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

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Dee and Carol discuss growing flowers and veggies without much water, a new book on dry climate gardening and more.

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Links:

Piper & Leaf Tea Co. in Alabama

Flowers:

Oklahoma: Hard to garden, by Dee Nash

Beth Chatto Gardens in the UK

On the Bookshelf:   Dry Climate Gardening: Growing Beautify, Sustainable Gardens in Low-Water Conditions by Noelle Johnson

 Dirt: 

Montezuma Orchard Project 

Little Dibby gardening tools by  Sean and Allison McManus of Spoken Garden.  Go to Spoken Garden on Etsy to find them.

Rabbit holes:  The Urban Nemophilist on Instagram

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Farmers Defense
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Territorial Seeds
True Leaf Market
Eden Bros

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Dee and Carol talk about cutting gardens, southern heirloom vegetables and the woman behind them and more.
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Dee's post about  seed-starting station.  Carol's post about  crocuses and eggshells

Flowers:
The nostalgia garden by National Garden Bureau.
Vegetables Love Flowers by Lisa Ziegler (Bookshop link).   
Carol's post about peonies in July

Vegetables:   
 Ira Wallace, They Call Her the Godmother of Southern Seeds for a Reason.
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange .
Grow Great Vegetables: Indiana, edited by Bevin Cohen (Amazon Link) 

On the Bookshelf:   
The Container Victory Garden: A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Your Own Groceries by Maggie Stuckey (Amazon Link) 

Dirt:
All the Presidents' Gardens by Marta McDowell (Amazon Link)

Our Affiliates:
Botanical Interests
Farmers Defense
Etsy
Territorial Seeds
True Leaf Market
Eden Bros

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This week's topics include advice for cleaning up flower and vegetable gardens plus more gardening-related topics.

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Links: 

Dee's latest blog post on her garden plans and her reel on Instagram

Flylady's website, if interested

Carol's  one-act play about a marigold
Dee's wasp poem

On the Bookshelf:   The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook by Susan Mulvihill (Amazon Link)  Susan's website and YouTube channel

DIrt:
Dr. Jared Barnes's blog Meristem and his post about how he handles cutting back plants in his Texas garden

And Ohio is the first state to ban the sale of Bradford pears!

Rabbit Holes:

Mr. Pelargonium on You Tube and his video on Feeding pelargoniums.
 Flower pillows on Proven Winners 

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Book links are also affiliate links.

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Dee and Carol steeped this episode in a cup of tea with flowers and vegetables you can grow for tea, tea tips, and more.

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Links:
Dee's little Shark sweeper to clean up after Masha.

Flowers:
A few floral teas to consider
Lover’s Leap from Smith Tea Makers
Repose by Steep Echo  

Vegetables:

A tea with 10 different dried veggies 

 On the Bookshelf

The Pleasure of Herbs: A Month-by-Month Guide to Growing, Using, and Enjoying Herbs by Phyllis Shaudys (1986) (Amazon Link)  and Herbal Treasures: Inspiring Month-by-Month Projects for Gardening, Cooking, and Crafts by Phyllis V. Shaudys (1990) (Amazon Link)

 A Taste for Herbs by Sue Goetz (Amazon Link)

Dirt: 

Life is Better with Tea Website with info on how to brew the perfect tea:

Dee’s current favorite teas are:  Bettys Tea Room tea from Yorkshire and Tetley loose leaf. 

Carol’s current favorite tea is Earl Grey from Nuts.com.  

Carol’s favorite electric tea kettle: Kitchenaid Kettle with an Infuser   

Dee’s favorite tea kettle is Russell Hobbs. 

Rabbit Holes:

 Dee's new Puzzle protector

The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict (Amazon Link)

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Dee and Carol discuss winter sowing, directly sowing vegetables, and more on this week's episode.

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Flowers:
Info on winter sowing from PennState Extension:

Susan Mulvilhill's website for more winter sowing info. Check out her books... The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook: Identify and manage diseases and other common problems on edible plants  (Amazon link) coming out Feb. 7, and The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook: Identify and Solve Common Pest Problems on Edible Plants - All Natural Solutions!  (Amazon Link) 

Veggies:
Carol's post on growing lettuce from last year

 On the Bookshelf: Secret Gardens of the South East: A Private Tour by Barbara Segall   (Amazon link) 

A few other "Secret Garden" books in the series: Secret Gardens of the Cotswolds, and Secret Gardens of Somerset. 

Dirt:
Farmer's Defense protective sleeves (affiliate link)

Rabbit Holes:
Another  lost lady of gardening writing – Bebe Miles.   
Sally Clarkson on Instagram, her book Awaking Wonder.

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This week, Carol and Dee talk about starting flower seeds, starting vegetable seeds, and several other gardening topics.

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Some links:

Flowers:
Carol's article on growing mistletoe from seed.

Two older books on seed starting:
Seeds: The Definitive Guide to Growing, History & Lore by Peter Loewer (1995) (Amazon link to used copies)
Park’s Success with Seeds by Ann Reilly (1978) (Amazon link to used copies)

Veggies:
Two blog posts with more info:
Grow your own transplants from seed - Red Dirt Ramblings®
Starting tomato seeds - Red Dirt Ramblings®

On the Bookshelf:   
Groundcover Revolution: How to use sustainable, low-maintenance, low-water groundcovers to replace your turf, by Kathy Jentz (Amazon Link)

Dirt:   
 Margaret Roach’s latest article in NYT: On flower seeds

Rabbit Holes:
Dee: What is a vitrectomy?
Carol:  Another  Lost Lady of Garden Writing (Josephine Nuese) and a Month by Month reading project.

The usual links:

Affiliate link to Botanical Interest Seeds.  Book links are also affiliate links.

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This week, Dee and Carol discuss the flower and vegetable seeds they'll be starting indoors, a new book on botany, and other gardening topics.

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Some links:

Flowers:
All the flower links are in our substack newsletter, link above!

Veggies:
All the veggie lists are in our substack newsletter, link above!

On the Bookshelf:   
A Gardener’s Guide to Botany by Scott Zona, Phd (Amazon Link)

Dirt:   
World’s Hottest Pepper! Mike Rowe Battles Carolina Reaper Seeds! | Dirty Jobs 

 A few other links:
Seed Savers Exchange

Horticulture Week Podcastcr (from the UK)

Carol’s Family Handyman article on deciphering tomato seed and plant labels

Craig LeHoullier’s website, author of Epic Tomatoes

The usual links:

Affiliate link to Botanical Interest Seeds.  Book links are also affiliate links.

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This week, Dee and Carol go through the list of "Year of" plants announced by the National Garden Bureau, discuss favorite books of 2022, and provide updates of all sorts.

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Some links (more links on the newsletter!)

Flowers:
Check out more info on the Year of Plants on the National Garden Bureau website.

Carol's article on Family Handyman about celosia

'Lavender Cloud' nicotiana from Hudson Valley Seeds

Veggies:
Carol's article on How to grow broccoli in Family Handyman

Midnight Snack cherry tomatoes an All-America Selection back in the heyday of 2017. 

On the Bookshelf:   
The Chef’s Garden by Farmer Lee Jones

Dirt: 
They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn’s Done. - The New York Times.  

Rabbit Holes:
Mildred Luedy who wrote The Christmas Rose with her husband, Arthur. 

The usual links:

Affiliate link to Botanical Interest Seeds.  Book links are also affiliate links.

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On this week’s episodes, Dee and Carol talk about new All-America Selections for 2023, a book on birding, and the Legend of the Christmas Rose.

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Here are some links:

Flowers:

Coleus ‘Premium Sun Coral Candy’, perfect for containers!

Salvia ‘Blue by You’, a lovely perennial salvia hardy to zone 4B

Snapdragon ‘DoubleShot™ Orange Bicolor F1’, so pretty!

Leucanthemum ‘Carpet Angel®’, a groundcover Shasta Daisy

Colocasia ‘ROYAL HAWAIIAN® Waikiki’, the first All-America Colocasia winner

Vegetables:

Jalapeno Pepper ‘San Joaquin’ (National Winner)

Kabocha Squash ‘Sweet Jade’ (National Winner)

Tomato ‘Zenzei’ (Regional Winner)

On the bookshelf:

Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying Birds in Your Own Backyardby Joan E. Strassmann  (Amazon Link). 

We also mentioned another book, The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds by Julie Zickefoose (Amazon Link)

The birding movie we mentioned:  The Big Year

Dirt: 

The Legend of the Christmas Rose: Five Christmas Paintings and Their Interpretations by Henry E. Jackson, M.A. (1914). (Good used copies if you search enough. Reprints if you must.)

Rabbit Holes:

Carol’s blog post about her grandmother’s school assignment.

The usual stuff:

Affiliate link to Botanical Interest Seeds.  Book links are also affiliate links.

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Merry Christmas!

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Dee and Carol talked about zinnias (again), growing greens, the Pantone color of the year and more on this week's episode. 

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Links:

Flowers:
Zinnia seeds at Eden Brothers
Zinnia angustifolia 'Crystal White' seeds at Pinetree Garden Seeds
Miss Willmott’s Ghosts by Sandra Lawrence (Amazon Link)

Veggies:
Dee's blog post on beans and greens
Carol's blog post on heirloom lettuce varieties
Bloomsdale Spinach at Botanical Interests
Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce at Botanical Interests

On the Bookshelf:
My Father is the Gardener: Devotions in Botany and Gardening of the Bible by Shelley S. Cramm.  Order from  BRIT Press.  Discount code THANKS20 to get 20% off, order by 12/18 to get delivery by Christmas. (This is not an affiliate link.) For more info about the illustrator, visit her website:  Layla Luna.  For more info about Shelley, visit her website, Garden in Delight.

Rabbit Holes: Tree DNA helped police...

The usual stuff:

Affiliate link to Botanical Interest Seeds.  Book links are also affiliate links.

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