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Dee and Carol talk about silver plants, cucumbers vs. melons vs. squash, regenerative farming, and more on this week's episode.

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The rest of the links:

Dusty Miller,  Senecio cineraria ' Silverdust'.  And there is also Angel Wings Senecio
Dee's blog post about dusty miller (so sweet!)

Carol’s Family Handyman article about growing squash.

American Gourd Society - headquarters in Indiana!  

On the Bookshelf:  Farming on the wild side : the evolution of a regenerative organic farm and nursery by Nancy J and John P. Hayden (Amazon link) 

Rare oak found in Texas: Researchers Discover Oak Tree Thought to Be Extinct | Quercus tardifolia | The Morton Arboretum   (with a h/t to Dr. Jared Barnes)

Other stuff we mentioned:
Addams Family TV show on Prime Video
Dee's blog post - 'Tour Gardens are Pageant Girls'
Carol's Family Handyman article on watering plants
Lego Orchid - Carol's new Lego kit.
Dee's blog post about the daylily convention
Carol's blog post with more Agatha Christie garden-y quotes
That shepherd guy that Dee mentioned is James Rebanks, author of Pastoral Song (Amazon Link)
Carol's latest jigsaw puzzle, Country Diary: Spring plus the YouTube video of the jigsaw puzzle competition!

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Carol and Dee talk about drought-tolerant flowers, starting fall veggies from seed now, plus more, with quite a few mentions of daylilies sprinkled in here and there.

Some Links:

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From All-America Selections, a Begonia: Viking Explorer Rose on Green F1

'Porky Pig' daylily

Nan Ondra's Hayefield site for unusual flower and vegetable seeds

Article on growing drought-tolerant plants   

Hat tip to John Scheeper's Kitchen Garden Seeds for today's veggie topic

On 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 (1999)   

 Article about how  bees chew holes in leaves to make plants bloom earlier:  (from May 2020…)

 Documentary Honeyland on Hulu. 
Article on the ethics of documentaries
The rest of the story of the beekeeper featured in the documentary 

Carol's blog post on another Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Mrs. Francis King.

The Aunt Dimity mystery series (Amazon link to first book. Bookshop link to first book)

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This week, Carol and Dee talk about hydrangeas, cilantro, regenerative agriculture, and more.

Links!

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Hydrangea links:

• Invincibelle® Ruby - Hydrangea arborescens  
• Incrediball® Smooth Hydrangea  
• Hydrangea Comparison Charts | Proven Winners
• Hydrangeas for Oklahoma's finicky climate - Red Dirt Ramblings®
• Four seasons of beauty: 'Annabelle' - Red Dirt Ramblings®

Carol’s Family Handyman article on growing Cilantro

On the Bookshelf:   A Year Full of Flowers by Sarah Raven  (Amazon Link)

Farmer Lee Jones video 

The Pollinators documentary on Amazon Prime

Dee's post on Japanese beetles.

Jigsaw puzzle: A Year of the Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady.
Stickers that look like pressed violets! They really do look like pressed flowers!

Shall we wrap this up with Dee's post on Japanese beetles? 

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Carol and Dee talk about Pentas, imperfect vegetable gardens, and more on this week's episode.

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Links:

Awards from the National Federation of Press Women!

Second Place for our podcast episode: We Almost Became a Math Podcast! Kidding!

First Place for Carol for a personal blog post:  My New Gardening Admiring Service.

Pentas - an annual flower for your garden. Carol write a blog post about them.

On the bookshelf:  Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden: Planting and Tending Small Fruit Trees and Berries in Gardens and Containers by Christy Wilhelmi (Amazon Link)

Piper and Ivy gardening T-shirts

Frosted Elfins found in Oklahoma

Roar Like a Dandelion, by Ruth Krauss

The Marginalian: The Dandelion and the Meaning of Life: G. K. Chesterton

Documentary: The Pollinators on Amazon


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Carol and Dee talk about moss roses, carrots, and more on this week's episode.

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Carol's lettuce post.
Dee's article on growing carrots on Family Handyman website.

On the Bookshelf:
The New Southern Garden Cookbook, by Sheri Castle (Amazon link)  “Enjoying the best from homegrown gardens, farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and CSA farm boxes.”

Another Lost Lady of Garden Writing: Frances Edge McIlVaine.

Old-fashioned baked beans recipe.

Other books mentioned:
The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect, by Wendy Williams (Amazon link).

The Chef’s Garden by Farmer Lee Jones (also Amazon link).

Aunt Dimity cozy mystery books.

A few new shows to watch when it's hot outside:  The Garden Chronicles on the Magnolia Network.
This Beautiful Fantastic on Amazon Prime, suggested by Kathy from Cold Climate Gardening.


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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.

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Carol and Dee talk about artemisia, Japanese turnips, weeds, and more on this week's episode.

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A few other links:

Indiana’s invasive plant list

Dee's article, Identifying Invasive Oklahoma Plants, for Oklahoma Living. 

Turnips!  18 Different Types Of Turnips.  Who has seeds? We recommend you check Botanical Interests! They have a Japanese turnip called Market Express.  (Affiliate Links)

On the bookshelf:  Wild About Weeds by Jack Wallington (Amazon link)

Other books:
The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect, by Wendy Williams (Amazon link).

The Chef’s Garden by Farmer Lee Jones (also Amazon link).

A Lost Lady of Garden Writing: Dorothy Giles,

Durant, Oklahoma magnolia festival

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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.

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Dee and Carol talk about milkweed and growing other natives for butterflies, why we don't / won't grow goji berries, and more topics related to butterflies.

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Links!

On the bookshelf:
The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect, by Wendy Williams (and Amazon link) 

Article about Eastern Monarchs population increasing

The Maria Sibylla Merian Society The Society will educate the public about Maria Sibylla Merian and encourage investigations related to her life and work. Also, Merianin.de is devoted to her work and life.

Dee's newsletter about Color me blue.

Family Handyman for gardening info, some of which has been written by Dee and Carol.

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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.

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Dee and Carol talk about lilies, raspberries, pulses, and more on this week's episode.

Some links!

Sunflower ‘Concert Bells’ an All-America Selection

‘Schéhérazade’ lilies  info from  Chicago Botanic Garden
More info on the legend: Scheherazade: the story of a storyteller | Art UK
Lilies for sale from Old House Gardens


On the bookshelf:  Garden Allies: The Insects, Birds, & Other Animals That Keep Your Garden Beautiful and Thriving by Frederique Lavoipierre, Illustrations by Craig Latker (Also Amazon link)

Legumes and Pulses | The Nutrition Source | Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

Aunt Dimity's Death, by Nancy Atherton (Book #1 in the Aunt Dimity mystery series).   

'Texas Gold' tulips at John Scheepers.

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(Note:  We tried something new with recording and it sounds like Carol is sometimes gently shaking maracas when she's talking. We assure you she isn't! Thank you for your patience as we work through technical issues!)

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Dee and Carol talk about clove currants, bugs in the vegetable garden, mulch, Aunt Dimity, petunias, and more on this week's episode.

A few links:

“Clove Currant: Ribes odoratum, or Ribes aureum var. villosum" - A Way To Garden

 Clove Currant from Shooting Star Nursery  

Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden, by Jessica Walliser (Also on Amazon)

The Rooted Life: Cultivating Health and Wholeness Through Growing Your Own Food, by Justin Rhodes  (Also on Bookshop)

Brooklyn Bridge Park's  New Mulch Guide  

Information on Soil Horizons

Aunt Dimity's Death, by Nancy Atherton (Book #1 in the Aunt Dimity mystery series).   Aunt Dimity's World.

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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.

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Dee and Carol talk about viburnums, elderberries, books by Anna Pavord, and more.

Helpful links:

Dee's blog post on Native shrubs to replace roses - Red Dirt Ramblings®
Carol's old blog post (2007!) on Who's Afraid of the Big Broad Shrubs

More on elderberries from Minnesota Wildflowers website

Amazon link to books by Anna Pavord

The Curious Gardener, by Anna Pavord

 The Seasonal Gardener: Creative Plant Combinations, by Anna Pavord. (Also on Bookshop.org.

The Tulip, Twentieth Anniversary Edition, by Anna Pavord

Landskipping: Painters, Ploughmen and Places, by Anna Pavord

Cookbooks:
The Rancho de Chimayo Cookbook
Red or Green: New Mexico Cuisine

Wild Geese Bookshop, where Carol will be on the porch answering gardening questions on May 21st from 1:00 - 2:00 pm

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Email us at [email protected] 

For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.

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