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

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March 17, 2021 And So Continues Our Obsession with Gardening
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Dee and Carol talk about new flowers they are going to try this year, growing peas in the vegetable garden, plus upcoming virtual garden shows and programs, including Gardener's World with Monty Don.

Some helpful links:

Carol's YouTube video on using Trello to organize your garden
Carol's blooms in March

Viola 'Etain at American Meadows

Great Britain's National Plant Collections

Dee's Peas, a post on her blog

Seed Companies mentioned:
Renee's Garden
Seeds of Change
Burpee

On the Bookshelf: The New Heirloom Garden, by Ellen Ecker Ogden
Ellen Ogden's website

NYT's article on Monty Don and Gardener's World

The Great Grow Along virtual garden festival
Other virtual garden talks and programs listed on Great Garden Speakers.

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.

Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:
The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash

Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel
The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

Support the show
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.
33 min
March 10, 2021 Asparagus, Serviceberries, and a Bonsai Anyone Can Grow
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Dee and Carol talk about serviceberry trees, growing asparagus, and a bonsai anyone can "grow."

Helpful Links:

All-America Selections and Watermelon Cal Sweet Bush

Phyllis African Marigold Seeds from Botanical Interests Seeds

Smart Pots

Apple Serviceberry described by Missouri Botanical Garden

Oklahoma State University’s fact sheet on growing asparagus
Asparagus available from Stark Bros.

On the Bookshelf: Floratopia: 110 Flower Garden Ideas for Your Yard, Patio, or Balcony, Jan Johnsen

Lego's Botanical Collection with Bonsai and Flower Bouquets
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.

Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:
The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash

Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel
The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

Support the show
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.
30 min
March 03, 2021 The plants we must grow!
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Dee and Carol talk about the flowers and vegetables they must grow every year, plus more including a review of New Naturalism by Kelly D. Norris.

Helpful links:
Carol's YouTube video featuring her lawn of crocuses.
One of Dee's blog post with a recipe for Grandma Nita's Wilted Lettuce Salad

On the Bookshelf: New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient Ecological Home Garden by Kelly D. Norris.

Our question for our readers! Tell us what flowers and vegetables you must grow. You can email us, or comment on our Instagram or Facebook posts. We can't wait to hear your stories of your favorite plants!

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.

Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:
The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash

Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel
The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

Support the show
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.
34 min
February 25, 2021 Gardening After a Terrible, Bad, Bad Winter
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Dee and Carol offer a special bonus episode with some advice on how to recover in the garden after a terrible, bad, bad winter.

Helpful links:
Article about nitrogen and snow in Fine Gardening.
Growth Mindset and Gardening, by Carletta Shannon

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.

Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:
The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash

Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel
The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

Support the show
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.
28 min
February 24, 2021 Wipe the February Off Your Face: Microclimates and Rhubarb
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Carol and Dee talk about growing plants in microclimates, growing rhubarb, and more on this week's episode.

Some helpful links:

Carol's Gardening Motto Generator
Dee's post about her greenhouse

More info on growing rhubarb according to Purdue University.
Rhubarb plant from Stark Bros.

On the Bookshelf: Fearless Gardening: Be Bold, Break the Rules and Grow What You Love by Loree Bohl, The Danger Garden.

Meijer Garden Lectures starting March 2, 2021.

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.

Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:
The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash

Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel
The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

Support the show
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.
35 min
February 17, 2021 Annual Vines and Slow-Growing Vegetables on a Snowy Day
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Dee and Carol talk about more annual vines to grow, slow-growing vegetables, plus seed saving.

A few links:
Dee's Recent Blog Post - Gardening Will Break Your Heart
Dee's French Box Subscription
Seed Catalog Puzzles put together and framed by Carol
Frames by Mail, where Carol purchased her picture frames

Seed sources for annual vines and vegetables include Botanical Interests and Renee's Garden Seeds

On the bookshelf: Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces, by Rebecca Sweet and Susan Morrison.
Article on Cherokee Nation Seeds
Seed Savers Exchange
Native Seeds Search

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.

Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:
The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash

Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel
The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel
Support the show
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.
34 min
February 10, 2021 Morning Glories and Sweet Potatoes
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Carol and Dee talk about morning glories and sweet potatoes with references to Lenny Kravitz and William Shakespeare.

A few links:
Vintage Seed Catalog puzzles
Morning Glory Seeds from Botanical Interests Seeds
Article about morning glories in Arizona
Sweet Potato Slips from Johnny's Selected Seeds
Article from MSU on growing sweet potatoes
Lenny Kravitz's ranch in Brazil

On the bookshelf: Plant Partners, by Jessica Walliser plus Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

Article on saving the sweet potato name.

Our friend Marie's Lazy W blog.

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.

Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:
The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash

Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel
The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel
Support the show
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.
33 min
February 03, 2021 Flowering Houseplants and Other Big Fluffy Plants
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Dee and Carol discuss their favorite flowering houseplants, growing plants from kitchen scraps, houseplants they are bored with, and more!

Helpful links:

Carol's YouTube video with her puzzle and affiliate link to the puzzle.
Carol's very old blog post about the night-blooming cereus plant.

On the bookshelf: House Plant Party by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf

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.

Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:
The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash

Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel
The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel
Support the show
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.
27 min
January 27, 2021 More Seed Fun for Gardeners, Plus Nasturtiums and Hidden Treasures in the Garden
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Carol and Dee talk about smaller seed companies, nasturtiums, starting seeds, and finding hidden treasure in your garden.

Some helpful links:
Smaller Seed Companies to consider ordering from:
John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds,
Hudson Valley Seed Company,
Seed Savers Exchange Heirloom Seeds,
Territorial Seed Company,
Botanical Interests,
Renee's Garden
Good article from National Garden Bureau on buying seeds.
More info on seed starting from Purdue Cooperative Extensive Service

On the Bookshelf:
The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash

More info on Brood X Cicadas

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.

Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:
The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash

Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel
The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

Support the show
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.
29 min
January 20, 2021 Seed Ordering, Sweet Peas, Three Sisters Gardens, and Magnolia Network
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Dee and Carol discuss ordering seeds, growing sweet peas, growing a three sisters garden and the new Magnolia Network.
Helpful Links:

For seeds:
Botanical Interests
Pinetree Garden Seeds
Renee's Garden
Territorial Seed Company

Three sisters garden article from Native Seeds.

On the Bookshelf:
The Complete Guide to No-Dig Gardening: Grow beautiful vegetables, herbs, and flowers - the easy way! Layer Your Way to Healthy Soil-Eliminate tilling and digging-Build a productive garden naturally-Reduce weeding and watering, by Charlie Nardozzi
Magnolia Network

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.

Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:
The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash

Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel
Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel
The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

Support the show
On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.
32 min

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

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Are you ready to be converted to living a gardening life? Each week, join Carol Michel and Dee Nash, both passionate gardeners, authors, and long-time bloggers, as they chat over the garden fence…