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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 ready to live a gardening life or already live one this is one podcast you don’t want to miss.

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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 ready to live a gardening life or already live one this is one podcast you don’t want to miss.

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English

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Episodes

Mums, Pumpkins, Lawns, and Many Topics In Between

9/27/2023
Dee and Carol about mums, pumpkins, some lawn research, and more. For the full story and more links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox. Links: Munstead Wood Rose from David Austin Roses Carol's blog post about her toad. Flowers: Are Mums Perennials? And How to Care for Mums Longwood Gardens Chrysanthemum Festival Fan Displays at Longwood Vegetables: How to Grow a Jack-O-Lantern Making Hubbard Squash Blossoms on Family Dinner on Magnolia Stuffed Squash Blossoms – FARMER JONES FARM® AT THE CHEF'S GARDEN On the Bookshelf: The Writer’s Garden: How Gardens Inspired the World’s Great Authors by Jackie Bennett (Amazon link) Dirt: A Viable Alternative to Conventional Lawn? Cornell May Have Found One, NYT Times article by Margaret Roach Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:47:00

Milkweeds and Other Gardening Topics

9/20/2023
Dee and Carol discuss milkweeds, perennials in a vegetable garden, a new book on milkweeds, chaos gardening and more. For the full story and all the links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox. Links: Great Comp Garden and William Dyson’s salvia collection Floret's video about saving sweet peas. Dee's instagram reel 'Blackhawks' big bluestem grass 'Blue Beauty' tomatoes Flowers: List of milkweeds by state Oklahoma Milkweed guide Allan Armitage’s recent article about natives and non-natives. Dee’s article on monarchs and milkweed from last year. On the bookshelf: The Milkweed Lands: An Epic Story of One Plant by Eric Lee-Mader Dirt: Chaos Gardening Is Actually the Easiest Way to Grow Your Dream Garden Also FH article about this trend. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:46:33

Listen and Lean Into a Bit of Gardening Insanity

9/11/2023
Dee and Carol talk about what to do to overwinter plants, cold frames, a new book on cottage gardens and more. For the full story and all the links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox. Links: Carol's blog post about Signet marigolds Bustani Plant Farm in Stillwater, OK Dirty Punk Gardening on Instagram Flowers: Tropical Plants and How to Love Them by Marianne Willburn Veggies: What Is a Cold Frame Greenhouse? | The Family Handyman Growing Under Cover by Niki Jabour On the Bookshelf: The Cottage Garden by Claus Dalby (Amazon) Dirt: Article about Jennifer Garner's Family Farm Rabbit Holes: Father by Elizabeth von Arnim (Amazon Link) Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:52:10

No Mention of Violas But Lots of Other Good Gardening Tips and Talk

9/6/2023
Dee and Carol discussed buying bulbs for fall planting, lessons from our vegetable gardens and several other topics. For the full story and all the links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox. Links: Carol's Little Zinnias blog post Katie Daisy Artist on Instagram Flowers: Van Engelen for wholesale bulb prices Old House Gardens for old varieties of flowers and bulbs PlantSkydd on Amazon My Old Books on Instagram On the Bookshelf: Why We Garden by Claire Masset, published by Batsford, with illustrations by Claire Harrup(Amazon Link) Dirt: The Loose Ends Project and on Instagram Rabbit Holes: A movie, The Lost King, and book: Finding Richard III: The Official Account of Research by the Retrieval and Reburial Project. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the show Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:55:24

Fill Your Gardening Tank With Flowers

8/30/2023
This week, we talked about flower farms, orb weaver spiders, pressed flowers and a new cookbook. For the full story and all the links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox. Links: Flowers: Visit Ladybug Lane Flower Farm on Instagram US Flower and Foliage Growers Look to Revive a Wilting Industry from Modern Farmer Vegetables Orb Weaver Spider - Wildlife Heritage Foundation. Dee's blog post about her orb weaver: Three for Thursday, a lady in waiting - Red Dirt Ramblings® On the Bookshelf: My Vermont Table by Gesine Bullock-Prado. (Amazon link) Dirt: Pressing flowers, Margaret Roach article in the NYT. Rabbit Holes: Joolz Guides - London History Walks on YouTube Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:37:10

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Good Soil

8/23/2023
This week, we discussed soil, mulches, compost, a new book on composting, and more. For the full story and all the links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox. A few links: Alec’s ice cream. Carol's blog post about her potato harvest Soil Science Society of America's website Brooklyn Bridge Park gardens On the Bookshelf: The Compost Coach by Kate Flood (Amazon Link). Follow her on Instagram "Compostable Kate." Dirt: J. Philip Grime Old House Gardens for heirloom bulbs. Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:48:04

Weed, Read, Weed, Read and Listen for Some Gardening Tips!

8/16/2023
Dee and Carol talk about tall phlox, Joy Larkcom, a new book, and more on this week's episode. For the full story and all the links, check out our newsletter on Substack and subscribe to get it right in your mailbox. A few links: The Big Leaf on Amazon Favorite flowers this week ‘Meteor Mix’ zinnias Van Gogh’s Fantasy mix sunflowers from Sunflower Steve. Flowers: Phlox paniculata 'Jeana' -- PPA Plant of the Year Phlox paniculata 'Cover Girl' and Luminary Ultraviolet Phlox | Plant Addicts Vegetables: Creative Vegetable Gardening, by Joy Larkcom. (Amazon link) On the Bookshelf: Garden Maker’s Book of Wonder, by Allison Vallin Kostovick (creator of Finch & Folly) (Amazon link) (162 Recipes, Crafts, Tips, Techniques, and Plants to Inspire You in Every Season) Dirt: Article about the 2024 trends report from Garden Media Group Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:44:34

Garden Talk With a Side of Green Beans

8/9/2023
Dee and Carol talk about salvias, what they are growing in their fall gardens, plus a book, some dirt, and watch out for green children! For more notes and in-depth info about this episode , visit our Substack newsletter and subscribe! Links: Dee's Instagram video about her 'Red Rocket crepe myrtle. Snapdragon Doubleshot Orange Bi-Color, an AAS winner Flowers: Jimi Blake at Hunting Brook Gardens on Instagram Salgoon series of Salvia from Hilverda Florist Salvia ‘Love &Wishes’ Skyscraper Pink from Selecta Dee's blog post about salvia earlier this spring Veggies: Umami Asian Blend Microgreen Seeds from Botanical Interests On the Bookshelf: A Year in the Edible Garden, by Sarah Raven. (Amazon link) Dirt: Korean Natural Farming Rabbit Holes: From the Source with Katie Button The Green Children of Woolpit! Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:41:06

Growing a Garden That's a Cut Above

8/2/2023
This week, Dee and Carol talk about growing flowers for cutting, how they add beauty to their vegetable gardens, a new-to-them book, and boxwoods. More info in our Substack newsletter! Some helpful links! The velvet ant, aka the cow killer Carol's FH article on gardening gloves Queeny Lime Orange Zinnia seeds from Botanical Interests On the Bookshelf: Grow and Gather: A Gardener’s Guide to a Year of Cut Flowers, by Grace Alexander (Amazon link) Boxwood winter dieback info Boxwood Browning, Blights, and Cankers – 2023 Update and Re-Visiting Volutella and Browned Boxwoods | BYGL plus Bob Hill on Boxwood Winter - GardenRant Taste of Home’s Sausage Ratatouille to use up a lot of garden veggies… Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:50:06

Saving Sweet Pea Seeds and Summer Gardening

7/26/2023
This week, Carol and Dee talk about caladiums, rocket/arugula, saving sweet pea seeds, plus two deep rabbit holes. Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and all the links. Subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links! Flowers: The Prettiest Caladium Varieties 2023 | PLNTS.com Vegetables: Arugula/Rocket seeds from Botanical Interests Update on Jalapeño-gate from Garden Professors On the Bookshelf: A Garden Catechism: 100 Plants in Christian Tradition and How to Grow Them, by Margaret Rose Realy, Obl OSB, Illustrated by Mary Sprague (Amazon Link) Dirt: Floret's Sweet Peas Rabbit Holes: Dee's Blog Post: Not enough time - Red Dirt Ramblings® Explore Floret's Blog for Interviews with some of the people featured on Season 2 of Growing Floret Carol's Blog Post: Lost Ladies of Garden Writing: Hanna Rion Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:48:01

From Harleys to Horticulture

7/19/2023
Dee and Carol talk about hardy hibiscus, melons, a book about Jane Austen's gardens and more. Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and all the links. Subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links! Flowers: Hardy Hibiscus Summerific® 'Holy Grail' and Summerific® 'Perfect Storm' Top 10 Proven Winner Hibiscus The Luna varieties from American Meadows. Vegetables: Ambrosia melon seeds from Park Seeds On the Bookshelf: In the Garden With Jane Austen by Kim Wilson (Amazon Link) Dirt: Pre-chilling seeds in ice cubes (Garden Gate) Tree of Heaven info from Nature.org Rabbit Holes: The Novel Cure by Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin (2013) (Amazon Link) Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:39:02

We Hope This Episode Finds You With a Happily Growing Garden!

7/12/2023
Dee and Carol talk once again about marigolds, then introduce a new basil, a salad cookbook and some interesting dirt and rabbit holes. Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and all the links. Subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! A couple of links: Carol's FH article about growing marigolds from seed 2023 Zinnia Seed Donation Mix – ZinniaSeeds.com Salad Freak, by Jess Damuck. (Amazon Link) The Jane Austen Escape Room Book, illustrated by Marjolein Bastin (Amazon Link) On collecting John Deere Tractors, from the WSJ Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:35:35

Summertime & the Gardening is... Never a Dull Moment

7/5/2023
This week, we talked about cultivated and wild petunias, turnips, a book by Monty Don and what's going on in our gardens. Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and all the links. Subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Our Affiliates (Linking to them to make a purchase earns us a small commission): Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:52:17

There's a Sunflower in the Soup Garden

6/28/2023
This week, we talked about native echinaceas, transitioning the vegetable garden from spring to summer, a new book on grasses, plus mulch and Jalapeno-gate. Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links! Dee's 'Phenomenal' Lavender Carol's blog post about Sweet Talk Deep Pink Cuphea Flowers: Native coneflower information from Missouri Botanical Garden Echinacea pallida, E. tennesseensis, and E. purpurea Vegetables: Plant Partners by Jessica Walliser (Amazon Link) Gardenaryco on Instagram On the Bookshelf: Grasses for Gardens and Landscapes: Design, Selection, Cultivation, by Neil Lucas (Amazon Link) Dirt: Arborist wood chips as mulch Jalapeno-gate Our Affiliates: Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:54:50

Hitting a Summer Stride As the Summer Solstice Nears

6/21/2023
This week, we discussed cool coneflowers, new vegetable varieties, a few more Instagram accounts we enjoy, and a new gardening book we love. Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links! Flowers: Misc. coneflower links include: PowWow Wildberry Sombrero series. All-America Selections Prairie Splendor Deep Rose. Cheyenne Spirit Vegetables: Burpee's new vegetable varieties for 2024. On the Bookshelf: The 30-Minute Gardener, Cultivate Beauty and Joy by Gardening Every Day, by Greg Loades. (Amazon Link) Dirt: Two fun Instagram accounts: Rosie Grant (@ghostly.archive) Troy Drake (@troymadeit) Rabbit Holes: The next Lost Lady of Garden Writing - Viola Brainerd Baird Our Affiliates: Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:54:54

Snakes Alive and Busy Summer Gardening

6/14/2023
This week, we discussed sunpatiens, going organic in the vegetable garden, a new book on floriography and more. Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links! Carol's blog post on thinning seedlings. Flowers: Article about the origin of Sunpatiens in Green Profit magazine Vegetables: Our friend Doug Oster talking about pesticide use in the veg garden on Instagram On the Bookshelf: Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms by Karen Azoulay (Amazon Link) Dirt: Our friend Jim Charlier announces his new book on Harry Potter Herbology Magic. Bookshop Preorders, Amazon Preorders Rabbit Holes: SB Mowing on Youtube. Our Affiliates: Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:45:01

Gardening and Puzzling

6/7/2023
This week, we discuss roses, vegetable gardeners who inspire us on Instagram, and a new segment about our favorites! Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links! Flowers: National Rose Month info on A Garden Diary Grace Roses Vegetables: Our podcast episode: Starting a simple vegetable garden. Instagram influencer links are in our newsletter On the Bookshelf: 100 Plants to Feed the Birds: Turn Your Home Garden into a Healthy Bird Habitat, by Laura Erickson (Amazon Link) And 100 Plants to Feed the Bees (Amazon link) And 100 Plants to Feed the Monarch (Amazon link) Dirt: Around the World in 50 Plants puzzle Also Around the World in 50 Trees puzzle Rabbit Holes: Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindburgh (Amazon link) Our Affiliates: Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:51:09

And So Begins the Time of Editing the Garden

5/31/2023
Dee and Carol talk about irises (again), how to support tomato plants, and more in this week's episode. Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links! Flowers: Yellow Flag Iris, Iris psuedocarus, an invasive iris Eden Bros's guide for growing Siberian Irises. Brent and Becky’s Bulbs for reticulated irises. Seeds for Iris missouriensis for sale from Eden Bros. Vegetables: Carol’s article on supporting tomatoes in FH Dee's rubberized wire ties On the Bookshelf: Back to the New Basics: A practical guide and reference manual to the ways, the whys, and the news sciences of better, easier gardening, by Joe Seals (Amazon Link) Dirt: Living Kitchen Farm & Dairy Rabbit Holes: Central Texas Gardener television show on YouTube. Our Affiliates: Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:44:08

Back to the Garden!

5/24/2023
This week, Dee and Carol talk about bearded irises, the evolution of their vegetable gardens, and several other gardening topics. Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Links! Flowers: American Iris Society, their cultural information. Vegetables: Metal raised bed vegetable garden container from Botanical Interests (affiliate link) On the Bookshelf: American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide, edited by Susan Barba, illustrations by Leann Shapton (Amazon link) Dirt: A new game coming: Botany: Flower Hunting in the Victorian Era. Rabbit Holes: Julie Newmar’s garden. Plus Martha Stewart's new rose garden Our Affiliates: Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:47:41

Honey, I Shrunk the Garden

5/17/2023
Dee and Carol talk about smaller perennials for smaller gardens, growing miniature vegetables and more. Check out our Substack newsletter for more info about this week's episode and subscribe to get it directly in your email inbox! Flowers: Monarda ‘Petite Delight’ ‘Tweety’ coneflower ‘Snowcap’ Shasta Daisy Vegetables: Baby Bubba Okra from Burpee… On Deck Sweet Corn from Burpee Masterpiece Peas from Burpee Carol's Family Handyman article on mini vegetables. On the Bookshelf: The Color of Roses: A Curated Spectrum of 300 Blooms by Danielle Dall’Armi Hahn (Amazon link) Rabbit holes : Potting Soil Test Oklahoma Gardening An unnecessary ranking of books by Elizabeth Von Arnim from Stuck in a Book Our Affiliates: Botanical Interests Farmers Defense Etsy Territorial Seeds True Leaf Market Eden Bros Book and Amazon links are also affiliate links. Email us anytime at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com 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. Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists. On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club. On YouTube.

Duration:00:36:46