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

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about winter plants for the garden, veggie cookbooks, chestnut trees, square foot gardening and more. For more info, check out our Substack newsletter . To watch us recording on YouTube, click here . (Even if you don’t regularly watch us on YouTube, we’d love it if you’d subscribe to our channel and hit the “like” on one of our videos. Question of the Week:  Wha...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talked about plants for Christmas, growing root vegetables, two books on Christmas plants, and more! For more information, check out our newsletter . To watch this episode on YouTube, click here .   Flowers mentioned: Amaryllis  Christmas Cactus   Rosemary  Poinsettia  Paperwhite s Carol’s article about Christmas Plants in Family Handyman is still out there! Dee has...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about flowers and veggies with 'viridis' as the species name, plus a book on houseplant propagation, and more. For all the details, check out our newsletter To watch this episode on YouTube: click her e Insect of the Week: Paper Wasps Flowers: Ephedra viridi s - Morman Tea  Helleborus viridis - Green Hellebore Asclepias viridis - Green Milkweed  Cratae...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol continue to focus on different species names and this week it's "repens." For all the details, check out their newsletter! To watch them on YouTube, use this link ! Insect of the Week: giant leopard moth .  Flowers: Trifolium repens - White clover  Ajuga reptans   - Carpet bugleweed (“reptans” is close enough to “repens” for us!) Veronica repens - Cree...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about flowers, herbs, and even a weed that all have the species name of "officianalis." Plus, they review a new book about growing vegetables for preserving. To find out more, check out our weekly newsletter on Substack Watch us on YouTube ! Insect of the week: Mole Crickets :  Flowers: With “officinalis” as the species name. Primula officinalis - Cows...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about plants with species name of "texensis" and briefly talk about the species name "cardinalis." They also talk about a new book, pollen banking, and some of their rabbit holes. For more links and details, check out our newsletter . To watch on YouTube, click here . Flowers we discussed.  Lupinus texensis - Texas bluebonnet or Texas lupine,...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about plants with a species name of virginina, a book on romantic garden and more in this week's episode. For more info, check out our newsletter ! To watch this week’s episode on YouTube, click here . Flowers: Tradescantia virginiana (Virginia Spiderwort). ‘Sweet Kate’ has lime-green foliage. Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant) Dee’s reel on this flowe...

Send us Fan Mail To watch this episode on: click here For more info, check out our newslette r Carol’s  Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day post Ruth Stout , a Lost Lady of Garden Writing. Flowers: Gardening with vulgare flowers Leucantheum vulgare - Ox-eye daises Syringa vulgaris - Common lilac  Aquilegia vulgaris - Columbine Primula vulgaris - Primroses.  Silene vulgaris - Bladder Campion.  Filipendual v...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee talk about phenology, no-dig gardening, a new book on gardens in literature and more. For more details, check out our weekly newsletter. To watch this week’s episode, click here . Carol’s garden fairies wrote a blog post and Carol built Lego mini bonsai trees .  Insects of the week: Wooly worms Assassin bug. Wheel bug. Ugh bug. Info from the Missouri Dept. of Conserv...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about snapdragons, giant vegetables, a new book on perennials and several other topics! For more information, check out our newsletter. To watch this episode on YouTube, click here Insect of the Week: Boxelder bugs and milkweed bugs Flowers: Snapdragons, Antirrhinum majus All-America Selections of snapdragons Vegetables: Growing giant vegetables Pumpkinista in M...

Send us Fan Mail  Dee and Carol turn their attention toward fall in the garden and discuss what to put in fall containers, lettuce they love to grow, a new book by Jacqueline van der Kloet, tracking invasive plants, and more. For more information, check out our weekly newsletter . If you’d like to watch this podcast, click here . Insect of the Week: Garden spiders Flowers:  Refreshing your fall po...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol wrap up their project to garden through the alphabet with the letter Z! For more information, check out our newsletter . To watch this episode: this link. Dee’s virtual Fit walk took her to Yew trees of Borrowdale   Flowers: Zephyranthes , commonly called rain lilies. Southern Bulb Company has them for sale. Zinnias  Zantedeschia , commonly called Calla Lily  Vegetab...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol have reached the letter Y as they near the end of the alphabet. For more info, check out our weekly newsletter . To watch this episode on YouTube: this link Flowers: Yarrow - Achillea millefolium . Growing info from Proven Winners . Herb info from the Old Farmer’s Almanac Yews. Info on Yew Trees in the UK from the Woodland trust Vegetables: Yams Yellow tomatoes - les...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol are almost done gardening through the alphabet and this week challenged themselves with the letter X. For all the details, check out our newsletter ! To watch us on Youtube, use this link . Links! Flowers:   Xerochrysum - Strawflowers. Missouri Botanical Garden on strawflowers and Matt Mattus’s book, Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening .   Xeranthemum - Paper Flowe...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about white flowers, winter squashes, Doug Tallamy's new Book, How Can I Help: Saving Nature with Your Yard and more. For more info and links, check out our newslette r.  To watch on video, use this link Insect of the Week: Bald-Faced Hornets. info from Penn State and Iowa State Flowers: W is for: Wabi-Sabi Gardening!  (Carol’s blog post about it) and White...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol are almost at the end of the alphabet, but there's still plenty of time in the gardening season. Join us to discuss the letter "V". For more info, check out our newsletter. Flowers: V is for all-things Verbena  Verbena bonariensis Verbena ‘Bampton’ ( Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora)  Verbena hastata - Blue Vervain. Can get seeds from Select Seeds...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we dig into the letter "U" for topics for this episode. For more info, check out our newsletter. To watch our We Do Not Care Garden Club video, on YouTube , on Instagram Flowers: Under-utilized flowers Tradescantia pallida , purple heart, aka Mary’s tears.  Barnardia japonica , Japanese jacinth.  Begonia grandis , great for shade..  Our Choices Underplanting D...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol continue their series of gardening through the alphabet. This week, it's the letter T! For more info, check out our newsletter Flowers:  Flowering Tobacco - Nicotiana  Tulips  Tithonia , Mexican sunflower.  Tassel Flower ‘Irish Poet’  Emilia coccinea   From Select Seeds Vegetables:   Tomatoes  Tomatillos  Turnips - There is an All-America Selection Turnip. Tokyo...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol features flowers and veggies for the letter S today, plus talk about a new book on herbs. For more info, check out our newsletter . S is for... Flowers:  Scabiosa - Pin Cushion flower .   Sunflowers:  Sunflower Steve All American Selection sunflowers include Concert Bell (2022), Ring of Fire (2001), Suntastic Yellow with Black Center (2014)   Statice -  Limonium   si...

Send us Fan Mail  Dee and Carol continue to plow through the alphabet in their gardens and this week plow up some R's For more info, check out our Substack newsletter . Links! RoseChat Podcast Rue ( Ruta graveolens) - Article from Mother Earth Gardener - Rue: The Forgotten Herb Red Impact Bell Peppers, plus Dragonfly peppers On the Bookshelf:     G row 5: Simple seasonal ideas for small outdo...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol are back and talking about the letter Q in the garden. For more details, check out our weekly newsletter . Watch us on YouTube ! A few links: From All-America Selections: Queeny Lime Orange Zinnia   Marigold Queen Sophia   Hollyhock Queeny Purple Basil Siam Queen On the bookshelf: Herbal Handbook: With Recipes, Tinctures, Teas, Balms and More by the New York Botanica...

Send us Fan Mail We are persistent in gardening through the alphabet, and this week we focused on the letter P. For more info, check out our newsletter . Or watch us on YouTube . A few links: Easy Wave Sky Blue petunias All-America Selections Petunia Tidal Wave Silver On the bookshelf:  The Hidden Histories of Flowers: Fascinating Stories of Flora by Maddie & Alice Bailey (Amazon Link) Dirt: U...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol keep obstinately sticking to their alphabet theme, this week focusing on "O"  flowers and veggies. For all info, check out our free weekly newsletter. You can also watch us on YouTube A few links:  Orlaya grandiflora info from Johnny's Selected Seeds Dee talks about Obedient Plant on Instagram . On the bookshelf:  Flower Fables by Louisa M. Alcott ( Am...

Send us Fan Mail Carol and Dee are plowing through the alphabet and this week focus on the letter N to talk about nasturtiums, nigella, nosegays, nettles, and more. For all the details, check out our free weekly newsletter. Watch the recording on YouTube Some links: Heirlooms Roses On the bookshelf:  Radical Prunings:  A Novel of Officious Advice from the Contessa Compost by Bonnie Thomas Abbott (...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol continue to garden through the alphabet. This week they mediated on the letter M. For more information, check out our free newsletter .  You can also watch the recording on YouTube A few links: A succulent called Mezoo Bauer lettuce, an AAS winner On the bookshelf: In the Garden With Jane Austen, by Kim Wilson ( Amazon Link ) Dirt: Yiayia Anna on the blue zone island...