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

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about raceme type flowers, including Baptisia and collards, plus their love for the new Amazon Prime show, Clarkson's Farm. Helpful Links: A Brief Guide to the Different Flower Types, Shapes, and Growing Patterns Baptisia Trials at Mt. Cuba Center Baptisia seeds for sale from Nan Ondra/Hayefield Heirloom Collards:  Preserving the Future of Heirloom Collards...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee discuss flowers with umbel shapes, the big fertilizer question, plus Japanese beetles. Helpful Links: National Pollinator Week, June 21-27, 2021 Wildflower Meadows for Queen Bees Swallowtail Garden Seeds Angelica archangelica from Select Seeds Angelica atropurpurea from Prairie Moon Angelica gigas from Annie's Annuals Angelica stricta purpurea discussed by C.L....

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee discuss dahlias, blueberries, and boxwood moths. A few helpful links: Fundamentals of Growing Dahlias by the American Dahlia Society Swan Island Dahlias Old House Gardens Bushel and Berry ® blueberries Southern Living   blueberries.  Dee's column on blueberries in containers in Oklahoma Living . On the Bookshelf:  Under Western Skies , by Jennifer Jewell, photog...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about growing hollyhocks and nasturtiums, plus the strange phenomenon which was the Cottingley fairies. A few links: Hollyhocks listed on All-America Selections Nasturtiums listed on All-America Selections Blog Post: Grow Some History with All-America Selection s On the Bookshelf: All About Flowers: James Vick's Nineteenth-Century Seed Company by Thomas J....

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about tiny little plants including Petite Knockout Roses, Kitchen Minis, and  miniature paper plants. Helpful Links: Petite Knockout Roses from Star Roses and Plants Kitchen Minis from PanAmerican Seed Pot-a-peno peppers from All-America Selections On the bookshelf: Micro Food Gardening: Project Plans and Plants for Growing Fruits and Veggies in Tiny Spaces by J...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee discuss Verbascum flowers, basil, herbal houseplants, and pottery. Some links: Carol's blog post about methods of harvesting Dee's blog post about her rainy garden. Carol's blog post about getting lost in the garden Verbascum flowers and seeds from Burpee Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta'  on Gardener's World Everleaf Thai Towers basil fro...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Dee and Carol talk about night-blooming flowers, strawberries, and moths! A few links: Annie's Annuals Buried Treasure® Strawberries from Proven Winners Berri Basket® Rose Strawberry from Ball Hort On the Bookshelf: The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy by Michael McCarthy Moth Info from the Smithsonian Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee discuss clover and oxalis on this week's podcast episode. Helpful Links: Proven Winners Proud Berry® Coralberry Proven Winners Charmed® Wine Shamrock (Oxalis triangularis ) On the Bookshelf: A Woman's Garden: Grow Beautiful Plants and Make Useful Things , by Tanya Anderson of Lovely Greens . I ncredible Edible , a group started by two women in Todmargen, U....

Send us Fan Mail This week, Dee and Carol discuss tropical plants in your temperate garden, inspired by a new book, Tropical Plants and How to Love Them by Marianne Willburn. Some links: Donahue's Clematis Specialists Dee's blog post on tropical plants A book about okra!  The Whole Okra: a Seed to Stem Celebration , by Chris Smith. On the bookshelf: Tropical Plants and How to Love Them b...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about flowers for containers, growing potatoes in Smart Pots, and being citizen scientists.  Helpful (we hope) links: Carol's blog post about hardy cyclamen . A few flowers recommend by Dee for containers: an orange sun coleus like Orange King or ColorBlaze Sedona Sunset as your filler,  a lovely calibrochoa like Coral Sun SuperBells from Proven Winners. Pl...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about digging and dividing perennials and spring flowering bulbs and themed vegetable gardens. A few links: Podcast Episode on Three Sisters Gardens Carol's BlogPost on Book Spine Poetry Using Trello to stay organized in the garden - YouTube Video On the Bookshelf:   The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature by Sue Stuart-Smith Bustani Plant F...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee discuss foraging for food outside of your vegetable garden, inspired by The Forager's Pantry by Ellen Zachos, plus a story about plant hoarding. Links: Books by Ellen Zachos: The Forager’s Pantry, Cooking with Wild Edibles ,  Backyard Foraging: 65 Familiar Plants You Didn’t Know You Could Eat ,    The Wildcrafted Cocktail: Make Your Own Foraged Syrups, Bitters,...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee talk about Great Britain's National Plant Collections, hardening off seedlings, community and allotment gardens, and the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, Deborah Mitford. A few links: Search the National Plant Collections in Great Britain American Community Garden Association Allotment Gardening in Great Britain On the Bookshelf: The Last Garden in England, by Jul...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee talk about their favorite wildflowers, layering material to create garden beds, and Trello for organizing your garden activities and plants. Links of Interest: All-America Selections where you can find out about Petunia Evening Scentsation F1 and Salvia Summer Jewel™ Lavender Old House Gardens and Prairie Moon Nursery for buying wildflowers Proven Winners   Winterber...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol discuss raised bed gardens, flowers for dry shade, and the Million Gardens Movement. A few helpful links: Diane's Flower Seeds Hardy Ground Orchids and Epimedium described by the Missouri Botanical Garden An article about CCA treated wood and gardens in Fine Gardening . See how big roots get on this website, (thanks to Donna Balzer for the tip!) On the bookshelf...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about new flowers they are going to try this year, growing peas in the vegetable garden, plus upcoming virtual garden shows and programs, including Gardener's World with Monty Don. Some helpful links: Carol's YouTube video on using Trello to organize your garden Carol's blooms in March Viola 'Etain at American Meadows Great Britain's Nat...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about serviceberry trees, growing asparagus, and a bonsai anyone can "grow." Helpful Links: All-America Selections and Watermelon Cal Sweet Bush Phyllis African Marigold Seeds from Botanical Interests Seeds Smart Pots Apple Serviceberry described by Missouri Botanical Garden Oklahoma State University’s fact sheet on growing asparagus Asparagus availabl...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about the flowers and vegetables they must grow every year, plus more including a review of New Naturalism by Kelly D. Norris. Helpful links: Carol's YouTube video featuring her lawn of crocuses . One of Dee's blog post with a recipe for Grandma Nita's Wilted Lettuce Salad On the Bookshelf: New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient Ecolog...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol offer a special bonus episode with some advice on how to recover in the garden after a terrible, bad, bad winter. Helpful links: Article about nitrogen and snow in Fine Gardening . Growth Mindset and Gardening , by Carletta Shannon Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com   For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.   Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens ....

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee talk about growing plants in microclimates, growing rhubarb, and more on this week's episode. Some helpful links:   Carol's Gardening Motto Generator Dee's post about her greenhouse More info on growing rhubarb according to Purdue University . Rhubarb plant from Stark Bros . On the Bookshelf: Fearless Gardening: Be Bold, Break the Rules and Grow What Y...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about more annual vines to grow, slow-growing vegetables, plus seed saving. A few links: Dee's Recent Blog Post - Gardening Will Break Your Heart Dee's French Box Subscription Seed Catalog Puzzles put together and framed by Carol Frames by Mail , where Carol purchased her picture frames Seed sources for annual vines and vegetables include Botanical Int...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee talk about morning glories and sweet potatoes with references to Lenny Kravitz and William Shakespeare. A few links: Vintage Seed Catalog puzzles Morning Glory Seeds from Botanical Interests Seeds Article about morning glories in Arizona Sweet Potato Slips from Johnny's Selected Seeds Article from MSU on growing sweet potatoes Lenny Kravitz's ranch in Brazi...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol discuss their favorite flowering houseplants, growing plants from kitchen scraps, houseplants they are bored with, and more! Helpful links: Carol's YouTube video with her puzzle and affiliate link to the puzzle. Carol's very old blog post about the night-blooming cereus plant . On the bookshelf: House Plant Party by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf Email us at TheGard...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee talk about smaller seed companies, nasturtiums, starting seeds, and finding hidden treasure in your garden.  Some helpful links: Smaller Seed Companies to consider ordering from: John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds , Hudson Valley Seed Company , Seed Savers Exchange Heirloom Seeds , Territorial Seed Company , Botanical Interests , Renee's Garden Good article fro...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol discuss ordering seeds, growing sweet peas, growing a three sisters garden and the new Magnolia Network. Helpful Links: For seeds: Botanical Interests Pinetree Garden Seeds Renee's Garden   Territorial Seed Company   Three sisters garden article from Native Seeds . On the Bookshelf: The Complete Guide to No-Dig Gardening: Grow beautiful vegetables, herbs, and fl...