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Dee and Carol are back and talking about the letter Q in the garden.

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From All-America Selections:

Queeny Lime Orange Zinnia  

Marigold Queen Sophia 

Hollyhock Queeny Purple

Basil Siam Queen

On the bookshelf:

Herbal Handbook: With Recipes, Tinctures, Teas, Balms and More by the New York Botanical Garden (Amazon Link)

Dirt: 

Missouri's Highway 13 Butterfly Trail

Rabbit Holes:

Maggie Watson Kamm, a new Lost Lady of Garden Writing

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We are persistent in gardening through the alphabet, and this week we focused on the letter P.

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A few links:

Easy Wave Sky Blue petunias

All-America Selections Petunia Tidal Wave Silver

On the bookshelf: 

The Hidden Histories of Flowers: Fascinating Stories of Flora by Maddie & Alice Bailey (Amazon Link)

Dirt:

USDA Pomological Watercolors

Rabbit Holes:

Doretta Klaber, latest Lost Lady of Garden Writing

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Dee and Carol keep obstinately sticking to their alphabet theme, this week focusing on "O"  flowers and veggies.

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A few links: 

Orlaya grandiflora info from Johnny's Selected Seeds

Dee talks about Obedient Plant on Instagram.

On the bookshelf: 

Flower Fables by Louisa M. Alcott (Amazon)

Dirt: Leaf-cutter bee info from Missouri Botanical Garden

Rabbit Holes: A new series on Britbox, Outrageous, based on the Mitford sisters

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Carol and Dee are plowing through the alphabet and this week focus on the letter N to talk about nasturtiums, nigella, nosegays, nettles, and more.

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Some links:

Heirlooms Roses

On the bookshelf: 

Radical Prunings:  A Novel of Officious Advice from the Contessa Compost by Bonnie Thomas Abbott (Amazon)

Dirt:  Historic Apple Trees

Rabbit Holes:

The Cushing Sisters on YouTube

Cassandra Danz, another Lost Lady of Garden Writing

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Dee and Carol continue to garden through the alphabet. This week they mediated on the letter M.

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A few links:

A succulent called Mezoo

Bauer lettuce, an AAS winner

On the bookshelf: In the Garden With Jane Austen, by Kim Wilson (Amazon Link)

Dirt:

Yiayia Anna on the blue zone island of Ikaria in Greece (Instagram)

Rabbit Holes;

Carol's blog post on eight types of mowing.

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Dee and Carol continue to garden through the alphabet, this week talking about lavender, lilacs, leeks, and lettuce, plus a few other plants.

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Links:

Lavender 'Lady' an All-America Selection 

Bloomerang Lilac from Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs

Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney

On the bookshelf: 

The Complete Language of Herbs: A Definitive & Illustrated History by S. Theresa Dietz.  (Amazon link)

Diary of a French Herb Garden, by Geraldene Holt (Amazon Link)

Dirt: How Gardening Can Help You Live Longer (from the BBC)

Rabbit Holes:

Lucy Hooper

Bobby Approved app info 

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Dee and Carol are gardening through the alphabet and have landed on K for this episode.

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A few links:

Kalettes at Johnny's Selected Seeds

How to eat kohlrabi, according to Martha Stewart

On the bookshelf: 

Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, And Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann Henion (Amazon Link)

Dirt:

1,000 Year Old Oak in Scotland (IG link)

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For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
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Dee and Carol continue gardening through the alphabet with the letter J.

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Dee's presentation on ticks with Sharon Forsyth - YouTube

Jack-in-the-pulpit info from MIssouri Botanical Garden

Info about bamboo shoots

The Chef's Garden by Farmer Lee Jones (Amazon Link)

On the bookshelf:

Life with Flowers by Frances Palmer (Amazon Link) and Frances Palmer Pottery

Dirt: 

Fanny Wilkinson, London's Suffragette Gardener via The Guardian.

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For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.

Watch this episode on YouTube

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Dee and Carol are gardening through the alphabet, and today focused on the letter I.

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A few links: 

American Iris Society

Schreiner's Iris Gardens documentary on YouTube.

Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden by Jessica Walliser. (Amazon link)

On the Bookshelf:    The Kindest Garden: A Practical Guide to Regenerative Gardening by Marian Boswall and Jason Ingram. (Amazon link)

Dirt:
A children’s book: A Rose Named Peace: How Francis Meilland Created a Flower of Hope for a World at War  by Barbara Carroll Roberts (Author) and Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator) (Amazon link)

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Territorial Seeds
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Email us anytime at [email protected] 
Our newsletter is on Substack
For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.

Watch this episode on YouTube

Support the show

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Carol and Dee continued gardening through the alphabet with the letter H.

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Links:

Carol's Interview for Thursday Garden Chat with Garden Masterclass on YouTube

Helenium 'Monheim Beauty'

Heuchera americana

On the bookshelf: The Lost Orchid:  A Story of Victorian Plunder & Obsession by Sarah Bilston (Amazon link)

Dirt:  Monarch butterflies on 60 Minutes

Rabbit Holes:

Up North Garden w/Corey, on YouTube

The Cloud sisters, two Lost Ladies of Garden Writing

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Botanical Interests
Farmers Defense
Etsy
Territorial Seeds
True Leaf Market
Eden Bros
Nature Hills Nursery 

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Email us anytime at [email protected] 
Our newsletter is on Substack
For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.

Watch this episode on YouTube

Support the show

On Instagram:  Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.