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

Send us Fan Mail 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 newsletter ! On the Bookshelf: The Laven...

Send us Fan Mail 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 gomphrena Fireworks gomphrena from Bu...

Send us Fan Mail 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 the Bookshelf The Gardener's Guide to P...

Send us Fan Mail 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,  DeLizz How To Winterize Strawberry...

Send us Fan Mail 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 .  Veggies: An Apple is a Rose? - Smithsoni...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Davies. Illustrated by Sarah Wildling. (...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Bell' sunflowers , an All-Ame...

Send us Fan Mail 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: Simple Country Living by Annette Thurmon of Az...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Roots, Connections, Wholeness, and Hope ,...

Send us Fan Mail Dee and Carol talk about P hlox 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 for links to our favor...

Send us Fan Mail 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 AAS winner for 2024 Veggies: Simpli...

Send us Fan Mail 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 F1' Broccoli 'Skytree...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Garden Bureau On the Bookshelf: Garden Maker: G...

Send us Fan Mail 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: A Beginner's Guide to Cre...

Send us Fan Mail 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 ', an All-America Selection o...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Vervain) Veggies: Old episode on winter...

Send us Fan Mail 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: Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotte...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds On the B...

Send us Fan Mail 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 on lilies . Veggies: Dee's seed...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Plant Ladies , by Dayspring ( Amazon link...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Johnny's Selected Seeds On the...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Arctic Fox Rose Little Lucky Peach...

Send us Fan Mail 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 other than poinsettias , by Dee...

Send us Fan Mail 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 The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean ( Amazon )  ...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Know How: Do I Have Catmint Or Catnip: Are Catn...