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A Birthday, A Podcast Milestone, and Gardening Too Sep 08, 2021

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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 Chip recipe
On the bookshelf: The Heirloom Gardener, by John Forti
Dee's latest segment on Oklahoma Gardener
Info on the Dame of Sark, plus a TV drama on YouTube about her life
A couple of books that take place in the Channel Islands: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societyby Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows and another book I just read, The Girl from the Channel Islands by Jenny Lecoat.

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We dig, we delight, we are gardeners! Sep 01, 2021

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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 Interests
On the bookshelf: Digging and Delighted: Live Your Best Gardening Life, by Carol Michel. To order signed copies from Carol, visit her online store.
Carol's YouTube Video on giving up weeding and the garden fairies' blog post about it
More podcasts:
In the Red Clay podcast about true crime in the south
Book Talk, Etc. podcast about books
More books:
The Secret Life of Cows, by Rosamund Young
A Very Small Farm, by William Paul Winchester
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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
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Every Week We Love a Different Flower Aug 25, 2021

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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 and seeds from Botanical Interests
On the Bookshelf: Lesson from Plants, by Beronda L. Montgomery
New Product: NoSweat liners for garden hats
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What's a passalong plant called when you pass it back again? Aug 18, 2021

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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 crops for the vegetable garden from Botanical Interests Seeds
On the Bookshelf: World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
How farmers saved the Field of Dreams as reported in the Des Moines Register.
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Oh Give Me a Home Where the Lepidoptera Roam Aug 11, 2021

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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 Wendell Berry by Gracy Olmstead.
Two podcasts Carol enjoyed and shared with Dee: Book Cougars - Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read and Cookbook Love - a podcast about publishing and collecting cookbooks from The Green Apron Company

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This Episode is Savory, and Sweet Aug 04, 2021

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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 second segment on Oklahoma Gardening, on YouTube
Carol's video of flowers in bloom in her garden, also on YouTube
Dee's Bee Puzzle at B&N
Information on GardenComm's Virtual Conference, August 11 - 14.
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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
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The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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Beth Chatto, Christopher Lloyd, and Wendell Berry, All in the Same Episode! Jul 25, 2021

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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@gmail.com
For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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It's Summer. We Have to Talk About Tomato Troubles! Jul 21, 2021

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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 Penelope Lively
Cookbook Dee mentioned: Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables, by Joshua McFadden

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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We Almost Became a Math Podcast! Kidding! Still All About Gardening... Jul 14, 2021

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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 on fall vegetable gardens from Oklahoma State Extension and from Purdue Univ Extension.
On the bookshelf: On the Bookshelf: Old Herbaceous, by Reginald Arkell.
Bird problems and hammerhead worm problems.
Carol's Blog Post on dried flowers.
French Hill Apiary website.

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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We Went Down a Few Rabbit Holes Jul 07, 2021

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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 hole! Blog post by the Wandering Botanist, Kathleen Keeler, Emeritus Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Plant Story - Yarrow, Achillea millefolium, a plant species complex.

On the Bookshelf:
My Summer in a Garden, by Charles Dudley Warner

Another Rabbit Hole! The Bee Waggle Dance Info: Honey Bee Waggle Dance & Hive Type Perspectives by Two Bees in a Podcast • A podcast on Anchor, plus TED talk by Margaret Couvillon from Virginia Tech

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
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