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Dee and Carol talk about the ice storm that left Dee's garden a mess, plus scent in the garden, agrihoods, and the courage it takes to garden sometimes.

Some Links:

Dee's Post on "No power, but not powerless"
Carol's Post on "Those Autumn Crocuses!"

The Scentual Garden: Exploring the World of Botanical Plants, by Ken Druse and Botanical Photographs by Ellen Hoverkamp.

Welcome to the Agrihood, by Anne DeSimon

Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again, by Page Dickey

NPR Article about how plants can smell!


Link to Carol and Dee's GardenComm webinar on social media taking place on November 5, 2020

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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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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

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Carol and Dee discuss scary stuff about gardening and calm all your fears, whether it is a fear of deadheading or of spiders or of killing your plants.

Helpful Links:

Digz Gloves at Home Depot

The Sneeboer Rockery Trowel Carol uses to plant small bulbs in her lawn from Garden Tool Company

TED Talk on spiders and silk by Cheryl Y Hayashi
An article about spider webs and why they decorate their webs and what that zig-zag part is called (stabilimentum).

On the bookshelf: Black Plants: 75 Striking Choices for the Garden, by Paul Bonine (Affiliate Link)

Green Fingers  “Everything I plant grows, even me” episode of Night Gallery.

Carol's blog post about The Halloween Hare.

Link to Carol and Dee's GardenComm webinar on social media taking place on November 5, 2020

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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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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

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Carol and Dee talk about cosmos flowers, ornamental peppers, books, calendars, and accept new garden commissions.

Some helpful links:

Dee's most recent newsletter
Carol's most recent newsletter

Cosmos flower seeds from Botanical Interests
Article on cosmos flowers

Ornamental Pepper Guide   
All-America Selections

On the Bookshelf:
A History of Zinnias by Eric Grinnell (affiliate link)
Theodosia: The Flower Wizard of California by Myrtle Shepherd Francis (affiliate link)

Backyard Foraging 2021 wall calendar by Ellen Zachos (affiliate link)

Link to Carol and Dee's GardenComm webinar on social media taking place on November 5, 2020

Email us at [email protected]  

For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.

For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.

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

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Dee and Carol talk about yellow mums, fall-blooming crocuses, leftover peppers and more on this week's episode.

Some helpful links:

Carol's blog post on growing figs.
Dee's blog post to taking cuttings of your favorite plants.

Saffron Crocus at American Meadows

Floret Flowers website

On the Bookshelf: Uprooted: a gardener reflects on beginning again, by Page Dickey.  Link to Margaret Roach’s podcast episode with Page. Page Dickey's website.

Link to Carol and Dee's GardenComm webinar on social media 

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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.

For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.

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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

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This week, Carol and Dee talk about big, woody vines, both native and introduced and why you should be careful planting them. They also discuss overwintering vegetable plants, landscape fabric and more.

Some links:

Dee's Post - Pelargoniums on the move
Carol's Post - Beware of the Big, Woody Vines

Trumpet vine? Just say no to trumpet vine.

10 native vines to get you started from the Wildlife Habitat Council, but only after listening to this podcast episode!

On the Bookshelf: The English Vicarage Garden, by Miss Read.  (Affiliate Link)

Article on why landscape fabric is bad!

And in Psychology Today, why gardening is good for you.

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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.

For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.

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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

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Today, Dee and Carol discuss money spent on gardens and how even if you don't have a lot of money, you can still learn from those who do.

Clematis recta 'Serious Black' at Brushwood Nursery
Helianthus helianthoides 'Loraine Sunshine' at Monrovia Nursery
'Bartzella' Itoh Peony at American Meadows

On the Bookshelf: Private Gardens of Santa Barbara: The Art of Outdoor Living, by Margie Grace

Dirt:  A fascinating documentary (on Amazon Prime) to watch is The Gardener, about Frank Cabot and his gardens, Les Quatre Vents.

More information about The Garden Conservancy.

Hear Dee speak at the Denton County (Texas) Master Gardeners Fall Garden Fest, now virtual on October 3.

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Dee and Carol celebrate their 100th podcast episode by talking about some lessons they've learned from the garden.

Helpful links:

Asters from American Meadows
'Frizzle Sizzle' pansy seeds from Swallowtail Garden Seeds

'Provider' Green Beans from Burpee and Botanical Interests

On the Bookshelf:  Edible Spots & Pots, by Stacey Hirvela

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Dee and Carol talk about favorite fall blooming flowers for meadow gardens, growing grains in the vegetable garden and remind everyone it is time to bring houseplants indoors.

Helpful Links include:

Carol's Bloom Day Post
Dee's Bloom Day Post

American Meadows, a good source for fall blooming flowers for meadows and other gardens.

Broom Corn from Botanical Interests.

Great seed companies include Botanical Interests, Burpee, Johnny's Selected Seeds, and Renee's Garden Seeds.

On the bookshelf is Sowing Beauty: Designing Flowering Meadows from Seed, by James Hitchmough and Gardening with Grains, by Brie Arthur.

Plus more info on growing grains from National Garden Bureau.

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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.

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Dee and Carol discuss picking flowers to honor and share with your kids, Glass Gem Corn, and books that inspire us.  All the quotes are from Tony Hawk and the world of skateboarding. (Because we can relate anything to gardening.)

Gluten-free biscuits and wildflower honey, please!

'Bright Eyes' phlox at American Meadows

Glass Gem Corn at Burpee Seeds

On the Bookshelf, Theme Gardens, by Barbara Damrosch. 

The Great American Lawn. A video from CBS Sunday Morning.

Here’s a post on Dee’s blog where she mused about tupelo honey, Scotts-Miracle Gro and how the perfect lawn should have weeds like tupelo trees and clover. 

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Dee and Carol channel a little Eudora Welty in the garden while discussing flowers, veggies, books, dirt, and a garden commission they've taken on. 

A few highlights and notes:

Carol's blog post on cicada killing wasps.

Flowers:
Allium 'Millenium' described by MOBOT.
Allium 'Millenium' for sale at High Country Gardens,

Veggies:
Check out Honey Tree Farm on their YouTube channel

On the Bookshelf:

One Writer’s Garden: Eudora Welty’s Home Place by Susan Haltom and Jane Roy Brown and Tell About Night Flowers: Eudora Welty’s Gardening Letters 1940-1949 Selected and edited by Julie Eichelberger

Interview with Susan Haltom on how she came to curate/restore the Eudora Welty’s mother’s gardens (Chestina Welty).

Eudora Welty’s House & Garden and a good, short video on the history of the house and place.  

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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.

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