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

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about a variety of gardening topics including lilacs, peanuts, feeding birds, mistletoe, herbs, eggnog, and more on this week's episode. Some helpful links: Dee's latest   newsletter National Garden Bureau's Year of the Lilac Information Burpee's Giant Virginia peanut seeds National Peanut Board information Tennessee Nut Company , which Dee s...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee talk about Peperomias and Pecans, plus books, gift ideas, and more on this week's podcast episode. A few helpful links: The Quotidian Mysteries, by Kathleen Norris. NGB's Year of the Peperomia info, plus their Red Bubble Store with Pansy products What are the Differences in Pecan Varieties? By Royalty Pecan Farms. Pecan Varieties for Oklahoma | Oklahoma Sta...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about verbena, walnut trees, and more on this week's episode. Helpful Links: National Garden Bureau's 2022 Year of Verbena What's the Difference Between English Walnuts and Black Walnuts? Hammons Black Walnuts   Dee’s grandmother’s recipe for black walnut cookies: Black Walnut Cookies Recipe: How to Make It And  a video of a walnut commercial … On...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about Jersusalem artichokes, chestnuts, conservatories and more on this week's episode. Some links: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Jerusalem Artichokes (aka Sunchokes, aka Helianthus Tuberosus )   from our friend, Ellen Zachos… History of the American Chestnut . Chestnut Identification between European and American.  Fresh chestnuts from nuts.com...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, Dee and Carol talk about St. John's Wort and Thanksgiving vegetables, and discover that all rabbit holes lead to gardens. Some links! Dee's blog post on paperwhites and amaryllis bulbs Proven Winner's 'Sunny Boulevard' hypericum Missouri Botanical Garden's info on Hypericum perforatum Carol's blog post about Thanksgiv...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about plants for winter interest in the garden, how to save seeds for next spring, tiny houseplants, and more on this week's episode. A few helpful links! Dee's " a post about everything I could think of about the greenhouse ." Proven Winner's Winterberry Holly Guide Nan Ondra's Hayefield Seed Shop Tips to Keep Seeds Viable from Okl...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee look back on some of their favorite flowers, vegetables, books, and more on this first episode of their fourth season of podcasting. Helpful links: Phyllis African Marigold seeds from Botanical Interests (affiliate link) Zinnia seeds from Botanical Interests (affiliate link) On the bookshelf, some favorites from the last year. Unearthing the Secret Garden by Marta Mc...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Dee and Carol discuss planting flower bulbs in the fall, what to do with all that potting soil and leaves, plus more books they are reading and rabbit holes they are falling into! A few helpful links: Carol's blog post on planting a crocus lawn . Dee's blog post on forcing bulbs indoors to bloom .f SUNUP TV , agricultural resource from Oklahoma State Univ On t...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee celebrate Halloween week by talking about plants with black leaves or flowers, growing fewer tomato varieties next year, grave gardens, and more. Some helpful links: Carol's first blog post about the Halloween Hare Flowers:   Black Plants: 75 Striking Choices for the Garden by Paul Bonine Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botani...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about mums, vegetables they are going to stop growing, Marta McDowell's newest book, and more on this episode. Helpful Links! Flowers:   Old Fashioned Garden Mums | Clemson Univ. Home & Garden Information Center extension service. The South's Best Mums from Southern Living More info on  Igloo series mums Veggies: Microgreens at Botanical Interests...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol tried to make insects the overall theme for this week's podcast which is all about late-blooming flowers for pollinators, leaving the leaves for the insects, some cool books, and a wonderful documentary called The Love Bugs. Some links: National Garden Club's Blog post on overwintering pelargoniums indoors by Peggy Riccio Dee's latest segment on Oklaho...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee talk about fall pansies, caring for pumpkins, Adrian Higgins's last gardening column, and more on this week's episode. Some helpful links: Carol's blog post about moving rocks around . Here’s a pretty in-depth article from the University of Georgia about pansies, plus Some advice from a North Carolina extension agent about caring for pumpkins. Winterbe...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee talk about flowers to attract hummingbirds, growing figs, and farming, plus more! Helpful links: 'Illuminati Arch® Mock Orange from Proven Winners 'Invincibelle Garnetta® Smooth Hydrangea from Proven Winners Dee's Garden Coaching Info 'Little Trudy®' catmint from High Country Gardens Dee's blog post Ten plants to naturally attract hummin...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about ecological horticulture and growing food with hydroponics, which leads to lots of insect and book discussions. Links you may find useful!   Better Lawns and Gardens hosted by Teresa Watkins. Her show airs live on Saturday mornings from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA-AM 540 and several other stations in Florida . Click here to listen to Carol's segment from las...

Send us Fan Mail This week,  butterflies are floating in and around the topics as Dee and Carol discuss updating container plantings for fall, eco-regions, pests in the vegetable garden, and some very deep and meditative dirt and rabbit holes. A few links: Dee's blog post on watching butterflies Mr. Plant Geek on   What is Barakura Style Gardening? On the vegetable gardening bookshelf:    The...

Send us Fan Mail Today, Dee and Carol celebrate 150 podcast episodes plus Dee's birthday,  and also talk about fall-sown perennial flowers, kale, The Heirloom Gardener, the magic of fertilizing container plantings, plus Sark, one of the Channel Islands. A few helpful links: Fall Sown Perennials info and seeds from   Botanical Interests . Kale seeds from Botanical Interests Dee's Kale Chi...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol are all over the garden this week discussing Stachys , garlic, Carol's new book, and more! Helpful links: Info about mulberry weed. Stachys monieri 'Hummelo' 2019 Perennial Plant of the Year at American Meadows Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein' at High Country Gardens Russian Statice Seeds from Botanical Interests Garlic from Botanical Inte...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Dee and Carol talk about summer-blooming alliums, cover crops for the vegetable garden, a new product Dee tried out to keep the sweat off her face, and Carol's attempt to claim a world record! A few helpful links: Allium 'Millenium' at High Country Gardens Allium 'Serendipity' at Proven Winners Carol's Blog Post on Allium Cover Crop info an...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about armyworms invading Oklahoma,  passalong plants, sowing seeds for quick crops that mature in 60 days or less, Field of Dreams, and more on this week's podcast episode. Helpful links: A fact sheet on fall armyworms . Barnardia japonica - It is hard to find the bulbs but Hayefield has seeds and Carol wrote a blog post about another possible source. Quick...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Carol and Dee talk about sneezeweed, homesteading, responsible use of insecticides, plus the usual book review, garden updates, and rabbit holes Some helpful links: Helenium (Sneezeweed) cultivars at American Meadows Helenium information from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center On the bookshelf: Paris in Bloom , by Georgianna Lane Another fabulous article about Wend...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol debate zinnias versus dahlias, talk about summer savory, and share more gardening dirt, rabbit holes, and updates. Helpful Links: Zinnia 'Queeny Lime Orange', a 2018 All-America Selection Summer Savory seeds from Botanical Interests On the Bookshelf:  A garden from a hundred packets of seeds , by James Fenton YouTube Video on Little Island in NYC Dee's...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee talk about coreopsis, leeks, letters between gardeners, and more. Helpful Links: Coreopsis at Mt. Cuba Center Coreopsis at High Country Gardens Info on growing leeks from Bonnie Plants On the bookshelf:  Dear Friend and Gardener by Christopher Lloyd and Beth Chatto Well-Read Mom book club Dee joined. PBS documentary on Wendell Berry Email us at TheGardenangelists@gma...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about Kniphofia flowers, tomato troubles and more! Helpful Links: Kniphofia Pyromania® varieties at Proven Winners Tomato Troubles   article in the Mercury News Pepper Sweet Sunset from All-America Selections A new board game about Monarch Butterflies Dr. Jared Barnes's website On the Bookshelf: Life in the Garden ,  by Penelope Lively Interview with Penelo...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about daisies, fall vegetable gardening, birds, worms, and bees! Plus some math for fun! Helpful Links: A few Shasta daisies, Leucanthemum x superbum: 'Daisy May’  a new daisy from Proven Winners . ‘White Lion’, also new from Pan American Seeds   ‘Becky,’ 2003 Perennial Plant of the Year, at American Meadows . ‘Banana Cream’, also from Proven Winners . Info...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee discuss another flower type—corymbs—played a game of "is it too late" for the vegetable garden and discussed the bee waggle dance!  A few links: An episode of Oklahoma Gardening with Dee talking about daylilies  is now on YouTube . Info on Yarrow varieties tested by  the Chicago Botanic Garden   Info on Yarrow varieties from  Rozanne and Friends ®. Rabbit h...