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Winter Interest? Saving Seeds for Spring? Already? (Plus Tiny Houseplants!) Nov 17, 2021

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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 Oklahoma State University.
On the Bookshelf: Tiny Plants: discover the joys of growing and collecting itty-bitty houseplants by Leslie F. Halleck

Rancho Gordo beans
Pollinator Pops (affiliate link)

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Celebrating the Start of Season 4 of Our Podcast, With a Look Back to Season 3! Nov 10, 2021

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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 McDowell
The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith
Tropical Plants and How to Love Them by Marianne Willburn
Dee's food obsession links:
A Cookbook! Nothing Fancy : Unfussy Food for Having People Over by Alison Roman.
Humble Hive Homestead Local to Oklahoma. Email Dee at Dee@deenash.com if you are interested in local to Oklahoma beef.

Carol's Rabbit Hole book links: The Man Who Died Twice and The Thursday Murder Club, both by Richard Osman
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Washington Gardener magazine, featuring a review of Carol's book, Digging and Delighted.
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Bulbs, Books, and Lots of Gardening Nov 03, 2021

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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 the Bookshelf: The Garden Awakening: Designs to Nurture Our Land and Ourselves, by Mary Reynolds

Mary Reynolds's website for We are the Ark: Acts of Restorative Kindness

Dirt: How Ex-Miners Turn Toxic Land into Lavender Farms | World Wide Waste

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Happy Halloween, with "Grave" Gardening Topics Oct 27, 2021

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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 Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart

Summerific® 'Perfect Storm' - Rose Mallow - Hibiscus hybrid from Proven Winners

Veggies:
Smart Pots
On the Bookshelf: A Garden Miscellany by Suzanne Staubach
Dirt: The Woodlands Grave Gardens and Grave Landscapes: The Nineteenth Century Rural Cemetery Movement by James R. Cothran and Erica Danylchak.

Panola Pansies at Ball Hort
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A Lovely Garden Chat on a Beautiful Fall Day Oct 20, 2021

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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 (affiliate link)

On the Bookshelf:
Unearthing the Secret Garden: The Plants and Flowers That Inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett by Marta McDowell.
Keri Wilt, the great-great-granddaughter of Frances Hodgson Burnett

Dirt: Simon Rogan and his famous restaurant, L'Enclume on CBS Saturday Morning

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Email us and tell us about your favorite apple varieties!
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Well, We Tried to Make Insects the Overall Theme Oct 13, 2021

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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 Oklahoma Gardening
Dee's new hydrangea from Proven Winners Fairytrail Bride® Cascade Hydrangea.
Carol's new hydrangeas from Proven Winners include Invincibelle Garnetta® and Quick Fire Fab®. Fairytrail Bride® isn't hardy enough for Carol's garden!
Also, Hydrangea 'Bobo®' from Proven Winners
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Solidago shortii 'Solar Cascade' - Plant Finder
Golden Torch Goldenrod

https://xerces.org for more info on overwintering insects.
On the Bookshelf: The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees, by Doug Tallamy
Rabbit Holes: Red Land Cotton Sheets and American Blanket Company.
Bringing Nature Home, by Doug Tallamy, Aldo Leopold’s classic A Sand County Almanac, and Tales from the Ant World, by Edward O. Wilson, Pastoral Song, by James Rebanks.

Dirt: POV | The Love Bugs, a wonderful documentary.
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Pansies, Pumpkins, and October Gardening Oct 06, 2021

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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.
Winterberry hollies at Proven Winners

Paul Laurence Dunbar, An American poet with quite an interesting history!

On the Bookshelf: Fallscaping by Nan Ondra

Adrian Higgins's last column in The Washington Post and more info about him.

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Flowers for Hummingbirds, Plus Figs, Farming, and More Sep 29, 2021

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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 hummingbirds to your Oklahoma yard
Carol's video of bee on nicotiana
Carol's blog post about her figs.
Pamela's Products Figgie and Jammie Gluten-Free Cookies
On the Bookshelf: Pastoral Song, by James Rebanks.

Shepherd James Rebanks: ‘My ambition is to be a really good nobody’

Author James Rebanks on new book "Pastoral Song" and farming today

Story about Guardian Grange

How I Prepare Geraniums for Winter-Bloom – Kevin Lee Jacobs
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A Gardener's Life: Bugs, Birds, Blooms, and Books Sep 22, 2021

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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 last Saturday.
Article in the NYT: Why You Should Do Your Spring Planting in the Fall, by Margaret Roach referring to the Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Hydroponics article in Modern Farmer.
On the Bookshelf: Hi Cacti: Growing Houseplants & Happiness, by Sabina Palermo

Article about Spotted Lanternfly found in Kansas.
USDA Spotted Lanternfly Info

Gooks by Dave Goulson including Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse (to be published September 28), A Sting in the Tail: My Adventures with Bumblebees, and A Buzz in the Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm.

Ted talk by Dave Goulson.
Butterflies of North America (Kaufman guide)that Dee bought

Butterfly Fruit Feeder for your patio that Dee bought

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Take Time to Watch the Butterflies Sep 15, 2021

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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 Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook, by Susan Mulvihill.
Info on NWF GFW Plant List Ecoregion9.indd
Another book: Natures Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard, by Dr. Doug Tallamy

Info about Flight 93 Memorial

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