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Send us a textCarol and Dee continued gardening through the alphabet with the letter H.For more info and links, check out our free newsletter:Links:Carol's Interview for Thursday Garden Chat with Garden Masterclass on YouTubeHelenium 'Monheim Beauty'Heuchera americanaOn the bookshelf: The Lost Orchid:  A Story of Victorian Plunder & Obsession by Sarah Bilston (Amazon link)Dirt:  Monarch butterflies on 60 MinutesRabbit Holes:Up North Garden w/Corey, on YouTubeThe Cloud sisters, two Lost Ladies of Garden WritingOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a textDee and Carol continue gardening through the alphabet with the letter G.For more info, check out our weekly newsletter. It's free!Links:Supertunia® Honey™ - Petunia hybrid | Proven WinnersDee's blog posts on pelargoniums: here and here. Geum triflorum, prairie smoke The Garlic Companion by Kristin Graves (Amazon link)On the bookshelf: Plants with Superpowers by David Domoney (Amazon link)Dirt: Italian terra-cotta and Vietnamese potsTo see Carol chat live with Noel Kingsbury on his Thursday Garden Chat on May 1st, at 1:00 pm Eastern, go to the Garden Masterclass Events pageOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.Watch this episode on YouTubeSupport the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a textDee and Carol talk about forsythia shrubs, ferns, fennel, fava beans and a lovely new book.For more info and links, check out our weekly newsletter.Links:The stand up dandelion weeder from Groot Pow Little Dibby for seed prickingFennel seeds from BurpeeFava beans from TrueLeaf Market  On the bookshelf: The Generosity of Plants: Shared Wisdom from the Community of Herb Lovers gathered by Rosemary Gladstar (Amazon link)Dirt:  Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks--a Cool History of a Hot Commodity by Amy Brady (Amazon link)Rabbit holes: Feathered Friends Cordial Cherry ajugaThe Allure of Immortality: An American Cult, a Florida Swamp, and a Renegade Prophet by Lyn Millner. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.Watch this episode on Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about flowers and veggies that start with "E", plus a new book on soil.For more info and links, check out our free weekly newsletter.A few links: All-America Echinacea selectionsAll-America Elephant Ear Royal Hawaiian selectionAll-America Eggplants selectionsOn the bookshelf: Start with Soil: Simple Steps for a Thriving Garden, by Juliet Sargent  (Amazon Link)Dirt: Does Birdsong Help Plants Grow?Rabbit Holes: Koreshan State Park in Florida and Hedwig Michel on YouTube.Link to register for Herb Society of America's program presented by Carol on Lost Ladies of Herbal and Garden Writing (April 22)Link to register for National Garden Bureau's Book Authors Talk Gardening on April 10.Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.Watch this episode on YouTube.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a textDee and Carol are back with another episode in their alphabet series, talking about dahlias, dianthus, dill, dragons and more.For more info and links, check out our free newsletter.  You can also see us on YouTube.A few links:American Dahlia SocietyDragonfly Peppers, an All-American Selection from 2022Dragon' Tail radishes from BurpeeOn the bookshelf: The Big, Bad Book of Botany: The World's Most Fascinating Flora by Michael Largo (Amazon link)Dirt: Longan or Dragon's FruitLink to register for Herb Society of America's program presented by Carol on Lost Ladies of Herbal and Garden Writing (April 22)Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.Watch us on YouTube.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a textDee and Carol pause their alphabetical episodes to talk about how to live a relaxed gardening life.For more details, links, and pictures, check out our free newsletter.On the bookshelf:Jane Austen's Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels by Molly Williams and Jessica Roux by  (Amazon link) Dirt: Wassailing to the trees in early spring. Rabbit Holes: Link to register for Herb Society of America's program presented by Carol on Lost Ladies of Herbal and Garden Writing.  Plus Helen K. Krauss info.Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.Watch us on YouTube.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about cleome, carnations, catnip and cabbages, along with a new book on vegetable gardening, and more.For all the details, check out our free newsletter.A few links: Cleome Sparkler Blush F1,and Pink Queen, two All-America SelectionsOn the Bookshelf: High Yield, Small Space Organic Gardening: Practical Tips for Growing Your Own Food by Christy Wilhelmi, Owner of Gardenerd (Amazon link)Dirt: Tim James: 120 Years Since the Pest Phylloxera Came to Constantia Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talk about flowers and vegetables that start with the letter "B", a new book on foraging mushrooms, and more.For complete information and more links, check out our free newsletter.A few links:Baby's Breath - Gypsophilia 'Gypsy Rose Pink,' an AAS WinnerBrunnera 'Jack Frost' from Proven Winners Bergenia 'Miss Piggy' from Proven WinnersLettuce 'Buttercrunch,' an AAS WinnerOn the bookshelf: Go Forth and Forage: A Guide to Foraging Over 50 of the Most Common Edible & Medicinal North American Mushrooms by Whitney Johnson (Amazon)Dirt:  Prairie Strips in Row Crops (Iowa State University)Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talk about alyssum, Agastache, artichokes, a new book, Gardening to the Max, and crown bees. Then they side-dressed it all with a few other books and topics.Links:Alyssum seeds at True Leaf MarketAgastache 'Golden Jubilee' at Select SeedsAgastache foeniculum info from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterArtichokes from BurpeeOur previous episode about asparagusOn the bookshelf: Garden to the Max: Joyful, Visionary, Maximalist Design, by Teresa Woodard (Amazon link)Dirt:  Crown Bees plus Sarah Raven's Podcast: Our role in supporting wild and solitary bees as gardeners with Richard Rickitt - Episode 213Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talk about the grandmacore trend and relate it to gardening, plus they talk about the new book Pansies by Brenna Estrada and Dee is making gluten-free sourdough bread.For more information and links, check out our free newsletterLinks: Select SeedsSouthern Exposure Seed ExchangeSeed Savers ExchangeOn the Bookshelf:  Pansies: How to Grow, Reimagine, and Create Beauty with Pansies and Violas by Brenna Estrada (Amazon)Dirt: More on Grandmacore trendOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talk give tips for growing big zinnias, some things to consider for a new vegetable garden, a lovely book by Anya Lautenbach and more.For more information and links, check out our free newsletter.Flowers:Grow Great Zinnias - Floret FlowersOn the Bookshelf:  The Money-Saving Garden Year, a month-by-month guide to a great garden that costs less, by Anya Lautenbach. (Amazon link) Dirt: Cinnamon to Prevent Fungus Gnats?Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about how new flower varieties come to market, whether or not you should grow your own pepper and tomato plants, dirt about blue bees, and a book about historic flowers. For more details and links, check out our free newsletter!Flowers:Info on tissue cultureVeggies:On the Bookshelf: Restoring American Gardens: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants, 1640-1940 (Amazon)Dirt: New blue bee found in TexasRabbit Holes:Dr. Cynthia Westcott, PhD, a Lost Lady of Garden WritingJane Austen's Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels, by Molly Williams,  illustrations by Jessica Roux and Jane Austen at Home,  by Lucy Worsley.Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talk about new varieties of flowers and veggies, plus a book about the history of tomatoes.For more info and all the links, check out our free newsletter!Flowers:Verbena Sweetheart Kisses Snapdragon DoubleShot™ Yellow Red Heart F1 Petunia 'Shake™ Raspberry F1' Zinnia Zydeco Fire Veggies:Pick-N-Pop yellow pepperWildcat hot pepperRed Impact pepper Zenzei tomato Squash Green LightningOn the Bookshelf: Ten Tomatoes That Changed the World: A History by William Alexander. (Amazon)Dirt:  Garden Sown tomatoes and peppers from BurpeeOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.

Send us a text, include your email if you want a personal reply!Dee and Carol talk about Monstera houseplants, sage, a new book, Earthly Utopias, apple collecting and more.For complete info, check out our free weekly newsletterLinks:National Garden Bureau Year of the MonsteraHow to grow sage from The SpruceOn the Bookshelf: Earthly Utopias: Sacred Gardens of the World by Yolanda Zappaterra (Amazon Link)Dirt: Meet Tom Brown, the Apple Hunter, from BlueDot LivingRabbit Holes: Anna Gilman Hill, a Lost Lady of Garden WritingOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.

Send us a textThis week, we talked about milkweed, peas, Dee's new cookbook and more!For all the details and links, check out our free newsletter.Links:National Garden Bureau's Year of AsclepiasNational Garden Bureau's Year of the Pea On the Bookshelf:  JoyFull: Cook Effortlessly, Eat Freely, Live Radiantly (A Cookbook), by Radhi Devlukia-Shetty (Amazon link)Dirt: A Prison Garden in Oklahoma (on FB)Everything else is in our free newsletter!Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talk about calendula, borage, one of Dee's new cookbooks, tracking rain, and more!For more info and links, check out our free newsletter.Flowers:National Garden Bureau's Year of the CalendulaVeggies:Borage, and information from  The SpruceOn the Bookshelf:La Vie Rustic: Cooking and Living in the French Style, by Georgeanne Brennan (Amazon link)Dirt: Raindrop AppSee our newsletter for all the rest of the info!Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  Our newsletter is on SubstackFor 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol are back from their holiday hiatus talking about caladiums, comfrey, a new book, Plant Words, and more.For more info and more links, check out our free weekly newsletter.Links:Year of the Caladium, from National Garden BureauComfrey, a perennial, from The Spruce, an herb from Wellness Mama, and for compost tea from Gardening Know HowOn the Bookshelf:Plant Words:  A book of 250 curious words for plant lovers by Joe Richomme & Emma Wayland (Amazon) Dirt: Another color of the year: Lime CreamOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talk about some of their favorite Christmas plants, growing savory, a book, Small-Scale Homesteading and more.For more info and backstories, check out our weekly newsletter.Links:Queeny Lemon Peach zinnia from Burpee14 Best Christmas Plants and Flowers for the Holiday Season from Family Handyman.  Or if you prefer, read it on Birds & Blooms.What is savory on Masterclass.On the bookshelf: Small-Scale Homesteading: A Sustainable Guide to Gardening, Keeping Chickens, Maple Sugaring, Preserving the Harvest, and More, by Stephanie Thurow & Michelle Bruhn (Amazon Link)Dirt:Meet the Italian ‘Fruit Detective', Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table (via Smithsonian)Joey Aprons | Roo Gardening  Rabbit Holes:Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Marge ClarkOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about amaryllis, holy basil, some apple dirt, and several books they are enjoying including The Botanists' Library.For more information and links, check out our weekly newsletter.Links:John Scheepers… for amaryllis bulbs and info on growing amaryllis bulbsOn Family Handyman's website:  How to Keep an Amaryllis AliveOn the bookshelf: The Botantists' Library: The Most Important Botanical Books in History by Carolyn Fry & Emma Wayland (Ivy Press, a Quarto Imprint)  (Amazon)Dirt: How Honeycrisp Apples Went from Marvelous to Mediocre on Serious EatsRabbit Holes:Reclaiming Quiet by Sarah Clarkson. (Amazon link)The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (Feb. 11, 2025) (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  Book 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talk about why they love violas and zinnias, how to grow fennel, a new book, and leaf-shape-changing hollies, plus the usual rabbit holes and garden updates.For complete information, check out our free newsletter!Links:The Quote GardenFennel Seeds from Botanical InterestsOn the Bookshelf:  The Cindervale Pearl by H.P. JonesDirt:  Hollies Get Pricky for a Reason from National GeographicRabbit Holes:The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker (Amazon Link)Edna St. Vincent Millay documentary on YouTubeElizabeth-Ellen Long, a Lost Lady of Garden WritingOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about orange flowers, growing mache, and a new book on water-saving gardening, plus the usual dirt and rabbit holes.For more information, subscribe to our free newsletter!Links:Carol's First Snow blog postDee's blog post on brightly colored flowersAn article from Epic Gardening on growing mache.On the Bookshelf: The Water-Smart Garden: Techniques and Strategies for Conserving, Capturing, and Efficiently Using Water in Today's Climate… and Tomorrow's by Noelle Johnson (@az.plant.lady)  Jan 7, 2025  (Amazon)Dirt:  Arctic Apples and the Non-GMO ProjectOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about using cottagecore gardening ideas in your flower and vegetable gardens and some of their favorite books on cottagecore style gardens. Plus, they went off on a few tangents, as happens.For all the details, some pictures, and more links, check out our free newsletter. Links!A definition of cottagecore from Country LivingA list of cottage garden flowers from Family HandymanOn the Bookshelf:Life in a Cottage Garden by Carol Klein (Amazon link)The Cottage Garden by Claus Dalby (Amazon link)Dirt: The Story of this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas treeandLego's new Botanical kits: pretty in pink, “floral arrangement," and Botanical GardenVideos on iOS18 that Dee has been watchingLost Lady of Garden Writing Helen Snow Wilson GoddardCarol's dissolving mushroom 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  Book 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.

Send us a textAs November continues, we talk about mums, celery, bananas, a new book on horticulture history and several other related topics.For more information and to enter the giveaway for copies of The Gardener magazine, check out our free newsletter!Flowers:Are Mums Perennials and  How to Care for MumsOn the bookshelf:Heroines of Horticulture: A Celebration of Women Who Shaped North America's Gardening Heritage by Stefan White (Amazon Link)Dirt:iFit used by DeeRabbit Holes:How to control grubs with milky spore disease Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about persistent perennials, carrots, a book about Japanese culture, armadillos and even the Duchess of Devonshire.  For more information, check out our free weekly newsletter!A few links:On the Bookshelf:A Little Book of Japanese Contentments: Ikigai, Forest Bathing, Wabi-savi, and More, by Erin Niimi Longhurst (Amazon Link)Dirt: Leprosy from Armadillos?Rabbit Holes:Sipsworth,  by Simon Van Booy (Amazon Link)Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed, by Maureen Callahan (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  Book 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.

Send us a textWe wrap up October with talk about trees, growing veggies in the winter, apples, and more.For complete info, check out our free newsletter!Some links:Info on SumacsSumac in Purdue's arboretum Grave Landscapes: The Nineteenth Century Cemetery Movement by James R. Cochran and Erica Danylchak (Amazon Link)Four-Season Harvest: Organic vegetables from your home garden all year long - Foreword by Barbara Damrosch (1992)  (Amazon Link)On the Bookshelf:Better Homes and Gardens Special Publication Best Apple Recipes on eBaySouthern Living Best Fall Recipes issueDirt: Chelsea Physic GardenHow the Victorian Fern Hunting Craze Led to Adventure, Romance, and Crime Lost Lady of Gardening Writer and author of Ferns, Grace A. WoolsonNew Apple Variety Needs a NameOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about shrubs with fall interest, two cookbooks for vegetables, a lead poisoning mystery solved, and a new book, Plants for the Winter Garden: Perennials, Grasses, Shrubs, and Trees to Add Interest in the Cold and Snow, by Warren LeachFor more information, check out our free newsletter.Links:Seed Savers ExchangeLink to register for National Garden Bureau's Book Authors Talk Gardening webinar on Nov. 14 A Midwest Gardener's Cookbook, by Marian K. Towne, Illustrations by Ellen Walsh (Amazon Link)  The Ambitious Kitchen Cookbook: 125 Ridiculously, Good for You, Sometimes Indulgent and Absolutely Never Boring Recipes for Every Meal of the Day , by Monique Volz (Amazon link)On the Bookshelf: Plants for the Winter Garden: Perennials, Grasses, Shrubs, and Trees to Add Interest in the Cold and Snow, by Warren LeachDirt:Turmeric lead poisoning - quite the mystery - NPR article and Turmeric's unexpected link to lead poisoning in BangladeshOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about fothergilla shrubs, vegetable gardening preferences and confessions, and more.For more info, check out our free weekly newsletter.Links:Dee's blog post on Zinnias FavoritesCarol's blog post from the garden fairiesFothergilla from Proven WinnersBlack Flora: Inspiring Profiles of Floriculture's New Vanguard by Teresa J. Speight (Amazon Link) Dirt:10 Creepy Plants to Haunt your House this Fall - Pistils Nursery.Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about Silphium flowers, managing fall frosts, all black flower gardens, a new book on insects and more.For more information, check out our weekly newsletter.Links: Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening, by Matt Mattus Flower Netting (Amazon link)On the Bookshelf: Insect Epiphany: How Our Six-Legged Allies Shape Human Culture by Barrett Klein (Amazon Link)Dirt: Kat Von D on Instagram, her field of black tulips. Rabbit holes:How to Grow Dracaena Draco (Dragon Tree) Indoors.Jane Eayre Fryer, Lost Lady of Garden WritingOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textWe talked about collecting flower seeds, growing beets, a new book on garlic, witches bottles and more.For more information, check out our weekly newsletter.Links: Carol's 20th anniversary blog postOn the Bookshelf:  The Garlic Companion by Kristin Graves. (Amazon link) (Her Instagram is FifthGenGardens)DirtWitch Bottle discovery (YouTube Video)Rabbit hole:Reddit article on getting rid of skunk oil.Duluth Trading Company Bib OverallsOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textDee and Carol talked about border plants, a new book on garden record-keeping, books by Anna Pavord and several other topics.For more information and if you are curious where this episode title came from, check out our weekly newsletter. Some Links:Dee's Instagram reel about organic potting soilCarol's blog post from 2010: The Wilderness CalledThe Tiny Farm Planner: Recordkeeping, Seasonal To-Dos, and Resources for Manging Your Small-Scale Home Farm, by Jill Ragan, (Amazon), Author of The Tiny but Mighty Farm (Amazon)On the Bookshelf: Anna PavordThe Tulip: The Story of a Flower That has Made Men Mad. (Amazon link) Good used copies. Bulb (Amazon link)The Curious Gardener (Amazon Link) Another month-by-month,  year in the garden book. The Naming of Names: The Search for Order in the World of Plants (Amazon Link)Dirt: Taxonimists are also changing bird names.Rabbit Holes:Not Just a Homemaker: The Extraordinary Life of Sheila MacGregor, by Paulette Brooks. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textTopics this week included refreshing your flower garden in the fall, vegetables you can still grow, a new book by Barbara Damrosch, some amazing plants, and poisonous book covers.For more info and links, check out our weekly newsletter.Links:Hayefield SeedsPeony's EnvyCobrahead ToolsThe Year-Round Vegetable Gardener by Niki JabbourOn the bookshelf: A Life in the Garden, Tales and Tips for Growing Food in Every Season, by Barbara Damrosch. (Amazon link)  Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch's websiteDirt:Plants are amazing!Snow on the PrairieBeautyberry LeavesRabbit Holes:Arsenic and Old Gardening BooksOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textThis week, we talked about spring-flowering trees to plant now, steps you can take to be ready for spring in the vegetable garden, a few favorite books by a favorite author and all kinds of other topics.For more information and more links, check out our weekly newsletter.Flowers:A special shout out for J.C. Raulston from Oklahoma, who ran the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. On the Bookshelf:    A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden, by Sydney Eddison (Amazon link)Gardening for a Lifetime: How to Garden Wiser as You Grow Older, by Sydney Eddison. (Amazon link)A Passion for Daylilies: The Flowers and the People, by Sydney Eddison (Amazon link) This one is all about famous dayliliy hybridizers, and if you're a daylily aficionado, you should buy it. Dirt: There are some new botanical Lego sets… like poinsettias!  And a Christmas wreath, and a chrysanthemum and plum blossoms. Rabbit holesVegan color pens:  Ohuhu Markers. Another Lost Lady of Garden Writing: Rosetta E. Clarkson. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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.

Send us a textAs we enter another season in the garden, we talked about planting trees, how our vegetable gardens did, giant hogweed, some books we love, and a surprising rabbit hole.For more links and behind the scenes, check out our weekly newsletter.Links:Flowers:Tree Installation: Tips for Trouble-Free Tree Planting | Family HandymanInfo about washing off tree roots     Veggies:Purple Magic BroccoliRed Impact PeppersDragonfly PeppersOn the Bookshelf:The Layered Garden by David L. Culp (Amazon Link) A Year at Brandywine Cottage, by David L. Culp. (Amazon Link) Dirt: Giant HogweedRabbit Holes:Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health, by Casey Means, MD with Calley Means (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  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a Text Message.Lots of garden chatter this week about lawns, soil testing, herbicide dangers, an old gardening book and a few other misc. topics.For more info and links, check out our weekly newsletter.  Reading it is like seeing behind the shed where the compost pile is.A few links to tide you over if you haven't read the newsletter:A couple of favorite flowers:  Zinnia 'Benary's Giant Wine' and Sunflower 'Concert Bell'If you want to test your lawn and garden soil, Great Lakes is a soil testing lab, located in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.On the bookshelf: This is the Way My Garden Grows and Comes Into My Kitchen, by Barbara Dodge Borland. (Amazon Link) Plus, Carol's YouTube video about her.Dirt: Triclopyr:  Off-Target Damage from Purdue Landscape ReportRabbit Hole Links:Touring the Cotswolds with Pam Ayres on YouTube Two jigsaw puzzles, USA State Birds  and USA State FlowersAnne Ophelia DowdenOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links.Email us anytime at ThSupport the Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a Text Message.Dee and Carol talked about giant flowers, soil fertility, a book of nature writing, and more on this week's episode.For more information, links, and behind-the-scenes info, check out our free newsletter.Links:Heuchera 'Autumn Bride'Hibiscus 'Moy Grande'Information on green sand from Rutgers Cooperative ExtensionOn the bookshelf:  Sundial of the Seasons by Hal Borland (Amazon Link)Our dirt: Trees don't like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they'll hold their breath to avoid itOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a Text Message.Dee and Carol talked about how to take in plants for winter, nitrogen for plant growth, The Tree Collectors by Amy Stewart, Girl's Tomato Clubs and more.For more information and links, check out our free newsletter.Links:Beacon ImpatiensSolarscape ImpatiensDee's blog post on taking cuttings of favorite plantsSarah Raven's podcast episode on pelargoniumsVerbena 'Vanity'Verbena 'Bampton'The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession by Amy Stewart (Amazon Link)The Girls' Tomato Club movementLost Lady of Garden Writing Anna Bartlett WarnerOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a Text Message.Dee and Carol discuss planting perennials in the fall, blackberries, and a book about two women botanists, plus several other topicsFor more information, check out our free weekly newsletter and subscribe to it!Links:Dee's Instagram video about Tidepool zinnias. Carol's All-America Selections grown from seed: Zinnia angustifolia 'Crystal White  Zinnia Profusion  Red Yellow Bicolor, and Coleus Premium Sun Coral Candy. Carol's blog post on her lavender cutbackBlackberry and Raspberry Culture for the Home Garden | Oklahoma State University.On the bookshelf: Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon by Melissa Sevigny. (Amazon Link)Dirt: Your RoundUp herbicide has changed.Rabbit Holes: Carol' s Lost Ladies of Garden WritingOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a Text Message.Dee and Carol talked about spring-flowering bulbs to plant in the fall, amaranth and celosia, and more.For more info and more links, check out our free weekly newsletter.Links:Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden: Innovative Techniques for Combining Bulbs in Every Season by Jacqueline van der Kloet (Amazon Link)Colour Your Garden: Exciting Mixtures of Bulbs and Perennials (2018) (Amazon Link)Carol's article for FH about growing Celosia AAS winning celosias…Flamma Orange and Burning Embers.  Dee's Instagram video last fall of Hot Biscuits in my garden.On the Bookshelf: Women in My Rose Garden: The History, Romance and Adventure of Old Roses by Ann Chapman (Author), Paul Starosta (Photographer) (Amazon link)Dirt:  the Verry Cherry Plum Rabbit Holes:  Anne Ophelia DowdenOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a Text Message.Dee and Carol talked about white flowers, gooseberries, and more on this week's episode.For more information, check out our free weekly newsletter!A few links:Carol's old blog post about variegated evening primroseQueen Sophia marigolds, an All-America SelectionGooseberries from Stark Bros.On the bookshelf: From Seed to Skillet: A Guide to Growing, Tending, Harvesting, and Cooking Up Fresh, Healthy Food to Share with People You Love, by by Jimmy Williams (Author), Susan Heeger (Author), Eric Staudenmaier (Photographer) (Amazon Link)Dirt: False Mermaid Weed Spotted, via SmithsonianRabbit Holes:George Jones HOJ Familiar Flower PlatesLeading Toward Autumn, a blog post Carol wrote about a book illustrated by Anne Ophelia DowdenOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Send us a Text Message.Dee and Carol talked about begonias, dill, sweet-tasting fruit, and more on this week's episodeFor more information and links, check out our free newsletter!Links: Siskiyou SeedsInfo on Pine Bark BeetlesFlowers:How to Care for Begonias: Family Handyman  American Begonia Society   All-America Selections begoniasVeggies:Dill from Johnny's Selected SeedsOn the Bookshelf:Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Amazon Link)Dirt: Why America's Berries Have Never Tasted So Good, from WSJDee's post on Weeds Have Super Powers Carol's article on another Lost Lady of Garden WritingOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol discuss Caladiums, growing garlic, a book about gardeners and more on this week's episode.For complete info, check out our free newsletter!A few links:Kitchen Minis  All-America Selection cucumbersCaladium of the Year: 'Lemon Blush'Heart to Heart CaladiumsGarlic from Johnny's Selected SeedsOn the Bookshelf:  The Roots of My Obsession: Thirty Great Gardeners Reveal Why They Garden, Edited by Thomas C. Cooper (Amazon link)Dirt:  Cultural BurningOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talk about deer problems in Dee's garden, how to give your container plantings a mid-summer makeover, tomato questions, old gardening magazines, and more.For additional info, links, pics, and more, check out our free newsletter!Links:A couple of Carol's blog posts:  A Guide to Garden Fairies in Your House and Summer Squash Stages.  Dee's recent reel on watering.'Bossa Nova' squashDee's Container Garden tutorialCarol's Family Handyman article about tomato staking and cagingOn the Bookshelf:The Once & Future Gardener: Garden Writing from the Golden Age of Magazines 1900 - 1940, edited and with an introduction by Virginia Tuttle Clayton (Amazon link)  and The American Gardener: A Sampler, edited by Allen Lacy (Amazon link) Article about Queen's Memorial GardenCarol's latest Lost Lady of Garden WritingOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talked about biennials, eggplant, tacky gardens, some old but good gardening books and a few other topics in between.For more info and more links, check out our free weekly newsletter.A few links:How to Grow False Queen Anne's LaceCarol's post about self-sowing annualsAll-America Selections of eggplantsDee's recipe for Thai Basil eggplantOn the bookshelf:Time and the Gardener: Writings on a Lifelong Passion by Elisabeth Sheldon (Amazon link)   and The Gardener's Bed-Book: Short and Long Pieces to Be Read in Bed by Those Who Love Green Growing Things by Richardson Wright. (Amazon link) Daily Mail article on tacky gardensOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

This week, Dee and Carol take you through their own gardens, discuss a book of gardening essays, and more.For more info and more links, check out our free newsletter!Links:BBC Archive with Michael CaineCarol's new weekly gardening newsletter. Flowers:One of Dee's reels on dayliliesVeggies:Dee's post about growing lavender in OklahomaOn the Bookshelf:The Grove: a Nature Odyssey in 19 ½ Front Gardens by Ben Dark (Amazon link)Dirt: Sunflowers as PhytoremediatorsNan Ondra's blog post about dephloxingRabbit Holes:Alma C. Guillet, a Lost Lady of Garden WritingOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol discuss growing petunias from seed, growing sweet potatoes, Monty Don's new book and more.For complete information, check out our free Substack newsletter.Links!Flowers: Old-fashioned, heirloom climbing petunia this year from Select Seeds. Success! Silver Vein petunias Wave Carmine Velour petunias, AAS winnerVeggies:Purple Sweet Potatoes from Johnny's Selected Seeds On the Bookshelf:The Gardening Book by Monty Don  (Amazon Link)Dirt:Pugh Gardens on YouTubeOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol mixed things up a bit this week.  All the details are in our free Substack newsletter.Here's some information about how to support us, contact us, or follow us on social medialOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talked about lavender, current favorite books for vegetable gardeners, a new book on lavender, plus dirt, rabbit holes and more!For complete information, check out our free Substack newsletter!Links:Flowers:'Phenomenal' LavenderVeggies:For the complete list of books we talked about, check out our free Substack newsletter!On the Bookshelf:The Lavender Companion: Enjoy the Aroma, Flavor and Health Benefits of This Classic Herb by Terry Barlin Vesci  and Jessica Dunham (Amazon)Dirt: An English Gardener finds a 1,600 year old inscribed rock while weedingRabbit Holes:RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 on BritboxAgatha Raisin mysteries by M. C. Beaton (Amazon)Links:Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talk about gomphrena, flowers in the vegetable garden, a new book on garden design and more in this week's episode.For more information, check out our free Substack newsletter!No Mow MayReduce Your Lawn Day - May 20th'Topcrop' green beans, an All-America Selection from 1950Flowers:Proven Winners Truffal Pink gomphrenaFireworks gomphrena from Burpee Veggies:Carol's post on nine bean rowsPlant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Gardens, by Jessica Walliser (Amazon)On the Bookshelf: Your Outdoor Room: How to Design a Garden You Can Live In, by Manoj Malde (Amazon link) Dirt:  Barn owls for crop protectionRabbit Holes:Ida Bennett, a Lost Lady of Garden WritingRose Chat podcastSarah Raven podcastLinks:Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talk about wisteria, bee balm, beans, and much more.For more information and links, visit our free Substack newsletter!American wisteriaFlowers Wild Bergamot, Witchita Mountains Form from High Country GardensUK National Collection of BeebalmVegetablesBean seeds from Seeds of ItalyCarol's Forktress Blog PostOn the BookshelfThe Gardener's Guide to Prarie Plants, by Neil Diboll & Hilary Cox (Amazon)Dirt:Let Your Garden Grow Wild Ted Talk by Rebecca McMackinTheme Gardens by Barbara Damrosch (Amazon Link)Rabbit HolesFarmer's Defense sleevesDee's blog post on gardening with Alpha-Gal SyndromeThe Field House: A Writer's Life Lost and Found on an Island in Maine by Robin Clifford Wood (Amazon)Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talked about Geum flowers, strawberries, and more on this week's episode.For more info and more links, check out our free Substack newsletter.Links!Flowers:'Totally Tangerine' Geum from Proven Winners Prairie Smoke,  Geum triflorumA national Geum collection in Great Britain Vegetables: All-American strawberry,  DeLizz How To Winterize Strawberry Plants. On the Bookshelf:   The Thousand Year Old Garden: Inside the Secret Garden at Lambeth Palace by Nick Stewart Smith (Amazon Link)Dirt:Nostalgia flowersRabbit Holes:Dee's blog post on gardening with Alpha-Gal syndromeCarol's latest Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Elvenia Slosson. The Pilgrim's Way to Britain's Great Cathedrals, Episode 1, on YouTubeOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.

Dee and Carol talked about peonies, the rose family, making gardens look old, and more on this week's episode.For more information and more links, check out our free Substack newsletter!Links!Lia's Garden at Commonwealth Duluth Trading Company Heirloom Gardening Bib OverallsFlowers:Natchez Glen House and their peony collection.  Veggies:An Apple is a Rose? - Smithsonian GardensOn the Bookshelf:The Herbalist's Guide: How to Build and Use Your Own Apothecary, by Mary Colvin, RH (AHG) (Amazon Link)  Dirt:Thirty Ways to Make Your Garden Look Older from Garden & Gun magazineThe Le Fleur board game kickstarter campaign. Rabbit Holes:  Complete this form to encourage your congress person to attend a hearing on May 2nd about Alpha GalOur Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission):Botanical InterestsFarmers DefenseEtsyTerritorial SeedsTrue Leaf Market Eden BrosNature Hills Nursery  Book 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 Show.On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.