The Natural World of Beatrix Potter

<p>In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with <a href="https://www.martamcdowell.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Marta McDowell</a>, author of <a href="https://amzn.to/4jqGvQt" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Beatrix Potter&#39;s Botanical</a><em>*</em>. The plant profile is on Meadow Rue and we share what&#39;s going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What&#39;s New segment. We close out with the Last Word on &quot;Slugged&quot; from Christy Page of <a href="https://greenprints.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">GreenPrints</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! </strong>See how at: <a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe</a></p><p><strong>If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to:</strong></p><p>~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 171:Murder in the Garden with Marta McDowell</p><p><a href="https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/10/gardendc-podcast-episode-171-murder-in.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/10/gardendc-podcast-episode-171-murder-in.html</a></p><p>~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 276: How to Botanize</p><p><a href="https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/07/gardendc-podcast-episode-156-gardening.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/07/gardendc-podcast-episode-156-gardening.html</a></p><p>~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 273: Mushrooms are Everywhere</p><p><a href="https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2026/02/gardendc-podcast-episode-273-mushrooms.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2026/02/gardendc-podcast-episode-273-mushrooms.html</a></p><p>Show Notes will be posted after 9/30/2026.</p><p>We welcome your questions and comments! You can leave a voice mail message for us at:<a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/message</a> Note that we <em>may</em> use these messages on a future episode.</p><p><em><strong>And be sure to leave us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform plus share us on social media with #GardenDC