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Time to Dig and Divide! Apr 21, 2021

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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 Farm, Stillwater, Oklahoma

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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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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
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Foraging for Dinner in Your Garden (and a story about plant hoarding) Apr 14, 2021

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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, Infusions, and Garnishes; Includes Recipes for 45 One-of-a-Kind Mixed Drinks

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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.

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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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
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The Inspiration of British Gardens Apr 07, 2021

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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 Julia Kelly
Dowager Duchess of Devonshire: Brief Video of her life
Gardens at Chatsworth House: Video narrated by the current Duke of Devonshire
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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.

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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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
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Wildflowers on Our Minds Mar 31, 2021

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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 Winterberry Holly
Info on using cardboard in your garden, from the Garden Professors.
On the Bookshelf:
A Naturalist's Book of Wildflowers, by Laura C. Martin
Carol's video on using Trello for gardening and keeping track of plant samples.
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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.

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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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
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Raise Up Your Garden! Mar 24, 2021

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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: The First-time Gardener: Growing Vegetables, by Jessica Sowards
Million Gardens Movement website
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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.

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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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
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And So Continues Our Obsession with Gardening Mar 17, 2021

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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 National Plant Collections
Dee's Peas, a post on her blog
Seed Companies mentioned:
Renee's Garden
Seeds of Change
Burpee
On the Bookshelf: The New Heirloom Garden, by Ellen Ecker Ogden
Ellen Ogden's website
NYT's article on Monty Don and Gardener's World
The Great Grow Along virtual garden festival
Other virtual garden talks and programs listed on Great Garden Speakers.
Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com

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.
On YouTube.

Asparagus, Serviceberries, and a Bonsai Anyone Can Grow Mar 10, 2021

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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 available from Stark Bros.
On the Bookshelf: Floratopia: 110 Flower Garden Ideas for Your Yard, Patio, or Balcony, Jan Johnsen
Lego's Botanical Collection with Bonsai and Flower Bouquets

Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com

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.
On YouTube.

The plants we must grow! Mar 03, 2021

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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 Ecological Home Garden by Kelly D. Norris.
Our question for our readers! Tell us what flowers and vegetables you must grow. You can email us, or comment on our Instagram or Facebook posts. We can't wait to hear your stories of your favorite plants!
Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com

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

Support the show

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

Gardening After a Terrible, Bad, Bad Winter Feb 25, 2021

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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

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

Support the show

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

Wipe the February Off Your Face: Microclimates and Rhubarb Feb 24, 2021

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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 You Love by Loree Bohl, The Danger Garden.
Meijer Garden Lectures starting March 2, 2021.
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