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Dee and Carol continue gardening through the alphabet with the letter G.

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Links:

Supertunia® Honey™ - Petunia hybrid | Proven Winners

Dee's blog posts on pelargoniums: here and here. 

Geum triflorum, prairie smoke 

The Garlic Companion by Kristin Graves (Amazon link)

On the bookshelf: Plants with Superpowers by David Domoney (Amazon link)

Dirt: 

Italian terra-cotta and Vietnamese pots

To see Carol chat live with Noel Kingsbury on his Thursday Garden Chat on May 1st, at 1:00 pm Eastern, go to the Garden Masterclass Events page

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Dee and Carol talk about forsythia shrubs, ferns, fennel, fava beans and a lovely new book.

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Links:

The stand up dandelion weeder from Groot Pow 

Little Dibby for seed pricking

Fennel seeds from Burpee

Fava beans from TrueLeaf Market  

On the bookshelf: The Generosity of Plants: Shared Wisdom from the Community of Herb Lovers gathered by Rosemary Gladstar (Amazon link)

Dirt:  Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks--a Cool History of a Hot Commodity by Amy Brady (Amazon link)

Rabbit holes: 

Feathered Friends Cordial Cherry ajuga

The Allure of Immortality: An American Cult, a Florida Swamp, and a Renegade Prophet by Lyn Millner. 

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Dee and Carol talked about flowers and veggies that start with "E", plus a new book on soil.

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 All-America Echinacea selections

All-America Elephant Ear Royal Hawaiian selection

All-America Eggplants selections

On the bookshelf: Start with Soil: Simple Steps for a Thriving Garden, by Juliet Sargent  (Amazon Link)

Dirt: Does Birdsong Help Plants Grow?

Rabbit Holes: Koreshan State Park in Florida and Hedwig Michel on YouTube.

Link to register for Herb Society of America's program presented by Carol on Lost Ladies of Herbal and Garden Writing (April 22)

Link to register for National Garden Bureau's Book Authors Talk Gardening on April 10.

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Dee and Carol are back with another episode in their alphabet series, talking about dahlias, dianthus, dill, dragons and more.

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A few links:

American Dahlia Society

Dragonfly Peppers, an All-American Selection from 2022

Dragon' Tail radishes from Burpee

On the bookshelf: The Big, Bad Book of Botany: The World’s Most Fascinating Flora by Michael Largo (Amazon link)

Dirt: Longan or Dragon's Fruit

Link to register for Herb Society of America's program presented by Carol on Lost Ladies of Herbal and Garden Writing (April 22)

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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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A few links:

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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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.

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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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For more info on Carol  visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
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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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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.

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

Support the show

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