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Learning from Rich People's Gardens Sep 30, 2020

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Today, Dee and Carol discuss money spent on gardens and how even if you don't have a lot of money, you can still learn from those who do.
Clematis recta 'Serious Black' at Brushwood Nursery
Helianthus helianthoides 'Loraine Sunshine' at Monrovia Nursery
'Bartzella' Itoh Peony at American Meadows
On the Bookshelf: Private Gardens of Santa Barbara: The Art of Outdoor Living, by Margie Grace

Dirt: A fascinating documentary (on Amazon Prime) to watch is The Gardener, about Frank Cabot and his gardens, Les Quatre Vents.
More information about The Garden Conservancy.
Hear Dee speak at the Denton County (Texas) Master Gardeners Fall Garden Fest, now virtual on October 3.
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Lessons from the Garden - Our 100th Episode Sep 23, 2020

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Dee and Carol celebrate their 100th podcast episode by talking about some lessons they've learned from the garden.
Helpful links:
Asters from American Meadows
'Frizzle Sizzle' pansy seeds from Swallowtail Garden Seeds
'Provider' Green Beans from Burpee and Botanical Interests
On the Bookshelf: Edible Spots & Pots, by Stacey Hirvela

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Fall Bloomers, Growing Grains, and Time to Bring in Houseplants Sep 16, 2020

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Dee and Carol talk about favorite fall blooming flowers for meadow gardens, growing grains in the vegetable garden and remind everyone it is time to bring houseplants indoors.
Helpful Links include:
Carol's Bloom Day Post
Dee's Bloom Day Post
American Meadows, a good source for fall blooming flowers for meadows and other gardens.
Broom Corn from Botanical Interests.
Great seed companies include Botanical Interests, Burpee, Johnny's Selected Seeds, and Renee's Garden Seeds.
On the bookshelf is Sowing Beauty: Designing Flowering Meadows from Seed, by James Hitchmough and Gardening with Grains, by Brie Arthur.

Plus more info on growing grains from National Garden Bureau.
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For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.

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Lessons from Skateboarding for Gardeners Sep 09, 2020

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Dee and Carol discuss picking flowers to honor and share with your kids, Glass Gem Corn, and books that inspire us. All the quotes are from Tony Hawk and the world of skateboarding. (Because we can relate anything to gardening.)
Gluten-free biscuits and wildflower honey, please!
'Bright Eyes' phlox at American Meadows
Glass Gem Corn at Burpee Seeds
On the Bookshelf, Theme Gardens, by Barbara Damrosch.

The Great American Lawn. A video from CBS Sunday Morning.
Here’s a post on Dee’s blog where she mused about tupelo honey, Scotts-Miracle Gro and how the perfect lawn should have weeds like tupelo trees and clover.

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Channeling Eudora Welty in the Garden Sep 02, 2020

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Dee and Carol channel a little Eudora Welty in the garden while discussing flowers, veggies, books, dirt, and a garden commission they've taken on.
A few highlights and notes:
Carol's blog post on cicada killing wasps.
Flowers:
Allium 'Millenium' described by MOBOT.
Allium 'Millenium' for sale at High Country Gardens,
Veggies:
Check out Honey Tree Farm on their YouTube channel
On the Bookshelf:
One Writer’s Garden: Eudora Welty’s Home Place by Susan Haltom and Jane Roy Brown and Tell About Night Flowers: Eudora Welty’s Gardening Letters 1940-1949 Selected and edited by Julie Eichelberger

Interview with Susan Haltom on how she came to curate/restore the Eudora Welty’s mother’s gardens (Chestina Welty).
Eudora Welty’s House & Garden and a good, short video on the history of the house and place.
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Helping a Garden Age Gracefully Aug 26, 2020

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Dee and Carol discuss roses in the updated White House rose garden and why the garden needed to be updated, plus a little bit about Bunny Mellon, and for vegetable gardeners, a shoutout to kalettes and Ron Finley. How's that for covering a lot of ground?
Helpful Links:
Newly planted Roses in the White House gardens include:
'John F. Kennedy'
‘Pope John Paul II’
'Peace'
A cool video about Peace on YouTube.
Carol's post on zinnias, the best she's ever grown.
In the veggie garden, seeds for kalettes at John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds.
More info about Ron Finley on his website
On the Bookshelf:
The Gardens of Bunny Mellon, by Linda Jane Holden (Author), Roger Foley (Photographer.).
Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend, by Meryl GordonGarden Secrets of Bunny Mellon, by by Linda Jane Holden (Author), Thomas Lloyd (Author), Bryan Huffman (Author.)
All the Presidents’ Gardens: Madisons Cabbages to Kennedy’s Roses--How the White House Grounds Have Grown with America, by Marta McDowell.

Article in the Washington Post that explains more about the White House rose garden renovations and why they needed to be done.
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A Little Shakespeare for Your Garden Aug 19, 2020

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Dee and Carol discuss calamint, British names for common vegetables, and what to do in the vegetable garden now, all while channeling Williams Shakespeare!
Some helpful links:
Carol's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day Post
Dee's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day Post
Millinnium Park and the Lurie Garden as described by Garden Design
Calamint available from Bluestone Perennials
Video of pollinators on calamint and allium in Carol's garden
For more info on vegetable names and info and the difference between American and British names, see Separated by a Common Language blog.
Some of our favorite seed companies include:
Botanical Interests
Burpee
John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Renee's Garden
On the Bookshelf:
Shakespeare’s Gardens, by Jackie Bennett.

Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium of All the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright, by Gerit Quealy (Author), Sumie Hasegawa Collins (Illustrator), Helen Mirren (Foreword)
Victoria Magazine, which always has some good gardening info.

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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.

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We Tempt You to Grow Aug 12, 2020

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Dee and Carol tempt you to grow toad lilies and ground cherries, and read about old vegetable varieties, then pick up some good gardening magazines!
Helpful Links:
Dee's Bee Update
Carol's Mulch Update
Article on Toadlilies by Beth Botts
Ground Cherry seeds from Johnny's Selected Seeds
100 Vegetables and Where They Come From, by William Woys Weaver.
Roughwood Seed Collection
'Habanada' Sweet Peppers at Botanical Interests Seeds
A few gardening magazines:
Fine Gardening

The American Gardener. (To subscribe, you join American Horticultural Society.)
Royal Horticulture Society

Garden Gate

Gardens Illustrated (UK)

The English Garden (UK)

Pacific Horticulture Magazine (no longer published but back issues are available)

Wildflower Magazine published by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Victoria Magazine

For more info:
Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com

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

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

(Some links are affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking on an affiliate link, we may receive a tiny commission. It does not affect the price you pay!)

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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
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It Takes Two to Tomatillo Aug 05, 2020

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Dee and Carol discuss growing blackberry lilies, growing and eating tomatillos, and some new cookbooks Dee has discovered.
Helpful links:
Blackberry Lily Seeds from Swallowtail Garden Seeds
Candy Lily Seeds from Park Seeds
Our podcast episode on Surprise Lilies
Tomatillo Seeds from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange or Seed Savers Exchange or Burpee.
Recipe for avocado dip that has tomatillos in it.
Carol's Seed Sorting video series
On the bookshelf is A Gentle Plea for Chaos: The Enchantment of Gardens, by Mirabel Osler.
Plus some cookbooks! America’s Test Kitchen Best-Ever Salads and Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook
Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com

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

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

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Support the show

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

Guilt in the Midsummer Garden Jul 29, 2020

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Carol and Dee discuss a variety of gardening topics including cannas, fallow ground, cover crops, Martha Stewart, and the guilt one feels about the state of the midsummer garden.
Some helpful links:
'Silor Mini' cucumbers from John Scheeper's Kitchen Garden Seeds
Canna Bulbs from Burpee
'Tropicanna®' Canna Bulbs from High Country Gardens
'Cleopatra' Canna Bulbs from American Meadows
Cover Crop information and seeds from Botanical Interests
Carol and Dee's Blog Posts about Social Media:
Green grows the meadow.
A garden blogger’s tale.
On the bookshelf is In Bloom: Growing, Harvesting and Arranging Flowers by Clare Nolan.
Martha Stewart on CBS Sunday morning
Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com with questions, comments, greetings, or suggestions for future topics.

For more info on Carol, visit her website.

For more info on Dee, visit her website.

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

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