The Gardenangelists: Flowers, Veggies, and All the Best Dirt

Dee and Carol talk about cats and gardens.For more information and links, check out our Substack newsletter and subscribe to get it delivered to your email inbox the day before the episode goes live. We include an early listen link!Flowers:Catnip article from Univ. of Wisc. ExtensionProven Winners  article about catmintGardening Know How: Do I Have Catmint Or Catnip: Are Catnip And Catmint The Same Plant Veggies:Be Chewy article on vegetables cats can eatMr. Milo the Chonk on InstagramOn the Bookshelf:Rhapsody in Green by Beverley Nichols. (Amazon link)Beverley Nichols’ Cat Book!Dirt:Cat Friendly houseplants  from Gardeners World IG reel of Dee fixing up a houseplant that Masha had her way with! Rabbit Holes:Zinnias at Basket of Flowers FarmSalisbury OrganistOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery

Dee and Carol talk about thermogenic flowers, a new book about growing vegetables, a flower clock, and assorted other topics.For more information and more links, check out our Substack newsletter and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox!Links:Brent and Becky's BulbsDee's Blog Post on PaperwhitesCarols' Blog Post on Thanksgiving and Christmas CactiGarden Rant's Blog Post about PleasureThermogenic Flowers on Science DirectVegetables:Vegetable Gardening Made Easy: Simple Tips & Tricks to Grow Your Best Garden Ever, By Resh Gala  (Amazon Link)  and 100 Tomatoes LLCOn the Bookshelf:Summer Kitchens: Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine by Olia Hercules (Amazon Link)Dirt:Linnaeus's Flower ClockRabbit Holes:A Memory of Violets: A Novel of London's Flower Sellers, by Hazel Gaynor (Amazon Link)Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery

Topics this week include gourds, Dee's new craft project, an update on neonicotinoid pesticides and their impact, a new hardiness zone map, plus a fun book and a new rabbit hole.For more information and all the details, check out our Substack newsletter!Links:Flowers:Neonicotinoid info from Texas A&MAmerican Beauty Native PlantsVeggies: American Gourd SocietyOn the Bookshelf:  Of Flowers & a Village: An Entertainment for Flower Lovers by Wilfrid Blunt (Amazon Link)Dirt:Hardiness Zone MapOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery

On this week’s episode, we talked about fall leaf colors, winter squash, books of letters, and more.For all the info, check out our Substack newsletter!A few links:Family Handyman Article: Best Shrubs for Fall Leaf ColorNew World’s Record for a Pumpkin Farmer Lee Jones in The Chef’s Garden!Roasted Delicata Squash RecipeOn the Bookshelf:Two Gardeners: Katharine S. White and Elizabeth Lawrence--A Friendship in Letters (Amazon link)Dear Friend and Gardener: Letters on Life and Gardening (letters between Christopher Lloyd & Beth Chatto) (Amazon link)A Year in Our Gardens: Letters by Nancy Goodwin and Allen Lacy  (Amazon link)Tell About Night Flowers: Eudora Welty’s Gardening Letters, 1940-1949, edited by Julie Eichelberger. (Amazon Link). Dirt: Mary Jane’s Farm magazineRabbit Holes:An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden (Amazon Link)Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery

Dee and Carol look back on the past year to review their favorite flower, veggie, and book topics as they celebrate five years of podcasting!For more information and some links, check out our Substack newsletter. Subscribe to get it delivered directly to your email inbox.Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery

Dee and Carol talk about vintage garden accessories, microgreens, a new book by Marc Hamer, and some pretty deep rabbit holes.For all the links and more behind the scenes, check out our Substack newsletter. Subscribe to get it in your email, with a link to listen to the show a day early.Links:Dee's Instagram reel featuring Sheffield mumsFlowers:Blooming Vintage OK on InstagramGardener's World Episode 30 (via Britbox on Amazon) Veggies: The Microgreens Cookbook: A good water farms odyssey by Brendan Davison (Amazon)Carol's FH article on growing microgreensOn the Bookshelf:Spring Rain: A Life Lived in Gardens by Marc Hamer. (Amazon)  Dirt:Emily Lex painting a robin on Instagram. Article about differences between American and English robins. Unearthing the Secret Garden: The Plants and Places That Inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett, by Marta McDowellRabbit Holes:John Derian CompanyAt Target, on AmazonOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery

Dee and Carol talked about passalong plants from their gardens, fermenting to preserve vegetables, rice,  gardening pants, plus more!For more information, check out our Substack newsletter and subscribe to get it delivered to your inbox, with a link to listen to the episode a day earlier.Links:Carol’s blog post about looking up the use of the word plastic. Dee's Instagram reel of 'Blonde Ambition' blue grama grassFlowers:Passalong Plants, by Steve Bender and Felder Rushing (2002) (Amazon) Vegetables: Pickle and Ferment:  Preserve Your Produce & Brew Delicious Probiotic Drinks, by Susan Crowther and Julie Fallone (Amazon)On the Bookshelf:The Book Lover’s Cookbook:Recipes Inspired by Celebrated Works of Literature, and the Passages That Feature Them, by Shaunda Kennedy Wenger and Janet Jensen (2003) (Amazon Link)Dirt:Lundberg Rice FarmRabbit Holes:Duluth Trading CompanyThe Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, and Eat… Everything With Ranch, by Charlie Behrens. (Amazon)Blooming Vintage OK on InstagramOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery

Dee and Carol talk about native asters, planting your garden for foraging,  a new houseplant book, a new sunscreen, and more.For all the links, check out our Substack newsletter. Subscribe to get it directly in your email with a link to listen to the show a day early.Links:Flowers:Mt. Cuba Center Aster TrialsVegetables:How to Forage for Wild Foods Without Dying: An absolute beginner’s guide to identifying 40 edible wild plants, by Ellen Zachos  (Amazon link)On the Bookshelf:Happy Plants, Happy You: A Plant-Care and Self-Care Guide for the Modern Houseplant Parent, by Kamili Bell Hill   (Amazon link)Dirt:Supergoop sunscreenRabbit Holes:Oklahoma Native Plants, by Connie Scothorn, ASLA, RLA with Brian Patric, ASLA, RLA. (Amazon link) Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills NurseryBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talk about poisonous plants in the garden, a new vegetable garden planner, the new book Gardening Can Be Murder, and moreFor more info and more links, check out our Substack newsletter and subscribe to get it delivered to your inbox, with an early listen link!Links:  The Vegetable Garden Planner: A Crop-by-Crop Guide for Planning and Tracking Your Garden Bounty Each Year, from Seed Starting to Harvest  by Lynn Bcyczynski (Amazon)  On the Bookshelf:Gardening Can Be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers by Marta McDowell (Amazon)Dirt:  The Beautiful Flower that Keeps Mice out of Your Home and Garden. Rabbit Holes: The 7 Creepiest Manor Houses in MysteryAnd too many mystery books to list!Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills NurseryBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talk about late-flowering bulbs, kale, an Italian cookbook, and more.For more information and more links, check out our free Substack newsletter. Subscribe to get it delivered in your inbox each week.Links:Armenian cucumber seeds from Botanical InterestsPremium Sun Coral Coleus, an All America SelectionFlowers:Orange Lycoris for sale at Southern Bulb CompanyVegetables:Stanley Tucci series, Searching for Italy'Black Magic' kale from Eden Bros.The Chef's Garden by Farmer Lee Jones (Amazon)On the bookshelf: The Tucci Table, by Stanley Tucci and Felicity Blunt  (Amazon link) An Instagram reel with Stanley making drinks.Dirt: Infiorate di Spello in Spello, Italy.Rabbit Holes: The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man by David von Drehle (Amazon)The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor by Eddie Jaku (Amazon )Netflix series on "blue zones" Watch Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones | Netflix Official SiteDocumentary about Iris Apfel on Amazon PrimeOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills NurseryBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol about mums, pumpkins, some lawn research,  and more.For the full story and more links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox.Links: Munstead Wood Rose from David Austin RosesCarol's blog post about her toad.Flowers:Are Mums Perennials? And  How to Care for MumsLongwood Gardens Chrysanthemum Festival Fan Displays at LongwoodVegetables: How to Grow a Jack-O-Lantern Making Hubbard Squash Blossoms on Family Dinner on MagnoliaStuffed Squash Blossoms – FARMER JONES FARM® AT THE CHEF'S GARDENOn the Bookshelf:The Writer’s Garden: How Gardens Inspired the World’s Great Authors by Jackie Bennett (Amazon link)Dirt:A Viable Alternative to Conventional Lawn? Cornell May Have Found One, NYT Times article by Margaret Roach Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol discuss milkweeds, perennials in a vegetable garden, a new book on milkweeds, chaos gardening and more.For the full story and all the links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox.Links: Great Comp Garden and  William Dyson’s salvia collection Floret's  video  about saving sweet peas.Dee's instagram reel 'Blackhawks' big bluestem grass'Blue Beauty' tomatoes Flowers:List of milkweeds by stateOklahoma Milkweed guideAllan Armitage’s recent article about natives and non-natives. Dee’s article on monarchs and milkweed from last year. On the bookshelf: The Milkweed Lands: An Epic Story of One Plant by Eric Lee-Mader Dirt: Chaos Gardening Is Actually the Easiest Way to Grow Your Dream Garden  Also FH article about this trend.Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talk about what to do to overwinter plants, cold frames, a new book on cottage gardens and more.For the full story and all the links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox.Links: Carol's blog post about Signet marigoldsBustani Plant Farm in Stillwater, OKDirty Punk Gardening on InstagramFlowers:Tropical Plants and How to Love Them by Marianne WillburnVeggies:What Is a Cold Frame Greenhouse? | The Family HandymanGrowing Under Cover by Niki JabourOn the Bookshelf:   The Cottage Garden by Claus Dalby (Amazon)Dirt:  Article about Jennifer Garner's Family FarmRabbit Holes:Father by Elizabeth von Arnim (Amazon Link)Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol discussed buying bulbs for fall planting, lessons from our vegetable gardens and several other topics.For the full story and all the links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox.Links: Carol's Little Zinnias blog postKatie Daisy Artist on InstagramFlowers:Van Engelen for wholesale bulb pricesOld House Gardens for old varieties of flowers and bulbsPlantSkydd on AmazonMy Old Books on Instagram On the Bookshelf:   Why We Garden by Claire Masset, published by Batsford, with illustrations by Claire Harrup(Amazon Link)Dirt:The Loose Ends Project and on InstagramRabbit Holes: A movie, The Lost King, and book: Finding Richard III: The Official Account of Research by the Retrieval and Reburial Project. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showSupport the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

This week, we talked about flower farms, orb weaver spiders, pressed flowers and a new cookbook.For the full story and all the links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox.Links:Flowers:Visit  Ladybug Lane Flower Farm on InstagramUS Flower and Foliage Growers Look to Revive a Wilting Industry from Modern FarmerVegetablesOrb Weaver Spider - Wildlife Heritage Foundation.Dee's blog post about her orb weaver: Three for Thursday, a lady in waiting - Red Dirt Ramblings®On the Bookshelf: My Vermont Table by Gesine Bullock-Prado. (Amazon link)Dirt:   Pressing flowers, Margaret Roach article in the NYT.  Rabbit Holes: Joolz Guides - London History Walks on YouTubeOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

This week, we discussed soil, mulches, compost, a new book on composting, and more.For the full story and all the links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox.A few links:Alec’s ice cream.Carol's blog post about her potato harvestSoil Science Society of America's websiteBrooklyn Bridge Park gardensOn the Bookshelf:  The Compost Coach by Kate Flood (Amazon Link). Follow her on Instagram "Compostable Kate."Dirt:  J. Philip GrimeOld House Gardens for heirloom bulbs. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talk about tall phlox, Joy Larkcom, a new book, and more on this week's episode.For the full story and all the links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox.A few links:The Big Leaf on AmazonFavorite flowers this week ‘Meteor Mix’ zinnias  Van Gogh’s Fantasy mix sunflowers from Sunflower Steve.  Flowers:Phlox paniculata 'Jeana' -- PPA Plant of the YearPhlox paniculata 'Cover Girl' and  Luminary Ultraviolet Phlox | Plant AddictsVegetables:  Creative Vegetable Gardening, by Joy Larkcom. (Amazon link)   On the Bookshelf:Garden Maker’s Book of Wonder, by Allison Vallin Kostovick (creator of Finch & Folly) (Amazon link)  (162 Recipes, Crafts, Tips, Techniques, and Plants to Inspire You in Every Season)  Dirt: Article about the 2024 trends report from Garden Media Group Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talk about salvias, what they are growing in their fall gardens, plus a book, some dirt, and watch out for green children!For more notes and in-depth info about this episode , visit our Substack newsletter and subscribe!Links:Dee's  Instagram video about her 'Red Rocket crepe myrtle. Snapdragon Doubleshot Orange Bi-Color, an AAS winnerFlowers:Jimi Blake at Hunting Brook Gardens  on InstagramSalgoon series of Salvia from Hilverda Florist  Salvia ‘Love &Wishes’  Skyscraper Pink from Selecta  Dee's blog post about salvia earlier this springVeggies:Umami Asian Blend Microgreen Seeds from Botanical InterestsOn the Bookshelf:  A Year in the Edible Garden, by Sarah Raven. (Amazon link)Dirt: Korean Natural FarmingRabbit Holes:From the Source with Katie ButtonThe Green Children of Woolpit! Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

This week, Dee and Carol talk about growing flowers for cutting, how they add beauty to their vegetable gardens, a new-to-them book, and boxwoods.More info in our Substack newsletter!Some helpful links!The velvet ant, aka the cow killerCarol's FH article on gardening glovesQueeny Lime Orange Zinnia seeds from Botanical InterestsOn the Bookshelf: Grow and Gather: A Gardener’s Guide to a Year of Cut Flowers, by Grace Alexander (Amazon link)  Boxwood winter dieback info Boxwood Browning, Blights, and Cankers – 2023 Update  and Re-Visiting Volutella and Browned Boxwoods | BYGL plus Bob Hill on Boxwood Winter - GardenRantTaste of Home’s Sausage Ratatouille to use up a lot of garden veggies… Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

This week, Carol and Dee talk about caladiums, rocket/arugula, saving sweet pea seeds, plus two deep rabbit holes.Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and all the links.  Subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links!Flowers: The Prettiest Caladium Varieties 2023 | PLNTS.com  Vegetables:Arugula/Rocket seeds from Botanical Interests Update on Jalapeño-gate from Garden ProfessorsOn the Bookshelf:  A Garden Catechism: 100 Plants in Christian Tradition and How to Grow Them, by Margaret Rose Realy, Obl OSB, Illustrated by Mary Sprague (Amazon Link)Dirt:Floret's Sweet Peas Rabbit Holes:Dee's Blog Post: Not enough time - Red Dirt Ramblings®Explore Floret's Blog for Interviews with some of the people featured on Season 2 of Growing FloretCarol's Blog Post: Lost Ladies of Garden Writing: Hanna Rion Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talk about hardy hibiscus, melons, a book about Jane Austen's gardens and more.Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and all the links.  Subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links!Flowers:Hardy Hibiscus Summerific® 'Holy Grail' and Summerific® 'Perfect Storm' Top 10 Proven Winner HibiscusThe Luna varieties from American Meadows.  Vegetables:Ambrosia melon seeds from Park SeedsOn the Bookshelf:  In the Garden With Jane Austen by Kim Wilson (Amazon Link) Dirt:Pre-chilling seeds in ice cubes (Garden Gate)Tree of Heaven info from Nature.orgRabbit Holes:The Novel Cure by Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin (2013) (Amazon Link)Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talk once again about marigolds, then introduce a new basil, a salad cookbook and some interesting dirt and rabbit holes.Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and all the links.  Subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! A couple of links:Carol's FH article about growing marigolds from seed2023 Zinnia Seed Donation Mix – ZinniaSeeds.comSalad Freak, by Jess Damuck. (Amazon Link)  The Jane Austen Escape Room Book, illustrated by Marjolein Bastin (Amazon Link)On collecting John Deere Tractors, from the WSJOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

This week, we talked about cultivated and wild petunias, turnips, a book by Monty Don and what's going on in our gardens.Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and all the links.  Subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

This week, we talked about native echinaceas, transitioning the vegetable garden from spring to summer, a new book on grasses, plus mulch and Jalapeno-gate.Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links!Dee's 'Phenomenal' Lavender Carol's blog post about Sweet Talk Deep Pink CupheaFlowers:Native coneflower information from Missouri Botanical GardenEchinacea pallida, E. tennesseensis, and E. purpurea Vegetables:  Plant Partners by Jessica Walliser (Amazon Link)Gardenaryco on Instagram On the Bookshelf:  Grasses for Gardens and Landscapes: Design, Selection, Cultivation, by Neil Lucas (Amazon Link)Dirt:   Arborist wood chips as mulch   Jalapeno-gateOur Affiliates:Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

This week, we discussed cool coneflowers, new vegetable varieties, a few more Instagram accounts we enjoy, and a new gardening book we love.Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links!Flowers:Misc. coneflower links include:PowWow Wildberry Sombrero series. All-America SelectionsPrairie Splendor Deep Rose. Cheyenne SpiritVegetables:  Burpee's new vegetable varieties for 2024. On the Bookshelf:  The 30-Minute Gardener, Cultivate Beauty and Joy by Gardening Every Day, by Greg Loades. (Amazon Link) Dirt:   Two fun Instagram accounts:  Rosie Grant (@ghostly.archive) Troy Drake (@troymadeit) Rabbit Holes: The next Lost Lady of Garden Writing - Viola Brainerd BairdOur Affiliates:Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

This week, we discussed sunpatiens, going organic in the vegetable garden, a new book on floriography and more. Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links!Carol's blog post on thinning seedlings.Flowers:Article about the origin of Sunpatiens in Green Profit magazine Vegetables:  Our friend Doug Oster talking about pesticide use in the veg garden on Instagram On the Bookshelf:  Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms by Karen Azoulay  (Amazon Link) Dirt:   Our friend Jim Charlier announces his new book on Harry Potter Herbology Magic.Bookshop Preorders, Amazon PreordersRabbit Holes: SB Mowing on Youtube.Our Affiliates:Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

This week, we discuss roses, vegetable gardeners who inspire us on Instagram, and a new segment about our favorites!Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links!Flowers:National Rose Month info on A Garden DiaryGrace RosesVegetables: Our podcast episode: Starting a simple vegetable garden. Instagram influencer links are in our newsletter On the Bookshelf:  100 Plants to Feed the Birds: Turn Your Home Garden into a Healthy Bird Habitat, by Laura Erickson (Amazon Link)  And 100 Plants to Feed the Bees (Amazon link) And 100 Plants to Feed the Monarch (Amazon link)  Dirt:    Around the World in 50 Plants puzzle  Also Around the World in 50 Trees puzzleRabbit Holes:Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindburgh (Amazon link) Our Affiliates:Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talk about irises (again), how to support tomato plants, and more in this week's episode.Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links!Flowers:Yellow Flag Iris, Iris psuedocarus, an invasive irisEden Bros's  guide for growing Siberian Irises.  Brent and Becky’s Bulbs for reticulated irises. Seeds for Iris missouriensis for sale from Eden Bros.Vegetables: Carol’s article on supporting tomatoes in FHDee's rubberized wire ties On the Bookshelf:  Back to the New Basics: A practical guide and reference manual to the ways, the whys, and the news sciences of better, easier gardening, by Joe Seals (Amazon Link) Dirt:  Living Kitchen Farm & DairyRabbit Holes:Central Texas Gardener television show on YouTube.Our Affiliates:Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

This week, Dee and Carol talk about bearded irises, the evolution of their vegetable gardens, and several other gardening topics.Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links!Flowers:American Iris Society, their cultural information.  Vegetables: Metal raised bed vegetable garden container from Botanical Interests (affiliate link)On the Bookshelf:   American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide, edited by Susan Barba, illustrations by Leann Shapton (Amazon link) Dirt: A new game coming:  Botany: Flower Hunting in the Victorian Era.  Rabbit Holes:Julie Newmar’s garden.Plus Martha Stewart's new rose gardenOur Affiliates:Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talk about smaller perennials for smaller gardens, growing miniature vegetables and more.Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Flowers:Monarda ‘Petite Delight’  ‘Tweety’ coneflower    ‘Snowcap’ Shasta DaisyVegetables:  Baby Bubba Okra from Burpee… On Deck Sweet Corn from BurpeeMasterpiece Peas from BurpeeCarol's Family Handyman article on mini vegetables.On the Bookshelf:   The Color of Roses: A Curated Spectrum of 300 Blooms by Danielle Dall’Armi Hahn (Amazon link)Rabbit holes :Potting Soil Test Oklahoma GardeningAn unnecessary ranking of books by Elizabeth Von Arnim from Stuck in a BookOur Affiliates:Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosBook and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens. For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.