Growing Roses Naturally
From GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening by Kathy Jentz, Washington Gardener Magazine
May 30, 2026 · 1h 5m · Season 7 · Episode 289
About this episode
This episode features a discussion on growing roses organically with consulting rosarian Rita Perwich.
In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with Rita Perwich , consulting rosarian and author of Natural Rose Gardening *, about growing roses organically. The plant profile is on Larkspur 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 "Summer Squash Companions" from Christy Page of GreenPrints . ***Please Vote for our show the GardenDC Podcast at https://bestof2026.washingtoncitypaper.com/ under Arts & Entertainment > Best Local Podcaster. The deadline to vote is June 10, 2026. Thank you in advance! *** BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 13: Heritage Roses with Connie Hilker https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2020/05/gardendc-podcast-episode-13-connie.html ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 111: Flower Combinations https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2022/07/gardendc-podcast-episode-111-flower.html ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 285…
People in this episode
Host: Kathy Jentz
Guest: Rita Perwich
Topics covered
- organic gardening
- roses
- plant profile
- local gardening events
- summer squash
Keywords
- roses
- organic gardening
- Larkspur
- gardening events
- summer squash companions
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Natural Rose Gardening
Places: Mid-Atlantic
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