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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 about flowers, veggies, and all the best dirt on gardening. Carol and Dee have the audacity to call themselves gardenangelists, evangelists for gardening, and want everyone to dig in the dirt, sow a few seeds, and enjoy the simple pleasures and even a few pitfalls of a gardening life. If you are rea ...
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about using cottagecore gardening ideas in your flower and vegetable gardens and some of their favorite books on cottagecore style gardens. Plus, they went off on a few tangents, as happens. For all the details, some pictures, and more links, check out our free newsletter. Links! A definition of cottagecore from …
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Send us a text As November continues, we talk about mums, celery, bananas, a new book on horticulture history and several other related topics. For more information and to enter the giveaway for copies of The Gardener magazine, check out our free newsletter! Flowers: Are Mums Perennials and How to Care for Mums On the bookshelf: Heroines of Horticu…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about persistent perennials, carrots, a book about Japanese culture, armadillos and even the Duchess of Devonshire. For more information, check out our free weekly newsletter! A few links: On the Bookshelf: A Little Book of Japanese Contentments: Ikigai, Forest Bathing, Wabi-savi, and More, by Erin Niimi Longhurs…
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Send us a text We wrap up October with talk about trees, growing veggies in the winter, apples, and more. For complete info, check out our free newsletter! Some links: Info on Sumacs Sumac in Purdue's arboretum Grave Landscapes: The Nineteenth Century Cemetery Movement by James R. Cochran and Erica Danylchak (Amazon Link) Four-Season Harvest: Organ…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about shrubs with fall interest, two cookbooks for vegetables, a lead poisoning mystery solved, and a new book, Plants for the Winter Garden: Perennials, Grasses, Shrubs, and Trees to Add Interest in the Cold and Snow, by Warren Leach For more information, check out our free newsletter. Links: Seed Savers Exchang…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about fothergilla shrubs, vegetable gardening preferences and confessions, and more. For more info, check out our free weekly newsletter. Links: Dee's blog post on Zinnias Favorites Carol's blog post from the garden fairies Fothergilla from Proven Winners Black Flora: Inspiring Profiles of Floriculture’s New Vang…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about Silphium flowers, managing fall frosts, all black flower gardens, a new book on insects and more. For more information, check out our weekly newsletter. Links: Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening, by Matt Mattus Flower Netting (Amazon link) On the Bookshelf: Insect Epiphany: How Our Six-Legged Allies Shap…
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Send us a text We talked about collecting flower seeds, growing beets, a new book on garlic, witches bottles and more. For more information, check out our weekly newsletter. Links: Carol's 20th anniversary blog post On the Bookshelf: The Garlic Companion by Kristin Graves. (Amazon link) (Her Instagram is FifthGenGardens) Dirt Witch Bottle discovery…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about border plants, a new book on garden record-keeping, books by Anna Pavord and several other topics. For more information and if you are curious where this episode title came from, check out our weekly newsletter. Some Links: Dee's Instagram reel about organic potting soil Carol's blog post from 2010: The Wil…
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Send us a text Topics this week included refreshing your flower garden in the fall, vegetables you can still grow, a new book by Barbara Damrosch, some amazing plants, and poisonous book covers. For more info and links, check out our weekly newsletter. Links: Hayefield Seeds Peony's Envy Cobrahead Tools The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener by Niki Jab…
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Send us a text This week, we talked about spring-flowering trees to plant now, steps you can take to be ready for spring in the vegetable garden, a few favorite books by a favorite author and all kinds of other topics. For more information and more links, check out our weekly newsletter. Flowers: A special shout out for J.C. Raulston from Oklahoma,…
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Send us a text As we enter another season in the garden, we talked about planting trees, how our vegetable gardens did, giant hogweed, some books we love, and a surprising rabbit hole. For more links and behind the scenes, check out our weekly newsletter. Links: Flowers: Tree Installation: Tips for Trouble-Free Tree Planting | Family Handyman Info …
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Send us a text Lots of garden chatter this week about lawns, soil testing, herbicide dangers, an old gardening book and a few other misc. topics. For more info and links, check out our weekly newsletter. Reading it is like seeing behind the shed where the compost pile is. A few links to tide you over if you haven't read the newsletter: A couple of …
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about giant flowers, soil fertility, a book of nature writing, and more on this week's episode. For more information, links, and behind-the-scenes info, check out our free newsletter. Links: Heuchera 'Autumn Bride' Hibiscus 'Moy Grande' Information on green sand from Rutgers Cooperative Extension On the bookshelf…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about how to take in plants for winter, nitrogen for plant growth, The Tree Collectors by Amy Stewart, Girl's Tomato Clubs and more. For more information and links, check out our free newsletter. Links: Beacon Impatiens Solarscape Impatiens Dee's blog post on taking cuttings of favorite plants Sarah Raven's podca…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol discuss planting perennials in the fall, blackberries, and a book about two women botanists, plus several other topics For more information, check out our free weekly newsletter and subscribe to it! Links: Dee's Instagram video about Tidepool zinnias. Carol's All-America Selections grown from seed: Zinnia angustifolia '…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about spring-flowering bulbs to plant in the fall, amaranth and celosia, and more. For more info and more links, check out our free weekly newsletter. Links: Growing Bulbs in the Natural Garden: Innovative Techniques for Combining Bulbs in Every Season by Jacqueline van der Kloet (Amazon Link) Colour Your Garden:…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about white flowers, gooseberries, and more on this week's episode. For more information, check out our free weekly newsletter! A few links: Carol's old blog post about variegated evening primrose Queen Sophia marigolds, an All-America Selection Gooseberries from Stark Bros. On the bookshelf: From Seed to Skillet…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about begonias, dill, sweet-tasting fruit, and more on this week's episode For more information and links, check out our free newsletter! Links: Siskiyou Seeds Info on Pine Bark Beetles Flowers: How to Care for Begonias: Family Handyman American Begonia Society All-America Selections begonias Veggies: Dill from J…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol discuss Caladiums, growing garlic, a book about gardeners and more on this week's episode. For complete info, check out our free newsletter! A few links: Kitchen Minis All-America Selection cucumbers Caladium of the Year: 'Lemon Blush' Heart to Heart Caladiums Garlic from Johnny's Selected Seeds On the Bookshelf: The Ro…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about deer problems in Dee's garden, how to give your container plantings a mid-summer makeover, tomato questions, old gardening magazines, and more. For additional info, links, pics, and more, check out our free newsletter! Links: A couple of Carol's blog posts: A Guide to Garden Fairies in Your House and Summer S…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about biennials, eggplant, tacky gardens, some old but good gardening books and a few other topics in between. For more info and more links, check out our free weekly newsletter. A few links: How to Grow False Queen Anne's Lace Carol's post about self-sowing annuals All-America Selections of eggplants Dee's recip…
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Send us a text This week, Dee and Carol take you through their own gardens, discuss a book of gardening essays, and more. For more info and more links, check out our free newsletter! Links: BBC Archive with Michael Caine Carol's new weekly gardening newsletter. Flowers: One of Dee's reels on daylilies Veggies: Dee's post about growing lavender in O…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol discuss growing petunias from seed, growing sweet potatoes, Monty Don's new book and more. For complete information, check out our free Substack newsletter. Links! Flowers: Old-fashioned, heirloom climbing petunia this year from Select Seeds. Success! Silver Vein petunias Wave Carmine Velour petunias, AAS winner Veggies…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol mixed things up a bit this week. All the details are in our free Substack newsletter. Here's some information about how to support us, contact us, or follow us on social medial Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about lavender, current favorite books for vegetable gardeners, a new book on lavender, plus dirt, rabbit holes and more! For complete information, check out our free Substack newsletter! Links: Flowers: 'Phenomenal' Lavender Veggies: For the complete list of books we talked about, check out our free Substack new…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about gomphrena, flowers in the vegetable garden, a new book on garden design and more in this week's episode. For more information, check out our free Substack newsletter! No Mow May Reduce Your Lawn Day - May 20th 'Topcrop' green beans, an All-America Selection from 1950 Flowers: Proven Winners Truffal Pink gomph…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about wisteria, bee balm, beans, and much more. For more information and links, visit our free Substack newsletter! American wisteria Flowers Wild Bergamot, Witchita Mountains Form from High Country Gardens UK National Collection of Beebalm Vegetables Bean seeds from Seeds of Italy Carol's Forktress Blog Post On th…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about Geum flowers, strawberries, and more on this week's episode. For more info and more links, check out our free Substack newsletter. Links! Flowers: 'Totally Tangerine' Geum from Proven Winners Prairie Smoke, Geum triflorum A national Geum collection in Great Britain Vegetables: All-American strawberry, DeLiz…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about peonies, the rose family, making gardens look old, and more on this week's episode. For more information and more links, check out our free Substack newsletter! Links! Lia’s Garden at Commonwealth Duluth Trading Company Heirloom Gardening Bib Overalls Flowers: Natchez Glen House and their peony collection. …
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Send us a text Carol and Dee talked about a new book, Floral Folklore, growing veggies in containers, Sarah Raven's new book on container plantings, plus much more! For complete information and more links, check out our free Substack newsletter. Links: Flowers: Floral Folklore: The Forgotten Tales Behind Nature’s Most Enchanting Plants, By Alison D…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about easy to grow from seed flowers and veggies, a new book on nature-inspired interior design, honey, and more! For complete information and more links, check out our Substack newsletter. Links! Carol's Pansy Blog Post Seeds of Italy Flowers: Sunflower Houses, by Sharon Lovejoy (Amazon Link, used copies) 'Concert…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about native plants for their gardens, who's growing vegetables these days, the game Botany, a new book and more. For complete show notes, check out our Substack newsletter. Links! Flowers: A Northern Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators by Lorraine Johnson and Sheila Colla (Amazon Link) Books: Simpl…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about flowers they wished they'd never planted, biggest disasters in their vegetable gardens, a great inspirational book, and more. For more information and podcast notes, check out our Substack newsletter Links: Carol's blog post about rescuing pansies On the Bookshelf: Seedtime and Harvest: How Gardens Grow Roo…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about Phlox paniculata 'Jeana', favorite tools, etc. for the veggie garden, a great new book on bird friendly gardening and more. For more show notes and links, check out our Substack newsletter. Links: Flowers: PPA's perennial for 2024 - Phlox paniculata 'Jeana.' Mt. Cuba Center info Veggies: See the newsletter fo…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about marigolds, a new book on growing vegetables and a new book on growing cut flowers, plus fascinating stuff. For more information, check out our Substack newsletter. Links: Flowers: Rediscovering marigolds: John Scheeper's Kitchen Garden Seeds. Carol's Family Handyman article on marigolds. Siam Gold F1, a new A…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about daffodils, new All-American Selections vegetables, a new book on gardening with bulbs and more. For more information, check out our Substack newsletter. Flowers: Daffodils! Brent and Becky's Bulbs Van Engelen Bulbs Dee's blog post about planting bulbs Vegetables: AAS Winners for 2024 Broccoli 'Purple Magic …
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about the herb of the year, the vegetable of the year, a wonderful book about garden making, plus the latest on mulches. We both went down some interesting rabbit holes too! For more information, check out our weekly Substack newsletter! Flowers: Yarrow, Herb of the Year Veggies: Year of the Squash, per National Ga…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about growing pollinator-friendly plants from seeds, edimentals, a new book, and more. For complete show notes, visit our Substack newsletter! Flowers: Pollinator-friendly plants from seed from Select Seeds Veggies: Grow some "edimentals", as described by Homes & Gardens. On the Bookshelf: The Layered Edible Garden…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about growing fragrant flowers from seeds, growing onions and other alliums, a new book on organic vegetable gardening, and more. For complete show notes and more links, check out our Substack newsletter! Links: Flowers: John Scheepers' Kitchen Garden Seeds List of Fragrant Flowers from Seed. Veggies: 'Creme Brulee…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about Verbenas, early spring leaf and root crops, a lovely book on hummingbirds, and more. For more information and more links, check out our Substack newsletter. Flowers: 'Bampton' seeds from Hayefield Native Verbenas: Verbena hastata (American Blue Vervain) Verbena stricta (Hoary Vervain) Verbena halei (Texas Ver…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about the National Garden Bureau's Year of the Hosta, growing lettuce and peas, George Harrison's topiary garden, and more. For complete show notes and additional info, check out our Substack newsletter. Links: Espoma products, also on Amazon Flowers: National Garden Bureau's Year of the Hosta On the bookshelf: Mis…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about Buddleia, more seed catalogs, cicada events this year, and more on this week's episode For more information, more links, plus a video link, check out our Substack newsletter. Links: Flowers: National Garden Bureau's Year of the Buddleia Where is Buddleia invasive? Vegetables: Baker Creek Heirloom Seed John Sc…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about NGB's Year of the Lily, two more seed catalogs, winter words and a host of other topics. For complete info, plus a video, check out our Substack newsletter. Links: Flowers: National Garden Bureau Year of the Lily North American Lily Society Carol’s article on types of lilies in Family Handyman Dee's blog post…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about angelonia, more seed catalogs, inspiring botanists, and much more. For complete details and more links, check out our Substack newsletter! Flowers: National Garden Bureau's Year of the Angelonia Veggies: Burpee Seed Catalog Territorial Seed Catalog On the Bookshelf: Playing in the Dirt: 90 Devotions for Crazy…
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Send us a text Carol and Dee discussed African Violets, a couple of seed catalogs, a new book of garden projects and more on this week's episode. For more information and more links, check out our Substack newsletter! Links! Flowers: National Garden Bureau's Year of the African Violet Dee's blog post about African Violets Veggies: Select Seeds John…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talked about peach fuzz colored flowers, a new book on growing vegetables, books on birds, a Gardeners' World winter special and more. For more information, check out our Substack newsletter. A few links: Carol's night-blooming cereus in The Washington Post A few peach-colored flowers (more in our newsletter!) Digitalis…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about Christmas plants other than poinsettias, veggies to bring for Christmas, a J.R.R. Tolkien book, mistletoe and more. For complete information, pictures, and more links, check out our Substack newsletter! Links: Carol's snowdrop reel on Instagram Dee's blog post on paperwhites that don't stink. Christmas plants…
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Send us a text This week's episode has a bit of an orchid theme. For more information and links, check out our Substack newsletter and subscribe to get it delivered to your email inbox the day before the episode goes live. We include an early listen link! Flowers: National Garden Bureau has an excellent article as they wrap up Year of the Orchid Th…
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Send us a text Dee and Carol talk about cats and gardens. For more information and links, check out our Substack newsletter and subscribe to get it delivered to your email inbox the day before the episode goes live. We include an early listen link! Flowers: Catnip article from Univ. of Wisc. Extension Proven Winners article about catmint Gardening …
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