Washington Gardener Enews ~ June 2014

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JUNE 2014

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Inside This Enews Issue • Back Issue Sale • June-July To-Do List • Magazine Excerpt: Profiing Patterson Clark • Latest Blog Links • Local Garden Events Listings • Assessing the Winter Damage in our Gardens • New ‘Ruby Fusion’ Weigela • Reader Contest to Win a copy of “City of Trees”

Spring 2014

Our Spring 2014 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine has now printed and mailed to all current subscribers. The cover story is on Fabulous Ferns for the Mid-Atlantic Gardens. You’ll also find in this issue: • Beet Growing Tips • Daytrip to Chanticleer Gardens • Profile of Patterson Clark. Washington Post’s Urban Jungle columnist • New Plant Introductions • Book Reviews • Native Plant Profile • Garden Tips and Tricks • Battling Iris Borer • And much, much more... To subscribe, see the page 7 of this newsletter for a form to mail in or go to www.washingtongardener. com/index_files/subscribe.htm and use our PayPal credit card link.

Reader Contest

For our June 2014 Washington Gardener Reader Contest, Washington Gardener is giving away a signed copy of City of Trees by Melanie Choukas-Bradley. (Retail value: $28.) Washington, DC, boasts more than 300 species of trees from America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and City of Trees has been the authoritative guide for locating, identifying, and learning about them for more than twenty-five years. The third edition is fully revised, updated, and expanded and includes an eloquent new foreword by the Washington Post’s garden editor, Adrian Higgins. To enter to win City of Trees, send an email to: WashingtonGardener@rcn.com by 5:00pm on June 30 with “City of Trees” in the subject line and in the body of the email, please also include your full name and mailing address. Tell us: “Your favorite tree and why.” The book’s winner will be announced and notified by July 1.

Quick Links to Washington Gardener Blog Posts

• Agastache, a Native Plant with Bling • Serviceberry Sauce Recipe • Sample Plants • How to Thin Vegetable Seedlings • Tomato Patch: Cherokee by Another Name See more Washington Gardener blog posts at WashingtonGardener.Blogspot.com.

June Garden To-Do List

New Plant Spotlight Compact, Golden Weigela: Weigela Ruby Fusion™

At one-half the size of ‘Rubidor’, Weigela Ruby Fusion™ is a significantly more compact shrub that would be a perfect plant for small gardens or tight spaces. It has remained compact in the ConardPyle test field in West Grove, Pennsylvania for five years. The leaf margin also has an attractive wavy texture. In the spring, the full flush of red blooms contrasts well with the golden foliage.

PLANT TYPE: Shrub FLOWER COLOR: Red FLOWERS / PETAL COUNT: Tubular flowers emerge in early spring FOLIAGE: Golden Yellow GROWTH HABIT: Rounded HARDINESS ZONE: USDA 5-8 HEIGHT: 3-4' SPREAD: 3-4' HYBRIDIZER: NovaFlora®, LLC INTRO YEAR: 2014 LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Full Sun Additional Tips: It can be used to help build structure, create style, and make a focal point among surrounding plants. It is available at several local independent garden centers through Star Roses and Plants (www.starrosesandplants. com). 2

Here is our comprehensive garden task list for gardens in the greater DC metro region for June 16-July 15. Your additions to this list are most welcome: • Direct sow annual flower and vegetable seeds. • Water newly planted trees and shrubs weekly or as needed. • Contact a certified arborist to have your trees’ health inspected. • Check on your container plants daily and keep them well watered. • Watch for insect and disease problems throughout your garden. • Mow in the early evening and cut off no more than one-third of the grass height at one time. Leave grass clippings on the ground to provide nutrients. • Add barley straw (in a bale or ball) to your pond to improve water clarity. • Take cuttings from azaleas and roses to start new plants. • Harvest herbs to use in salads and summer dishes. • Try a few new tropical plants on your patio. • Shape your evergreens and hedges. • Look for slug trails in the early morning and put out slug bait as needed. • Tie-up climbing roses and other wandering vines. • Fill in bare spots in the garden with annuals. • Deadhead spent flowers to encourage reblooming. • Prune flowering shrubs as their flowers fade. Last chance to do so for fall blooming camellias. • Spray roses with Neem oil every two weeks. • Start a sunflower patch with help from a few kids. • Harvest strawberry beds daily. • Cut a few flowers to enjoy at your workplace. • This is the perfect time to apply grub control. • Change the water in your birdbath daily and throw a mosquito dunk (or bits) into any standing water. • Put in supports for tomatoes and tall-blooming plants such as dahlias. • Order spring flowering bulbs to arrive for planting this fall. • Take photos and update your garden journal. • Inspect your garden hose for leaks and tighten all connections. • Weed. • Sow beets, beans, cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash for fall harvest. • Prune boxwoods. • Sharpen your lawnmower blade. • Avoid pesticides or any chemicals near your water garden. • Make hummingbird food by boiling two cups sugar in four cups water. • Turn your compost pile. • Clean up fallen fruit and berries. • Cover berry bushes and fruit trees with bird netting. • Dig up garlic when the tops turn brown. Let dry in the sun then braid and store. • Fertilize your azaleas and rhododendrons and monitor them closely for any lacebug damage. • Sow heat-tolerant greens like Swiss Chard and mustard greens in part-shade. • As the heat and humidity move in, take it easy by working in the morning or early evening to avoid intense sun and humidity. Leave the big projects for this fall. For now concentrate on maintaining the beds you’ve already established and nurturing your new plantings.

Assessing the Winter Damage By Kathy Jentz How horrible a winter was it? So bad, that it is the middle of June and we are STILL talking about winter damage and die-back. The U.S. National Arboretum is collecting damage reports from their staff in order to document this unusually long and cold season’s effect on various plants. The death knell rang for many woody plants when they broke dormancy in late Winter/early spring and then were hit by a late freeze along with ice/snow that was just too much for them to handle after an arduous winter of belownormal temps.

Many area gardeners like Karen and Alyssia lost plants that were marginally hardy in our region such as Canna and Gaura because we had been lulled into a false belief that our winters would stay relatively warm. The death knell rang for many plants when we had a brief warm spell causing them to break dormancy early and then our temperatures plunged back to below-freezing overnight. Down in Fredericksburg, VA, Tracie Ballentine said, “I lost my Maypop, my Camellia, my ‘Tomato Soup’ Coneflower and my ‘Hot Cocoa’ Rose bush due to the freezing temps and piles of snow.” “I lost the native plant Spigelia marilandica this past winter. It was pretty too. So the hunt...,” said Suzette Agans, Greenbelt, MD

Those plants most mentioned on local garden club discussion lists as being totally or in part “lost” to the weather are: • Buddleias • Camellias • Crape myrtles • Fig • Gardenias • Hydrangeas • Lavender • Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’ • Nandina • Rosemary We asked Washington Gardener Magazine readers to tell us what plants they lost this past winter. Katie Rapp of Gaithersburg, MD, said, “I lost all of my potted herbs. The Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, etc that had made it through previous winters were all gone. The Camellia barely bloomed due to severe deer grazing... they had never gone after it before this winter. The Weigela barely bloomed, but it’s alive.” “This year I lost most of my Lavender plants including ‘Dutch,’ ‘Grosso,’ and ‘Hidcote,” commented Kathy Pongor of Savage, MD. Karen Sutter of Arlington, VA, shared, “We were lucky and only lost a few plants due to the harsh winter: Flowering Almond, one Hydrangea, and a small miniature Fig tree that we were starting in a pot last year. We also lost Dahlias because I had gotten complacent over the past two years and hadn’t been digging them out since they were surviving each winter.” Alyssia Greiner of Manassas Park, VA, had a similar tale of woe, “My 10-year-old Rosemary did not make it, and only four of my 10 Dahlias survived. I kept them in the ground for the past few years and they always came back, except for this year.”

“An eight-foot-tall Ceanothus ‘Gloire de Versailles,’ a variegated dwarf Forsythia ‘Fiesta,’ and — worst of all -- my beloved ‘Mildenhall’ Fig tree appears dead to the ground, though I have not had the heart to do more than break off the obviously-dry small branches. I brought whips of this two-cropped golden fig back from Mildenhall Air Base in England in 1991, and although I have given away many pieces over the years, nobody I have reached thus far has one that survived the winter. I can only hope that with patience new life will emerge from the crown, which was at the soil surface, with only a thin layer of chopped leaves for protection,” said Lynn Title of Lanham, MD. Most of us took a wait-and-see approach and were rewarded with Figs and Hydrangeas that did eventually leaf out at the base, such as the Fig tree pictured here in growing in northeast Washington, DC. Others, having given up all hope early in the season, ripped out plants only to find that they were indeed root-hardy and alive. One thing that gardening does teach us is patience. We take stock and assess the damages then we plant again. Some of us have washed our hands of marginal tropicals, others have redoubled our investments and bought more betting on mild winters to come. All of us know that come good or bad, there is always another growing season ahead to look forward to... About the Author Kathy Jentz is the editor of Washington Gardener Magazine.

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TOP AREA GARDENING EVENTS DC-Area Gardening Calendar ~ Upcoming Events ~ June 16 - July 15, 2014 • Various dates Summer Garden Classes Washington, DC’s Department of Parks and Recreation is hosting a number of gardening courses this summer. Every Monday and Wednesday evening, a wide variety of topics including “Garden Pests and Diseases,” “Food Preservation,” and “Carpentry for Gardeners.” Register online at http://dcdpr.asapconnected.com. •Thursday, June 19, 6-8pm St Joseph’s Seminary Tree Care Help give young trees a leg up and increase our city’s tree survivability rate by weeding, mulching and watering 40 trees planted in Ward 5 in Washington, DC. Details at http://caseytrees.org/ event/volunteer-st-josephs-seminarytree-care/. • Saturday, June 21, 10am-2pm Quarry/Shade Garden 25th Anniversary Party To be held at Bon Air Park, corner of N. Lexington St. and Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA. Sponsored by VCE and Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia (Arlington/Alexandria). Activities will include walking tours, exhibits, and demonstrations. The Shade Garden has been maintained as a demonstration garden by VCE Master Gardeners since 1989. • Saturday, June 21, 6-9pm Music in the Garden Twilight Walk Enjoy music and the landscape as an evening of beauty and talent unfold in the gardens at Surreybrooke near Frederick, MD. Various musicians perform classical and folk music as visitors walk on candlelit pathways. Hammered dulcimer, harp, and classical guitar can be heard while enjoying the fragrant evening gardens. Try your hand at dancing with the Scottish Dancers. Tickets Required: $9.00 each. Tickets can be purchased at Surreybrooke, registering at www.surreybrooke.com or emailing jessi@surreybrooke.com. • Saturday, June 21, 10-11am Wildflower Folklore & More Virginia’s flora has a rich history of both real and imagined uses. Naturalist Alonso Abugattas shares the identifica4

tion, folklore, medicinal usage, ethics of collecting and other human interactions surrounding wildflowers. Held at Green Spring Gardens. Code: 290 384 5901 Fee $18/person, Register fairfaxcounty. gov/parks/greenspring or call 703-6425173.Out-of-county registrants add $2. • Saturday, June 21, 8am-2pm Composting: Urban Agriculture and Sustainable Landscaping This six-hour introduction to composting will: deepen your knowledge and understanding of fertile soil in farming; teach different methods of composting; explore uses and benefits of composting; and, teach production of nutrient rich vermicompost using worms. Taught by master composter guru, Benny Erez. Cost: $165, includes materials. More info at: www.ecocityfarms.org. Location: Edmonston Farm, 4913 Crittenden Street, Edmonston, MD 20781. • Sunday, June 22, 1pm Tomato Pruning and Vegetable Trellising Learn to prune and trellis different vegetable plants. Held at Wangari Gardens, located between Kenyon Street, Irving Street, and Park Place NW, WDC. Free workshop. Please RSVP at wangarigardens@gmail.com. • Tuesday, June 24, 7:30pm Amelanchier (Shadbush) of the Potomac Gorge Fernald remarked that “no genus in North America, except of course Rubus and Crataegus, has offered so much perplexity ... as Amelanchier.” The Potomac Gorge is home to several Amelanchiers that illustrate the complex evolutionary relationships within the genus. Christopher Frye, Maryland State Botanist, DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service, will explain how recent evidence provides insights into the diversity of Amelanchier at this site. Chris Frye has been studying this fascinating genus of the Rose Family for 10 years. He is a member of the Amelanchier systematics group that published the treatment of the genus for the Flora of North America. Held at Kensington Library, Kensington, MD. The meeting is open to the public. Registration is

not required. For information on this event: http://mdflora.org/ViewEvent. ashx?eventId=894561. • Wednesday, June 25, 7-9pm Top Ten Vegetable Plant Diseases This series, taught by Arlington Food Assistance Center volunteers and VCE Master Gardeners, is designed to teach gardening skills to a wide audience. Held at the Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA. No need to register. To confirm topic and room number, check the Arlington Library Events Calendar at http:// library.arlingtonva.us or call the library at 703-228-5990. • Thursday, June 26, 7:00pm Plant Grafting DC Master Gardener, Ricardo Eppenstein, will present on plant grafting, including demos, at the Takoma Park Public Library (http://dclibrary.org/takomapark). The presentation should run no later than 8:45 PM. • Saturday, June 28, 10:00am-1:00pm Family Garden Day Family Garden Days are full of delicious gardening adventures. First, Washington Youth Garden instructors facilitate hands-on garden activities and projects. Then we all work together to harvest the freshest produce in the garden. Finally, chefs and nutrition experts facilitate participatory cooking demonstrations for a colorful seasonal dish we enjoy together. Come prepared to get your hands dirty and taste some delicious and nutritious garden bounty. Fun for the whole family! The Washington Youth Garden is in the US National Arboretum. The guest chef will be the wonderful Kim Rush Lynch. Register here: https:// fgd06-28-2014.eventbrite.com. • Wednesday, July 2. 9:00am-3:30pm C&O Canal Weed Scavenger Hunt Join volunteers and park staff for a day of finding and mapping invasive plants! The event will take place at the Great Falls Tavern in Great Falls Park, Potomac, MD. Bring a smart phone (if you have one), clean hiking boots and lunch. Those without phones are very welcome! This event is free! Download

TOP AREA GARDENING EVENTS DC-Area Gardening Calendar ~ Upcoming Events ~ June 16 - July 15, 2014 the free MAEDN app here. Register with Mark Frey at mark_frey@nps.gov. • July 8 to August 5 What’s All the Buzz About Bees? Learn the skills needed to start and maintain a honeybee hive from Regional Apiary Inspector Gregg Gochnour. Other key topics include honeybee life cycle and functions, seasonal management, parasite and pathogen management, and products from the hive. Course gives students hands-on opportunity at an apiary. Class meets Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Germantown campus of Montgomery College. Cost $302.00 (Seniors $78.00). For further information, contact Stephen Dubik (240) 567-7803. Steve.dubik@montgomerycollege.edu Register by Web: www.montgomerycollege.edu. • Sunday, July 13, 12:30-3:30pm Workshop: Bonsai II Take your skills and your tree to the next level at this workshop designed for those who have taken a beginning bonsai class and are looking for the next step. Bring your tree in to learn how to properly prune, wire, and apply design elements that will improve its overall design and health. National Bonsai & Penjing Museum. Fee: $39. Registration required, see www.usna.usda.gov or call 202-245-4521.

SAVE THE DATE: • The Green Industry Professional Seminar, sponsored by the Professional Grounds Management Society, D.C. Branch and the Northern Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association,

is holding their annual Field Day and Trade Show on July 17, 2014 from 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at American University in Washington, DC. The Field Day will have talks and demonstrations by professionals and vendors on topics including trees, landscape maintenance, landscape architecture/design, and a session for Spanish speaking employees. For more information visit www. greenindustryseminar.org. • “Let’s Get Growing” Gardening Workshop - Georgetown Library- Saturday, July 26th at 2:00pm. Let’s Get Growing is a comprehensive overview for beginning or novice gardeners that want to learn more. The topics we’ll cover are useful in both new and already established gardens, including: garden planning, vegetable families, soils, fertilizers, pests and pathogens. The Georgetown Library is located at 3260 R St. NW. Information about this event and the link for the registration will be posted here: http://dclibrary. org/georgetown. This event is free!

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Washington Gardener Book Club Summer 2014 Pick For our next selection Washington Gardener Magazine Book Club, we are reading American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn by Ted Steinberg. We have reserved a meeting room at the Petworth Neighborhood Library , 4200 Kansas Ave. NW, Washington, DC, in the Conference Room on Thursday, July 10, 2014, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. The room allows food and drink and you may bring your dinner and/or snacks to share. We checked and made sure that the DC library and other local library systems currently have copies available for borrowing of American Green. The book club meetings are FREE and open to anyone who would like to attend. Please RSVP to “WG Book Club” at WashingtonGardener@rcn. com. We limit attendance to 20. If you need to cancel, please let us know ASAP so we can give your spot to someone else, should we have a wait-list.

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MARCH/APRIL 2005 • Landscape DIY vs. Pro • Prevent Gardener’s Back • Ladew Topiary Gardens • Cherry Trees

MAY/JUNE 2007 • Roses: Easy Care Tips • Native Roses & Heirloom Roses • Edible Flowers • How to Plant a Bare-root Rose

SUMMER 2009 • Grow Grapes in the Mid-Atlantic • Passionflowers • Mulching Basics • Growing Hops

MAY/JUNE 2005 • Stunning Plant Combinations • Turning Clay into Rich Soil • Wild Garlic • Strawberries

JULY/AUGUST 2007 • Groundcovers: Alternatives to Turfgrass • How to Pinch, Prune, & Dead-head •William Paca House & Gardens • Hardy Geraniums

FALL 2009 • Apples • How To Save Tomato Seeds • Persimmons

JULY/AUGUST 2005 • Water Gardens • Poison Ivy • Disguising a Sloping Yard • Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2007 • Succulents: Hardy to our Region • Drought-tolerant Natives • Southern Vegetables • Seed Saving Savvy Tips

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2005 • Container Gardens • Clematis Vines • Sponge Gardening/Rain Gardens • 5 Insect Enemies of Gardeners

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 • Gardening with Children • Indoor Bulb Forcing Basics • National Museum of the American Indian • Versatile Viburnums

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2005 • Backyard Bird Habitats • Hellebores • Building a Coldframe • Bulb Planting Basics

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008 • Dealing with Deer • Our Favorite Garden Tools • Indoor Bulb Forcing Basics • Delightful Daffodils

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006 • Garden Decor Principles • Primroses • Tasty Heirloom Veggies • U.S. Botanic Garden

MARCH/APRIL 2008 • Patio, Balcony, Rooftop Container Gardens • Our Favorite Garden Tools • Coral Bells (Heucheras)

MARCH/APRIL 2006 • Top 10 Small Trees and Large Shrubs • Azaleas • Figs, Berries, & Persimmons • Basic Pruning Principles MAY/JUNE 2006 • Using Native Plants in Your Landscape • Crabgrass • Peppers • Secret Sources for Free Plants JULY/AUGUST 2006 • Hydrangeas • Theme Gardens • Agave • Find Garden Space by Growing Up

JULY/AUGUST 2008 • Landscaping with Ornamental Grasses • Edible Grasses to Graze On • Slug and Snail Control • Sage Advice: Sun-loving Salvias SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008 • Autumn Edibles — What to Plant Now • Beguiling Barrenworts (Epimediums) • Best Time to Plant Spring-blooming Bulbs • 14 Dry Shade Plants Too Good to Overlook

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 • Shade Gardening • Hosta Care Guide • Fig-growing Tips and Recipes

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2008 • Outdoor Lighting Essentials • How to Prune Fruiting Trees, Shrubs, Vines • 5 Top Tips for Overwintering Tender Bulbs • Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006 • Horticultural Careers • Juniper Care Guide • Winter Squash Growing Tips and Recipes • Layer/Lasagna Gardening

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 • Compost Happens: Nature’s Free Fertilizer • Managing Stormwater with a Rain Garden • Visiting Virginia’s State Arboretum • Grow Winter Hazel for Winter Color

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007 • Indoor Gardening • Daphne Care Guide • Asparagus Growing Tips and Recipes • Houseplant Propagation

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MAY/JUNE 2008 — ALMOST SOLD OUT! • Growing Great Tomatoes • Glamorous Gladiolus • Seed Starting Basics • Flavorful Fruiting Natives

MAY/JUNE 2009 • Top Easy Summer Annuals for DC Heat • Salad Table Project • Grow and Enjoy Eggplant • How to Chuck a Woodchuck

WINTER 2009 • Battling Garden Thugs • How to Start Seeds Indoors • Red Twig Dogwoods • Unusual Edibles to Grow in Our Region SPRING 2010 • Community Gardens • Building a Raised Bed • Dwarf Iris • Broccoli SUMMER 2010 • Fragrance Gardens • Watering Without Waste • Lavender • Potatoes FALL 2010 • Vines and Climbers • Battling Stink Bugs • Russian Sage • Garlic WINTER 2010 • Paths and Walkways • Edgeworthia • Kohlrabi SPRING 2011 • Cutting-Edge Gardens • Final Frost Dates and When to Plant • Bleeding Hearts • Onions SUMMER 2011 • Ornamental Edibles • Urban Foraging • Amsonia/Arkansas Blue Star • Growing Corn in the Mid-Atlantic FALL 2011 • Herb Gardens • Toad Lilies • Sweet Potatoes • Cool Weather Cover Crops WINTER 2011 - EARLY SPRING 2012 • Green Roofs and Walls • Heaths and Heathers • Radishes SPRING 2012 • Pollinator Gardens • Brunnera: Perennial of the Year • Growing Yacon SUMMER 2012 • Tropical Gardens • Captivating Canna • Icebox Watermelons SPRING 2013 • Great Garden Soil • All About Asters • Squash Vine Borer SUMMER/FALL 2013 • Miniature/Faerie Gardens • Beguiling Abelias • Growing Great Carrots

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Magazine Excerpt: Patterson Clark Interview

Patterson Clark is the science graphics editor at The Washington Post, where he produced the natural history column “Urban Jungle.” Go to http://www.washingtonpost.com/urbanjungle to see his columns on Black-Eyed Susans, Damselflies, Wild Rice, Giant Hogweed, and many more. For the past 10 years, he has been removing invasive plants from his neighborhood, processing them into paper, inks, relief printing blocks, frames, fuel, food, and chemicals. Q. Tell us about you and your background. Are you native to the DC region? A. I was born to an Illinois farm family, schooled in a small college town in Arkansas, and have spent my adult years in Los Angeles, Little Rock, Miami, and DC, where I’ve worked for The Washington Post since 1996. Q. How did you start doing the “Urban Jungle” column? A. In 2009, I pitched the idea to the editor of the Health/Science section at the time, Frances Sellers, who liked it. Q. What is typical workday like? A. When the column was active, I spent Monday morning in the field, searching for a topic. The rest of the day was devoted to research, interviews, and writing. Day 2 was set aside for illustration. Day 3 involved working with editors, fine-tuning text and illustration, and designing the column for print and Web. Publishing also involved injecting the column into a spectrum of social media... Want to read more about Patterson Clark in the PeopleProfile column of the Winter-Early Spring 2014 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine? See how to subscribe below to start with this issue.

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Washington Gardener Enews ~ June 2014

Published on Jun 21, 2014

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Welcome to the Washington Gardener Enewsletter! This enewsletter is the sister publication of Washington Gardener Magazine. Both the print magazine and online enewsletter share the same mission and focus — helping DC-MD-VA region gardens grow — but our content is different. In this monthly enewsletter, we address timely seasonal topics and projects; post local garden events; and, a monthly list of what you can be doing now in your garden. We encourage you to subscribe to Washington Gardener Magazine as well for in-depth articles, inspirational photos, and great garden resources for the Washington DC area gardener. Inside This Enews Issue • Back Issue Sale • June-July To-Do List • Magazine Excerpt: Profiing Patterson Clark • Latest Blog Links • Local Garden Events Listings • Assessing the Winter Damage in our Gardens • New ‘Ruby Fusion’ Weigela • Reader Contest to Win a copy of “City of Trees”