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

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March 11 Pelargoniums, Strawberries , Surprises, and Blessings
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Dee and Carol talk about pelargoniums and scented geraniums, strawberries, and more.
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Little brown ants! Carol uses Terro Ant Killer Baits Flowers:
Pelargoniums and scented geraniums
Vegetables:
Carol’s blog post about growing microgreens

On the Bookshelf:
Watch out for AI generated books like these. Signs it is AI generated are too many books, unknown author, no pictures, only available on Amazon, etc.
Rose Chat podcast, the episode on growing roses in containers.
Dirt:
In Defense of the Gardener’s Voice by Marianne Willburn
Rabbit Holes:
Dee: Theo of Golden, by Allen Levi.
Carol:
Latest Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Edna F. McCormack
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax, by Dorothy Gilman
A Garden to Visit:
Gardens at the Getty Center in Los Angeles.
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49 min
March 04 Impatiens, Quick Wins in the Veggie Garden, and More
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Dee and Carol are back to talk about impatiens, quick wins in the vegetable garden, a new book on cut flowers and several other topics, planned and unplanned.
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Flowers: National Garden Bureau has declared it to be the Year of the Impatien.
On the Bookshelf: The Beginner’s Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Nourish, and Create Bliss Year-Round, by Elizabeth Brown with photos by Lindsay Fairchild (Amazon Link).
Dirt: Burp Your House.
Garden to Visit: Tucson Botanical Gardens
Rabbit Holes:
Bertha Damon, a Lost Lady of Garden Writing.
The series of books about Mrs. Pollifax, CIA spy!
Baba Marta Day, celebrated on March 1 in Bulgaria.
Also Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story by Wendell Berry? (Amazon Link)
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46 min
February 18 Year of the Sedum, Weird Veggies: Yea or Nay, and More
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Dee and Carol talk about all kinds of sedums, ask about growing weird vegetable varieties, and all the other usual topics.
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Links:
Flowers: It’s the Year of the Sedum, per the National Garden Bureau.
On the Bookshelf: Gardenista: The Low-Impact Garden: A Guide to Creating Sustainable Outdoor Spaces by Kendra Wilson with the editors of Gardenista, Photographs by Caitlin Atkinson (Amazon)
Dirt: Prickle Free Plants
A Garden to Visit: Mission Garden in Tucson, Arizona.
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39 min
February 11 We Talk About Pretty Things, Related to Gardening
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Dee and Carol talk about winter aconites, growing parsley, a book of nature-related essays and more.
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Insect of the week: Endangered insects like these in Indiana and the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma.
Flowers: Winter Aconites, Eranthis hyemalis
More info about these early spring flowers on Old House Gardens
Vegetables: Parsley, Petroselinum crispum
Featured by Matt Mattus in American Gardener, Jan/Feb 2026, the magazine of the American Horticultural Society
Johnny’s Seeds has several varieties of parsley.
On the Bookshelf: The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year, by Margaret Renkl. (Amazon link)
Dirt: Don’t smell the roses… go local, go organic. Check lists on Slowflowers.com to find a florist in your area who is more likely to have pesticide-free flowers and maybe consider something other than roses for Valentine’s Day.
Rabbit Holes: Ann Leighton, the latest Lost Lady of Garden Writing.
A Garden to Visit: Garfield Park Conservatory.
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51 min
February 04 Ficus Houseplants, Easy Seeds, and Old Roses
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Dee and Carol talk about Ficus houseplants, easy seeds for the vegetable garden, a book on old roses, and more.
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Insect of the Week; Crystal Skippers, from The Last Butterflies: A Scientist’s Quest to Save a Rare and Vanishing Creatureby Nick Haddad. (Amazon link)
Flowers: Year of the Ficus, as designated by the National Garden Bureau. See 10 Tips for Growing Ficus
Vegetables: From John Scheeper’s Kitchen Garden Seeds: Ten easiest vegetables to grow from seed.
On the Bookshelf: Where the Old Roses Grow: Vita Sackville-West and the Battle for Beauty during Wartime by Janelle McCulloch (Amazon Link).
Dirt: The Frazzled English woman aesthetic.
Rabbit Holes: Dee: A children’s Bulgarian alphabet book from Bookshop.org. Carol: Researching another Lost Lady of Garden Writing
A Garden to Visit: Morton Arboretum
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45 min
January 28 From Our Snow-Covered Gardens to Yours
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Dee and Carol discussed new All-America Selections they are growing from seed, a new book on cottage gardening, and more.
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Insect of the Week: Green Lacewings, info from Old Farmer’s Almanac
Flowers:
New All-America Selections from the National Garden Bureau to grow from seed
Vegetables:
New All-America Selections from the National Garden Bureau to grow from seed
On the Bookshelf:
The Contemporary Cottage Garden: Climate-Friendly, Mindful Methods for Growing Flowers and Food by Pamela Hubbard (TimberPress, Feb. 10, 2026) (Amazon)
Dirt:
8 Trends You’ll See in Gardens in 2026 via The Spruce, plus Outdated Backyard Trends from House & Garden.
Rabbit Holes:
Dee: Rose oil (DEE ADD LINK)
Carol: Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Jessica Kerr.
A Garden to Visit:
Chicago Botanic Garden
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52 min
January 21 Planning a New Rose Garden and Going Analog with Seed Catalogs
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Dee and Carol discuss how to start a new rose garden from scratch, how to use seed catalogs, a new book, Wild & Free Gardening, plus a variety of other gardening topics.
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Lavender ‘Phenomenal’ and Dollie’s Farm Bar Soap
Flowers:
Starting a rose garden from scratch.
David Austin Roses
Mill’s Magic Rose fertilizer
Vegetables:
Going analog with seed catalogs
Onward & Upward in the Garden by Katherine S. White
On the Bookshelf:
The Wild & Free Garden by Stephanie Rose of Garden Therapy. (Amazon link)
Dirt:
Roses are not red.
Rabbit Holes:
Dee: November’s Blue Ridge Mountain Apple Profile: Stayman Winesap
Carol: More Lost Ladies of Garden Writing
Gardens to Visit:
Lurie Garden in Chicago
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45 min
January 14 Azaleas, Celery, and Winter's Effect on Plants
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Dee and Carol talked about azaleas, growing celery, winter's effect on plants, a book on urban nature and several other topics.
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Links and topics:
Flowers: 2026 is the Year of the Azalea per the National Garden Bureau.
Vegetables: Celery, celeriac, and celery microgreens
On the bookshelf: This is How a Robin Drinks: Essays on Urban Nature, by Joanna Brichetto (Amazon Link).
Dirt: Thermonasty and Chromoplasticity, as described on Substack by Ben Probert.
Rabbit Holes: Another Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Audrey Wynne Hatfield.
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31 min
January 07 Crocuses, Capsicum, and Celery Vases: We Are Back for Season 8!
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Dee and Carol talk about crocuses, hot peppers (Capsicum), a new book: The Continuous Vegetable Garden, and celery vases.
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Insect of the Week:
Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live by Rob Dunn (Amazon link)
Flowers:
2026 is the Year of the Crocus per the National Garden Bureau.
Great places to order bulbs from include Van Engelen for large orders and our friends Brent and Becky’s Bulbs.
Vegetables:
The National Garden Bureau has proclaimed 2026 is the year of the hot pepper! Capsicum sp.
On the Bookshelf:
The Continuous Vegetable Garden: Create a Perpetual Food Garden that Sows and Grows Itself by Charlie Nardozzi (Amazon link)
Dirt:
Celery vases are making a big comeback! Article in House Beautiful. Question for listeners… Do you have a celery vase?
Rabbit Holes:
A new Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Peggie Schulz.
Elizabeth Coatsworth’s children’s book, The Cat Who Went to Heaven (Amazon link)
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39 min
December 17, 2025A Little Garden Chinwag, With Squirrels and Snow Fleas
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Dee and Carol discuss some of their favorite topics from the past year as they sign off for 2025.
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Insect of the Week
Snow fleas, a type of springtail, and Snow Fleas?! Yes, They’re Real and Found in Indiana
Flowers:
Recaps of favorite flowers from 2025 episodes
Zinnias
Pansies
Lisianthus
Signet Marigolds
Violas
Vegetables:
Recaps vegetable topics
Cole crops - have we talked people out of them?
Why Dee doesn’t grow squash (Burpee’s self-pollinating squash is ‘Sure Thing.’)
Microgreens!
Start as early as you can in the spring (Peas!)
Green beans
On the Bookshelf:
Recaps of favorite books from 2025 episodes.
Carol: Pansies: How to Grow, Reimagine, and Create Beauty with Pansies and Violas by Brenna Estrada (Amazon Link)
Dee: The New Romantic Garden by Jo Thompson (Amazon Link), also Vintage Roses by Jane Eastoe
Dirt:
Forget Pantone's Cloud Dancer… All the colors of the year for 2026…from The Spruce, and
Rabbit Holes:
Dee: Songlever on Instagram
Carol: Another Lost Lady of Garden Writing, Thalassa Cruso
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46 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…