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Dee and Carol discuss roses in the updated White House rose garden and why the garden needed to be updated, plus a little bit about Bunny Mellon, and for vegetable gardeners, a shoutout to kalettes and Ron Finley. How's that for covering a lot of ground?

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Newly planted Roses in the White House gardens include:
'John F. Kennedy'
‘Pope John Paul II’
'Peace'
A cool video about Peace on YouTube.

Carol's post on zinnias, the best she's ever grown.

In the veggie garden, seeds for kalettes at John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds.
More info about Ron Finley on his website

On the Bookshelf:
The Gardens of Bunny Mellon, by Linda Jane Holden (Author), Roger Foley (Photographer.). 
Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend, by Meryl GordonGarden Secrets of Bunny Mellon, by by Linda Jane Holden  (Author), Thomas Lloyd (Author), Bryan Huffman (Author.)
All the Presidents’ Gardens: Madisons Cabbages to Kennedy’s Roses--How the White House Grounds Have Grown with America, by Marta McDowell.

Article in the Washington Post that explains more about the White House rose garden renovations and why they needed to be done.

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Dee and Carol discuss calamint, British names for common vegetables, and what to do in the vegetable garden now, all while channeling Williams Shakespeare!

Some helpful links:

Carol's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day Post
Dee's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day Post

Millinnium Park and the Lurie Garden as described by Garden Design

Calamint available from Bluestone Perennials
Video of pollinators on calamint and allium in Carol's garden

For more info on vegetable names and info and the difference between American and British names, see Separated by a Common Language blog.

Some of our favorite seed companies include:
Botanical Interests
Burpee
John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Renee's Garden 

On the Bookshelf:
Shakespeare’s Gardens, by Jackie Bennett. 

Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium of All the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright, by Gerit Quealy  (Author), Sumie Hasegawa Collins (Illustrator), Helen Mirren (Foreword)

Victoria Magazine, which always has some good gardening info.

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Dee and Carol tempt you to grow toad lilies and ground cherries, and read about old vegetable varieties, then pick up some good gardening magazines!

Helpful Links:

Dee's Bee Update
Carol's Mulch Update

Article on Toadlilies by Beth Botts 

Ground Cherry seeds from Johnny's Selected Seeds

100 Vegetables and Where They Come From, by William Woys Weaver. 
Roughwood Seed Collection

'Habanada' Sweet Peppers at Botanical Interests Seeds

A few gardening magazines:
Fine Gardening

The American Gardener. (To subscribe, you join American Horticultural Society.)

Royal Horticulture Society

Garden Gate

Gardens Illustrated (UK)

The English Garden (UK)

Pacific Horticulture Magazine (no longer published but back issues are available)

Wildflower Magazine published by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Victoria Magazine 

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Dee and Carol discuss growing blackberry lilies, growing and eating tomatillos, and some new cookbooks Dee has discovered.

Helpful links:

Blackberry Lily Seeds from Swallowtail Garden Seeds
Candy Lily Seeds from Park Seeds

Our podcast episode on Surprise Lilies

Tomatillo Seeds from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange or Seed Savers Exchange or  Burpee. 

Recipe for avocado dip that has tomatillos in it.

Carol's Seed Sorting video series

On the bookshelf is A Gentle Plea for Chaos: The Enchantment of Gardens, by Mirabel Osler. 

Plus some cookbooks!  America’s Test Kitchen Best-Ever Salads and Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook

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Carol and Dee discuss a variety of gardening topics including cannas, fallow ground, cover crops, Martha Stewart, and the guilt one feels about the state of the midsummer garden.

Some helpful links:

'Silor Mini' cucumbers from John Scheeper's Kitchen Garden Seeds

Canna Bulbs from Burpee
'Tropicanna®' Canna Bulbs from High Country Gardens
'Cleopatra' Canna Bulbs from American Meadows

Cover Crop information and seeds from Botanical Interests

Carol and Dee's Blog Posts about Social Media:
Green grows the meadow.
A garden blogger’s tale. 

On the bookshelf is In Bloom: Growing, Harvesting and Arranging Flowers by Clare Nolan.

Martha Stewart on CBS Sunday morning  

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This week, Carol and Dee sing the praises of Agastache, provide an update on their pepper crops, and discuss Dee's Monarch Way Station.

Carol's New Fairy Garden

Lemony Snicket books

Flowers:
Agastache at American Meadows
'Hyperion' Daylily at American Meadows

Veggies:
Hatch Chile Peppers
Shishito Chile Pepper seeds at Botanical Interests
Big Bertha Bell Pepper seeds at Park Seeds

On the Bookshelf:
Garden Mosaics: 19 Beautiful Projects to Make for Your Garden, by Emma Biggs and Tessa Hunkin
Digital Minimalism, by Cal Newport.

Dirt:
Dee's garden is now registered as a waystation with monarchwatch.org and also bought a tagging kit to tag Monarchs that come through her garden (or those she raises this fall.

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On this week's episode, we provide advice on buying spring-flowering bulbs this summer for fall planting and buying garlic this summer, also for fall planting, plus we recommend a podcast we recently discovered.

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Dee's favorite recipes this week include a fresh tomato sauce for pasta,  refrigerator corn relish, and a caprese salad.

Basil 'Emerald Towers' at Burpee

Flower Bulb Sources include: 

Brent & Becky’s Bulbs for lots of varieties, including daffodils

Van Engelen - for larger quantities especially. John Scheepers for smaller quantities.

Old House Gardens - for Heirloom varieties.

Colorblends - with interesting collections

Garlic sources include Botanical Interest Seeds, Burpee, and Johnny’s Selected Seeds.

On the Bookshelf:  Honey and Venom: Confessions of an Urban Beekeeper by Andrew Coté.  

Another podcast we recommend is The Stubborn Light of Things with Melissa Harrison

We also recommend our weeding episode, Weeding with the Gardenangelists, to help you with your weeding!

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Dee and Carol talk about Shasta Daisies, their bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches, and what to do instead of social media!

Flowers: 

Shasta Daisies from Proven Winners
Flower Magazine article on Shasta Daisies and Luther Burbank
The Garden of Invention: Luther Burbank and the Business of Breeding Plants, by Jane S. Smith. 

Veggies: 
Blue Plate mayo
Wild Wild West Gardener in Georgia on Instagram

On the Bookshelf:
 The Planter of Modern Life: Louis Bromfield and the Seeds of a Food Revolution, by Stephen Heyman 

Dirt:
Recipe sites:
Dee really enjoys Yummly app for cooking (also on computer,) and the NYT Cooking app. You do have to pay for both of them. Allrecipes is another great website for recipe ideas.

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Dee and Carol talk about hibiscus, both hardy and tropical, plus tomato troubles and triumphs.

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Flowers:
Hardy Hibiscus from “Rozanne & Friends”   
Tropical Hibiscus from Hollywood Hibiscus
'Sugar Tip' Rose of Sharon from Proven Winners

'Emerald Towers' Basil from Burpee
'Amazel Basil' Basil from Proven Winners

Nolo Bait for grasshopper control

Veggies:
Environmental issues  with tomatoes, from Purdue University
Tomato Blight information from Purdue University

On the Bookshelf:
French Country Cottage Inspired Gatherings, by Courtney Allison

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Dee and Carol discuss Dee's favorite flower, the daylily, cucumbers in the veg garden, the landscape designer Beatrix Farrand, and the new book, Mini Meadows.

Some helpful links:

Flowers: The American Daylily Society aka the American Hemerocallis Society

Veggies: Cucumber seeds at Burpee's

On the Bookshelf: Mini Meadows by Mike Lizotte
Mike's Instagram page: Mike_theseedman

All the Best Dirt: Documentary: Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes on PBS until July 15, 2020

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