GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ Did you know Takoma Park has an azalea named after it? Do you know how Takoma got the "Azalea

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ March is one of the cruelest months for us Mid-Atlantic gardeners. Tantalizing us with signs of spring in the

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ Sat, Jan 26, 8th Annual Seed Exchange, 12:30 - 4 pm, Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD Washington Gardener Magazine hosts its 8th Annual

GARDENING GODDESS: • By Kathy Jentz Several gardens and groups in the Takoma Park, MD, Silver Spring, MD, and the Takoma neighborhood of Washington, DC, are a

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ Many gardeners were introduced to their passion for growing all things green at the knee of an older relative, such as a

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ Your green thumb is itching to get growing, but you don’t have a yard to dig into? Don’t think a garden is

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ Indoor gardening or keeping houseplants is a hobby that many outdoor gardeners bewilderingly often do not pursue. Conversely, there are many green

This is the time of year where leaves are falling, frost is on your windows, and your planting beds are looking a bit bare. When that cold snap

“Is it possible to grow really big pumpkins in our area?” I wondered. All of the media attention seems to go to those 1,200+ pounders from New England,

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ — September is a busy time for many of you, with work and school taking up most of your time. Do not ignore

Pauline grew and pampered her grandmother's heirloom roses with pride each year. In March they had just began to leaf out, by May they were magnificent, but come

This is the time of year we are just itching to get out and garden. Who wants to be stuck inside??!! You want to have a beautiful garden

GARDENING GODDESS — What do area gardeners do in the bleakest months of the year? We hunker inside with our plant catalogs and seed-starting trays. We also do