In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with a Peggy Singlemann, host of Virginia Home Grown, all about using plants and other solutions to hide ugly landscape features. The plant profile is on Star Anise (Illicium) 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 "Being a Serial Seedling Killer" from Christy Page of GreenPrints.

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Episode Credits:

Host and Producer: Kathy Jentz

Music: Let the Sunshine by James MulvanyRecorded on 1-31-2026.