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Dee and Carol talk about Verbenas, early spring leaf and root crops, a lovely book on hummingbirds, and more.

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Flowers:
'Bampton' seeds from Hayefield

Native Verbenas: 
Verbena hastata (American Blue Vervain)
Verbena stricta (Hoary Vervain)
Verbena halei (Texas Vervain)

Veggies:
Old episode on winter vs. summer radishes

On the Bookshelf:   The Hummingbirds’ Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings by Sy Montgomery

Dirt:
GMO Tomato available to home gardeners.  Norfolk Healthy Products…  

Book Authors Talk Gardening, sponsored by the National Garden Bureau on March 7th at  7pm  - a free event! Registration Link.   

Rabbit Holes:
Margaret Roach’s article/discussion with Don Tipping of siskiyou seeds. 
Carol's Substack article about Kate L. Brewster.
Carol's blog post about her plant labeling advice.

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Dee and Carol talk about the National Garden Bureau's Year of the Hosta, growing lettuce and peas, George Harrison's topiary garden, and more.

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Links:

Espoma products, also on Amazon

Flowers:
National Garden Bureau's Year of the Hosta


On the bookshelf: Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science by Catherine McNeur  (Amazon)

Dirt: 
George Harrison's Topiary Garden

Rabbit Holes:

Dorothy Giles, author of The Little Kitchen Garden
Capote and the Swans on FX


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Dee and Carol talk about Buddleia, more seed catalogs, cicada events this year, and more on this week's episode

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Links:

Flowers:
National Garden Bureau's Year of the Buddleia
Where is Buddleia invasive?

Vegetables:
Baker Creek Heirloom Seed
John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds

On the Bookshelf: 
Beautifully Said: Quotes by Remarkable Women and Girls Designed to Make You Think (Amazon link)

Dirt:
NPR article on big cicada brood emergence

Rabbit Holes:
Carol's blog post on tomato growing advice from 1926
Carol's substack newsletter article on Mrs. Francis King, a Lost Lady of Garden Writing

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Dee and Carol talk about NGB's Year of the Lily, two more seed catalogs, winter words and a host of other topics.

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Links:

Flowers:
National Garden Bureau Year of the Lily
North American Lily Society
Carol’s article on types of lilies in Family Handyman
Dee's blog post on lilies.

Veggies:
Dee's seed sleeves.
Pinetree Garden Seeds
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

On the Bookshelf:    

The Wisdom of Flowers: Essential Life Lessons for Joy and Wellbeing by Liz Martin (Amazon)

Dirt:
Winter Words

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Dee and Carol talk about angelonia, more seed catalogs, inspiring botanists, and much more.

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Flowers:
National Garden Bureau's Year of the Angelonia

Veggies:
Burpee Seed Catalog
Territorial Seed Catalog

On the Bookshelf:
Playing in the Dirt: 90 Devotions for Crazy Plant Ladies, by Dayspring (Amazon link)

Dirt:
Margaret Bradshaw in The Guardian

Rabbit Holes:

Clare Leighton and Wisdom from 1935 (Carol's blog post) and Planting garden bulbs is an act of faith (Dee's blog post)

Four Hedges by Clare Leighton (also Amazon)


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Carol and Dee discussed African Violets, a couple of seed catalogs, a new book of garden projects and more on this week's episode.

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Links!

Flowers:
National Garden Bureau's Year of the African Violet
Dee's blog post about African Violets

Veggies:
Select Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds

On the Bookshelf:
Verdura:Living a Garden Life: 30 Projecs to Nurture Your Passion for Plants & find your Bliss by Perla Sofia Curbelo-Santiago (Amazon link)

Rabbit Holes:
Documentary on Netflix: You Are What You Eat.
Wild Alaskan Seafood
Vegan at Times, by Jessica Seinfeld 

What We Sow by Jennifer Jewell (Amazon Link)
Carol's starter list of month-by-month books

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Dee and Carol talked about peach fuzz colored flowers, a new book on growing vegetables, books on birds, a Gardeners' World  winter special  and more.

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A few links:

Carol's night-blooming cereus in The Washington Post

A few peach-colored flowers (more in our newsletter!)

Digitalis Arctic Fox Rose
Little Lucky Peach Glow Lantana 

A new book on growing vegetables:

Gardening Know How – The Complete Guide to Vegetable Gardening: Create, Cultivate, and Care for Your Perfect Edible Garden by  Editors of Gardening Know How  (Amazon Link)

 On the bookshelf:
The Birds of Indiana  (Amazon Link)
The Birding Pro’s Birds of Oklahoma by Marc Parnell (Amazon Link)
The Little Book of Backyard Bird Songs, by Andrea Pinnington (Amazon Link)

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Territorial Seeds
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Email us anytime at [email protected] 
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.

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Dee and Carol talk about Christmas plants other than poinsettias, veggies to bring for Christmas, a J.R.R. Tolkien book, mistletoe and more.

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Links:

Carol's snowdrop reel on Instagram
Dee's blog post on paperwhites that don't stink.

Christmas plants other than poinsettias, by Dee Nash
Daisy Thomson Abbott with advice  about poinsettias (from 1932!)
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Baillie Tolkien (Amazon link)

Mistletoe Friend or Foe?
Growing mistletoe from seed? Should you?  Carol’s FH article from last year.

Rabbit Holes:

Insect Shield
Two Alpha Gals podcast episode

Mildred V. Luedy, co-author of The Christmas Rose, 1948.  

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This week's episode has a bit of an orchid theme.

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Flowers:

National Garden Bureau has an excellent article as they wrap up Year of the Orchid
The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean (Amazon)
 

Veggies:
Homemade Vanilla Extract
Buy a vanilla orchid from Logee's Greenhouse.

On the Bookshelf:
Orchid Muse: A History of Obsession in Fifteen Flowers by Erica Hannickel (Amazon)

Dirt:
Movie: A Haunting in Venice.  Based on Agatha Christie’s book,  Halloween Party (Amazon)
Planting wheatgrass on December 13th

Rabbit Holes:
 A new Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Daisy Thomson Abbott

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Dee and Carol talk about cats and gardens.

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Flowers:
Catnip article from Univ. of Wisc. Extension
Proven Winners  article about catmint
Gardening Know How: Do I Have Catmint Or Catnip: Are Catnip And Catmint The Same Plant 

Veggies:
Be Chewy article on vegetables cats can eat
Mr. Milo the Chonk on Instagram

On 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 Farm
Salisbury Organist

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Nature Hills Nursery <-- NEW

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For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
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