Good Garden Fences -- A Special Podcasthon Edition

In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Jeff Beneke, author of Fences for Home and Garden: A Complete Guide to Selecting and Installing Wood, Masonry, Metal, and Living Fence (https://amzn.to/3Rh7tut) s*, all about fencing your garden. The plant profile is on Persian Buttercups 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 Creating Multi-fruit Lemon Trees from Christy Page of Green Prints (https://greenprints.com/) .  Note that this is a Special AD-FREE Podcasthon (https://podcasthon.org/)  episode of our podcast and we urge listeners to donate as they are able to the World Central Kitchen (https://wck.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwp8--BhBREiwAj7og192CbL1yWw-zBT9gkQfHntrKqq2D-pGNg-eWbtwbTFRR96vXumZuUxoCaNwQAvD_BwE) .  If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 177: New Plants and Products https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/01/gardendc-podcast-episode-177-new-plants.html (about:invalid#zCSafez) ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 124: Raised Bed Gardening  https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/10/gardendc-podcast-episode-124-raised-bed.html (about:invalid#zCSafez) ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 12: Shrubs and Hedges https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/05/gardendc-podcast-episode-12-eva-monheim.html BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/support. Visit https://shop.kathyjentz.com/ to browse our new online store!  Show Notes: 01:37 Introducing Jeff Beneke 02:05 Was Jeff born with chlorophyll in his veins and a green thumb? 05:00 Jeff talks about starting his family and gardening 07:50 Jeff’s career as a woodworking book editor 10:45: Jeff’s growing conditions in Asheville, North Carolina 13:17: Using raised beds in regions with heavy clay soils and silt 15:32 Kathy and Jeff talk about the history and popularity of fences 17:02 Kathy and Jeff talk about “hedge wars” in fencing 19:00 Determining your primary pests before fencing 20:07 Successful fencing methods for pests 26:11 Aesthetic and organizational fencing 28:29: “What wood materials do you think are best these days?” Kathy asks Jeff 35:20 Kathy and Jeff talk about rustic fencing 39:20 “Good fences make good neighbors” - Robert Frost 41:25 How to contact Jeff 41:54 Jeff’s final advice on fencing 42:56 Ranunculus (Persian Buttercup) plant profile 44:32 What’s new in the garden this week? 47:50 The Last Word by Christy Page: Multi-fruit citrus trees 52:01 How to support the Garden DC Podcast We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message Note that we may use these messages on a future episode. And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform plus share us on social media with #GardenDC, so other gardeners can find us too! Episode Credits: Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz Show Notes: Skylar Drew Music: Let the Sunshine by James Mulvany Recorded on 3-15-2025. *Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3Rh7tut (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/16905485/8546486839653171612#) GardenDC participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.