public gardens, and everything plant-related. There is always something happening in the garden

Every 2 weeks, join Peggy of pegplant.com in VA and Teri of cottageinthecourt.com in MD as they talk about what is happening in their gardens and in the capital region landscape. Together they discuss local gardening events, resources, public gardens, and everything plant-related. There is always something happening in the garden. 

Peggy Riccio, owner of pegplant.com, and Teri Speight, owner of cottageinthecourt.com, talk about local gardening events in the capital region. They also discuss what is blooming now in January and places to visit because there is always something happening in the garden.