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Dee and Carol talk about Spigelia, blackberries, a new book, Grow Now, by Emily Murphy, another Lost Lady of Garden Writing and more on this week's podcast episode.

Today's bird song is from Dee's garden!

Links:

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

Dee's Korean hand hoe  (and Amazon affiliate link)

Indian Pink Spigelia marilandica
Gregg's Mistflower Eupatorium greggii

“Raspberries and blackberries both produce a fruit made up of many individual sections, or drupelets.” Oregon State University. 

Good info from Oklahoma State Extension that applies to almost everywhere.

On the Bookshelf: Grow Now by Emily Murphy. Go Beyond Organic,  Rewild Your Land, Sequester Carbon, Support Biodiversity.  From TimberPress. Her Instagram feed. The quiz we took is in her book.  (Amazon link)

Carol's articles on lilacs on Family Handyman:   This one,  and this other one.
Dee's articles on containers from Oklahoma Living, May 2021

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Dee and Carol talk about peonies, strawberries, the new book Black Flora, and explore some interesting rabbit holes.

Links!

Viola 'Etain' at Proven Winners
From Select Seeds:
Viola odorata
Heliotrope 'Amaretto'

The Enchanted April, by Elizabeth von Armin

Peony's Envy, a place to buy peonies
A  podcast episode about peonies
A  podcast episode about strawberries

On the bookshelf:  Black Flora: Profiles of Inspiring Black Flower Farmers + Florists, by Teresa J. Speight. Also, Where We Bloom, by Debra Prinzing.  Teri's website, Cottage in the Court.

Frank’s Nursery & Crafts is back… online.  

Lost Ladies of Garden Writing - Mrs. Edward Harding (Alice)  author of Peonies in the Little Garden, 1923 and The Book of the Peony,  1917. Also The Peony (1993 reprint).  Article about Alice Harding on the Historical Iris Preservation Society website

On the Magnolia Network, Rancho San Julian

Poem by  Andrea Potos

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Dee and Carol talk about Kerria japonica, buzzwords that make you want to buy more plants, vegetable gardening for newbies,  a lost lady of garden writing named Kate L. Brewster, and more on this week's epside.

Helpful links:

Tomato Purple Zebra F1 | All-America Selections

Dee’s Post: Grow an Oklahoma summer vegetable garden - Red Dirt Ramblings®

Podcast episodes:
Grow a Summer Vegetable Garden
An Early Summer Vegetable Garden Pep Talk

On the bookshelf: Philosophy for Gardeners: Ideas & paradoxes to ponder in the garden, by Kate Collyns.  Her other book:  Gardening for Profit: From Home Plot to Market Garden

First Aid for Gardeners:
DrySee bandage
No Bite Me insect repellent cream by SallyEAnder 

Viking Explorer Rose on Green begonias, winner of a Gold Medal from All-America Selections

Carol's blog post about morel mushrooms.
Carol's blog post about Kate L. Brewster.
Dee's blog post with a late April garden update

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Carol and Dee talk about impatiens, basils, and more in this week's episode.

Beacon Impatiens. 
Imara™ XDR series from Syngenta Flowers. 
Northern Gardener Magazine
American Gardener magazine
Prospera® basil from Johnny's Selected Seeds
Amazel Basil from Proven Winners.
Devotion Basil from Johnny's Selected Seed
Everleaf Emerald Towers Basil from Botanical Interests
On the Bookshelf: Grow Bag Gardening by Lily Woods. 
We use and recommend Smart Pots  (affiliate link)
Dirt:  New Game - Can You Dig It…   
UC Davis Researchers Develop Ice Cube That Doesn't Melt or Grow Mold. 

A Gardener’s Compendium: Volume 3 Gardening with the Senses by Teresa Watkins.  (Also a Volume 1 and a Volume 2. All are also available on Amazon.)

An Interesting Podcast, not gardening related:  Lost Ladies of Lit

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Dee and Carol talk about fertilizing roses, power tools, bird song apps, and more on this week's episode.

A few links:

Monrovia Nursery's perennial violas
Salvia 'Salvatore Blue' seeds from Swallowtail Garden Seeds
Happy Frog Soil Conditioner from FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer
Tertill Garden Program for soil testing.
Redneck Rosarian, Chris VanCleave

DeWalt Power Tools on Amazon (Affiliate Link)
Worx Power Tools on Amazon (Affiliate Link)

On the Bookshelf:  The Urban Garden: 101 Ways to Grow Food and Beauty in the City, by Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight. 

The best birdsong apps - BirdWatching, written by Sneed B. Collard, III.

"The Gardener," a film about Frank Cabot,   on Amazon Prime (Affiliate Link).
Garden Conservancy website
Ruth Bancroft Garden
The Bold Dry Garden: Lessons from The Ruth Bancroft Garden, by Johanna Silver

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Dee and Carol talk about gladiolus, their favorite tools, a new book on weed-free gardening, and more on this week's podcast episode.

A few links:

Dee's Greenhouse info: My tropical plants are all tucked into the greenhouse - Red Dirt Ramblings®

National Garden Bureau's  Year of the Gladiolus

Gladiolus  Mon Amour at Brent & Becky’s Bulb 

Heirloom Glad Search  at Old House Gardens

'Atom' Gladiolus at Old House Gardens

Tools:

Dee's Long-handled trowel
Fiskars loppers
Corona FS ComfortGEL Leaf & Stem Micro Snips,
Jakoti  shears (sold many places, including Amazon)
Cobrahead mini cultivator
Cape Cod weeder at A.M. Leonard
Corona mini loppers
Perennial spade at Garden Tool Company 
Rockery trowel at Garden Tool Company
Red Pig Tools

On the Bookshelf:  Weed Free Gardening: A Comprehensive and Organic Approach to Weed Management by Tasha Greer  

 Flower Puns – Punpedia  from our friend Katie Elzer-Peters at The Garden of Words

Groovy Plants Ranch

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Carol and Dee talk about begonias, spinach, hedgerows, and more on this week's podcast episode.

Links!

A few Instagram accounts:  @tldawkins @anya_thegarden_fairy

American Begonia Society

30 Outstanding Begonia Types & Varieties To Grow In Shade & Indoor

 Begonias lost to the trade - Carol's blog post about  Buckner Hollingsworth and Begonia ‘Gloire de Lorraine'

National Garden Bureau - Year of the Salad Greens

Good info on spinach on Johnny’s Selected Seed  42 articles! 

Spinach Bloomsdale (affiliate link to Botanical Interests)

Spinach Nobel (All-America Selection from 1933)

Malabar spinach, Basella alba – Wisconsin Horticulture 

New Zealand Spinach (affiliate link to Botanical Interests)  

This Time Next Year, We’ll be Laughing, by Jaqueline Winspear

On the Bookshelf:    Containers in the Garden, by Claus Dalby. Claus is a famous Instagrammer as well.

Dirt:  Hedgerow dating - TCV Practical Conservation Handbooks. Also  Harnessing the Benefits of Wild Birds On Farms - Modern Farmer 

Pastoral Song: A Farmer's Journey, by James Rebanks

Dee's Bee Rabbit Hole. Jerome Bee Farm & Homestead - YouTube and Sweet Stingers - YouTube.

Bees and Their Keepers: A Journey Through Seasons and Centuries, by Lotte Möller

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Dee and Carol talk about growing strawflowers, kitchen gardens, planting trees, and more on this week's podcast episode.

A few links:

 Rainbow Bouquet Dwarf Strawflowers from Renee’s garden  

15 Plants to Grow for Dried Flowers & How To Dry Them

Designing the New Kitchen Garden an American Potager, by Jennifer R. Bartley

 On the Bookshelf:  The Elegant and Edible Garden Design a Dream Kitchen Garden to Fit Your Personality Desires and Lifestyle by Linda Vater.

 Planting trees for the Queen’s Platinum jubilee - as seen on Gardener’s World. 

Montrose Garden in North Carolina

Garden of Bright Images on Facebook

Plant a spring blooming tree by Dee Nash 

CocoRaHS - Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network



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This week, Carol and Dee talk about plant patents and their tips for successful plant shopping, plus a bit more on books and a special bonus ending!

A few links:

A primer on patents and trademarks from Greenhouse Product News

Proven Winners - Look for their plants at your local garden center or buy online
Dummen Orange - Look for their plants at your local garden center
Ball Hort - Look for their plants at your local garden center

Dee's article on invasives in Oklahoma
A link to information about invasives in Indiana
Do look up what is invasive in your state!

The Backyard Forager, Ellen Zachos

On the Bookshelf: Edible Plants A Photographic Survey of the Wild Edible Botanicals of North America, by Jimmy W. Fike

Country Livings Article on Five Ways to Design Your Garden Like the Royals 

Graceful Gardens, for Delphiniums

More books:

Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life, by Tish Harrison Warren

This Must Be the Place, by Maggie O'Farrell


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This week, Dee and Carol talk about daffodils, growing peas (with some new tips on pinching them back), storing seeds, sunflowers, and more.

(The good news is Dee's internet connection is super fast now. The bad news, her earbuds failed her a few times, as you will hear.)

A few helpful links:

Daffodils:

American Daffodil Society

Their daffodil FAQ

The divisions of daffodils

Brent and Becky's Bulbs for daffodils bulbs.

Peas:

‘Pea Shoots Baby Greens Seeds’ from Botanical Interests (affiliate link)

Pea seeds from Botanical Interests (affiliate link)

Carol's throwback blog post: The Year of the Pea

On the Bookshelf:   

Grow Cook Eat: A Food Lover's Guide to Vegetable Gardening, Including 50 Recipes, Plus Harvesting and Storage Tips, by Willi Galloway  

Dee's review on her blog: Grow Cook Eat by Willi Galloway - Red Dirt Ramblings®

Dirt:

Buying seeds grown in your region.  The Buffalo Seed Company

Rabbit Holes:   

Sunflowers marking support for Ukraine - NBC.com.

Books by Barbara Pym

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