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Dee and Carol pause their alphabetical episodes to talk about how to live a relaxed gardening life.

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On the bookshelf:

Jane Austen’s Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels by Molly Williams and Jessica Roux by  (Amazon link) 

Dirt: Wassailing to the trees in early spring. 

Rabbit Holes: 

Link to register for Herb Society of America's program presented by Carol on Lost Ladies of Herbal and Garden Writing.  Plus Helen K. Krauss info.

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Dee and Carol talked about cleome, carnations, catnip and cabbages, along with a new book on vegetable gardening, and more.

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A few links:

 Cleome Sparkler Blush F1,and Pink Queen, two All-America Selections

On the Bookshelf: High Yield, Small Space Organic Gardening: Practical Tips for Growing Your Own Food by Christy Wilhelmi, Owner of Gardenerd (Amazon link)

Dirt: 

Tim James: 120 Years Since the Pest Phylloxera Came to Constantia 

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Dee and Carol talk about flowers and vegetables that start with the letter "B", a new book on foraging mushrooms, and more.

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Baby's Breath - Gypsophilia 'Gypsy Rose Pink,' an AAS Winner

Brunnera 'Jack Frost' from Proven Winners 

Bergenia 'Miss Piggy' from Proven Winners

Lettuce 'Buttercrunch,' an AAS Winner

On the bookshelf: Go Forth and Forage: A Guide to Foraging Over 50 of the Most Common Edible & Medicinal North American Mushrooms by Whitney Johnson (Amazon)

Dirt:  Prairie Strips in Row Crops (Iowa State University)

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Dee and Carol talk about alyssum, Agastache, artichokes, a new book, Gardening to the Max, and crown bees. Then they side-dressed it all with a few other books and topics.

Links:

Alyssum seeds at True Leaf Market

Agastache 'Golden Jubilee' at Select Seeds

Agastache foeniculum info from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Artichokes from Burpee

Our previous episode about asparagus

On the bookshelf: Garden to the Max: Joyful, Visionary, Maximalist Design, by Teresa Woodard (Amazon link)

Dirt:  Crown Bees plus Sarah Raven's Podcast: Our role in supporting wild and solitary bees as gardeners with Richard Rickitt - Episode 213

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Dee and Carol talk about the grandmacore trend and relate it to gardening, plus they talk about the new book Pansies by Brenna Estrada and Dee is making gluten-free sourdough bread.

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Links: 

Select Seeds

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

Seed Savers Exchange

On the Bookshelf:  Pansies: How to Grow, Reimagine, and Create Beauty with Pansies and Violas by Brenna Estrada (Amazon)

Dirt: More on Grandmacore trend

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Dee and Carol talk give tips for growing big zinnias, some things to consider for a new vegetable garden, a lovely book by Anya Lautenbach and more.

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Flowers:

Grow Great Zinnias - Floret Flowers

On the Bookshelf:  

The Money-Saving Garden Year, a month-by-month guide to a great garden that costs less, by Anya Lautenbach. (Amazon link) 

Dirt: 

Cinnamon to Prevent Fungus Gnats?

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Dee and Carol talked about how new flower varieties come to market, whether or not you should grow your own pepper and tomato plants, dirt about blue bees, and a book about historic flowers. 

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Flowers:

Info on tissue culture

Veggies:

On the Bookshelf: Restoring American Gardens: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants, 1640-1940 (Amazon)

Dirt: 

New blue bee found in Texas

Rabbit Holes:

Dr. Cynthia Westcott, PhD, a Lost Lady of Garden Writing

Jane Austen’s Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels, by Molly Williams,  illustrations by Jessica Roux and Jane Austen at Home,  by Lucy Worsley.

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Dee and Carol talk about new varieties of flowers and veggies, plus a book about the history of tomatoes.

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Flowers:

Verbena Sweetheart Kisses 

Snapdragon DoubleShot™ Yellow Red Heart F1 

Petunia 'Shake™ Raspberry F1' 

Zinnia Zydeco Fire 

Veggies:

Pick-N-Pop yellow pepper

Wildcat hot pepper

Red Impact pepper 

Zenzei tomato 

Squash Green Lightning

On the Bookshelf: Ten Tomatoes That Changed the World: A History by William Alexander. (Amazon)

Dirt: 

 Garden Sown tomatoes and peppers from Burpee

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Dee and Carol talk about Monstera houseplants, sage, a new book, Earthly Utopias, apple collecting and more.
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Links:
National Garden Bureau Year of the Monstera
How to grow sage from The Spruce

On the Bookshelf:
Earthly Utopias: Sacred Gardens of the World by Yolanda Zappaterra (Amazon Link)
Dirt: Meet Tom Brown, the Apple Hunter, from BlueDot Living
Rabbit Holes: Anna Gilman Hill, a Lost Lady of Garden Writing

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This week, we talked about milkweed, peas, Dee's new cookbook and more!

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Links:

National Garden Bureau's Year of Asclepias

National Garden Bureau's Year of the Pea

On the Bookshelf:  JoyFull: Cook Effortlessly, Eat Freely, Live Radiantly (A Cookbook), by Radhi Devlukia-Shetty (Amazon link)

Dirt: A Prison Garden in Oklahoma (on FB)

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